The Critic, Weegee, 1943
An Austrian immigrant who grew up on the gritty streets of New York City’s Lower East Side, Fellig became known as Weegee—a phonetic take on Ouija—for his preternatural ability to get the right photo. In 1943, Weegee turned the blinding flash of his Speed Graphic Camera on the social and economic inequalities that lingered after the Great Depression. He found a willing subject and took her to the Metropolitan Opera House for its Diamond Jubilee celebration.