Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Still Life With Fan



Portrait of a Girl/Still Life With Fan,m 1920, by Max Pechstein, German, 1881-1955.  Oil on canvas.

Conspiracy



Conspiracy, 1955, by Edward Biberman, American, 1904-1086.  Oil on board. 

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. 

Komposition EGE



Komposition EGE, 1959, by Heinz Hajek-Halke, German, 1898-1983. 

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

California Wildfires



Satellite photograph of California wildfires,  December 5, 2017.  NASA,

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.