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Author Archives: carolinepartamian
Bike Week
Bike Week (March 9-18), a celebration of bikers and their bikes since 1937, begins today in Daytona Beach, Florida. Since the creation of the motorcycle, many photographers have captured the personalities of these machines, their owners, and their families. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike Week, bikers, Danny Lyon, Indian Chief motorcycle, Mary Ellen Mark
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A Look Back on the Salvadoran Civil War
Harry Mattison, Neighborhood known as “La Fosa” (The Grave), San Salvador, February 1980 Now nearly thirty years after the commencement of the Salvadoran Civil War and more than a year since the election of Mauricio Funes (the first member of … Continue reading
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Tagged El Salvador, Eli Reed, Harry Mattison, John Hoagland
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Depicting Translations of Realities and Surrealities
The use of sculpture in photography has been around for a while, as seen in the works of Hans Bellmer, Man Ray, Claude Cahun, and others. It is the instances that present undeniable human parallels that can be the most … Continue reading
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Tagged David Levinthal, Laurie Simmons, Life Magazine, Loomis Dean, nuclear bomb, WWII
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Revolt! Bite the Hand That Bleeds You
Forrest Myers, [Revolt! Bite the Hand That Bleeds You] , ca. 1970 The six Al-Jazeera reporters arrested last week during … Continue reading
Turning Heads and Claiming Grounds
Though not a household name like William Eggleston (born 1939), Pete Turner (born 1934) has also earned his place in Americana photography using dye transfer prints. A recent Eggleston exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) reminding me of … Continue reading
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Tagged color photography, Pete Turner, William Eggleston
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Fashion a la mode
This past weekend I visited the National Museum of the American Indian in Lower Manhattan. Some photographs of a project by Terrance Houle called Urban Indian Series are currently on view, as part of a larger exhibit, HIDE: Skin as … Continue reading
Recent Acquisitions: Miroslav Tichy
Perhaps one of the least understood photographers of the twentieth century, Miroslav Tichy is known for his voyeuristic depictions of his female subjects. ICP organized an exhibition and catalogue of his work and recently acquired two of his photographs, one … Continue reading
Masks: What Lies Underneath?
With Halloween lurking just around the corner, it’s never too soon to start planning your costume. Every year I’ve wanted to handcraft a scary mask, but never had the time or inspiration to do so. And then I find myself … Continue reading
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Tagged Halloween, Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Twilight Zone, Weegee
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Gum, an Agent to Share or Solitaire
I was watching this vintage Beech-Nut gum commercial from the 1950s that shows two men discovering a treasure chest of gum, and it reminds me how much gum is an agent of innovation, with new things to discover about it … Continue reading
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Tagged Cowin Collection, Gum, Lou Bernstein, T. W. Ingersoll, Weegee
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