Black & white snapshots of lives in their most colourful; MASTER PHOTOGRPAHER'S PICTURES JUST AS HE TOOK THEM.Byline: By NICOLA JUNCAR THIS stunning set of pictures is being unveiled at a Tyneside gallery. World-renowned American photographer Usher Fellig, who went by the nickname (1) An alternate name used to identify yourself in a chat room. (2) A shortcut for identifying a recipient in an e-mail address book. Weegee, is best known for his images that capture life in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of between the 1930s and 60s. And a selection of his photographs, which include powerful images of firefighters tackling burning buildings and scenes of poverty and homelessness, are now on display at the Side Gallery, near Newcastle's Quayside quay·side n. The area adjacent to a quay or wharf or a system of quays, especially in a port city. quayside quay n → Kai m . When the images were first printed they were heavily cropped, either by Weegee himself, or by the editors who used them for their newspapers. This meant the full frame was often lost and so they were printed again in the early 1980s by Sid Kaplan, to capture them in their full glory. Kaplan, a printer regarded as a "master of the black and white darkroom darkroom, n a completely lightproof room or cubicle that is used in the processing of photographic, medical, and dental films. See also safe light. ", became friends with Weegee, who died in 1968, after meeting on the same photo shoots. In 1980, Kaplan and Weegee's widow, Wilma Wilcox, joined forces to create the Weegee Portfolio Inc. Together, they set out to create an exclusive collection of photographic prints from Weegee's full negatives. Whilst the Portfolio was being printed in New York, Side Gallery organised the first UK tour of Weegee's work. The gallery developed a good relationship with Mrs Wilcox and came to her rescue when there was a flood at a New York storage facility where Weegee's work was being held. When she died, all of Weegee's work being stored in Newcastle was left to the gallery in her will. The exhibition is running until December 20. The gallery is open from Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm. To find out more log on to www.amberonline.com or call (0191) 232 2208. CAPTION(S): TRIBUTE: Usher Fellig; RESTORER: Printing genius Sid Kaplan; GOOD MOVIE?: A couple share a kiss as others watch the film wearing 3-D glasses; CLASSIC: Children cool off in the spray after illlegally removing a fire hydrant's cover; LIFE IN THE RAW: An old man and his horse toil through the snow blitzed blitzed adj. Slang Drunk or intoxicated. steets; AT YOUR SERVICE: It looks like a rescue, but the smiling face of the woman suggests otherwise |
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