Helen Levitt, American, 1913-2009 Born in New York City, Helen Levitt is a documentary photographer known for her images of urban street life. She began her career in the mid-1930s, inspired by the work of Henri <a href=" https://findartvalue.com/artist/henri-cartier-bresson-1908">Cartier-Bresson</a> and Walker Evans. In 1936, she purchased a 35mm Leica (the same type of camera used by <a href=