Sunday, January 31, 2021

Hollywood


 

Hollywood, 2015, by Kourtney Roy, Canadian, 1981-.  

Stag at Echo Rock


 

Stag at Echo Rock, late nineteenth century, artist unknown.  Oil on canvas. 

Chicken


 

Portrait of a Chicken, 1995, by Jimmy Lee Suddath, American, 1910-2007.  Clay, sugar and Coca Cola on plywood. 

Watts Towers With Kite


 

Watts Towers With Kite, 1960s, by Gloria Stuart, born Gloria Stewart, American, actress, painter, 1910-2010.  Oil on canvas. 

Watts Towers


 

Watts Towers, 1960, by Gloria Stuart, born Gloria Stewart, American, actress, painter, 1910-2010.  Oil on canvas. 

Metro Entrance


   

Paris Metro Entrance, 1920s, by Else Thalemann, German, 1901-1984.  

Saturday, January 30, 2021

J'accuse!


  

Slovenian poster for J'accuse! 1919, designer unknown.  J'accuse!, 1919, directed by Abel Gance, French, writer, director, actor, producer, 1889-1981. 

Im Zeichen der Schuld


  

Advertising poster for Im Zeichen der Schuld, Under the Sign of Guilt, 1918, designer unknown.  Under the Sign of Guilt, 1918, directed by Richard Eichberg, German, 1888-1953.  

Berliner Platze


   

Berliner Platze, 2009, by Julie Mehretu, American, born Ethiopia, 1970.  Ink and acrylic on canvas. 

Argument in a Trailer Court


 

Argument In a Trailer Court, Richmond, California, 1944, by Dorothea Lange, born Dorothea Nutzhorn, American, 1895-1965.  

Saturday, January 16, 2021

After a Snowstorm


 

 Motorcar At Night After a Snowstorm, 1931, by Fritz Henle, German, 1909-1993. 

Medical Ad


   

French medical ad, 1930s, designed by Loch. 

Mother Bathing Child


 

 Mother Bathing Child, 1953, by Jack Smith, British, 1928-2011.  Oil on canvas. 

Alesia


  

Alesia, Paris, 1950, by Todd Webb, American, 1905-2000.  

Hamburg



Port of Hamburg, 1929, by Albert Renger-Patzch, German, 1897-1966.  

Dress Mannequins


   

MGM wardrobe department dress mannequins,  1936, by Margaret Bourke-White, American, 1905-1971. 

Babe Paley


 

Fashion photograph of Babe Paley, 1940, by Horst P. Horst, born Horst Paul Albert Bohmann, American, born Germany, 1906-1999.  Babe Paley, born Barbara Cushing, American, model, socialite, 1915-1978. 

Fashion Portrait


  

Untitled portrait, 1947, by William  Mortensen, American, 1897-1965. 

Sunday, January 10, 2021

Chicago


 

Chicago, 1961, by Harry Callahan, American, 1912-1999. 

Popocatepetl,


 

Popocatepetl, Spiritual Morning, 1932, by Marsden Hartley, American, 1877-1943.  Oil on board. 

La Red


 

Advertising poster for La Red, 1953, designer unknown.  La Red, 1953, directed by Emilio Fernandez, Mexican, actor, director, writer, 1904-1986. 

Small's Paradise


  

Small's Paradise, 1964, by Helen Frankenthaler, American, 1928-2011.  Acrylic on canvas. 

Watching Ice Skating


 

Watching ice skating, St. Moritz, 1933, by Alfred Eisenstaedt, American, born Germany, 1891-1995. 

Unknown


  

Degraded nitrate film strip from an unknown movie. 

1715 Blues


1715 Blues, New Orleans, 1966, by Ralston Crawford, American, 1906-1978. 

Young Wife


 

Young Wife of Addis Ababa Pharmacy Owner, 1935, by Alfred Eisenstaedt, American, born Germany, 1898-1995. 

Tenement Flats


 

Tenement Flats, Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, 1933, by Millard Sheets, American, 1907-1989.  Oil on canvas. 

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Acrobat On Horse


   

Acrobat On Horse, exact date unknown, by Marino Marini, Italian, 1901-1980.  Gouache on canvas. 

Hollywood


 

Hollywood, California, 1956, by Elliott Erwitt, American, born France, 1928-. 

Children's Playground


 

Children's Playground, 1936, by Ben Messick, American, 1901-1981.  Oil on canvas. 

The Thing


 

Danish advertising poster for The Thing From Another World, 1951,  designer unknown.  The Thing From Another World, 1951, directed by Christian Nyby, American, director, film editor, producer, 1913-1993.  

Garbo In America


 

Portrait of Greta Garbo, 1926, by Ruth Harriet Louise,  born Ruth Goldstein,  American, 1903-1946.  Great Garbo, born Greta Lovisa Gustaffson, American, born Sweden, 1905-1990. 

Young Woman and Boy


 

Young Woman and Boy, Toluca, Mexico, 1933, by Paul Strand, American, 1890-1976. 

Red Eagle


 

Degraded nitrate film frames from Red Eagle, 1911.  Red Eagle, 1911, directed by Lawrence Trimble, American, writer, film director, actor, 1885-1954. 

Drums


  

Drums, 1929, by Boris Ignatovich, Russian, Soviet, 1889-1976. 

Yucca Drive-In


 

Yucca Plant Drive-In Theater, U.S. 85, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1975, by Jim Dow, American, 1942-.