Thursday, November 29, 2012
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Conrad Veidt, German, born Hans Walter Conrad Weidt, 1893-1943, in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, 1920, directed by Robert Wiene, German, 1873-1938.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Men Under the Sea
Men Under the Sea book cover, illustrator unknown, copyright 1939, published by Dodd, Mead & Company. Written by Commander Edward Ellsberg, American, 1891-1983. From my collection.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Leni Riefenstahl
Portrait of Leni Riefenstahl, 1930, by Lotte Jacobi, born Johanna Alexandra Jacobi, American, born Germany, 1896-1990. Leni Riefenstahl, born Helene Bertha Riefenstahl, German, dancer, actress, film director, writer, photographer, 1902-2003.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Hope
Portrait of Barack Obama, 2008, by Shepard Fairey, American, graphic artist, 1970-. Barack Obama, community organizer, lawyer, United States Senator from Illinois, President of the United States, 1961-.
FDR
Portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1935, drawing tempera and gouache on board, by Herman Perlman, American, 1904-1995. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, American, lawyer, Governor of New York, President of the United States, 1882-1945.
The Broken Plate, The Last Photograph of Abraham Lincoln
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 1865, by Alexander Gardner, American, born Scotland, 1821-1882. Abraham Lincoln, American, lawyer, President of the United States, 1809-1865.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
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