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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Faith in Chaos
Pep Bonet, Kinny Mattia tries to feel the morning light. “Milton Margai” is the only school for the blind in Sierra Leone. Approx. 85 children, 4 to 18 yrs old, study and live here. In 1998, when RUF-rebels attacked Freetown, … Continue reading
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Masks
Consuelo Kanaga, Wharton Esherick, 1940 (17.1982) Robert Capa, [Members of a Laurel and Hardy fan club in masks, Paris], 1937 (2421.1992) E. J. Bellocq, Storyville Portrait, New Orleans, ca. 1912 (printed ca. 1967)(34.2004) John Gutmann, In the Background: The Pimp, 1937 (971.2000) Inge … Continue reading
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Brion Gysin, Paris, 1987
Mellon Tytell, Brion Gysin, painter and novelist, who developed the “cut-up” technique with William Burroughs in the 1950s, Paris, 1987 (120.1994) Written on back of the print: “Towards the end of his life, his main objective was to get people … Continue reading
Recent Acquisition: Accidental Mystery
Unidentified Photographer, [Two unidentified girls, one eating watermelon, the other disrobing], ca. 1960 (2012.24.1) The rich history of snapshot photography has yet to be written. But when that text is transcribed it will finally be possible to understand the complex … Continue reading
L’Shana Tova
[Smiling children, Mukacevo], ca. 1935-38 © Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography [School boys winking and smiling, Mukacevo], ca. 1935-38 © Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography Hasidic country boy, Carpathian Ruthenia, ca. 1935-38 © Mara … Continue reading
Apartheid in South Africa
Margaret Bourke-White, [Man standing next to statue with chalked protest message outside city hall, Johannesburg], 1950 (1711.2005) Margaret Bourke-White, [Carpenter Phillip Mbhele wearing “We don’t want passes” tag speaking against the Afrikaner’s pass system that requires all native South Africans … Continue reading
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Tagged apartheid, Dan Weiner, Life Magazine, Margaret Bourke-White, Peter Magubane, South Africa
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Remembering September 11
David Rheingold, We Shall Overcome, September 22, 2001 (2006.30.582) Youngsam Yoon, [Poster board for people missing in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center], September 2001 (2006.30.579) Marisa Palmisano, [World Trade Center memorial in Union Square Park, New … Continue reading
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When September Comes…
At the end of summer, the small ones are looking forward to the start the school! Meeting friends, discovering new things, sometimes misbehaving, starting daily activities, and many more things are just around the corner! Classes are starting, but students … Continue reading
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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The Photographer’s Shadow
André Kertész, Self Portrait, Paris, 1927 (2011.78.17) Lee Friedlander, New York City, 1966 (673.1986) Robert Frank, Mary, Provincetown, 1958 (362.1984) Ilse Bing, Frankfort, 1930 (24.1991) Unidentified Photographer, [Two Unidentified Children], September 1942 (457.2005) Weegee, [Spring sunbathers, Coney Island, Brooklyn], March 23, … Continue reading
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