Tag Archives: 1948

Carlotta Corpron: Solarized Calla Lilies and Rae Ann with Amaryllis

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Christopher George

Carlotta Corpron (1901-1987), Solarized Calla Lilies, 1948 (printed 1978) (59.1982) Carlotta Corpron (1901-1987), Rae Ann with Amaryllis, 1945 (printed 1978) (64.1982) Margaretta K. Mitchell, Carlotta M. Corpron, 1978 (29.1983) Carlotta M. Corpron (1901-1987). The ultramodern Dallas-Fort Worth Airport is an … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1945, 1948, Carlotta Corpron, Margaretta Mitchell, Recollections, spring, Women's History Month | 1 Comment

Ruth Bernhard: “How I became a photographer…”

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Christopher George

Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006), Doorknob, 1970 (367.1982) Ruth Bernhard at ICP, September 27, 1979. Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006), Apple tree, 1970 (366.1982) Ruth Bernhard at ICP, September 27, 1979. Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006), Burnt tree, 1948 (760.1984) Ruth Bernhard at ICP, October 17, … Continue reading →

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“Leap into the Void”

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Christopher George

Bernie Aumuller (ca. 1920-1971), [Catherine Serrani, 8, celebrating her second birthday on February 29, 40-14 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City], February 29, 1948 (2013.115.243) Birthday: Catherine Serrani, 8, 40-14 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City, blows out the candles on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1929, 1946, 1948, 1960, Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung, birthday, Central Park, Germany, Harry Shunk, Leap year, New York, PM, Yves Klein | Leave a comment

“I love you as I never did before.”

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Christopher George

Lucien Aigner (1901-1999), At the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, ca. 1934 (338.1982) Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995), [Wartime Farewells, Pennsylvania Station, New York], 1944 (1448.2005) Sailor Fred McDow passionately kissing his girlfriend Ethel Huseland goodbye, as a friend stands by watching uncomfortably, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1948, Alfred Eisenstaedt, John Albert, Leon Levinstein, Lucien Aigner, Luxembourg Gardens, Manhattan, New York, New York City, Paris, Pennsylvania Station, Valentine's Day, Weegee | 1 Comment

“And Tomorrow?” – World Press Freedom Day 2019

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Christopher George

Regards, Photo by Gerda Taro, “Guernica! Almeria! Et Demain?”, June 10, 1937 (2007.82.10) Chim (David Seymour), [Crowd listening to a speech by Socialist Pietro Nenni, Basilica di Massenzio, Rome], March 11, 1948 (2011.31.1) Paul Schutzer, [Crowd at mall in front … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1937, 1948, 1963, 1980, 2005, 2008, Catherine Leroy, Chim, China, David Seymour, Gerda Taro, Iran, Italy, Kai Wiedenhöfer, Lu Guang, Paul Schutzer, Regards, Rome, Vietnam, Washington D.C., World Press Freedom Day | Leave a comment

Shoes

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Christopher George

Edward Steichen, [Shoes], 1930 (698.2000) Chim (David Seymour), [Pile of worn shoes for repair, Vienna], 1948 (BS1836) A. B. Bell, [Shoe advertisement for Bell’s Shoe Store], 1973 (DA.3A8.991) Andy Warhol, Shoes, 1980 (2014.6.3) Andy Warhol, Shoes, 1980 (2008.58.94) Chris Collins, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1930, 1948, 1980, 1990, A. B. Bell Photograph Service, Andy Warhol, Chim, Chim (David Seymour), Chris Collins, David Seymour, Edward Steichen, mouse, Polaroid, shoe, shoes, Vienna | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1941, 1948, 1956, 1989, 1990, Berenice Abbott, Georgia O’Keeffe, Helen Keller, Jessye Norman, portrait, Weegee, Winston Churchill, Yousuf Karsh | Leave a comment

Clemens Kalischer (1921-2018)

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Christopher George

Clemens Kalischer, [Male arrives from Europe at New York pier, greeted by woman], 1948 (2011.31.2) In 1947 and 1948, still in his 20s, Mr. Kalischer managed to embed himself with refugees uprooted by World War II as they arrived in … Continue reading →

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Fathers and children… mostly at Coney Island

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Christopher George

Lou Bernstein, Father and child, Coney Island, 1943 (84.1992) Harold Feinstein, Father and daughter on beach, Coney Island, 1950 (568.1982) Sidney Kerner, Father and son, Coney Island, 1937 (150.2003) Harold Feinstein, Boy on father’s shoulders, Coney Island, 1948 (556.1982) Dennis … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1948, 1950, Coney Island, Dallas, Dennis Stock, father's day, Harold Feinstein, Lou Bernstein, New York, New York City, Sidney Kerner, Texas, tintype, unidentified photographer | Leave a comment

May Day, 2018

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Christopher George

Boris Ignatovitch, May Day in Moscow, May 1, 1927 (329.1986) Robert Capa, [Young girls and boys parading in the streets on May Day, Paris], May 1, 1936-37 (322.1992) Robert Capa, [Spectators at a May Day celebration, Paris], May 1, 1937 … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1927, 1937, 1948, 1952, 1961, Boris Ignatovitch, Cuba, Dan Weiner, Dia del Trabajo, Ernst Haas, Havana, labor day, Lezcano, May Day, Moscow, Robert Capa | Leave a comment