Sunday, October 30, 2022

Crime in L.A.


 

Body in L.A. River, 1955, Los Angeles Police Crime Photo, photographer unknown.  

Latent Memory


 

 Latent Memory, 1860s, by Shimmel Zohar, American, born Lithuania, dates unknown.  

Something Unnamed


 

Something Unnamed, 1937, by Emily Carr, Canadian, artist, writer, 1871-1945.  Oil on Canvas. 

Aspen Trees


 

Aspen Trees at Twining, 1927, by Victor Higgins, American, 1884-1949.  Oil on canvas. 

Lunch Counter


 

Lunch Counter, 1940, by Isabel Bishop, American, 1902-1988.  Oil and egg tempera on board. 

Brooklyn, New York


 

Brooklyn, New York, 1967, by William Gedney, American, 1932-1989. 

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Farm Near Duivendrecht


 

Farm Near Duivendrecht, 1916, by Piet Mondrian, Dutch, 1872-1944.  Oil on canvas. 

Hildegard Heise



Portrait of Hildegard Heise by Anita Ree, German, 1885-1933.  Hildegard Heise, born Hildegard Neumann, German, photographer, 1897-1979.  Oil on canvas. 

Into The Jaws of Death


 

Into The Jaws of Death, D-Day, Omaha Beach, 1944, by Chief Photographers Mate, Robert F. Sargent, U.S.C.G. American, 1923-2012. 

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Australian Mug Shot


  

Mug shot of Vera Crichton, New South Wales, Australia, 1924, photographer unknown.  Vera Chrichton, Australian, dates unknown, charged with conspiring to procure a miscarriage. 

Dennis Hopper


  

 Self-portrait at a porn stand, 1962, by Dennis Hopper, American, actor, film director, writer, photographer, painter, 1936-2010. 

The Perkins School for the Blind


  

Student at the Perkins School for the Blind, around 1850, photographer unknown.

 


Aelita, the Queen of Mars



 

Costume designs for Aelita, the Queen of Mars, 1924, by Aleksandra Ekster, born Aleksandra, Aleksandrovna Grigorovich, painter, costume and theater designer, French, born Russian Empire, now Poland, 1882-1949.  Aelita, the Queen of Mars, 1924, directed by Yakov Protazanov, writer, actor, film director, Russian, 1881-1945. 

Monday, October 17, 2022

Circus Rider


  

Circus Rider, 1914, by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German, 1880-1938.  Oil on canvas. 

Number 19


 

Number 19, 1949, by Mark Rothko, born Marcus Rothkowitz, American, born Latvia, Russian Empire, 1903-1970.  Oil on canvas. 

Sun Descending


  

Sun Descending, 1985, by Frederick S. Wight, American, 1902-1986.  Oil on canvas. 

Coal Mining


 

 Coal Mining, date unknown, by Albina Felski, American, born Canada, painter, factory worker, 1916-1996.  Oil on canvas. 

My Left Hand


 

My Left Hand, 1991, by Kenji Nakahashi,  Japanese, 1947-2017. 

Columbine


  

Carnival Mask, Green, Violet, and Pink, (Columbine), 1950, by Max Beckmann, German, 1884-1950.  Oil on canvas. 

Self Portrait


  Self Portrait, 1927, by Claude Cahun, born Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwor, French, 1894-1954.