Tag Archives: 1943

Ruth Bernhard: A connection with everything.

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Christopher George

Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006), Teapot, 1976 (370.1982) Ruth Bernhard at ICP, September 27, 1979. “Now, this teapot was run over by a truck in Chinatown…” Ruth Bernhard at ICP, October 17, 1981. “…it’s a teapot that was crushed by a truck…” … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Christopher George

New Year’s Celebration VU, December 28, 1932 (2009.61.34) Bonne Année! Noël… Jour de l’an… la semaine des main tendues… des vœux… des étrennes… des cadeaux… Tous vous la souhaitent bonne et heuresuse. Photo Universal MERRY CHRISTMAS! HAPPY NEW YEAR! Weegee, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1932, 1943, 1951, 1970, 1978, Dan Weiner, Leon Levinstein, Manhattan, New Year, New Year's, New Year's Eve, New York, New York City, Times Square, Tod Papageorge, Vu, Weegee | Leave a comment

“The Statue of Liberty: A Guiding Light in a Dark World”

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Christopher George

Picture Post, The United States: The Statue of Liberty: A guiding light in a dark world, 1940 (2007.80.2) Unidentified Photographer, [Unidentified group with Statue of Liberty], ca. 1886 (2008.81.13) Andreas Feininger, [Statue of Liberty at night], January 1943 (2011.78.10) Berenice … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1937, 1938, 1940, 1943, Andreas Feininger, Berenice Abbott, Emma Lazarus, Martin Munkacsi, Munkácsi Martin, New York, Picture Post, Statue of Liberty, tintype, Weegee | Leave a comment

Water is Life: World Water Day

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Christopher George

Martin Munkacsi, [Man inspecting water container, Rio de Janeiro], ca. 1932 (2007.110.556) Margaret Bourke-White, [Editor Wilbur Cogshall of the Louisville Courier-Journal at his desk drinking boiled water from bottle while reporting on severe flooding], 1937 (1649.2005) George Rodger, Searching for … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1937, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1961, Brazil, Burma, George Rodger, Gordon Parks, Henri Cartier Bresson, Italy, Margaret Bourke-White, Martin Munkacsi, Myanmar, Naples, Pakistan, Rangoon, Water, Water is Life, Yangon | Leave a comment

Wartime in New York: Weegee’s Signs of War 2

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Christopher George

PM, January 18, 1943, Vol. III, No. 184, p. 7 Wartime New York: Our Little Businessmen Bounced Around by War Signs of the times reproduced below. All were photographed this weekend in New York. The closings and removals had a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1943, Manhattan, New York, New York City, PM, Weegee, Weegee Wednesday, World War II, World War Two, WWII | Leave a comment

Wartime in New York: Weegee’s Signs of War

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Christopher George

Weegee, [Signs on car windshield, New York], January 11, 1943 (15314.1993) Somebody had a leak in the mechanical refrigerator, so-o-o… Weegee, [Sign on car windshield, New York], January 11, 1943 (15316.1993) Coast Guard keeps sign on reverse side of adjustable … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1943, Manhattan, New York, New York City, onthisdayinhistory, PM, sign, Weegee, World War II, World War Two, WWII | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1943, 1945, 1951, 1970, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Dan Weiner, fire, Leon Levinstein, New Year, New Year's Eve, Salvador Dali, Sammy's Bowery Follies, Sharon Avery, Times Square, Weegee | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1943, cat, cats, Manhattan, New York, New York City, PM, The Critic, The Critic at 75, Weegee, Weegee Wednesday, Weegee's Cats | Leave a comment

Chess (1930s-1940s)

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Christopher George

Martin Munkacsi, [People playing chess], 1930s (2007.110.1722) Robert Capa, [Soldiers playing chess behind the Republican lines, Madrid], November – December 1936 (2622.1992) Margaret Bourke-White, Foreign refugees living in old factories in Strašnice – part of Prague, 1938 (1659.2005) Weegee, [Imperial … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1943, 1947, chess, Czech Republic, Greenwich Village, Madrid, Manhattan, Martin Munkacsi, Moscow, New York City, North Africa, Prague, Robert Capa, Russia, Spanish Civil War, Strašnice, Weegee | Leave a comment

“The Critic” @ 75

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Christopher George

Weegee, “The Critic,” November 22, 1943 (Weegee negative 1) 75 Years ago today, November 22, 1943, Weegee made the photograph known as “The Critic.” In preparation for this day, we’ve looked at Weegee’s published work for the proceeding month. Throughout … Continue reading →

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