News about Fernand Leger

William Klein, a pioneering American photographer who left his mark with images of fashion and urban life and was largely influential on the subject in the late twentieth century, has died at the age of 96. William Klein captured the ugliness of city life by gritty portraiture often inspired by tabloid sensationalism, and he was one of the first to take models out of the studio and onto the streets. In a statement issued on Monday, Klein died 'peacefully in Paris' over the weekend, as his uncle, Pierre Klein, said.