Saturday, December 18, 2021

Hard, Fast, and Beautiful!


   

Advertising poster for Hard, Fast, and Beautiful, 1951, designer unknown.  Hard, Fast, and Beautiful, 1951, directed by Ida Lupino, American, born England, actress, writer, film director, 1918-1995. 

Coty


   

Fashion ad for Coty lipstick, 1934, by Edward Steichen, born Eduard Jean Steichen, American, born Luxembourg, painter, photographer, 1873-1973. 

A Vision


  

A Vision, 1925, by Joseph Stella, born Giuseppe Stella, American, born Italy, 1877-1946.  Oil on canvas. 

City Landscape


   

City Landscape, 1955, Joan Mitchell, American, 1925-1992.  Oil on linen. 

Polka Dot


 

 Untiled photograph from the Polka Dot Series, 1976, by Francesca Woodman, American, 1958-1981. 

High Steppers


  

High Steppers, 1938, by Walter Richard Sickert, English, born Germany, 1860-1942.  Oil on canvas.  

Frieda


  

Frieda, 1920, by George Clausen, English, 1852-1944.  Oil on canvas. 

Tyneside


 

 Tyneside Shipyard, 1943, by Cecil Beaton, English, diarist, photographer, painter, stage and costume designer, 1904-1980. 

Billy Mann


  

Portrait of Billy Mann, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1968, by Larry Clark, American, photographer, writer, film director, 1943-. 

Winter Evening


 

Winter Evening, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1997, by Alexey Titarenko, Russian, 1962-. 

Tired Butterfly


  

In My Studio, Evelyn Nesbit, Tired Butterfly, 1909, by Rudolf Eickemeyer, Jr., American, 1862-1932.   Evelyn Nesbit, born Florence Evelyn Nesbit, American, artist's model, chorus girl, actress, 1884-1967.  

Nelly Chaliapin


  

Portrait of Nelly Chaliapin, St. Moritz, Switzerland, 1932, by Alfred Eisenstaedt, American, born Germany, 1898-1995.