Saturday, 9 June 2018

Pop Art

Roy Lichtenstein In his studio
at 36 West 26th Street, New York, 1964
Photograph: Ken Heyman

Girl with Hair Ribbon
by Roy Lichtenstein, 1965
Oil and magma on canvas

Friday, 8 June 2018

Stanwyck & Davis

Signed publicity photo, circa 1930s
Unidentified photographer

Bette Davis, Studio portrait 1940s
Photo: Alexander Kahle for RKO Radio

Thursday, 7 June 2018

Wednesday, 6 June 2018

Monday, 4 June 2018

Flamingo Hotel


Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas. Medium format negative for the Look magazine 
assignment 'What Price Gambling in Nevada' QM. April 1954. 
Unidentified Photographer.  (Shorpy)

Sunday, 3 June 2018

'Rocker'

'Rocker' with a Toad, Seacoal Camp,
Lynemouth, Northumberland, 1983
Photograph: Chris Killip
Gelatin silver print

Thursday, 31 May 2018

Thrilling Publications

Air War, 1944
Art work by Rudolph Belarski

Dr. Skull, Detective Fiction, 1938
Art work by Rudolph Belarski

Wednesday, 30 May 2018

Disembarking

Passengers disembarking, Algiers, ca.1895
Photochrom colour print
(Library of Congress)

Monday, 28 May 2018

Morticians and Hearse

Morticians and Hearse, H Building, 1972
Courtesy PDNB Gallery, Dallas, TX.

Sunday, 27 May 2018

Saturday, 26 May 2018

Thursday, 24 May 2018

Tuesday, 22 May 2018

Samurai in Armour


Portrait of an unidentified samurai in armour, Yokohama,
circa 1873-76. Photograph: Suzuki Shin’ichi I.

Albumen print from wet collodion negative. An unusually sensitive portrait taken at a time when the samurai class was about to disappear. Despite the edict of 1871 encouraging – but not enforcing – the abandonment of their distinctive topknot and swords, the sitter wears his hair in the traditional style and sports two swords, but is also dressed in full armour. This portrait either pre-dates the 1876 ban on wearing swords in public or was taken immediately afterwards as a keepsake. (theGaurdian)

Monday, 21 May 2018

Plate 628

Animal Locomotion, Plate 628
(Man Riding Galloping Horse), 1887
Photographer Eadweard Muybridge