Self-Portrait, 1902, National Academy Museum, NY, public domain July 25, 1844– Thomas Cowperthaite Eakins: "I have never discovered that the nude could be studied in any way except the way I have adopted. All the muscles must be pointed out. To do this all the drapery … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Photographer, Berenice Abbott
Berenice Abbott by Hank O'Neal, 1979 July 17, 1898– Berenice Abbott: "Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past." I have a passion for Photography, whether it is formal portraiture, ads or commercial work, … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Photographer, Minor White
July 9, 1908, Minor Martin White: ''All photographs are self-portraits.'' Minor White is an artists' patron saint in my city, Portland, Oregon. He lived in an era when being openly queer was not a possibility, and he remained in the closet for much of his life, fearful of losing … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Photographer, F. Holland Day
#BornThisDay: Jean Cocteau
"Cocteau In Bed With A Mask, Paris" (1927) by Berenice Abbott, via YouTube July 5, 1889 - Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau: "Life is a horizontal fall." He was a poet, writer, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. While still in his teens, Cocteau began to … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Photographer, James Van Der Zee
Public domain June 29, 1886- James Van Der Zee: "Being an artist, I had an artist's instincts. You can see the picture before it's taken; then it's up to you to get the camera to see." For several years, Van Der Zee played piano with Fletcher Henderson's band and the … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Cultural Arbiter, Carl Van Vechten
Self-portrait (1921), public domain via Wikimedia Commons June 17, 1880– Carl Van Vechten: "There are two kinds of people in this world, those who long to be understood and those who long to be misunderstood. It is the irony of life that neither is … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Photographer, Margaret Bourke-White
Photo via Wikimedia Commons June 14, 1904 – Margaret Bourke-White: "Different cameras fill different needs." Life was an American magazine published weekly in its golden age from 1936 to 1972. It arrived at my house on Wednesdays and I was anxious to get to the mailbox … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Pin-Up Girl, Bettie Page
April 22, 1923 - Bettie Page: "God gave me the talent to pose for pictures and it seems to make people happy. That can't be a bad thing, can it?" Bettie Page Bettie Page was a popular pin-up model and sex symbol in the 1950s who, after her death, became a cult figure. … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Photography Pioneer, Imogen Cunningham
Self Portrait via Wikimedia Commons April 12, 1883 - Imogen Cunningham: "I was invited to photograph Hollywood. They asked me what I would like to photograph. I said, Ugly men." Regular readers know that this writer holds Photography as one of the greatest of arts. … [Read more...]
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