Thursday, June 25, 2015

The Avengers



Patrick Macnee as John Stead and Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in The Avengers, 1960s.  Patrick Macnee, American, born England, 1922-June 25, 2015.  Diana Rigg, born Enid Diana Rigg, English 1938-.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Masked Self Portrait



Masked Self Portrait, Dessau, 1930, by Gertrud Arndt, born Gertrud Hantschk, German, 1903-2000.

Jenny and Her Sisters are Nearly Run Down By a Train



Jenny and Her Sisters are Nearly Run Down By a Train, from What is known as the Realms of the Unreal of the Glandeco-Angeliniam War Storm, Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion, date unknown, by Henry Darger Jr. American, artist, novelist, pencil and watercolor on paper.

Friday, June 12, 2015

Lee Miller's Neck



Lee Miller's Neck, 1929, by Man Ray, American, born Emmanuel Radnitzky, painter, photographer, 1890-1976.  Lee Miller, American, born Elizabeth Miller, model, photographer, journalist, 1907-1977.

Candy Bar



Portrait of Candy Bar, 1950s, photographer unknown.  Candy Bar, born Juanita Dale Slusher, American, stripper, actress, dancer, writer, porn actress.

Bridge and Fog



Bridge and Fog, 1930, by Imre Kinszki, Hungarian, 1901-1945, died, death mrch to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp.

Sunday, June 7, 2015

Polar Exploration









Watercolor illustrations from the notebooks of Albert Markham's failed expedition to the North Pole., 1875-1876.   Albert Markham, English, navel officer, writer, explorer, 1841-1918.