Truck in the Desert Near Yuma, Arizona, 1962, by Danny Lyon, American, 1942-.
Monday, December 2, 2019
Siesta of the Lottery Vendor
Siesta of the Lottery Vendor, Plaza Mayor, Madrid, Spain, 1956, by Inge Morath, born Ingeborg Morath, American, born Austria, 1923-2002.
Nigerian Portraits
Young man in Agukwu Nri, Anambra Province, Nigeria, 1911, by Northcote Thomas, British, anthropologist, photographer, 1868-1936.
Nigerian Portraits
A man in Iyede, Delta Province, 1909, by Northcote W. Thomas, British, anthropologist, photographer, 1868-1936.
Sunday, December 1, 2019
Sunday, November 17, 2019
The Conversation
The Conversation, 1937, by Dora Maar, French, born Henriette Theodora Markovitch, photographer, painter, 1907-1997. Oil on canvas.
Ubu
Portrait of Ubu, 1936, by Dora Maar, French, born Henriette Theodora Markovitch, photographer, painter, 1907-1997.
Mirror and Hand
Untitled photograph, 1935, by Dora Maar, French, born Henriette Theodora, Markovitch, photographer, painter, 1907-1997.
Dora Maar
Portrait of Dora Maar, 1936, by Man Ray, American, born Emmanuel Radnitzky, photographer, painter, 1890-1976. Dora Maar, French, born Henriette Theodora Markovitch, photographer, painter, 1907-1997.
Dora Maar With Green Nails
Portrait of Dora Maar With Green Nails, 1936, by Pablo Picasso, Spanish, painter, sculptor, print maker, ceramicist, 1881-1973. Dora Maar, born Henriette Theodora Markovitch, French, photographer, painter, 1907-1997. Oil on canvas.
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Gaberndorf II
Gaberndorf II, 1924, by Lyonel Feininger, American, artist, photographer, educator, 1871-1956. Oil on canvas.
Girls of the Road
Advertising poster for Girls of the Road, directed by Nick Grinde, 1940, designer unknown. Nick Grinde, American, 1893-1979.
Etta Place & The Sundance Kid
Portrait of Etta Place and the Sundance Kid, 1899, credited to The DeYoung Photography Studio, New York City. Etta Place, real name unknown, thought to have been born around 1878, disappeared 1909, outlaw, prostitute, school teacher. The Sundance Kid, real name Harry Longabaugh, outlaw, 1867-1908.
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Restaurant, U.S. 1, Leaving Columbia, South Carolina
Restaurant, U.S. 1, Leaving Columbia, South Carolina, 1955, by Robert Frank, American, born Switzerland, 1924-2019.
Inauguration Day, Washington, D.C.
Inauguration Day, Washington, D.C., 1956, by Robert Frank, American, born Switzerland, 1924-2019.
Sunday, August 25, 2019
Totet Nicht Mehr
Advertising poster for Totet Nicht Mehr, 1920, illustration and design by Josef Fenneker, German, 1895-1956. Totet Nicht Mehr, 1920, directed by Lupu Pick, Romanian, 1886-1931.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1969, by Marcia Lee Macdonald, American, 1944-.
Two Girls in a Bar
Two Girls in a Bar, Boulevard Rouchechouart, 1932, by Brassai, born Gyula Halasz, French, born Hungary, photographer, sculptor, writer, film maker, 1899-1984.
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Found Art
Two sided drawings found on the streets of Los Angeles, by Madison Russell, 2019. Pen and ink on paper. From my collection.
Saturday, July 20, 2019
Apollo Landing Site
Apollo 11 landing site as seen from space by the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, 2017.
Apollo 11, 50 Years Ago
Buzz Aldrin descends to the Moon's surface, 1969, by Neil Armstrong, American, engineer, test pilot, astronaut, university professor, 1930-2012. Buzz Aldrin, born Edwin Aldrin, American, Air Force officer, test pilot, astronaut, 1930-.
Monday, July 15, 2019
Catacumba
Catacumba Favela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1961, by Gordon Parks, American, photographer, journalist, writer, musician, film director, 1912-2006.
The Door
The Door, 1884, by Helene Schjerfbeck, born Helena Sophia Schjerfbeck, Finnish, 1862-1946. Oil on canvas.
Gidget
Snapshot of Kathy Kohner, American, 1941-, the inspiration for Gidget, late 1950's or early 1960's, photographer unknown. Gidget novels, by Frederick Kohner, born Fritz Kohner, American, born Austria-Hungary, screenwriter, novelist, 1905-1986.
Trona
Satellite view of a rupture in the Earth, Searles Valley, near Trona, California after a 7.1 earthquake. 2019. NOAA.
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Fashion
Fashion photograph, 1935, by Martin Munkasci, born Mermelstein Marton, Hungarian, born Austria-Hungary, now Romania, 1896-1963.
Sunday, June 23, 2019
The Fall of Berlin
Soviet soldier with bicycle, Berlin, 1945, by Dmitri Baltermants, Russian/Soviet, 1912-1990.
Suzy Parker With Camera
Suzy Parker, swimsuit fashion photograph, 1952, by Irving Penn, American, 1917-2009. Suzy Parker, born Cecilia Ann Renee Parker, American, model, actress, 1932-2003.
Heat
Italian advertising poster for Heat, 1972, illustrator unknown. Heat, 1972, directed by Paul Morrissey, American, film director, writer, 1938-.
The Orchid Garden
Cover, Der Orchideen-Garten magazine, 1920. Cover illustration by Max Leidlein, German.
Thursday, June 6, 2019
D-Day
D-Day, Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944, by Robert Capa, born Endre Erno Friedman, Hungarian, 1913-1954.
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Children in New York City
Untitled photograph of children in New York City, 1942, by Helen Levitt, American, 1913-2009.
The Liquidators of Chernobyl
Young reservists, known as liquidators clean nuclear waste at Chernobyl, 1986, by Igor Kostin, Soviet, born Romania, now Moldova, 1936-2015.
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