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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Weegee’s London
Billions of eyes will be glued to coverage of the 2012 London Olympics during the upcoming weeks, but are unlikely to see anything like these warped images of the city taken by Weegee in the early 1960s: Weegee, London, ca. 1960 … Continue reading
Robert Adams
Robert Adams, On Humbug Mountain, Clatsop County, Oregon, from Turning Back: A Photographic Journey, 1999-2003 This ambitious series of 164 photographs was inspired by the bicentennial celebration of Lewis and Clark’s historic expedition through the Northwest Territory. Between 1999 and … Continue reading
Florence and the Machine
Florence Henri, Self-portrait, 1938 Florence Henri’s manipulation of mirrors, prisms, and reflective objects to frame, isolate, double, and otherwise interact with her subjects–one of the most distinctive and adventurous features of her photographic work–often confounds viewers’ ability to distinguish between … Continue reading
Robert Capa’s Tour de France
Robert Capa, [Tour de France], July 1939 Robert Capa, [Tour de France], July 1939 Robert Capa, [Tour de France], July 1939 Robert Capa, [Tour de France], July 1939 As the 2012 Tour de France is coming to an end, we … Continue reading
Rediscovering Disfarmer
Mike Disfarmer, [Unidentified Woman and Man in front of Cabin], 1930s Mike Disfarmer, Arthur, Doreney, Artisee, Patsy, Oneda, Darlen, ca. 1940s Mike Disfarmer, Eva Dean, Betty Jo, ca. 1940 Mike Disfarmer, [Unidentified Woman and Three Children], ca. 1935 Mike Disfarmer, … Continue reading
The Carousel
Florence Henri, Cygne, 1928 Brett Weston, Carousel Horse, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, 1937 Weegee, [Injured sailor riding rooster carousel], ca. 1945 Henry Ries, Germany’s future swings in front of Germany’s past, 1946
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Tagged Brett Weston, carousel, Florence Henri, Henry Ries, Weegee
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Timeless (Cheap Imitation)
Weegee, It’s six o’clock in the morning on the electric clock on top of the Consolidated Edison Company building on Fourteenth Street… I think they have the clock up there to remind the customers to pay their bills, ca. 1945 … Continue reading
Cristina García Rodero
Cristina García Rodero, “El colacho” Castrillo de Murcia, Spain, 1975 Cristina García Rodero, “La Tabua,” Zarza de Montanchez, Spain, 1985 Cristina García Rodero, The Trinity, Lumbier, Spain, 1980 Cristina García Rodero, The Confession, Saavedra, Spain, 1980 Cristina García Rodero, The … Continue reading
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Tagged Cristina Garcia Rodero, Magnum agency, photojournalism, Spain
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Coney Island
Bruce Davidson, Gang on the Boardwalk at Coney Island, 1959 Garry Winogrand, Coney Island, 1959 Lou Bernstein, Coney Island, 1965 Leon Levinstein, Coney Island, 1966 Madoka Takagi, Coney Island, 1990 For decades, New Yorkers (and photographers) have enjoyed the pleasures … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, boardwalk, Bruce Davidson, Coney Island, Garry Winogrand, Leon Levinstein, Lou Bernstein, Madoka Takagi
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Happy Fourth of July!
Throughout the 1940s, American Jewish social service organizations provided assistance to recent immigrants. Some, including New York’s Educational Alliance, incorporated flag-waving exercises as a component of their Americanization and education efforts. Roman Vishniac, [Boy holding American flag, New York], 1940s © Mara Vishniac … Continue reading
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