Monday, December 2, 2019

Truck in the Desert



Truck in the Desert Near Yuma, Arizona, 1962, by Danny Lyon, American, 1942-.

Siesta of the Lottery Vendor



Siesta of the Lottery Vendor, Plaza Mayor, Madrid, Spain, 1956, by Inge Morath, born Ingeborg Morath, American, born Austria, 1923-2002.

Nigerian Portraits



Young man in Agukwu Nri, Anambra Province, Nigeria, 1911, by Northcote Thomas, British, anthropologist, photographer, 1868-1936. 

Nigerian Portraits



A man in Iyede, Delta Province, 1909, by Northcote W. Thomas, British, anthropologist, photographer, 1868-1936.

Sunday, December 1, 2019

Sunday, November 17, 2019

The Conversation



The Conversation, 1937, by Dora Maar, French, born Henriette Theodora Markovitch, photographer, painter, 1907-1997.  Oil on canvas.

Ubu



Portrait of Ubu, 1936, by Dora Maar, French, born Henriette Theodora Markovitch, photographer, painter, 1907-1997.

Mirror and Hand



Untitled photograph, 1935,  by Dora Maar, French, born Henriette Theodora, Markovitch, photographer, painter, 1907-1997.

Dora Maar



Portrait of Dora Maar, 1936, by Man Ray, American, born Emmanuel Radnitzky, photographer, painter, 1890-1976.   Dora Maar, French, born Henriette Theodora Markovitch, photographer, painter, 1907-1997.

Dora Maar With Green Nails



Portrait of Dora Maar With Green Nails, 1936, by Pablo Picasso, Spanish, painter, sculptor, print maker, ceramicist, 1881-1973.  Dora Maar, born Henriette Theodora Markovitch, French, photographer, painter, 1907-1997.  Oil on canvas.

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Four Matachines



Four Matachines, Tamazunchale, Mexico, 1973, by Danny Lyon, American, 1942-. 

Llanito



Llanito, New Mexico, 1970, by Danny Lyon, American, 1942-.

Providence



Providence, 1966, by Harry Callahan, American, 1912-1999. 

Gaberndorf II



Gaberndorf II, 1924, by Lyonel Feininger, American, artist, photographer, educator, 1871-1956.  Oil on canvas.

Girls of the Road

 

Advertising poster for  Girls of the Road, directed by Nick Grinde, 1940, designer unknown.   Nick Grinde, American, 1893-1979.

Etta Place & The Sundance Kid



Portrait of Etta Place and the Sundance Kid, 1899, credited to The DeYoung Photography Studio, New York City.  Etta Place, real name unknown, thought to have been born around 1878, disappeared 1909, outlaw, prostitute, school teacher.  The Sundance Kid, real name Harry Longabaugh, outlaw, 1867-1908. 

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Restaurant, U.S. 1, Leaving Columbia, South Carolina



Restaurant, U.S. 1, Leaving Columbia, South Carolina, 1955, by Robert Frank, American, born Switzerland, 1924-2019.

New York City



New York City, 1947, by Robert Frank, American, born Switzerland, 1924-2019.

Inauguration Day, Washington, D.C.



Inauguration Day, Washington, D.C., 1956, by Robert Frank, American, born Switzerland, 1924-2019. 

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Totet Nicht Mehr



 Advertising poster for Totet Nicht Mehr, 1920, illustration and design by Josef Fenneker, German, 1895-1956.  Totet Nicht Mehr, 1920, directed by Lupu Pick, Romanian, 1886-1931. 

New Bedford, Massachusetts



New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1969, by Marcia Lee Macdonald, American, 1944-.

Two Girls in a Bar



Two Girls in a Bar, Boulevard Rouchechouart, 1932, by Brassai, born Gyula Halasz, French, born Hungary, photographer, sculptor, writer, film maker, 1899-1984. 

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Found Art




Two sided drawings found on the streets of Los Angeles, by Madison Russell,  2019.  Pen and ink on paper.  From my collection.

Saturday, July 20, 2019

Apollo Landing Site



Apollo 11 landing site as seen from space by the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, 2017.

Apollo 11, 50 Years Ago



Buzz Aldrin descends to the Moon's surface, 1969, by Neil Armstrong, American, engineer, test pilot, astronaut, university professor, 1930-2012.  Buzz Aldrin, born Edwin Aldrin, American, Air Force officer, test pilot, astronaut, 1930-. 

Monday, July 15, 2019

Catacumba



Catacumba Favela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1961, by Gordon Parks, American, photographer, journalist, writer, musician, film director, 1912-2006.

The Door



The Door, 1884, by Helene Schjerfbeck, born Helena Sophia Schjerfbeck, Finnish, 1862-1946.  Oil on canvas.

Gidget



Snapshot of Kathy Kohner, American, 1941-, the inspiration for Gidget, late 1950's or early 1960's, photographer unknown.  Gidget novels, by Frederick Kohner, born Fritz Kohner, American, born Austria-Hungary, screenwriter, novelist, 1905-1986.

Good Morning Magazine



Political cartoon, 1919, by Art Young, American, 1866-1943. 

Trona



Satellite view of a rupture in the Earth, Searles Valley, near Trona, California after a 7.1 earthquake.  2019. NOAA.

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Fashion



Fashion photograph, 1935, by Martin Munkasci, born Mermelstein Marton, Hungarian, born Austria-Hungary, now Romania, 1896-1963. 

Leidsestraat



Ban cars on Leidsetraat, free mass transit poster, 1970, Dutch, designer unknown. 

Serra Pelada



Serra Pelada, 1986, by Sabastiao Salgado, Brazilian, 1945-.

Bill



 Bill, 1941, by Clarence Holbrook Carter,  American, 1904-2000.   Oil on canvas.

Vivienne At Home



Vivienne at home, 1980, by Nan Goldin, born Nancy Goldin, American, 1953-.

Bauhaus Show



Postcard for a show at the Bauhaus, 1923, designed by Paul Haberer, German. 

Sunday, June 23, 2019

Thrasher



Thrasher, 1992, by Peter Alexander, American, 1939-.   Oil on canvas.

The Fall of Berlin



Soviet soldier with bicycle, Berlin, 1945, by Dmitri Baltermants, Russian/Soviet, 1912-1990. 

Suzy Parker With Camera



Suzy Parker, swimsuit fashion photograph, 1952, by Irving Penn, American, 1917-2009.  Suzy Parker, born Cecilia Ann Renee Parker, American, model, actress, 1932-2003. 

Heat



Italian advertising poster for Heat, 1972, illustrator unknown.  Heat, 1972, directed by Paul Morrissey, American, film director, writer, 1938-.

The Orchid Garden



Cover, Der Orchideen-Garten magazine, 1920.  Cover illustration by Max Leidlein, German. 

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Primeval Resurgence



Primeval Resurgence, 1961, by Lee Krasner, American, 1908-1984.  Oil on canvas.

Children in New York City



 Untitled photograph of children in New York City, 1942, by Helen Levitt, American, 1913-2009. 

The Liquidators of Chernobyl





Young reservists, known as liquidators clean nuclear waste at Chernobyl, 1986, by Igor Kostin, Soviet, born Romania, now Moldova, 1936-2015. 

Lincoln, The Great Union Prize Fight



Political cartoon, 1864, artist unknown.