Tag Archives: Italy

“General view of the Cathedral, Milan”

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Christopher George

Carlo Ponti (1823-1893) (attributed), General view of the Cathedral, Milan, ca. 1875 (2012.69.1) (Albumen print, Megalethoscope slide) Carlo Ponti (1823-1893) (attributed), Vue générale de la Cathédrale, Milan, ca. 1875 (2012.69.1) (Albumen print, Megalethoscope slide, Image: 9 3/4 x 12 5/8 … Continue reading →

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Letizia Battaglia: Documenting the effects of the Mafia on Sicilian society

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Christopher George

Letizia Battaglia, Young girl with soccer ball in La Cala neighborhood where drugs are sold, Palermo, Sicily, 1980 (2007.24.9) Letizia Battaglia, Traditional rituals used during the trials of the Beati Paoli, like wearing a hood over one’s head so as … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1980, 1984, 1986, Italy, Letizia Battaglia, Mafia, Sicily, Women's History Month | 1 Comment

Happy Birthday Ruth Orkin

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Christopher George

Ruth Orkin, American Girl in Italy, 1951 (535.1983) Ruth Orkin, Man in rain, from my window at 53 W 88th St. N.Y.C., 191 (546.1983) Ruth Orkin, From Gansevoort St. Pier, Boys Swimming in Hudson River, New York, ca. 1948 (549.1983) … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1951, 1981, Italy, Manhattan, New York, New York City, Ruth Orkin | 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

“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

“A Gentleman of Venice”

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Christopher George

A Gentleman of Venice There are a thousand pigeons on the Piazza San Marco. One is called Arturo. “I was introduced to Arturo,” says cameraman DAVID SEYMOUR, “by a white-haired woman who sells corn for the pigeons. She was telling … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1950, Chim, Chim (David Seymour), David Seymour, Illustrated, Italy, Piazza San Marco, pigeon, pigeons, Venice | Leave a comment

Easter Sunday

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Christopher George

Edwin Rosskam, “Boy dressed up for Easter parade, Chicago”, April 1941, (108.2003) Russell Lee, “In front of the Pilgrim Baptist church on Easter Sunday, Chicago”, April 1941, (103.2003) Baptists were by far the South Side’s largest denomination. The photographers visited … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1941, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1968, Chicago, Chim, David Seymour, David Vestal, Easter, Edwin Rosskam, Henri Cartier Bresson, Illinois, Italy, Jerusalem, Leonard Freed, New York, New York City, Russell Lee | Leave a comment

Water is Life: World Water Day

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Christopher George

Martin Munkacsi, [Man inspecting water container, Rio de Janeiro], ca. 1932 (2007.110.556) Margaret Bourke-White, [Editor Wilbur Cogshall of the Louisville Courier-Journal at his desk drinking boiled water from bottle while reporting on severe flooding], 1937 (1649.2005) George Rodger, Searching for … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1937, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1961, Brazil, Burma, George Rodger, Gordon Parks, Henri Cartier Bresson, Italy, Margaret Bourke-White, Martin Munkacsi, Myanmar, Naples, Pakistan, Rangoon, Water, Water is Life, Yangon | 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

Voting

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Christopher George

Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971), [Line of South Korean farmers walking to village office to vote for country’s President and Vice President in first vote held in battle torn republic], 1952 (1722.2005) Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971), [South Korean farmers waiting to vote for … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1940, 1948, 1952, 1958, 1982, Columbia, El Salvador, elections, Italy, James Nachtwey, Ken Heyman, Margaret Bourke-White, Mexico, Mexico City, Robert Capa, San Salvador, South Korea, Virginia, vote, voting, Wendy Ewald | 1 Comment