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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Conversations with paintings…inside of photographs
In many ways, Ruth Orkin’s (American, 1921–1985) photograph of Woody Allen (American, b. 1935) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art reveals a complex set of worlds—toying with our perceptions and the literal reading of images. On the surface, a young … Continue reading
Shakespeare and Company…
Gisele Freund, [Joyce is often found here in the famous little bookshop of Sylvia Beach, Shakespeare and Company. Here we see him having a chat with Sylvia Beach, who published the First Edition of Ulysses in her shop, and Adrienne … Continue reading
150th Anniversary of the Civil War
Alexander Gardner, [A Union Army hospital ward], ca. 1864 The War Photograph & Exhibition Company, A Group of “Contrabands,” ca. 1865 (recto and verso) Unidentified Photographer, [Two Soldiers], ca. 1865 Unidentified Photographer, [Soldier Holding Sword in Front of Painted Backdrop … Continue reading
Mrs. George Washington Kavanaugh
Weegee, The Critic, 1943 Marie Hansen, Mrs. George Washington Kavanaugh at Metropolitan Opera intermission, 1944 She is the subject of one of Weegee’s most famous images (The Critic), but who was the woman in the white fur coat? She was … Continue reading
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Tagged Marie Hansen, Mrs. George Washington Kavanaugh, The Critic, Weegee
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Lady with a Camera
Red Republic, a short black-and-white film about Russia in the 1930s, was Margaret Bourke-White’s first (and last) attempt at filmmaking. Thanks to a donation of 20,000 feet of film by Kodak who expected an educational film in return, it was … Continue reading
I wonder who she’s talking to…
Ruth Orkin, Lauren Bacall, St. Regis Hotel, New York City, 1950 Garry Winogrand, New York City, 1972 Weegee, Vicky, ca. 1956
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Tagged Garry Winogrand, Lauren Bacall, Ruth Orkin, Weegee
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ACTRESS SHOOTS ANDY WARHOL… Cries ‘He Controlled My Life’… 43 years ago today.
(photos by Jack Smith, “Ace News Fotog For 48 Years” and Tom Monaster) “Guest From London Shot With Pop Art Movie Man. Shot in attack on underground movie producer Andy Warhol, London art gallery owner Mario Amaya, about 30, walks … Continue reading
