Dan Weiner (1919–1959) was an American photojournalist, working largely for ''

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'' magazine. Weiner specialized in photographs of America at work.

Life and work

He was born in New York City. He studied painting at the

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and the

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, and eventually turned to photography, becoming a member of the

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. Weiner served in the

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during

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, and became a professional photojournalist after the war who worked largely for ''

'' magazine. He made street photographs of mid-20th-century New York City. He died in a plane crash in Kentucky, aged 39. The plane, piloted by the subject of one of his stories, collided with the side of a mountain during a freak snowstorm. He was married to Sandra Weiner, whom he met through the Photo League as her teacher.

Publications

* Capa, Cornell, ed. (1968). ''The Concerned Photographer.'' New York: Grossman. With photographs by Weiner,

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, Leonard Freed, and

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. * Capa, Cornell, ed. (1974). ''Dan Weiner.'' ICP Library of Photographers, vol. 5. New York: Grossman. ; . * Ewing, William A. (1989). ''America Worked: The 1950s Photographs of Dan Weiner.'' New York: Harry N. Abrams. . * Paton, Alan (1956). ''South Africa in Transition.'' New York: Scribner. Photographs by Weiner.

Collections

Weiner's work is held in the following permanent collection: *

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, New York: 15 prints (as of August 2020)

References

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