Tag Archives: 1950

“Love Your Pet Day”

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, [Woman sitting in garden with dog], 1940s (2014.68.1) Martin Munkacsi (1898-1963), [Daisy and Violet Hilton in dressing room, Birmingham], 1932 (2007.110.40) Robert Capa (1913-1954), [Truman Capote holding a pet dog, Italy], 1953 (3342.1992) Lisette Model (1901-1983), Promenade des … Continue reading →

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Photogenic

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Christopher George

Lotte Jacobi, Photogenic, “silverlining,” 1950 (50.1986) “I take a piece of photo-sensitive paper and draw on it…” Lotte Jacobi and Margaretta K. Mitchell, 1979. Between 1946 and 1955 Lotte Jacobi made a series, “Photogenics,” of photograms. Lotte Jacobi spoke with … Continue reading →

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“A Gentleman of Venice”

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Christopher George

A Gentleman of Venice There are a thousand pigeons on the Piazza San Marco. One is called Arturo. “I was introduced to Arturo,” says cameraman DAVID SEYMOUR, “by a white-haired woman who sells corn for the pigeons. She was telling … Continue reading →

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Dog Show (pretty happy)

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Christopher George

Lisette Model, The Dog Show, New York, 1950 (37.1993) Lisette Model, The Dog Show, New York, 1950 (61.1993) Lisette Model, The Dog Show, New York, 1950 (65.1993) John Albert, [Unidentified Bulldog standing and licking its nose, New York], 1944 (2013.115.40) … 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 →

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David Douglas Duncan (1916-2018)

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Christopher George

David Douglas Duncan, Through the mountains: Allied evacuation of Hungnam, Korea, 1950 (1984.2005) David Douglas Duncan, Some of the Marines on the march down the alley, plodding along with sleeping bags wrapped around them in an attempt to get a … Continue reading →

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Year of the Dog (10)

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Christopher George

Ferenc Berko, Dog-in-Snow series, 1949 (582.1993) Lisette Model, The Dog Show, 1950 (65.1993) Unidentified Photographer, [Dog], 1973 (DA.SA8.414) Arthur Leipzig, Frisky, 1950 (2016.22.8) John Albert, [Bulldog standing and licking its nose], 1944 (2013.115.40) Andy Warhol, Dog, 1982 (2008.58.138) Barbara Alper, … Continue reading →

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Year of the Dog (3)

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Christopher George

Lisette Model, The Dog Show, 1950 (37.1993) Lisette Model, The Dog Show, 1950 (61.1993) Jane Evelyn Atwood, [Dog in window], ca. 1981 (1981.1061) Alfred Gescheidt, Bird-Dog, 1964 (379.1984) Alfred Gescheidt, [Dog bride], 1973 (387.1984) Bill Wood, [Dachshund], 1950s (2010.14.5) Happy … Continue reading →

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In honor of the 125th anniversary of the death of P. T. Barnum

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Christopher George

Frank Wendt (1858 after-1930), Capt. Geo. Auger, Welsh Giant, 1905 (2011.42.5) Printed on verso: Capt. Geo. Auger, Welsh Giant. Born in Cardiff, Wales; 22 years of age; weighs 350 lbs.; 7 ft., 8 inches in height. Tallest man on earth. … Continue reading →

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