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Author Archives: Francesca Teodori
MoMA: Past, Present, and Future
The Museum of Modern Art has had different stages of development, each characterized by an expansion. In 1939, after having already moved three times in ten years, the museum found its permanent location on West 53rd Street, where it remains … Continue reading
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Tagged Brett Weston, Garry Winogrand, Larry Fink, Museum of Modern Art
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Being a Photographer Is a State of Mind…
Weegee the Fifth Beetle, ca. 1967 (2210.1993) [Weegee taking a photograph], ca. 1940 (19819.1993) [Weegee with naked women on swings during the production of Shangri-La], ca. 1960 (20251.1993) Photographer Weegee Disguised as an Ice Cream Peddler in Theater, ca. 1943 (19825.1993) … Continue reading
Retro Polka Dots Are Back in a Big Way!
John Loengard, Florette and Jacques-Henri Lartigue, 1981 (189.1987) In fashion, polka dots are usually associated with a retro taste in fabric patterns and a classic style. This pattern has evolved from its appearance on Minnie Mouse’s dress and bow to … Continue reading
Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. – Mark Twain
Garry Winogrand, [Woman riding bicycle] from Women are Beautiful, 1975 (257.1984) Most bicyclists in New York City obey instinct far more than they obey the traffic laws, which is to say that they run red lights, go the wrong way … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, bike, Danny Lyon, Garry Winogrand, Helen M. Strummer, Robert Capa, Weegee
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Memorial Day
I’m not an American citizen and, even though there hasn’t been a war since World War II in my country, I know what war means. Although I’ve never be a soldier, I often ask myself how much a soldier should … Continue reading
Saturday, May 18 is International Museum Day
The International Council of Museums (ICOM) established International Museum Day (IMD) in 1977 to encourage public awareness of the role of museums in the development of society. Every year, International Museum Day has a theme in order to promote museum … Continue reading
Hit the Sack?
Or at least try to hit the balcony… Weegee, [Tenement sleeping during heat spell, Lower East Side, New York], May 23, 1941 (139.1982) Some people hit the place where they work. Weegee, [Man sleeping on shoe shine stand], ca. 1950 … Continue reading
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Tagged Cornell Capa, Hit the sack, Lisa Larsen, sleeping, Weegee
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About Cleaning
William Henry Fox Talbot published The Pencil of Nature in 1844. This book, the first photographically illustrated publication that was commercialized, contained twenty-four calotypes. A short text, describing the picture and its photographic process, accompanied each plate. The Open Door … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Wood, broom, cleaning, Danny Lyon, Laundromat, Lee Sievan, Nina Leen, sanitation workers, street maintenance
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International Mother Earth Day
“Nature is beyond all teaching.” Proverbs are defined as short expressions of popular wisdom. When in the past our survival was clearly related to nature, proverbs were a common and popular form to transmit nature’s knowledge. Therefore, I decided to … Continue reading
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Tagged Brett Weston, earth day, Edward Weston, International Mother Earth Day
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Harold Feinstein Inspires Us for National Garden Month
Harold Feinstein is a well-known photographer who was born in Coney Island in 1931 and lives in Brooklyn. New York City (and Coney Island in particular) has been the inspiration for his black-and-white street photography for over sixty years. In … Continue reading
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Tagged April, Flora, flowers, Harold Feinstein, National Garden Month, scanography, Sky Flowers
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