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were living in the Chelsea Hotel, Louis Faurer was also living in the Chelsea,
and he had this chest full of his photographs. Viva, who had known Faurer for
years, now saw that he had this big chest filled with photographs. She said, 'Bill,
you've got to see this guy's stuff!'”
Heaped in the chest were Faurer's candid street photos displaying what Leonard called an
“amazing eye” and a documentary approach similar to Robert Frank's.
DAVID LEONARD
Eggleston introduced Faurer and his work to other people, who began to collect
his work, who made sure prints were made, and who invested in his career. His
careerfinallycametofruitionin2002witharetrospectiveexhibitattheMuseum
of Fine Arts in Houston.
Faurer missed his own retrospective show at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts in 2002,
dying only months before. But if it hadn't been for Viva and Eggleston's encounter at the
Chelsea, Faurer would likely have died a fashion photography footnote.
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