Vivian Maier Developed: The Untold Story of the Photographer Nanny
by: Ann Marks

Softcover. NY, Atria Books, 1st pbk., 2021, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 355 pages, b&w and color illustrations. Vivian Maier, the photographer nanny whose work was famously discovered in a Chicago storage locker, captured the imagination of the world with her masterful images and mysterious life. Before posthumously skyrocketing to global fame, she had so deeply buried her past that even the families she lived with knew little about her. No one could relay where she was born or raised, if she had parents or siblings, if she enjoyed personal relationships, why she took photographs and why she didn't share them with others. Now, in this "thorough, fascinating overview of an artist working for art's sake" (The New York Times), Ann Marks uses her complete access to Vivian's personal records and archive of 140,000 photographs to reveal the full story of her extraordinary life. Clean, bright copy.