Saturday, February 22, 2014
Doris Hill With Balloons
Doris Hill With Balloons, 1930s, by Eugene Robert Richee, American, 1895-1972. Doris Hill, American, actress, 1905-1972.
El Dorado
Poster for the Polish release of El Dorado, 1973, by Jerzy Flisak, Polish, illustrator, cartoonist, stage designer, 1930-2008. El Dorado, 1966, directed by Howard Hawks, American, 1896-1977.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
The Wild Bunch Gang
The Wild Bunch Gang, 1901, by John Schwartz, American, 1858-1930. Standing, (L) Will Carver, AKA News, American, 1868-1901, (R) Harvey Logan, AKA Kid Curry, American, 1867-1904. Seated (L) Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, AKA The Sundance Kid, American, 1876-1908, (C) Ben Kilpatrick, AKA The Tall Texan, 1874-1912, (R) Robert Leroy Parker, AKA Butch Cassidy, American, 1866-1908. Criminal gang.
Laura Bullion, Bank Robber
Mug shot of Laura Bullion, AKA The Thorny Rose, 1901, photographer unknown, bank robber, prostitute, seamstress, American, exact date of birth unknown, thought to be between 1873-1876. Died 1961.
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Burdened Children
Burdened Children, 1930, by Paul Klee, German, born Switzerland, 1879-1940. Graphite, crayon, and ink on paper on board.
You'll Lose A Good Thing
Barbara Lynn, born Barbara Lynn Ozen, American, guitarist, singer, songwriter, 1942-. Photographer and exact date unknown.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Pinhole Monocular Stereoscopy
Illustration from How Stereoscopic Effects May Be Produced With A Pinhole Diaphragm, published in the May 2, 1908 issue of The Scientific American. Illustrator unknown. From my collection.
John Ford On His Deatbed
John Ford On His Deathbed, 1983-84, by R. B. Kitaj, born Ronald Brooks Kitaj, American, 1932-2007. Oil on canvas. John Ford, American, born John Martin Feeney, film director, 1894-1973.
Close No. 101
Close No. 101, High Street, Glasgow, Scotland, 1867, by Thomas Annan, British (Scottish), 1829-1887.
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