Tuesday, December 27, 2011

The Woman One Longs For




Marlene Dietrich, born Marie Magdalene Dietrich, American, born Germany, 1901-1992, as Stacha in Die Frau, der man sich sehnt, AKA The Woman Men Long For, released 1929, directed by Kurt Bernhardt, German, 1899-1981.

Book of Marvels




The Second Book of Marvels, The Orient, the Schools Edition, by Richard Halliburton, American, 1900-1939, missing, presumed drowned, copyright, 1938, published by Bobbs-Merrill. Cover designer unknown. From my collection.

Michel Fingesten Bookplate



Bookplate designed by Michel Fingesten, born Finkelstein, Austrian Silesia, now Czech Republic, 1884-1943.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Interior, Case Study House, #21



Interior of Case Study House Number 21, completed 1959, designed by Pierre Koenig, American, architect, 1925-2004, photographed by Julius Shulman, American, 1910-2009.

Tenzing Norgay on Everest



Tenzing Norgay on the summit of Mt. Everest, May 29, 1953, photograph by Edmund Hillary, New Zealand, mountain climber and writer, 1919-2008. Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese mountain climber and guide, born Namgayal Wangdi, 1914-1986.

Olive Thomas



Portrait of Olive Thomas, 1920, oil on canvas, by Alberto Vargas, Peruvian, 1896-1982. Olive Thomas, actress, American, 1894-1920, born Olivia R. Duffy.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Angel's Flight


Angel's Flight, 1931, oil on canvas, by Millard Sheets, American, 1907-1989.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Emancipated Slaves of New Orleans



Emancipated Slaves of New Orleans, Rebecca, Augusta, and Rosa, 1863, photographed by Myron H. Kimball.

Moon Landscape



Moon Landscape, 1925, oil on canvas, by Max Beckmann, German, 1884-1950.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Polaroid Highlander Model 80A

Polaroid Highlander Model 80A, designed by Walter Dorwin Teague, American, 1883-1960, manufactured from 1957-1959.

Victoria Station



Victoria Station, 1951, photograph by Toni Frissell, American 1907-1988.

It's Getting Soft




Novelty postcard, date and publisher unknown. From my own collection.