Sunday, June 25, 2017
Journey Into Fear
Mexican poster for Journey Into Fear, 1942, artist unknown. Journey Into Fear, 1942, directed by Norman Foster, American, actor, writer, film director.
Black Livingstone
William Henry Sheppard in the Congo, exact date and photographer unknown. William Henry Sheppard, American, missionary, minister, writer, explorer, big game hunter, ethnographer, African art collector, investigator into atrocities committed by the Belgians in The Congo, lecturer, billed as Black Livingstone, 1865-1927.
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Helen and Her Hula Hoop
Helen and Her Hula Hoop, Seacoal Camp, Lynemouth, Northumberland, 1984, by Chris Killip, English, 1946-.
Monday, June 12, 2017
On the way Between Old and New Cairo
On the way Between Old and New Cairo, The Citadel Mosque of Mohammad Ali and the Tombs of the Mamelukes, 1872, by Louis Comfort Tiffany, American, painter, designer, businessman, 1848-1933. Oil on canvas.
An Englishman In Moscow
An Englishman in Moscow, by Kazimir Malevich, Russian, now Ukraine, 1878-1935. Oil on canvs and preliminary sketch, pencil on paper.
Jean Cocteau on the set of La Belle et La Bete
Jean Cocteau on the set of Beauty and the Beast, 1949, by Philippe Halsman, American, born Russia, now Latvia, 1906-1979. Jean Cocteau, French, artist, film maker, 1889-1963.
Sunday, June 11, 2017
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Ava Gardner
Portrait of Ava Gardner, 1953, by Norman Parkinson, English, born Ronald Parkinson Smith, 1913-1990. Ava Gardner, American, actress, 1922-1990.
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