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Vivian Maier Raffle

A Rare Chance to Win a Vivian Maier Photograph!

Now through November 7, purchase a raffle ticket for your chance to win a matted and framed print of this stunning Vivian Maier photograph. Vivian Maier has received posthumous critical acclaim for her street photography, which has been exhibited internationally since the discovery of her negatives in a Chicago storage locker in 2007.

Tickets are $25 each. 
Buy 5 tickets for $115 and 10 tickets for $225. 
Maximum purchase of 10 tickets per person.
Checks and cash only.

How to purchase tickets

Purchase from a staff member in person at the WSRC, Monday through Friday from 9-5 p.m. 

Or, send a note with your name, address, phone number, and number of tickets, along with a check payable to WSRC with "Maier raffle" in the memo section to:

Michele L'HeureuxWomen's Studies Research Center
Brandeis University
515 South Street, MS079
Waltham, MA  02454

Raffle tickets will be sold through November 7. Drawing will be held on November 7 by 9:30 p.m.

Second prize drawings will include copies of the beautiful hard-cover coffee-table book about the artist, titled Vivian Maier: Street Photography (retail: $39.95).

Details about the photograph

The photograph is untitled, and the date is unknown. It is a gelatin silver print, printed after the artist's death, edition number 3 of 15. Image size is 12" x 12" printed on 20" x 16" paper, matted with archival mat and framed in black metal frame.

The image will have a photographer's collection stamp signed by John Maloof with date, print date, and edition number in ink on the back. This image is from the John Maloof collection, courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery.

The current market price of this photograph is $1,800, but the value will increase as more prints in the edition are sold.  Currently, Vivian Maier's photographs are priced from $1,800-$3,500, depending on the number of prints sold in an edition.

The photograph will be on view at the opening reception for the exhibition on Sunday, October 6 from 4-7 p.m., when tickets will also be on sale.