Tag Archives: 1970

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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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

“and friends”

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Christopher George

Jill Freedman, Sam and Star, County Leitrim, Ireland, 1981 (19.1988) Lou Bernstein, Barney and Friends, Pony Foundation, 1970 , (62.1992) Elliott Erwitt, Brussels, 1957 (2007.4.38) Dennis Stock, Grey Advertising, 1959 (2015.31.25) Chim (David Seymour), [Peggy Guggenheim on Grand Canal, Venice], … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1957, 1959, 1970, 1981, Brussels, Chim, David Seymour, Dennis Stock, dog, dogs, France, International Dog Day, Ireland, Italy, Jill Freedman, Lou Bernstein, Paris, Peggy Guggenheim, Venice | 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

Happy Earth DAY

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Christopher George

Arthur Rothstein, Elephants, Kenya, 1970 (216.1989) John Pfahl, Moose and Arrow, Grand Teton National Park, WY, 1977 (427.1984) Robert Rauschenberg, [Two alligators with palm frond shadows], 1979 (63.1999) Per Bak Jensen, [Untitled], ca. 1981 (388.1982) Charles Pratt, Maine, 1967 (111.1996) … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1967, 1970, 1977, 1979, alligators, Arthur Rothstein, Charles Pratt, earth, earth day, elephants, John Pfahl, Kenya, Lou Bernstein, Maine, NASA, Per Bak Jensen | Leave a comment

Happy Year Lunar New Year!

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Christopher George

Margaret Bourke-White, [Pigs at Swift Meat Packing Packington Plant, Chicago], 1930 (1735.2005) Jacob Riis, Pig, Rutgers Street dump, New York, March 18, 1892 (261.1982) Weegee, [After the opera, Sammy’s on the Bowery, New York], ca. 1944 (wn.662) Inge Morath, Puck … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1930, 1954, 1970, 1982, Aleksandras Macijauskas, Chinese New Year, Dan Weiner, Inge Morath, Ireland, Italy, Jacob Riis, Lithuania, lunar new year, Manhattan, Margaret Bourke-White, New York, New York City, pig, pigs, Weegee | 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

Leonard Bernstein Centennial

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Christopher George

Ruth Orkin (1921-1985), Marian Anderson and Leonard Bernstein, Lewisohn Stadium, New York, June 1947 (1628.1990) The Ruth Orkin Archive is here. Ruth Orkin (1921-1985), Bernstein Playing Piano, Lewisohn Stadium, New York, 1947 (1626.1990) Ruth Orkin (1921-1985), Bernstein conducting, Lewisohn Stadium, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1947, 1970, BernsteinAt100, Ken Heyman, Leonard Bernstein, Marian Anderson, New York, New York City, Ruth Orkin, Weegee | 1 Comment

Earth Day, 2018

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Christopher George

Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008), Earth Day, 1970 (822.2002) Louis Bencze, Giraffe, Tampa, Florida, 1990 (274.1991) Lou Bernstein (1911-2005), Newfy, N.Y. Aquarium, 1977 (97.1992) Douglas Faulkner, Golden-Crested Damselfish, Belau Islands (312.1981) David Wartersun, Pelicans, ca. 1990 NASA, [“Nearly full Earth showing Africa, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1969, 1970, 1977, 1990, David Wartersun, earth, earth day, Florida, giraffe, Lou Bernstein, Louis Bencze, NASA, New York, New York City, pelican, Robert Rauschenberg | 2 Comments

New Year’s Eve, Times Square, New York: The New Year Brings Hope

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Christopher George

Dan Weiner, New Years Eve, Times Square, New York, 1951 (143.1992) Dan Weiner, New Years Eve, Times Square, New York, 1951 (969.1974) Weegee, New Year’s Eve, Times Square, New York, ca. 1945 (15654.1993) Weegee, For a Happier 1945… To Her … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1945, 1951, 1970, Dan Weiner, Leon Levinstein, Manhattan, New Year, New Year's, New Year's Eve, New York, New York City, Times Square, Weegee | Leave a comment