Monthly Archives: December 2018

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Christopher George

VU, “Nous Vous La Souhaitons Bonne et Heureuse,” [“We Wish You Happy and Happy”], January 1, 1930, (2009.52.75) Weegee, [Shorty, the Bowery Cherub, New Year’s Eve at Sammy’s Bar, New York], January 1, 1943, (2017.1993) Weegee, “Tavern of ground floor … Continue reading →

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“The Children’s Hour”

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Christopher George

Weegee, [Children watching movie, New York], ca. 1945 (wn.398) Weegee, [Children watching movie, New York], ca. 1945 (wn.404) Weegee, [Children watching movie, New York], ca. 1945 (wn.421) Weegee, [Children watching movie, New York], ca. 1945 (wn.420) Weegee was one of … Continue reading →

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Christopher George

VU, photo by André Kertész, December 23, 1931, (2011.7.64) Weegee, Slumber-time in a mission… it’s Christmas, December 25, 1940 (1074.1993) Bill Wood, [Santa Claus waving from a boat], 1950s (2010.14.59) Malick Sidibé, Nuit de Noël, 1962 (22.2004) Carl De Keyzer, … Continue reading →

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Merry XMAS! (Photography Done Upstairs) And Happy New Year!

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Christopher George

Weegee, [Letter from Weegee in Paris to Wilma Wilcox in New York City], December 23, 1961 (2009.70.42) Ralph Steiner, [Merry X-Mas Card], 1963 (760.1986) Philippe Halsman, [Halsman’s Christmas Card], 1967 (283.1995) Robert Mapplethorpe, [Christmas Tree], 1987 (2010.23.10)

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Yousuf Karsh

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Christopher George

Yousuf Karsh, Berenice Abbott, August 24, 1989 (560.1989) Yousuf Karsh speaking at ICP on October 7, 1977. Yousuf Karsh, Jessye Norman, April 4, 1990 (1992.1330) Yousuf Karsh speaking at ICP on October 7, 1977. Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002) was born 110 … Continue reading →

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Winter Solstice

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Christopher George

Paul Caponigro, Stonehenge, 1978 (65.2001.1) Paul Caponigro, Stonehenge, 1978 (2006.57.1) Paul Caponigro, Stonehenge, 1978 (65.2001.4) Paul Caponigro, Stonehenge, 1978 (65.2001.12) Paul Caponigro, Stonehenge, 1978 (65.2001.9) Paul Caponigro, Stonehenge, 1978 (65.2001.2) Several photos of Stonehenge by Paul Caponigro to commemorate the … Continue reading →

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The Critic… Then the Cat!

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Christopher George

Weegee, [Tavern dismantled after bootleg liquor raid, New York], November 24, 1943 (13986.1993) Federal men took care of Walsh’s Bar and Grill, 213 Tenth Ave. after place was accused of taking bad care of its customers by selling bootleg liquor. … Continue reading →

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Gabriel Garcia Roman

Posted on December 15, 2018 by claartjevandijk

Gabriel Garcia Roman, Kia, 2016 (2017.42.2) Queer Icons is a series of portraits of individuals who, as defined by Gabriel Garcia Roman, identify as QTPoC –queer and trans people of color. Garcia Roman produces vibrant artworks of his close friends and acquaintances … Continue reading →

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Lu Guang is Missing in China

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Christopher George

Lu Guang, The sewage plant of the Fluorine Industrial Park discharges its untreated waste into the riverbed of the Yangtze River through a 1500 meter-long pipeline, Changshu City, Jiangsu Province, “Pollution in China,” June 11, 2009 (2012.14.3) Lu Guang, Massive … Continue reading →

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Helen Frankenthaler

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Christopher George

Alexander Liberman, Helen Frankenthaler in her studio at East 83rd Street and Third Avenue, New York, 1964 (133.1990) Alexander Liberman, Helen Frankenthaler and Barnett Newman, construction site of World’s Fair, New York, 1964 (146.1990) Alexander Liberman, Helen Frankthaler and David … Continue reading →

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