Join us in the ICP Café for a signing and reception to celebrate the publication of Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, published by Thames and Hudson, in collaboration with the Saul Leiter Foundation. The Directors of the Saul Leiter Foundation, Margit Erb and Michael Parillo will join for a short introduction and Q&A.
This event does not require a ticket to be presented, but reserving a spot in advance is strongly encouraged.
About the Book
Saul Leiter photographed and painted nearly every day for over sixty years, amassing an enormous archive, most of which remained unseen during his lifetime. Finding inspiration within a few blocks of his apartment in lower Manhattan, he was a master at discovering beauty in the most ordinary places. Celebrated today for his evocative color photographs of New York in the 1950s and 1960s, which were unknown in their day, Leiter also found success as a fashion photographer for Harper’s Bazaar. All the while he was shooting black-and-white street scenes on his daily walks, and nudes and intimate portraits back home, while continuing his painting explorations with abstract watercolors, whimsical sketchbooks, and painted photographs.
Created in collaboration with the Saul Leiter Foundation, this definitive monograph brings together these diverse yet interconnected bodies of work—including much that was previously unpublished—to reveal the complete artist for the first time.
About the Speakers
Margit Erb is the founder and director of the Saul Leiter Foundation, which is dedicated to preserving the art and legacy of the influential New York City photographer and painter. Erb closely assisted Leiter for over 18 years.
Michael Parillo is the Associate Director of the Saul Leiter Foundation, which he joined in 2015 after spending twenty years as an editor and a music and lifestyle journalist.