Monday, January 28, 2019

Deep South



Untitled from the Deep South series, 1998, by Sally Mann, American, born Sally Munger, 1951-.

Modern Times



Paulette Goddard in Modern Times, 1936.  Modern Times, 1936, directed by Charles Chaplin, English, actor, director, writer, film producer, composer, 1889-1977.  Paulette Goddard, American, born Pauline Goddard Levy, 1910-1999.

Cry Uncle



Cry Uncle, 2019, by Mr. Fish, American, real name Dwayne Booth.

Shadow Self Portrait



Self portrait, 1981, by Andre Kertesz, American, born Hungary (Austria-Hungary) 1894-1985.

Saturday, January 19, 2019

Mug Shot Martin Luther King, Jr.



Mug shot of Martin Luther King, Jr, 1963, Birmingham, Alabama police department.  Martin Luther King, Jr., American, civil rights leader, minister, 1929-1968.

The White Hell of Pitz Palu



Dutch advertising poster for The White Hell of Pitz Palu, 1929, illustrator unknown.  The White Hell of Pitz Palu, 1929, directed by Dr. Arnold Fanck, German, writer, director, 1889-1974, and G. W. Pabst, born Georg Wilhelm Pabst, Austrian, writer, director, 1885-1967.

Reflections



Reflections, New York City, c 1940, by Lisette Model, born Elise Amelia Stern, American, born Austria, 1901-1983.

Les Jeunes Bergers Peulhs



Les Jeunes Bergers Peulhs (Young Fulani Shepherds) 1972, by Malick Sidibe, Malian, 1935-2016.

Renee Adoree



Portrait of Renee Adorre, 1928, by Ruth Harriet Louise, American, born Ruth Goldstein, 1903-1940.  Renee Adoree, French, born Heanne de le Fontain, actress, 1898-1933.

Sunday, January 13, 2019

Marie-Octobre



Advertising poster for Marie-Octobre, 1959, designer unknown.  Marie-Octobre, 1959, directed by Julien Duvivier, French, writer, director, producer, 1896-1967.

Hippodrome de Longchamp



Hippodrome de Longchamp, Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1930's, by Helene Rogert-Viollet, French, 1901-1985.

Dovima



Dovima modeling a hat by Lilly Dache, 1950, by Erwin Blumenfeld, American, born Germany, 1897-1969.  Lilly Dache, American, born France, milliner, fashion designer, 1898-1989.  Dovima, born Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba, American, fashion model, actress, 1927-1990. 

The Dark Side of the Moon




Panoramic photo plus detail from the far side of the Moon, 2019, from the Chang'e 4 spacecraft, The China National Space Administration. 

Sunday, January 6, 2019

Jessie #25



Jessie #25, 2004, by Sally Mann, born Sally Munger, American, 1951-.

Next!



Next!, 1904, by Udo J. Keppler, aka Joseph Keppler, Jr., American, cartoonist, 1872-1956.

Lee Miller



Portrait of Lee Miller, 1931, by George Hoyningen-Huene, American, born Russia, 1900-1968.  Lee Miller, born Elizabeth Miller, American, model, photographer, journalist, 1907-1977. 

Harrison vs Cleveland



Harrison vs Cleveland campaign poster, 1889, designer unknown.   Grover Cleveland, born Stephan Grover Cleveland, American, lawyer, 22nd and 24th President of the United States., 1837-1908.  Benjamin Harrison, American, lawyer, general, 23rd President of the United States, 1833-1901.