Tag Archives: ICP Recent Acquisitions

Gabriel Garcia Roman

Posted on December 15, 2018 by claartjevandijk

Gabriel Garcia Roman, Kia, 2016 (2017.42.2) Queer Icons is a series of portraits of individuals who, as defined by Gabriel Garcia Roman, identify as QTPoC –queer and trans people of color. Garcia Roman produces vibrant artworks of his close friends and acquaintances … Continue reading →

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Scenes of life

Posted on October 8, 2017 by claartjevandijk

Alex Majoli, Scene #6404, Cairo, Egypt, February 11, 2001 (2017.22.1) Alex Majoli, Scene #8040, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Police, June 17, 2014 (2017.22.2) At the age of fifteen, Alex Majoli joined the F45 photo agency in Ravenna, Italy, and he graduated from the … Continue reading →

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“LOOK PLEASANT PLEASE!”

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Christopher George

Charles S. Peterson, Look Pleasant Please!, 1912 (2014.29.5) Miss Clara Hoorman Sleepy Eye, Minn. We have a dozen post cards here for you which you ordered way back last April. Would appreciate it if you would call for them. Very … Continue reading →

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Eye See

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, [Unidentified Man], ca. 1865-70, (2014.18.1) This tintype is striking. The portrait, a recent acquisition, is large: a full-plate, 8 3/8 x 6 3/8 inches. There’s a thoughtful minimalism. The sitter is sublime, with abundant and equine facial hair. … Continue reading →

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“How are you all?”

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, [W.L. Howell outside his studio. Olney, Illinois], 1910 (2014.15.2) Mrs. E. R. Pygott, Sesser, Ill. Olney, Ill, 29, 10 Dear Sister, How are you all? We are well and we would appreciate a few words from you to … Continue reading →

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A Closer Look at a Mike Disfarmer Photo

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Christopher George

Mike Disfarmer (1884-1959), [Group photo, Heber Springs, Arkansas], 1930s (2014.65.7) Disfarmer’s photos are well-known and sometimes well-used. They are small, often about 4 1/2 x 3 inches. And always portraits, usually of one or perhaps a pair of people, presumably … Continue reading →

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[Man holding paintbrush and standing against a landscape backdrop]

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, [Man holding paintbrush and standing against a landscape backdrop], 1860-1900 (2014.77.12) Unidentified Photographer, [Man holding paintbrush and standing against a landscape backdrop], 1860-1900 (2014.77.12, verso)

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[Wooden chair in front of a landscape backdrop]

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, [Wooden chair in front of a landscape backdrop], ca. 1860-1900 (2014.77.3)

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Recent Acquisition: Shimpei Takeda

Posted on December 18, 2013 by fansinaflashbulb

Shimpei Takeda, Trace #7, Nihonmatsu Castle, 2012 (2013.4.3) Thanks to the generosity of the ICP Acquisitions Committee, ICP recently purchased six prints by photographer Shimpei Takeda, who was born forty miles from the site of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster … Continue reading →

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Recent Acquisition: Gideon Mendel

Posted on November 1, 2013 by fansinaflashbulb

Shopkeeper Suparat Taddee, Chumchon Ruamjai Community, Bangkok, Thailand, November 2011, from the Drowning World series, 2011 Thanks to the generosity of the ICP Acquisitions Committee and the photographer, ICP has recently acquired six prints from Gideon Mendel’s Drowning World series. … Continue reading →

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