“Everybody says, ‘Oh, my God, Vivian was the godmother of the selfie.’ But it’s different,” the curator continued. Maier’s self-portraits are a stubborn insistence in declaring her ...

“I guess my question is ... but they’re also intrigued by the reclusive nanny who developed her talents in secret. “Vivian Maier the mystery, the discovery and the work—those three ...

Often described as ‘Mary-Poppin’s’, Vivian Maier had eccentricity on her side as a nanny for three boys who she raised like a mother. She never married, had no children, nor any very close ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Vivian Maier. The search pulled up a Chicago Tribune obituary, posted just days before, for a beloved nanny and “photographer extraordinaire.” She had died earlier that week. That kind of ...

SeriesHow can a dead artist's work live on, without being distorted? A nanny by trade, American photographer Vivian Maier did not even attempt to publish her work during her lifetime. In 2007 ...

A nanny and a self-taught photographer, Vivian Maier had roamed the streets of New ... and audio recordings. “My aim was to give a complete overview of the work,” said the show’s curator ...