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Tag Archives: portrait
EYE-opening work of Bill Brandt
A current exhibition at MoMA, Bill Brandt: Shadow and Light, highlights the extensive career of this British photographer. Brandt was known for his ever-changing modernist and abstract styles. In the beginning of his career, he assisted Man Ray, whose Surrealist … Continue reading
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Tagged Avebury, Bill Brandt, London Underground, Maria von Matthiessen, nude, portrait, sheep, World War II
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I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Unidentified Photographer, I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance. Sojourner Truth, 1864 (182.2003) Unidentified Photographer, I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance. Sojourner Truth, 1864 (2007.113.1) Noel B. Baker, I sell the Shadow to Support the Substance. Sojourner Truth, 1864 … Continue reading
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Tagged carte de visite, knitting, Noel B. Baker, portrait, Sojourner Truth, unidentified photographer
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Awesome Rare Palestinian Vernacular Discovery!
Chalil Raad, [Unidentified Woman], ca. 1900 (2012.34.27) Recently we received as a donation a fabulous album of early twentieth-century vernacular photography: it is a randomly assembled collection of Jewish-related portraits, mostly from Lower East Side Jewish portrait studios, by photographers … Continue reading
Old-School Manipulated Photographs
Unidentified Photographer, [Man shaking his own hand at Jack's Saloon], 1930-50 Unidentified Photographer, [Decapitated Man with Head on a Platter], ca. 1865 (2008.81.15) Yves Klein and Harry Shunk (photographer), Dimanche, November 27, 1960 Weegee, “I Dreamt I Lost My Maiden … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Shunk, newspaper, portrait, postcard, tintype, trick photography, unidentified photographer, Weegee, Yves Klein
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Gary Schneider, Our Unique Identity
Gary Schneider, Genetic Self-Portrait, 1997 (802.2000.1) “In genetic terms only one percent of you is you. This small fraction of you DNA contains all the necessary genetic information to define for shape; size; eye; hair; and skin color; and every … Continue reading
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Tagged Gary Schneider, genetics, portrait, self portrait
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Say Cheese!
Alexander Liberman, [Robert Rauschenberg in his studio], ca. 1960 Before the invention of the camera, portraiture was limited to the wealthier classes. In large part formulaic, portraits tended to be idealized, and contained signifiers that pointed toward the sitter’s wealth and … Continue reading
