Tag Archives: David Seidner

John Baldessari (1931-2020)

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Christopher George

David Seidner, John Baldessari, 1991 (2007.60.7) (Platinum print) John Baldessari (in conversation with Douglas Huebler, moderated by Charles Stainback) at ICP on Setember 30, 1992; this talk accompanied the exhibition “Special Collections: The Photographic Order from Pop to Now.”

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Happy Birthday John Cage

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Christopher George

David Seidner, [John Cage and Merce Cunningham’s 18th Street loft, New York], ca. 1994 David Seidner, [John Cage and Merce Cunningham’s 18th Street loft, New York], ca. 1994 David Seidner, [John Cage and Merce Cunningham’s 18th Street loft, New York], … Continue reading →

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Merce Cunningham Centennial

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Christopher George

Barbara Morgan, Merce Cunningham – Totem Ancestor, 1942 (545.1986) Totem Ancestor: Choreography: Merce Cunningham; Music: John Cage; Costumes: Charlotte Trowbridge) Arnold Eagle, Merce Cunningham in Appalachian Spring, Martha Graham Company, 1944 (552.1987) Appalachian Spring: Choreography: Martha Graham; Music: Aaron Copland; … Continue reading →

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Merce Cunningham

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Christopher George

Barbara Morgan, Merce Cunningham – Totem Ancestor, 1942 (545.1986) (Totem Ancestor: Choreography: Merce Cunningham; Music: John Cage; Costumes: Charlotte Trowbridge) Arnold Eagle, Merce Cunningham in Appalachian Spring, Martha Graham Company, 1944 (552.1987) (Appalachian Spring: Choreography: Martha Graham; Music: Aaron Copland; … Continue reading →

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John Cage

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Christopher George

The large loft on West 18th Street that John Cage shared with Merce Cunningham was a simple, sunny, skylit living-working studio. It was divided into a sleeping area, a working space with a desk right off the kitchen (which was … Continue reading →

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“And we both laughed. John laughed a lot.”

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Christopher George

The large loft on West 18th Street that John Cage shared with Merce Cunningham was a simple, sunny, skylit living-working studio. It was divided into a sleeping area, a working space with a desk right off the kitchen […] and … Continue reading →

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Studio Visit: “Little” and “Big” Joan Mitchell

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Christopher George

Joan Mitchell lived and worked in a suburb about an hour from Paris called Vétheuil. The house was a rambling stone structure, not grand but very comfortable. In the back was her studio, a separate traditional, skylit artist’s atelier, down … Continue reading →

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John Cage was born 102 years ago today

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Christopher George

David Seidner, John Cage, 1977 (2007.120.19) The large loft on West 18th Street that John Cage shared with Merce Cunningham was a simple, sunny, skylight living-working studio… It was a magical day for me: the guru and his disciple. I … Continue reading →

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Boys’ Room

Posted on March 18, 2014 by fansinaflashbulb

Tina Barney, The Son, 1987 (2.1998.a) Gregory Crewdson, Untitled, 1998 (9.2001) Gran Fury, Read My Lips (boys), 1988 (1138.2000) David Seidner, [Pavlos, Prince of Greece], ca. 1994 (2007.65.13) Sheng Qi, Memories (Me), 2000 (7.2004) The son becomes the part of … Continue reading →

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Better Dressed Than Barbie

Posted on February 27, 2013 by jacquelinegilbert24

Balenciaga, Schiaparelli, Nina Ricci, and Hermès are all names associated with French high fashion, but in 1944, each designer tried their hand at outfitting a much smaller client–a miniature wire mannequin measuring at just a third of the size of … Continue reading →

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