In 1951, she became a nanny, work she continued to do for the rest of her life. Besides photos, she also made countless motion pictures and audio recordings. Photography critic Allan Sekula compared her work with the photography of Swiss-born Robert Frank. Its quality can be compared to that of famed contemporaries like Joel Sternfeld, Joel Meyerowitz, Elliot Erwitt and Garry Winogrand. Vivian Meier left behind an imposing body of work, consisting of 150,000 negatives. Photo: Foam Archive New York, NY, 1953, © Vivian Maier, Maloof Collection, Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York In her free time, she documented life in large American cities such as New York and Chicago, although no one in her immediate circle ever saw the results. Vivian Maier (New York, 1926 – 2009) worked as a professional nanny throughout her life. “Vivian Maier, Street Photographer” is a retrospective exhibition featuring the work of a female street photographer whose impressive oeuvre was only discovered at the end of her life – and then immediately caused a worldwide sensation.
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