Sabine Weiss Switzerland, 1924-2021
Petite gitane et Manitas de Plata, Saintes-Maries-de-la-mer, 1960
Signed, titled, & dated in pencil on verso
Gelatin Silver Print
Image Size: 7 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches
Literature
“When she photographs children, she becomes a child herself. There are absolutely no barriers between herself and the camera and the children" ~Hugh WeissSabine’s husband, the painter Hugh Weiss, was so right. This is one of her greatest children’s images. A young Romani girl dancing at the annual Roma festival in the South of France. Sabine captures the young girl’s confidence, pride and strong sense of self as she dances before her people, one of whom is the most celebrated guitarist’s ever Manitas de Plata. Pure joy!