Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Russia
Untitled from The Russian Journal, 1948, by Robert Capa, Hungarian, born Endre Friedman, photographer, journalist, 1913-1954.
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie, New York, 1937, by Andre Kertesz, American, born Hungary (Austria-Hungary), 1894-1885.
From the Photo Booth
Truman Cpasote, Audrey Hepburn, and Mel Ferrer in a photo booth, 1955. Truman Capote, American, writer, 1924-1984. Audrey Hepburn, born Audrey Kathleen Ruston, English, born Belgium, actress, 1929-1993. Mel Ferrer, American, actor, 1917-2008.
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Hedy Lamarr
Portrait of Hedy Lamarr, 1938, by George Hurrell, American, 1904-1992. Hedy Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, American, born Austria, actress, scientist, inventor, 1914-2000.
Moulin Rouge
Soviet film poster for Moulin Rouge, 1928, designed by Vladimir Sternberg, 1899-1982, Soviet, and Georgii Sternberg, Soviet, 1900-1933. Moulin Rouge, 1928, directed by A. E. Dupont, born Ewald Andre Dupont, German, writer, film director, talent agent, 1891-1956.
Lucrecia Borgia
Mexican film poster for Lucrecia Borgia, 1935, artist unknown. Lucrecia Borgia, 1935, directed by Abel Gance, French, writer, director, 1889-1981.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Lunar Craters, Apollo 10
Lunar craters, far side of the moon, 1969, by the crew of Apollo 10. Thomas P. Stafford, American, Air Force officer, test pilot, astronaut, 1930-. John Young, Naval officer, test pilot, astronaut, 1930-. Eugene Cernan, American, Naval officer, test pilot, astronaut, 1934-2017.
Monday, November 27, 2017
Gala Eluard
Portrait of Gala Eluard, 1924, by Max Ernst, French, born Germany, 1891-1976. Gala Eluard, born Elena Ivanovna, Diakonova, Russian, model, 1894-1992. Oil on canvas.
Rayograph
Rayograph, made sometime between 1923 and 1928, by Man Ray, American, born Emmanuel Radnitzky, photographer, painter, 1890-1976.
Monday, November 20, 2017
Soviet Maps
Maps made by the Soviet military for use in war, exact dates and cartographer unknown. Top to bottom, Washington, D.C., Paris, London, New York City.
British Vogue
Unused fashion photograph for British Vogue, 1942, by Lee Miller, born Elizabeth Miller, American, model, photographer, journalist, 1907-1977.
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
The Capitol Dome Under Construction
The capitol dome under construction, 1857, by John Wood, American, dates unknown, photographer to the architect of the capitol, 1856-1861.
The Inauguration of James Buchanan
The Inauguration of James Buchanan, 1857, by John Wood, American, dates unknown, photographer to the architect of the capitol, 1856-1861. James Buchanan, American, lawyer, diplomat, President of the United States, 1791-1868.
Abraham Lincoln
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 1857, by Alexander Hesler, American, 1823-1895. Abraham Lincoln, American, lawyer, President of the United States, 1809-1865.
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Jinx In Goggles
Jinx In Goggles, 1952, by Ruth Orkin, American, 1921-1985. Jinx Allen, born Ninalee Craig, American, school teacher, ad writer, 1928-.
Couple in MG
Couple in MG, Florence, Italy, 1952, by Ruth Orkin, American, 1921-1985. Jinx Allen, born Ninalee Craig, American, school teacher, ad writer, 1928-.
The Scottsboro Boys
Soviet propaganda poster about the Scottsboro Boys trail, 1932, by Dmitri Moor, born Dmitri Stakhievich Orlov, Russian, 1883-1946.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Dublin
Untitled photograph of children in Dublin, Ireland, mid 1990s, by Martine Franck, Belgian, 1938-2012.
The Steel Animal
From the documentary film, The Steel Animal (Das Stahltier) 1935, directed by Willi Zielke, film maker, cinematographer, German, born Poland, 1902-1989.
Diver
Diver from the Berlin Olympics, 1936, by Leni Riefenstahl, born Helene Bertha Riefenstahl, German, dancer, actress, film director, writer, photographer, 1902-2003.
Friday, September 29, 2017
Deauville, France
Deauville, France, 1950, by Robert Capa, born Endre Friedman, Hungarian, photographer, journalist, 1913-1954.
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Capucine
Capucine on a balcony, Rome, Italy, 1951, by Robert Capa, Hungarian, born Endre Friedman, photographer, journalist, 1913-1954. Capucine, French, born Germaine Helene Irene Lefebvre, model, actress, 1928-1990.
Resistance Fighters
Resistance fighters, Paris, France, 1944, by Robert Capa, Hungarian, born Endre Friedman, photographer, journalist, 1913-1954.
Running For Shelter
Running for the bomb shelter, Barcelona, Spain, 1939. by Robert Capa, Hungarian, born Endre Friedman, photographer, journalist, 1913-1954.
Playboy, Volume 1, Number 1
Playboy Magazine, volume 1, number 1, December 1953, publisher Hugh Hefner, American, 1926-2017. Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jean, Mortenson, American, actress, singer, 1926-1962.
Friday, September 15, 2017
Sunday, September 3, 2017
Czeslawa Kwoka
Registration photographs of Czeslawa Kwoka, 1943, by Wilhelm Brasse, Polish, photographer, prisoner, Auschwitz. 1917-2012. Czeslawa Kowaka, Polish, 1928-1943.
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