Tag Archives: Aaron Siskind

Wash Your…

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Christopher George

Osamu Shiihara (1905-1974), Untitled, 1930s, (2008.37.1) Aaron Siskind (1903-1991), Martha’s Vineyard, 1939 (894.2000)

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Shopping in the Past: Collectable, Grocery, Hardware, Grocery – Delicatessen, Junk, and Secondhand Shoe Shops, 1926-1946

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Christopher George

James VanDerZee (1886-1983), [Junk shop with owner], 1926 (860.2000) James VanDerZee (1886-1983), A Pioneering Negro Owned Grocery, 1927 (859.2000) (More about James VanDerZee in this great Fansinaflashbulb post: James VanDerZee.) Berenice Abbott (1898-1991), Hardware Store, January 26, 1938 (667.1984) Aaron … Continue reading →

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“A wishful dream about Thanksgiving, turkey, etc.” – Happy Thanksgiving, 2017

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Christopher George

Aaron Siskind, Harlem Peace Meals, ca. 1937 (93.1981) Martin Munkácsi, [Turkey vendor, England], 1932 (2007.110.55) Todd Webb, [Turkey seller, Patzcuaro, Mexico], 1969 (2013.99.54) Lee Sievan, Turkey Dinner 40¢, 1940s (7.1990) Weegee, [Triumphant turkey catcher after turkey truck crash on the … Continue reading →

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April Fools’ Day

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Francesca Teodori

 The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year. –Mark Twain Aaron Siskind, Martha’s Vineyard, 1939 (894.2000) April Fools’ Day is celebrated as a prank day in many countries. In Italy, … Continue reading →

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Photography by the Numbers: 888

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Christopher George

John Morgan, [Unidentified Man and Girl], ca. 1865 (888.1990) Robert Capa, [Woman and child run after an alarm has sounded, Bilbao], 1937 (888.1992) Weegee, Girl at Circus, ca. 1943 (888.1993) Aaron Siskind, New York 1, 1951 (888.2000) Lewis Baltz, Park … Continue reading →

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The Boys of Summer

Posted on June 29, 2010 by stuart macmillan

Mike Mandel, Baseball Photographer Trading Card: Ansel Adams, 1975 Mike Mandel, Baseball Photographer Trading Card: Bill Eggleston, 1975 Mike Mandel, Baseball Photographer Trading Card: Harry Callahan, 1975 Mike Mandel, Baseball Photographer Trading Card: Aaron Siskind, 1975 Mike Mandel, Baseball Photographer … Continue reading →

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Signs of the Times

Posted on December 2, 2009 by erinbarnett

Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Parabola Optica, 1931 Unidentified Photographer, [Jack’s Saloon], ca. 1940s Russell Lee, Sign, Chicago, Illinois, April 1941 Weegee, “Wartime New York: Our Little Businessmen Bounced Around by War… Vacant store becomes baby carriage depot,” January 18, 1943 Aaron … Continue reading →

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