Tag Archives: portrait

Tintypes for Coloring

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, [Butcher], ca. 1875 (2007.54.4) A PDF of this easy on the eye butcher is here. Unidentified Photographer, [Apple Vendor], ca. 1875 (2007.54.20) A PDF of this fecund apple vendor is here. Unidentified Photographer, [Iceman], ca. 1875 (2007.54.9) A … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

“And what is reason? and what is love? and what is life?”

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Christopher George

George Frank Edgar Pearsall, [Walt Whitman], September 1872 (24.2004) Walt Whitman, Song of the Exposition, 5. You shall see hands at work at all the old processes and all the new ones, You shall see the various grains and how … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Katharine Hepburn (Photos by Munkácsi)

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Christopher George

Martin Munkácsi, [Katharine Hepburn, Hartford], 1935 (2007.110.1395) Harper’s Bazaar, February 1935, pp. 38-39 (photo by Martin Munkácsi) Katharine Hepburn takes off from her native Hartford in gray gabardine trousers, gray flannel coat, white wool scarf. She likes this get-up for … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Audrey Hepburn (“Gigi”)

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Christopher George

George Karger, [Audrey Hepburn], 4×5 negatives, ca. 1951 Audrey Hepburn was born 90 years ago today. To commemorate this day we present “never seen before” portraits of Audrey Hepburn. The photographer George Karger (1902-1973) made about seventeen photos of Audrey … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

“A Mirror of Reality”

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, [Backs of Eight Unidentified Women with Long Hair], Image (Sheeting): 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (8.9 x 6.4 cm), Tintype, ca. 1880 (2413.2005) Unidentified photographer, Ida Cushman as “The Giggler”, Alice Cushman as Queen Elizabeth, Julie Hood … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Happy Birthday Robert Cornelius

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Christopher George

Robert Cornelius, [Unidentified man], ca. 1839 (797.2000) Credited with taking the first surviving daguerreian portrait in the U.S. (probably October, 1839), Cornelius, of Philadelphia, Pa., was first approached by Joseph Saxton to make daguerreotype plates. He was was intrigued with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

“A Faded Photograph”

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, [Unidentified woman standing with an umbrella], ca. 1920 (DA.1B16.7) Unidentified Photographer, [Unidentified woman], ca. 1930 (1251.1990) Whispering Jack Smith, A Faded Photograph, by Charles Kenny; Nick Kenny; Richard Howard; Whispering Jack Smith; September 13, 1940 It’s only a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Jackie Robinson!

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Christopher George

Brownie McGhee, Robbie – Doby Boogie, May 1948 (archive.org) Nina Leen, [Brooklyn Dodger baseball star Jackie Robinson holding his young son Jackie Jr. on his lap as he sits with his wife Rachel on front steps of their home], July … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Yousuf Karsh

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Christopher George

Yousuf Karsh, Berenice Abbott, August 24, 1989 (560.1989) Yousuf Karsh speaking at ICP on October 7, 1977. Yousuf Karsh, Jessye Norman, April 4, 1990 (1992.1330) Yousuf Karsh speaking at ICP on October 7, 1977. Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002) was born 110 … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment