Weegee

American photographer (1899–1968)

† 1968 · Artists · Photographer in the permanent collections of National Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum; cross-wiki notability: 25 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

National Gallery of Art · Metropolitan Museum of Art · Smithsonian American Art Museum

License & source

CC0 · Wikidata

Life

Weegee was born on June 12, 1899 in Zolochiv and died on December 26, 1968 in New York City, aged 69. Recorded occupations: photographer, photojournalist and journalist. Country of citizenship: United States.

At a glance

Born: June 12, 1899 · Zolochiv
Died: December 26, 1968 · New York City
Age at death: 69
Citizenship: United States
Occupations: photographer, photojournalist, journalist
Wikipedia editions: 25 languages
Signature licence: CC0

About this signature

This image of Weegee's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as CC0. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; photographer deceased since 1968 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 3 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q445857 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Weegee on Wikipedia.

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