Tag Archives: 1963

“Night Club Man…”

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Christopher George

Bob Jackson, [Nightclub owner Jack Ruby firing bullet at point-blank range into collapsing body of Lee Harvey Oswald, Dallas Police Station], November 24, 1963, (1912.2005) Unidentified photographer, [Television image of John F. Kennedy’s accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald being transported … Continue reading →

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“As Johnson was sworn in…”

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Christopher George

Cecil B. Stoughton, This was the scene in the cabin of the Presidential airplane in Dallas, Nov. 22, 1963, as Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in shortly after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Administering the oath was Judge Sarah … Continue reading →

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“a few minutes before”… and after

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Christopher George

Unidentified photographer, [John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, John Connally, and Nellie Connally in presidential limousine, Dallas], November 22, 1963 (2013.24.1) Pres. Jack Kennedy. Dallas, Texas [Written on verso]. Unidentified photographer, [John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, John Connally, and Nellie Connally in … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1963, Dallas, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, John F. Kennedy, New York, New York City, President John F. Kennedy, Texas, unidentified photographer | 1 Comment

Independence

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Christopher George

Louis Faurer, Silent Salesman, Philadelphia, ca. 1937 (2013.99.53) Lisette Model, World War II Rally, Lower East Side, ca. 1943 (93.1993) Henri Cartier-Bresson, New England, July 4, 1947 (220.1994) Independence Day. This woman explained to me that the flagpole over her … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1947, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1975, Charles Isaacs, Charles Moore, Fourth of July, Henri Cartier Bresson, Independence Day, Lisette Model, Lou Bernstein, Louis Faurer, New England, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia | Leave a 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

Merry XMAS! (Photography Done Upstairs) And Happy New Year!

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Christopher George

Weegee, [Letter from Weegee in Paris to Wilma Wilcox in New York City], December 23, 1961 (2009.70.42) Ralph Steiner, [Merry X-Mas Card], 1963 (760.1986) Philippe Halsman, [Halsman’s Christmas Card], 1967 (283.1995) Robert Mapplethorpe, [Christmas Tree], 1987 (2010.23.10)

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1987, Christmas, Christmas tree, New Year, Philippe Halsman, Ralph Steiner, Robert Mapplethorpe, Weegee | Leave a comment

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Christopher George

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris, 1932 (197.1994) Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), Alberto Giacometti, 1961 (301.1994) Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), Naples, 1963 (229.1994) Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), Mexico, 1964 (235.1994) Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), Sifnos, Greece, 1961 (228.1994) Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), Athens, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1932, 1933, 1961, 1963, 1964, Alberto Giacometti, Athens, France, Greece, Henri Cartier Bresson, Madrid, Mexico, Naples, Paris, Regards, Spain | Leave a comment

Summer solstice

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Christopher George

Wu Yinxian, Fisherman’s evening song, Guangxi, 1982 (177.1988) Harold Feinstein, Twin Delaware Sun, New Hope, Pa., 1963 (592.1982) Vitaly Butyrin, Young World, 1983 (1092.1986) Vitaly Butyrin, Requiem in Memoriam of V.S., 1983 (1089.1986) Soichi Kiyooka, Nikko, Tochigi, 1974 (21.1994) Paul … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1963, 1978, 1982, 1983, Harold Feinstein, Paul Caponigro, Pennsylvania, Stonehenge, summer, summer solstice, sun, Vitaly Butyrin, Wu Yinxian | Leave a comment

Marching (“to demand equality for all humans”)

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Christopher George

Michael Rougier, Women in Budapest march in honor of men who died fighting communists, 1956 (1906.2005) Charles Moore, [March on Washington], August 28, 1963 (178.1991) Bruce Davidson, [At the end of the march, crowds gather outside of the Alabama State … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1956, 1963, 1965, 1980, 2000, Alabama, Aslak Aarhus, Bruce Davidson, Budapest, Charles Moore, El Salvador, Gideon Mendel, Hungary, Kevin McKiernan, march, March on Washington, Michael Rougier, protest, San Salvador, South Africa, Washington D.C. | Leave a comment

“Taken from television, November 1963”

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Christopher George

Ruth Sullivan, [Television image of memorial of John F. Kennedy], December 1963, (2013.27.1) Pres. John F. Kennedy. Assassinated 11/22/63, by Lee Harvey Oswald, 24, in Dallas, Texas From TV Floyd Film – Tri-x 400 Lens 3.5 Time – 1/25 sec. … Continue reading →

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