Sunday, February 17, 2019
Wings Of Desire
Bruno Ganz and Solveig Dommartin in Wings of Desire, 1987, directed by Wim Wenders, German, born Ernst Wilhem Wenders, writer, film director, 1945-. Bruno Ganz, Swiss, actor, 1941-February 16, 2019. Solveig Dommartin, French, actress, 1961-2007.
Kurt Schwitters
Portrait of Kurt Schwitters, 1925, by El Lissitzky, Russian/Soviet, born Lazar Markovich Lissitzky, artist, photographer, architect, 1890-1941. Kurt Schwitters, German, artist, poet, 1887-1948.
TWA
The TWA Terminal JFK Airport, New York City, 1964, by Thomas Nebbia, American. JFK Airport designed by Eero Saarinen, American, born Finland, 1910-1961.
Climbing The Enchanted Mesa
Climbing the Enchanted Mesa, the Hodge Party, 1897, by A.C. Vroman, full name Adam Clark Vroman, American, photographer, book seller, 1856-1916.
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Maria-Theresa Duncan Dancing at the Acropolis
Maria-Theresa Duncan dancing at the Acropolis, Greece, 1921, by Edward Steichen, born Eduard Jean Steichen, photographer, painter, American, born Luxembourg, 1879-1973. Maria-Theresa Duncan, dancer, American, born Germany, 1895-1987.
Labels:
Acropolis,
dance,
Edward Steichen,
Greece,
photography
The Ascent of Mont Blanc
The Ascent of Mont Blanc, 1861, by Auguste-Rosalie Bisson, French, photographer, mountaineer, 1826-1900.
Lefty Clark's Tropicana, Havana Cuba
Postcard for Lefty Clark's casino at the Havana Tropicana Hotel, illustrator and date unknown. Lefty Clark, American, born William Gusto Biscoff, hotelier, businessman, 1889-1974. From my collection.
Labels:
advertising postcard,
casino,
Cuba,
gambling,
Havana,
hotel,
illustration,
postcard,
postcards
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