Tag Archives: Weegee

Hit the Sack?

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Or at least try to hit the balcony… Weegee, [Tenement sleeping during heat spell, Lower East Side, New York], May 23, 1941 (139.1982) Some people hit the place where they work. Weegee, [Man sleeping on shoe shine stand], ca. 1950 … Continue reading →

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Up with the Larks!

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

International Dawn Chorus Day – May 5, 2013 Richard Tepe, Aquatic Warble Near Her Nest with Young, June 25, 1935 International Dawn Chorus Day is held annually on the first Sunday in May, and aims to encourage the public to … Continue reading →

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Propaganda

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Propaganda can serve multiple means. It can help advance a progressive cause, it can challenge our own beliefs and assumptions or reinforce stereotypes. Photography is a very malleable tool, which, often combined with words, can serve such aims effectively. Barbara … Continue reading →

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April Fools’ Day

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

 The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year. –Mark Twain Aaron Siskind, Martha’s Vineyard, 1939 (894.2000) April Fools’ Day is celebrated as a prank day in many countries. In Italy, … Continue reading →

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It Moves!

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

I have been immersed in Muybridge lately, thinking about the ways that motion is the “elephant in the room” when it comes to a lot of still photography. Its persistent taunt to the frozen image presents a tension that I … Continue reading →

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To Each Her Own Trophy

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

Weegee, Grace Kelly, ca. 1954 (10226.1993) In 1954 Grace Kelly won an Academy Award for her performance in The Country Girl. Last night, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Award bestowed its statuettes for excellence of cinematic achievement, … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

Toni Frissell, [Lady Churchill kissing granddaughter Emma on Queen Elizabeth II's coronation day], June 2, 1953 (14.1979) Vu, “Tommy quitte la Rhénanie,” September 18, 1929 (2009.52.62) Danny Lyon, Corky and Funny Sonny, Chicago, 1966 (2010.3.15) Weegee, [Kissing at the drug … Continue reading →

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Happy Year of the Snake

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

Wu Yinxian, Night of Festival, China, 1984 (236.1988) China Pictorial, 1975 (346.2005) Weegee, Chinatown–Fire Cracker Going Off (14538.1993) February 10 will mark one of the biggest holidays on the Chinese calendar, the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival. We will … Continue reading →

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Children’s Games

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

Melissa Ann Pinney, Chalk Games, Evanston, 2001 (2012.77.4) Helen Levitt, New York, 1972 (313.1984) Melissa Ann Pinney, Team Evanston, 2006 (T.L.2011.75) Gillian Laub, Noam in her yard with some neighbors, Tel Aviv, 2002 (2009.75.1) Weegee, [Women with children making silly … Continue reading →

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Happy Centennial, Grand Central!

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

Grand Central Station, despite all the opposition it received from its owner, The Penn Central Railroad, is and will remain a landmark in New York. Larry Silver, Grand Central Station, New York, 1952 (50.1984) Beautifully conceived by William J. Wilgus … Continue reading →

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