Saturday, December 26, 2020

Sioux Dog Feast


 

Sioux Dog Feast, between 1832-1837, by George Catlin American, 1796-1872.  Oil on canvas. 

Olympia Diner


 

Olympia Diner, Newton, Connecticut, 1983, by Tom Baril, American, 1952-. 

Chimney and Water Tower


  

Chimney and Water Tower, 1931, by Charles Demuth, American, 1883-1935.  Oil on composition board. 

The Sky Hawk


 

Swedish advertising poster for The Sky Hawk, 1929, design by Eric Rohman, Swedish, 1891-1949.  The Sky Hawk1929, directed by John G. Blystone, American, film director, writer, actor, 1892-1938. 

Woman By Tracks


 

Woman By Tracks, 1970, by Bill Doherty, American, 1940-.  

Burnt Chair


    

Burnt Chair, 1954, by Wynn Bullock, American, 1902-1975. 

Glasses and Bottles


 

Glasses and Bottles, 1922, by Amedee Ozenfant, French, 1886-1966.  Oil on canvas. 

Freida Kleinsasser


 

Portrait of Freida Kleinsasser, thirteen year old Hutterite, Harlowtown Colony, Montana, 1983, by Richard Avedon,  American, 1923-2004. 

Self Portrait in Drag


 

Self Portrait in Drag, 1981, by Andy Warhol, born Andrew Warhola, American, painter, film maker, photographer, 1928-1987.  

The Farm


 

The Farm, 1934, by Kenjiro Nomura, American, born Japan, 1896-1956.  Oil On canvas. 

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Monday, December 14, 2020

The Girl on the Bridge


 

Advertising poster for The Girl on the Bridge, 1951, designer unknown.  The Girl on the Bridge, 1951, directed by Hugo Haas, Czech, actor, film director, writer, 1901-1968. 

The Cathedrals of Broadway


 

The Cathedrals of Broadway, 1929, by Florine Stettheimer, American, 1871-1944.  Oil on canvas. 

Make A Wish


 

Make A Wish, or Bronx Slave Market, 170th Street, New York City, 1938, by Robert H. McNeill, American, 1917-2005. 

The Fifth Year


 

The Fifth Year, 1933, by John R. Grabach, American, 1886-1981.  Oil on canvas. 

Isabel


 

Portrait of Isabel, 1914, by Kurt Baasch, American, born Venezuela, 1891-1964. 

Dust Bowl


 

Dust Bowl, 1933, by Alexandre Hogue, American, 1898-1994.   Oil on canvas. 

Monday, December 7, 2020

My Son


 

German advertising poster for the Soviet film, Moy Syn, My Son in English, 1928, designer unknown.  My Son, 1928, directed by Yevgeni Chervakov, Russian, 1899-1942.  

Nikki and Bobbie Joe


 


Nikki and Bobbie Joe, 2001, by Shelby Lee Adams,  American 1950-. 

Sunday, December 6, 2020

Four Girls on the Bridge


 


Four Girls on the Bridge, 1904, by Edvard Munch, Norwegian, 1863-1944.  Oil on canvas. 

Garbo


 

Portrait of Greta Garbo, 1928, by Edward Steichen, born Eduard Jean Steichen, American, born Luxembourg, painter, photographer, 1879-1973.  Great Garbo, born Greta Lovisa Gustafson,  American, born Sweden, actress, 1905-1990. 

Woman In Empire Gown


  

Woman In Empire Gown, 1881, by Thomas Eakins, American, painter, photographer, 1844-1916.  

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Pool Side


 

Pool Side Sun Bathers, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1941, by J. Baylor Roberts, American, 1902-1944. 

Intelligence-Service


 

The French advertising poster for The Last Outpost, 1935, designer unknown.  The Last Outpost, 1935, directed by Charles Barton, American, 1902-1981, and Louis J. Gasnier, American, born France, 1875-1963.  

Dressing Room


 

Dressing Room, 1926, by Walt Kuhn, American, 1877-1949.  Oil on canvas. 

Backyard, Diamond Bar


 

Backyard, Diamond Bar, California, 1980, by Joe Deal, American, 1947-2010.  

Frederick Douglas


 

Portrait of  Frederick Douglas, 1858, photographer unknown.   

Minidoka


 


Water Tower, Minidoka WRA Center, Hunt, Idaho, 1943,  by Kenjiro Nomura, American, born Japan, 1896-1956.  Colored pencil and graphite on paper. 

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Merle Oberon


 

Portrait of Merle Oberon, 1936, by Robert W. Coburn, American, 1900-1990.   Merle Oberon, born Estella Merle Thompson, English, born Ceylon, actress, 1911-1979.  

The masked Ball


 

Portrait of a Lady at a masked Ball With Two Roses on Her Dress, 1967, by Diane Arbus, American, born Diane Nemerov, 1923-1971.  

Comtesse Anna De Noailles


 

Portrait of the Comtesse Anna De Noailles, Paris, France, 1931, by Andre Kertesz, American, born Hungary, (Austria-Hungary), 1894-1985.  

Nanook of the North


 

French version of the poster for Nanook of the North, 1922, designer unknown.  Nanook of the North, 1922, directed by Robert J. Flaherty, American, 1884-1951.  

Narlaq


 

Portrait of Narlaq, Baffin Island, 1913, by Robert J. Flaherty, American, film director, writer, explorer, miner, 1884-1951.  Rotogravure.  

Anna


 

Portrait of Anna, 1927, by Prudence Heward, Canadian, 1896-1947.  Oil on canvas. 

Thursday, October 22, 2020

Two Women


 

Two Women, 1957, by Richard Diebenkorn, American, 1922-1993.   Oil on canvas. 

Male and Female


The German version of the advertising poster for Male and Female, 1919, designed by Josef Fenneker, German, 1895-1956.  Male and Female, 1919, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, American, producer, film director, 1881-1959.  

Miss Audrey Buller


 

Portrait of Miss Audrey Buller, 1922, by Randolph Hewton, Canadian, 1888-1962.  Oil on canvas. 

Margo


 

Margo, 1989, by Elena Darikovich, Russian, 1951-. 

In Season


 

In Season: Photographs of Debutantes, 191993, by Janice Rubin, American, 1955-. 

Singer at the Café Metropole


 

 Singer at the CafĂ© Metropole, New York City, 1946, by Lisette Model, born Elise Amelie Stern,  American, born Austria, 1901-1983. 

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Prison Painting #9


 

Prison Painting #9, 1972, by Gulsun Karamustafa, Turkish, 1946-.  Acrylic, graphite, crayon, and ink on paper. 

Girl On Spacehopper


 

Girl On A Spacehopper, 1971, by Sirkka-Lissa Konttinen, Finnish, 1948-.

Brian Stocking, Leg and Shadow


 

Ad for Brian Stockings, Leg and Shadow, 1952, by Erwin Blumenfeld, American, born Germany, 1897-1969. 

Chief Maunguadaus


 

Portrait of Chief Maunguadaus, Upper Canada, 1851, by Donald McDonnell, American, dates unknown.  

Big Bull


 

Portrait of Big Bull, 1915, by Winold Reiss, American, born Germany, 1886-1953.  Pastel on paper. 

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

S.O.S. Iceberg



 Dutch advertising poster for the American version of S.O. S Iceberg, 1933, designed by Joop van den Berg, Dutch, 1897-1985.  S.O.S. Iceberg, 1933, directed by Tay Garnett, American, 1894-1977.

The Volga Boatman



Dutch advertising poster for The Volga Boatman, 1926, designed by Joop van den Berg, Dutch, 1897-1982.  The Volga Boatmen, 1926, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, American, film director, film producer, 1881-1959.

Monday, September 14, 2020

Autumn Night



Autumn Night, 1951, by Matsumi Kanemitsu, American, 1922-.  India ink on paper.

The Big Heat



Italian advertising poster for The Big Heat, 1953, designed by Anselmo Ballester, Italian, 1897-1974.  The Big Heat, 1953, directed by Fritz Lang, writer, producer, film director, American, born Austria, 1890-1976.