Monthly Archives: July 2018

See the Sea

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, [Baby sitting in front of a seaside background], 1860-1920 (2014.77.31) Unidentified Photographer, [Woman and man posing in front of a painted backdrop], 1860-1920 (2017.77.70) Unidentified Photographer, [Woman and man posing in front of a painted backdrop], 1860-1920 (2014.77.77) … Continue reading →

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MD on the Normandie

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Christopher George

Martin Munkacsi, [Marlene Dietrich with luggage on the SS Normandie], 1936 (2007.110.1795) At 10:15 AM on July 16, 1936 Marlene Dietrich and her daughter Marie (11) and 1,648 other passengers departed New York for Southampton (England) and Le Havre (Normandy, … Continue reading →

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Nelson Mandela

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Christopher George

Jürgen Schadeberg, Nelson Mandela, Treason Trial, 1958 (2012.84.1) Jürgen Schadeberg, [ANC President JS Moroka, leader of the ANC Youth League, Nelson Mandela, and Yusuf Dadoo President of the South African Indian Congress, meeting outside Johannesburg Courtroom during the Defiance Campaign … Continue reading →

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“So It’s Raining Cats and Dogs in Rivington St.”

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Christopher George

Weegee, So It’s Raining Cats and Dogs in Rivington St., All in One Litter, July 18, 1940 (16762.1993) PM, July 18, 1940. p. 13, Vol. 1, No. 23 So It’s Raining Cats and Dogs in Rivington St., All in One … Continue reading →

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Berenice Abbott

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Christopher George

Barbara Morgan, Berenice Abbott with Cat, 1942 (543.1986) Lee Sievan, Portrait of Bernice Abbott, Woodstock, N.Y., 1951 (26.1986) Margaretta Mitchell, Berenice Abbott, 1977 (27.1983) Yousuf Karsh, Berenice Abbott, August 24, 1989 (560.1989) Four portraits of Berenice Abbott (1898-1991), born 120 … Continue reading →

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“Fêtes de la Nation Française”

Posted on July 14, 2018 by Christopher George

Voila, Fêtes de la Nation Française, July 18, 1936 (2007.71.17) Regards, photo by Chim, Henri Barbusse: le 14 Juillet de l’an dernier, July 9, 1936 (2010.51.1) Robert Capa, [Bastille Day parade float featuring the Soviet writer Maxim Gorky, who was … Continue reading →

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Remembrances of Exhibitions at the George Eastman Museum

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Christopher George

Édouard-Denis Baldus, [Exhibition poster for Acquisitions 1973-1980, George Eastman House, Rochester, New York], 1981 (2011.68.111) Julia Leicester, [Exhibition poster for Composite History: 1850-1935, George Eastman House, Rochester, New York], 1978-79 (2011.68.216) Félix Bonfils, [Exhibition poster for Remembrances of the Near … Continue reading →

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Frida Kahlo

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Christopher George

Martin Munkácsi, [Frida Kahlo, Mexico City], 1934 (2007.110.212) Imogen Cunningham, Frida Kahlo, 1931 (2010.22.1) A pair of portraits of Frida Kahlo, who was born in 1907, 111 years ago today.

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Americana Fantastica

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Christopher George

View: Americana Fantastica, January 4, 1943, (2006.53.1) To commemorate American Independence Day, we present several images and a GIF of this spectacular, sublime, surreal issue of View magazine, Americana Fantastica, with art by Joseph Cornell, Helen Levitt George Platt Lynes, … Continue reading →

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Independence Day

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, [Unidentified Girl with American Flag], ca. 1885 (2007.54.16) Louis Faurer, Silent Salesman, Philadelphia, ca. 1937 (2013.99.53) Michael O’Brien, For a portrait, Caesar LaMonica, an 80 year old songwriter and musician, proudly displayed the medals he’s recieved during his … Continue reading →

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