Behind the Design:: Vivian Maier

It's safe to say that I have a new obsession.  And it is Vivian Maier.   I don't think I'm the only one newly captivated by her and her work.  Within just the past year or two, her very existence  has been brought out to the art world at large, and there has been something of a frenzy swirling around her name and boat loads of questions about who she was.  What we do know is that Maier was a nanny in New York and then in Chicago, but her newly evolving legendary status has developed from about 100,000 never before known negatives and photographs purchased randomly at an auction by a realtor looking for research on a book on a completely different subject altogether.  This clip, from the blog that houses her astounding photography, gives brief background into what all the fuss is about HERE.
And until a book on her work gets published these photos will have to sustain me in the meantime...

(Photo credit: Vivian Maier)