Vivian Maier is the subject of an ever-growing number of exhibits and studies. Does the legend do her justice?
by Deanna Isaacs
This spring, just seven years after her life's work was sold out of storage lockers for $250 and five years after her nearly anonymous death, the Vivian Maier photography phenomenon is in robust bloom. The elusive North Shore nanny who turned out to be a genius photographer is the subject of two prize-winning documentary films—one currently in commercial theaters, the other out on DVD and in frequent local screenings (including two last week).…[ Read more ]