Thursday, November 22, 2018

Uncle Sam's Thanksgiving



Uncle Sam's Thanksgiving, 1869, by Thomas Nast, American, born Germany, 1840-1902. 

Monday, November 19, 2018

Rescued From an Eagle's Nest



Rescued From an Eagle's Nest, 1908, directed by J. Searle Dawley,  born James Searle Dawley, American, actor, film director, 1877-1949. 

Frankenstein



Advertisement for Frankenstein, 1910, directed by J. Searle Dawley, born James Searle Dawley, American, actor, film director, 1877-1949. 

The Bride Wore Red



Costume test photograph of Joan Crawford for The Bride Wore Red, 1937, photographer unknown.  The Bride Wore Red, 1937, directed by Dorothy Arzner, American, film director, film editor, 1897-1979.  Joan Crawford, born Lucille Fay LeSueur, actress, businesswoman, dancer, 1906-1971.  Gown designed by Adrian, born Adrian Greenburg, American, 1903-1959. 

Remember Pearl Harbor



Remember Pearl Harbor, 1942, by Weegee, American, born Austria-Hungary, now Ukraine, born Usher Fellig, changed to Arthur Fellig, 1899-1968.

Aelita: Queen of Mars



Advertising poster for Aelita: Queen of Mars, 1924, directed by Yakov Protazanov, Russian, actor, writer, film director, 1881-1945. 

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Santa Monica



Santa Monica, 1955, by Elliot Erwitt, American, born France, 1928-. 

Woody Guthrie



Portrait of Woody Guthrie, 1946, by Sid Grossman, American, 1913-1955.  Woody Guthrie, American, singer, song writer, 1912-1967.

Wong Kim Ark



Passport photo of Wong Kim Ark, American, cook, plaintiff, Wong Kim Ark vs United States,  born between 1868 and 1873, date of death unknown.

Female Jungle



Lobby Card for Female Jungle, 1956, directed by Bruno VeSota, American, actor, writer, producer, film director, 1922-1956.  Designer unknown. 

Gassed



Gassed, 1918, by John Singer Sargent, American, 1856-1925.  Oil on canvas.

Notgeld 500,000 Mark




Notgeld, issued 1923, designer unknown.  From my collection.