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.

Good Morning Magazine



Political cartoon, 1919, by Art Young, American, 1866-1943. 

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. 

Leidsestraat



Ban cars on Leidsetraat, free mass transit poster, 1970, Dutch, designer unknown. 

Serra Pelada



Serra Pelada, 1986, by Sabastiao Salgado, Brazilian, 1945-.

Bill



 Bill, 1941, by Clarence Holbrook Carter,  American, 1904-2000.   Oil on canvas.

Vivienne At Home



Vivienne at home, 1980, by Nan Goldin, born Nancy Goldin, American, 1953-.

Bauhaus Show



Postcard for a show at the Bauhaus, 1923, designed by Paul Haberer, German.