Image: December 4, 1944. Norma Devine is Sammy’s Mae West. Norma provides entertainment for the clientele at Sammy’s Bowery Follies, New York. Photo by Weegee (Arthur Fellig)/International Center of Photography/Getty Images.
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BY: PROVOKR Staff
Although Weegee is best known for his bleak shots of New York City crime scenes in the 1930s and ‘40s, he also had an eye for the less gritty, more playful aspects of urban life. This curated collection focuses on the surprisingly erotic shots Weegee captured of women he happened upon as he was lugging his camera around various cities, whether prowling the streets of LA, checking out the scene at a New York bar, or ducking backstage at a New Orleans burlesque show.
October 4, 1950. Showgirls in a dressing room at a New Orleans Burly-Que. Photo by Weegee (Arthur Fellig)/International Center of Photography/Getty Images.
A woman in the audience laughs during a performance in Greenwich Village, New York City, circa 1955. Photo by Weegee (Arthur Fellig)/International Center of Photography/Getty Images.
View of the legs and feet of three female pedestrians as they stand in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, California, ca. 1950. Photo by Weegee (Arthur Fellig)/International Center of Photography/Getty Images.
Portrait of a woman, mid-1950s. Photo by Weegee (Arthur Fellig)/International Center of Photography/Getty Images.
A park-goer relaxes near the Washington Square Park fountain, New York, mid-1950s. Photo by Weegee (Arthur Fellig)/International Center of Photography/Getty Images.
An unidentified showgirl in a ballet, 1940s or 1950s. Photo by Weegee (Arthur Fellig)/International Center of Photography/Getty Images.
An unidentified man photographs a naked woman, in mid-jump, mid-20th century. Photo by Weegee (Arthur Fellig)/International Center of Photography/Getty Images.
A woman is partially visible as she sits on a bar stool at a bar, New York, ca. 1940s. Photo by Weegee (Arthur Fellig)/International Center of Photography/Getty Images.
