Monthly Archives: July 2013

Little Golden Hamburger Tree

Posted on July 30, 2013 by kaitlinvaughan

Jerry Uelsmann, Little Golden Hamburger Tree, 1970 (516.1994) Since the 1960s, Jerry Uelsmann has been combining multiple negatives in the darkroom to create surrealistic photographs. His photographs vary in content and subject matter, though a number of motifs can be … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the World, Prince George!

Posted on July 26, 2013 by lesleyannedrake

Prince George Alexander Louis, the son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, was born at 4:24 PM on July 22, 2013–and he’s already had his first photo op. In honor of the prince’s birth, here are a few images … Continue reading →

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Harold Feinstein’s Coney Island

Posted on July 25, 2013 by lesleyannedrake

Harold Feinstein, Children of Paradise/Coney Island, 1977 (624.1982) As the summer crowds flock to the beaches, Coney Island street photographer Harold Feinstein reminds us through his work that everyone enjoys fun in the sun.  In a 1995 interview, Feinstein said, … Continue reading →

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Vik Muniz’s Memory Rendering of 3-D Screening

Posted on July 23, 2013 by fansinaflashbulb

Vik Muniz, Memory Rendering of 3-D Screening, 1989/95 (155.1998.7) Vik Muniz didn’t start out wanting to be an artist or a photographer. He claims there are few photographs of him growing up in Brazil because his family did not believe … Continue reading →

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1939 Tour de France

Posted on July 21, 2013 by erinbarnett

Today marks the end of the 100th edition of the Tour de France, arguably the most famous bike race in the world. Much has changed. here are images captured by Robert Capa during the 1939 Tour, which was won by … Continue reading →

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Ed Kashi Challenges Stereotypes with “Aging in America”

Posted on July 19, 2013 by lesleyannedrake

Today is the kickoff of the National Senior Games, a biennial, nineteen-sport competition for men and women over the age of fifty.  Since its inception in 1987, the Games have attracted thousands of athletes from across the United States to … Continue reading →

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Looking Back at the Metropolitan Opera

Posted on July 16, 2013 by lesleyannedrake

Weegee, [Metropolitan Opera House distortion], ca. 1966 (12937.1993) July 16 is the start of the Metropolitan Opera’s Summer Recital Series. Founded in 1883, the Opera is now in its 129th season. In the 1940s, Weegee photographed the Metropolitan Opera, resulting in … Continue reading →

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The Family Portrait

Posted on July 11, 2013 by kaitlinvaughan

The family portrait has been a popular genre of photography since its very beginning. First captured in daguerreotypes, early family portraits required the subjects to sit posed and completely motionless in a studio for an uncomfortably long period of time. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Camelia by Consuelo Kanaga

Posted on July 9, 2013 by fansinaflashbulb

Consuelo Kanaga, The Camelia, 1927 (7.1982) This simple flower still life is of the camelia, which was designated as Alabama’s state flower in 1959. Consuelo Kanaga shows the white bloom having been cut with a single leaf and placed in … Continue reading →

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Independence Day

Posted on July 4, 2013 by erinbarnett

Henri Cartier-Bresson, New England, July 4, 1947 Independence Day. “This woman explained to me that the flagpole over her door was broken but ‘on such a day as this, one keeps one’s flag on one’s heart.’” I felt in her … Continue reading →

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