Tag #Vivian Maier

What are the key differences in the circumstances of discovery and resulting impact for the photographic archives of Vivian Maier and Ernest Cole?

In 2007, John Maloof discovered 150,000 negatives taken by Vivian Maier, a nanny who secretly photographed street scenes in Chicago. These photos, posthumously revealed, sparked a documentary that won an Oscar in 2015, highlighting the contrast between Maier's modest life and the artistic value of her work. Similarly, 60,000 negatives by Ernest Cole, a South African photographer who documented apartheid, were found in a Swedish bank in 2017.