Monthly Archives: April 2017

“Peace Now!”

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Christopher George

Joe Brainard (1942-1994), [Peace Now!], 1971 (832.2002) Herbert Perr, [Who Is Going to Believe Hypocritical Fairytales?], 1970-71, mixed media prototype for a poster that was never produced, (879.2002) Who is going to believe hypocritical fairytales When, behind a facade of … Continue reading →

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“The trees are exquisite in Japan”

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Christopher George

Werner Bischof (1916-1954), [The Silver Pavilion, Kyoto], 1952 (925.1974) Werner Bischof (1916-1954), [Shinto priests in courtyard of Meiji Shrine, Tokyo], 1951 (876.1974) Werner Bischof (1916-1954), [“Magic flowers” on the Ginza, Tokyo], 1951 (915.1974) Werner Bischof (1916-1954), [World War Two veteran, … Continue reading →

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La Colonne brulée de Constantin

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Christopher George

Pascal J. Sébah (1823–1886), La Colonne brulée de Constantin, ca. 1880 (676.2002) The Column of Constantine was built in 328 by Emperor Constantine. Standing over 100 feet tall, it was initially topped with a statue of a standing Apollo with … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima, 1945

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, [View of burned-over area with Hiroshima Kirin Beer Hall at far right], October 16, 1945 (2006.1.23) Unidentified Photographer, [Burned-over landscape, looking east from Grid 6H], October 31, 1945 (2006.1.18) Unidentified Photographer, [Burned-over landscape, looking northwest from Grid 5I, … Continue reading →

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Submerged Portraits

Posted on April 22, 2017 by claartjevandijk

Gideon Mendel, Graham and Kieran Leith, Toll Bar village near Doncaster, United Kingdom, June 2007 (2013.87.1) Gideon Mendel, Dalami, at a flooded goat farm and butchery, Ahoada, Rivers State, Nigeria, November 2012 (2013.87.2) Gideon Mendel, Anchalee Koyamaholds, Taweewattana district, Bangkok, … Continue reading →

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A Century of Photography: 1889

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Christopher George

Jacob Riis (1849-1914), Another Baxter St. Alley, 1888 or 1889, (267.1982) Jacob Riis (1849-1914), Dockrats hunted by police, New York, ca. 1889 (246.1982) James Walker, Lake Geneva, near Geneva, Switzerland, ca. 1889 (455.2000) Unidentified Photographer, [Rev. M. Shrugler baptizing Mr. … Continue reading →

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[Man holding paintbrush and standing against a landscape backdrop]

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, [Man holding paintbrush and standing against a landscape backdrop], 1860-1900 (2014.77.12) Unidentified Photographer, [Man holding paintbrush and standing against a landscape backdrop], 1860-1900 (2014.77.12, verso)

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A Century of Photography: 1888

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Christopher George

James Walker, Vistors at the Museum, ca. 1888 (476.2000) Jacob Riis (1849-1914), Bandits’ Roost, 1888, (235.1982) Jacob Riis (1849-1914), Baxter St. Alley, 1888 (266.1982) Jacob Riis (1849-1914), Mullen’s Alley, 1888 (204.1982) Unidentified Photographer, [Unidentified Woman], ca. 1888 (2012.111.60) Frank Wendt … Continue reading →

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Recent Acquisition: Donald Unrau’s “War Story”

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Christopher George

Donald Unrau, “War Story,” 2014 (2016.10) Donald Unrau’s “War Story” is a portfolio comprised of twenty portraits of American Vietnam Veterans. Under each image is a handwritten text, written by the subject of the portrait. The texts were written before … Continue reading →

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Always Thinking of You

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, [Unidentified Woman], ca. 1930 (1251.1990) Unidentified Photographer, [Unidentified Woman], ca. 1930 (1239.1990)

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