The“astonishing“(People)anddefinitivebiographythatunlocksthe“riveting“(Vogue)storyofVivianMaier,thenannywholivedsecretlyasaworld-classphotographer,featuringnearly400ofherimages,manyneverseenbefore,placedforthefirsttimeinthecontextofherlife.VivianMaier,thephotographernannywhoseworkwasfamouslydiscoveredinaChicagostoragelocker,capturedtheimaginationoftheworldwithhermasterfulimagesandmysteriouslife.Beforeposthumouslyskyrocketingtoglobalfame,shehadsodeeplyburiedherpastthateventhefamiliesshelivedwithknewlittleabouther.Noonecouldrelaywhereshewasbornorraised,ifshehadparentsorsiblings,ifsheenjoyedpersonalrelationships,whyshetookphotographsandwhyshedidn’tsharethemwithothers.Now,inthis“thorough,fascinatingoverviewofanartistworkingforart’ssake“(TheNewYorkTimes),AnnMarksuseshercompleteaccesstoVivian’spersonalrecordsandarchiveof140,000photographstorevealthefullstoryofherextraordinarylife.Basedonmeticulousinvestigativeresearch,the“compellingandrichlydetailed“(KirkusReviews,starredreview)VivianMaierDevelopedrevealsthestoryofawomanwhofledfromafamilywithahiddenhistoryofillegitimacy,bigamy,parentalrejection,substanceabuse,violence,andmentalillnesstolivelifeonherownterms.Leftwithalimitedabilitytodisclosefeelingsandformrelationships,sheexpressedherselfthroughphotography,creatingasecretportfolioofpicturesteemingwithemotion,authenticity,andhumanity.Withlimitlessresiliencesheknockeddowneveryobstacleinherway,determinedtoimproveherlotinlifeandthatofothersbytirelesslyadvocatingfortherightsofworkers,women,AfricanAmericans,andNativeAmericans.Nooneknewthatbehindthedetachedveneerwasaprofoundlyintelligent,empathetic,andinspiredwoman--awomansocreativelygiftedthatherbodyofworkwouldbecomeoneofthegreatestphotographicdiscoveriesofthecentury.
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