Saturday, August 30, 2014

St. John's Bridge


St. John's Bridge, 1939-1940, by Minor White, American, 1908-1976.

Dream No. 24, "Surprise"


Dream No. 24, "Surprise," 1949, by Grete Stern, Argentine, born Germany, 1904-1999.  Photo composition.

Found In a Used Book, Wright's Coal Tar Soap


Book Mark found in a used book, exact date and designer unknown.  From my collection.

Saturday, August 23, 2014

El Morocco, New York


El Morocco, New York, 1955, by Garry Winogrand, American, 1928-1984.

Jazz Loft


From the Jazz Loft Project, 1955, by W. Eugene Smith, American, 1918-1978.

Barbershop, New York


Barbershop, New York, 1936, by Ilse Bing, American, born Germany, 1899-1998.

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Bauhaus Stairway


Bauhaus Stairway, 1988, by Roy Lichtenstein, American, 1923-1997.  Oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas.

Bauhaus Stairway


Bauhaus Stairway, 1932, by Oskar Schlemmer, German, painter, sculptor, designer, choreographer, 1888-1943.  Oil on canvas.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Lauren Bacall


Lauren Bacall, born Betty Joan Perske, American, model, actress, 1924-2014.  Photographer and exact date unknown.

Saturday, August 9, 2014

MS Augustus





Daily activities program for the MS Augustus, published, September 11, 1957, in service as the Augustus, 1952-1976.  Sailed under six other names, 1976-2011.  Cover illustrator unknown.  From my collection.

Coffee Cup


Untitled, 1987, by Aaron Fink, American, 1955-.  Oil on canvas.

Monday, August 4, 2014

Lee Miller


Portrait of Lee Miller, 1930, by Man Ray, American, born Emmanuel Radnitzky, painter, photographer, 1890-1976.  Lee Miller, born Elizabeth Miller, American, model, photographer, journalist, 1907-1977.

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Water


Water, 1945, by Charles Sheeler, American, photographer, painter, 1883-1963.  Oil on canvas.

Wheels


Wheels, 1939, by Charles Sheeler, American, photographer, painter, 1883-1963.