Helen Levitt: Street Photographs

Photographed in her native New York, Levitt’s images capture strangers in the street in fleeting moments of whimsy, along with the often humorous messages of chalk drawings and graffiti.

Black-and-white photograph of a woman in front of a brownstone, holding a watering hose.

Black-and-white photograph of a brick wall with chalk grafitti that readsy, I love you Newton by Mere Scoot

Black-and-white photograph of an African American man seated on the front bumper of a parked car.

Black-and-white photograph of a wall with torn advertisements, and a moulded tin panel with a chalk drawing of a face.

Color photograph of five children playing on the sidewalk.

Black-and-white photograph of a young woman looking at the camera seated in the lap of an older woman who is looking away.

Black-and-white photograph of a chalk drawing of a house and two trees, captioned "Contry."

Black-and-white photograph depicting a sidewalk chalk drawing of a train on an elevated bridge, mountains, trees, and sun.

Black-and-white photograph of a young boy climbing a wall in a disheveled hallway.

Black-and-white photograph of a tall, curved tree, with one boy climbing near its top, and another leaning against its trunk at the bottom.