Monthly Archives: February 2014

Fold

Posted on February 27, 2014 by fansinaflashbulb

Richard Avedon, [Hand and arm in long sleeved blouse in front of black hair], ca. 1968 (2151.2005) Lou Bernstein, Kathie, N.Y. Aquarium, 1977 (94.1992) Lala Deen Dayal, General View of City and Lake, Udaipur, ca. 1880s (125.1980) Martin Munkacsi, [Woman … Continue reading →

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Soichi Kiyooka’s Nikko, Tochigi

Posted on February 25, 2014 by fansinaflashbulb

Soichi Kiyooka, Nikko, Tochigi, January 1971 (19.1994) The photograph was taken at Nikko, Tochigi, a Japanese tourist town. In the photograph we see what could be called an iceberg, or maybe it is just a rock in the water that … Continue reading →

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Sheng Qi

Posted on February 21, 2014 by fansinaflashbulb

Sheng Qi, Memories (Mother), 2000 (9.2004) The photograph is part of Hand series (2005) by Chinese photographer Sheng Qi. In 1989, in protest of the massacre at Tiananmen Square, he cut off his left pinkie finger, which he buried it … Continue reading →

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Road Trip

Posted on February 18, 2014 by fansinaflashbulb

Stephen Shore, Presidio, Texas, February 21, 1975 (2007.30.2) Lewis Baltz, Park City, interior, I, 1979 (863.1986) William Christenberry, The Bar-B-Q Inn, Greensboro, Alabama, 1977 (2010.23.2) William Eggleston, Memphis, ca. 1972 (226.2003) Lee Friedlander, Kansas City, 1965 (644.1984) The road trip … Continue reading →

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Presidents’ Day

Posted on February 17, 2014 by megcatalano

Unidentified Photographer, [John F. Kennedy taking presidential oath of office under Earl Warren, Washington, DC], January 20, 1961 (2012.95.14) As the month of February marches on and continues to pile on the snow, many of us look forward to Presidents’ … Continue reading →

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Leaders in the American Civil Rights Movement: SCLC

Posted on February 14, 2014 by rweisman

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s advocacy and implementation of boycotts and non-violent protests characterized the American civil rights movement. Having played a significant role in the organization of the March on Washington, the Selma Voting Rights Campaign and the March … Continue reading →

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Love Is in the Air

Posted on February 14, 2014 by erinbarnett

Dyke Action Machine, Gosh, We Always Knew Lesbian Families Rule, 1992 (1193.2000) John Loengard, Florette and Jacques-Henri Lartigue, 1981 (189.1987) Bill Wood, 50th Anniversary, 1956 (2010.14.183) Unidentified Photographer, [Groom and Bride], ca. 1920s (736.1990) Alfred Eisenstaedt, Lunch hour at river … Continue reading →

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Shirley Temple Black, 1928-2014

Posted on February 11, 2014 by erinbarnett

Unidentified Photographer, [Shirley Temple dancing with Bill Robinson in the film The Littlest Rebel], 1935 (1162.2005)

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A Woman’s World

Posted on February 6, 2014 by fansinaflashbulb

Mickalene Thomas, Lovely Six Foota, 2007 (2009.33.1) This selection of works by three contemporary American female photographers Lorna Simpson, Carrie Mae Weems, and Mickalene Thomas respond to images of African American women. Seen through the lenses of their cameras, they … Continue reading →

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Young Football Players

Posted on February 2, 2014 by erinbarnett

Martha McMillan Roberts, Football Game, Mississippi, 1947 (188.1983)

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