Monthly Archives: December 2014

“That’s Magic!”

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Christopher George

Martin Munkácsi, [Man demonstrating magic trick, Budapest], 1928 (2007.110.298) Martin Munkácsi, [Man demonstrating magic trick, Budapest], 1928 (2007.110.299) Tune in next week for a few more revealing photos in this macabre and magical series of glass plate negatives made by … Continue reading →

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“Blind Wizard of the Piano”

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Christopher George

W. L. Germon’s Temple of Art, [Thomas Wiggins], ca. 1865 (823.1990) “Academy of Music Phila[delphia] Dec 28th [18]65 Blind Tom played Yankee Doodle with his right hand – Fishers Hornpipe with his left. and sang Tramp, Tramp, all at the … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from the Archives of the International Center of Photography!

Posted on December 25, 2014 by claartjevandijk

Peter Garfield, Untitled (Christmas Tree), 1996-98 (17.2005) Malick Sidibé, Nuit de Noël, 1962 (22.2004) Bill Wood, “Greetings from our house to your house, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year.” Photo shoot for 25 Christmas cards.  Mr. and Mrs. Ray and Naymond … Continue reading →

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Bread – Baking

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Christopher George

George Rodger, Korongo Nuba women making bread from Dhoura meal in the granary (tukl) room of a Mesakin house, Kordofan, Sudan, 1949 (371.1989) Bill Owens, Baker with dough machine, 1974 (2393.2005) Leonard McCombe, Baking bread, a woman kneels by the … Continue reading →

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Flea and Dog Markets

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Christopher George

André Kertész, The Flea Market, Paris, 1929 (1.1978.d) Leonard Freed, [Man holding umbrella and painting, Waterlooplein Flea Market, Amsterdam, Netherlands.], 1958 (2014.56.23) Andy Warhol, Flea Market, New York, 1980s (2008.58.143) Martin Munkácsi, [Dog market, England], 1932 (2007.110.49) Martin Munkácsi, [Dog … Continue reading →

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Hanukkah 2014

Posted on December 16, 2014 by claartjevandijk

Roman Vishniac, [Children playing with building blocks during Hanukkah, probably Bronx House, Washington Avenue,The Bronx], early to mid-1940s, © Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography The Bronx House was established in 1911 to serve the large number of first-generation … Continue reading →

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1/2 x 12 x 12 4 12/12

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Christopher George

A. C. McIntyre, Jubilee Singers, ca. 1905 (488.1990) Fisk University opened in Nashville in 1866 as the first American university to offer a liberal arts education to “young men and women irrespective of color.” Five years later the school was … Continue reading →

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Miss Disfarmer

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Christopher George

Mike Disfarmer, Agnes, Alice, Bessie, Costilla, Ethel, Gracie, Jewell, Jodie, Lona, May, Marie, Nettie, Ora, Pauline, Thelma, Vivian , and Unidentified Women, ca. 1940s

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He Kills Me

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Christopher George

Donald Moffett, He Kills Me, 1987. Published by ACT UP New York (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) (1253.1990) As the AIDS epidemic spread, activists criticized the Reagan administration for ineffectively responding to the disease. In particular, they were concerned that … Continue reading →

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