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To Hold, Comb & Clip
Lisette Model, Rome, 1966 Graciela Iturbide, Girl with Comb, 1979 Richard Avedon, Model Lauren Hutton in a variation on the traditional Japanese Samurai hair fashion the chonmage, 1969
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Tagged comb, fashion, Graciela Iturbide, hair, Lisette Model, Richard Avedon, Vogue
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It Might As Well Be Spring
Ernst Haas, Central Park, Spring, 1970 Cornell Capa, [Spring in Hyde Park, London], 1951
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Tagged Central Park, Cornell Capa, Ernst Haas, Hyde Park, spring
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Moving Pictures
Unidentified Photographer, Evacuation of the Louvre Art Treasury – The “Raft of the Medusa” of Gericault evacuated from the Louvre in a truck that usually carries stage scenery, 1939 Weegee, [Gallo, 15 Downing St.]. ca. 1956 Weegee, [Reliable Thrift Shop], … Continue reading
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Tagged Henri Cartier Bresson, Louvre, paintings, Raft of Medusa, unidentified photographer, Weegee
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Considering the Frameworks
Graciela Iturbide, Serafina, 1987 Lorna Simpson, Partitions & Time, 1991 Carrie Mae Weems, Mirror, Mirror, 1987
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Tagged Carrie Mae Weems, Graciela Iturbide, Lorna Simpson, women
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Happy Pi Day!
Today is the 14th of March, alternatively March 14 or even 3/14. Not unnaturally, today is also Pi Day. Celebrated by mathematicians all over the world in honor of the number Pi (or π), the ratio of a circle’s circumference … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Einstein, Ernst Haas, Hansel Mieth, Lucien Aigner, Pi Day, Roman Vishniac
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A Swelling Roar Up Above
Robert Doisneau, Les Helicopteres, 1972 Graciela Iturbide, The Cemetery, 1988
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Tagged birds, Cemetery, Graciela Iturbide, helicopter, Robert Doisneau, statue, The Three Graces
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Bike Week
Bike Week (March 9-18), a celebration of bikers and their bikes since 1937, begins today in Daytona Beach, Florida. Since the creation of the motorcycle, many photographers have captured the personalities of these machines, their owners, and their families. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike Week, bikers, Danny Lyon, Indian Chief motorcycle, Mary Ellen Mark
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Happy Purim!
HAPPY PURIM! Roman Vishniac, Surprise Lake Camp, Cold Spring, New York, late 1940s ©Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography Surprise Lake Camp was established in 1902 by the Educational Alliance to serve the underprivileged residents of New York … Continue reading
Doris Ulmann – A History Lesson
Doris Ulmann, [Child, South Carolina], ca. 1929-32 A little girl between seven and ten years old takes a step towards the viewer. Her splayed hands suggest she’s unsure of her footing, her feet positioned as if walking a plank or … Continue reading
