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Edward Steichen

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Christopher George

Edward Steichen (1879-1973), Self-portrait with Studio Camera, 1917 (printed 1982), (764.1984) Edward Steichen (1879-1973), [Self-portrait with brush and palette], 1901 (2011.78.2) Edward Steichen (1879-1973), [Self-portrait], 1937 (1160.2005) Life, April 26, 1937, pp. 52-55 (photos by Edward Steichen) Millions of Gardeners … Continue reading →

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Ilse Bing (“What should the onlooker see in a picture?”)

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Christopher George

Ilse Bing (1899-1998), Self portrait. My first photograph, Frankfort, 1913 (28.1991) Ilse Bing, ICP, March 15, 1986. Here she speaks about a different self-portrait: Ilse Bing (1899-1998), [Self portrait], 1945 (2012.87.23) Ilse Bing, ICP, March 15, 1986. (“Let other people … Continue reading →

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An investigator, a detective, and a curious bystander

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Christopher George

Weegee, Investigator, (who looks like & is Weegee) at Manhattan Police Headquarters…, 1940 (19731.1993) Weegee, Investigator, (who looks like & is Weegee) at Manhattan Police Headquarters… [verso], 1940 (19731.1993) Investigator, (who looks like & is Weegee) at Manhattan Police Hdqs, … Continue reading →

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“Speaking of Pictures… A New York Free Lance And Curious Passerby Photographs the News”

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Christopher George

Life, April 12, 1937, pp. 8-11 Weegee, [Weegee inspecting trunk containing body of William Hessler, who had been stabbed to death, Red Hook, Brooklyn], August 5, 1936 (2212.1993) Weegee, [Weegee inspecting trunk containing body of William Hessler, who had been … Continue reading →

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Ilse Bing

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Christopher George

Ilse Bing, Self portrait. My first photograph, Frankfort, 1913 (28.1991) Ilse Bing, ICP, March 15, 1986. Here she speaks about a different self-portrait.

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The Photographer’s Eye or the Eye of the Camera?

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Renske van Leeuwen

John Loengard, Cartier-Bresson takes pictures in his Paris apartment, 1987 (239.1987) When we see a photograph of a photographer at work, questions can be raised about the relationship between the photographer, his camera, and the referent. Especially when the eyes … Continue reading →

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Camera Shy

Posted on June 13, 2013 by kaitlinvaughan

The American photographer Lee Friedlander is well-known and respected for his documentation of the American social landscape. Though there are many wonderful things to write of Friedlander’s street shots and portraits of jazz icons,  I have always been most interested in his strange … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Weegee!

Posted on June 12, 2013 by erinbarnett

Weegee, With Bomb, 1940

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Evgeniĭ Khaldeĭ

Posted on October 16, 2012 by claartjevandijk

Evgeniĭ Khaldeĭ, [Raising the Soviet flag over the Reichstag, Berlin], 1945 Evgeniĭ Khaldeĭ, Self Portrait, Berlin, 1945 (2007.93.32) Evgeniĭ Khaldeĭ, General view of destroyed Nuremberg, 1945 (2008.109.12) Evgeniĭ Khaldeĭ, [Victory in Bulgaria], ca. 1944 (1059.1986) Mostly known in the Western … Continue reading →

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Gary Schneider, Our Unique Identity

Posted on September 6, 2012 by mruizval

Gary Schneider, Genetic Self-Portrait, 1997 (802.2000.1) “In genetic terms only one percent of you is you. This small fraction of you DNA contains all the necessary genetic information to define for shape; size; eye; hair; and skin color; and every … Continue reading →

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