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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Working to Break up the Break: Celebrate International Coffee Day!
Bill Owens, I used to be a chef and my partner was a garbage foreman, 1974 (2389.2005) Carl Mydans [French tank brigade near Verdun, France], June 1940 (181.2005) Carl Mydans [Sand hogs, Midtown Tunnel breakroom, New York], 1939 (189.2005) Russell … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Owens, Break, Carl Mydans, International Coffee Day, labor, Russell Lee, Weegee, Work
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The Art of Spontaneity
For sixty years, documentary photographer George S. Zimbel (b. 1929) has been fascinated with capturing spontaneous moments. “Unique among the visual arts,” he writes, “is the ability of a photographer to incorporate spontaneous action into a still work.” His favorite … Continue reading
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Tagged George S. Zimbel, Marilyn Monroe, New York City, street photography
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Congratulations to Carrie Mae Weems!
Carrie Mae Weems, Mirror, Mirror, from the Ain’t Jokin’ series, 1987 (62.2001) Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled, from The Kitchen Table Series, 1990 (63.2001.1) Carrie Mae Weems, You Became a Scientific Profile from the From Here I Saw What Happened And … Continue reading
W. Eugene Smith’s Germ-Free Animals
W. Eugene Smith, [Man in protective helmet and rubber gloves holding mouse, Laboratories of Bacteriology at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana], 1949 (1519.2005) The American photojournalist William Eugene Smith (1918-1978) is, amid other things, known for his major photo-essays … Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, Laboratory, Life Magazine, Photo-essay, Science, W. Eugene Smith
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“I am glad that you are with me on the full moon night. I want to whisper to you that Happy Mid-Autumn Day my dearest.”
Unidentified Photographer, [Advertisement for mooncakes for Autumn Moon Festival featuring Apollo 11 astronauts, Hong Kong], September 1969 (2012.99.14) A Chinese celebration dating back to the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BCE), the Mid-Autumn Festival is second only to the Spring Festival, which … Continue reading
Vitaly Butyrin’s Poetic Photomontages
Vitaly Butyrin, Legend, 1976 (1096.1986) The Lithuanian photographer Vitaly Butyrin (b. 1947) is considered one of the world’s leading science-fiction photographers. His works are graphic transformations of reality with montage. He creates a composite photograph by cutting—frequently joining ten or … Continue reading
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Tagged collage, fantasy, graphics, Lithuanian, montage, photomontage, Vitaly Butyrin
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Happy Birthday, Lucien Aigner!
Born in Hungary on September 14, Lucien Aigner (1901-1999) was a pioneer of photojournalism, and his works have been the focus of two ICP exhibitions. Best known for his coverage of pre-World War II Europe, including political events, personalities, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Einstein, Lucien Aigner, photojournalism, Winston Churchill
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September 11
Steven Siegel, Oz #2, 1975 (2006.30.43) Browse ICP’s complete September 11 Archive here. See a selection of Jeff Mermelstein‘s powerful September 11 images here.
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Tagged New York City, September 11 Archive, Steven Siegel
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Wash Your Hands!
Margaret Bourke‑White, [Nurse Clara Stull prepares typhoid inoculation for flood victims at refugee aid station at Hikes Grade School, Louisville], 1937 (1648.2005) W. Eugene Smith, [Nurse‑midwife Maude Callen giving inoculation to little boy], 1951 (993.2005) John Vachon, Irwinville Farms, Georgia. … Continue reading
Robert Doisneau’s Pictures of Women
Perhaps best known for his iconic Parisian image The Kiss by the Town Hall, Robert Doisneau left a photographic legacy filled with warm, humorous, and poetic black-and-white impressions of everyday life in the French capital. The Doisneau photographs in the … Continue reading
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