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...]
#FlashBack72: Burt Reynolds Gets Naked for Cosmopolitan Magazine
Photo by Scavullo, via YouTube Burt Reynolds (1936 – 2018), stretched out on a bearskin rug, tanned, and much like the beast beneath him, he is very, very hairy. Veins bulge on his arms, one of which is conveniently placed in front of his special place. He looks amused. … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay71: Apollo 14 Heads Home from the Moon
Apollo 14, NASA, JSC, ASU, image reprocessing: Andy Saunders Fifty years ago, the crew of Apollo 14 left lunar orbit and headed home. They watched this Earthrise from their command module Kittyhawk. With Earth's sunlit crescent just peeking over the lunar horizon, the cratered … [Read more...]
#WomenWeLove: Carol Channing, Cover Girl
In our current era, thanks to that Internet, print magazines are disappearing. Between 201o and 2020, the number of magazines bought from newsstands has gone down 60%. Yet a striking image and a few well-chosen words still have the power to move and influence. Who can forget the … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Cecil Beaton
Self Portrait via Wikimedia Commons January 14, 1904 - Cecil Beaton: "The truly fashionable are beyond fashion." There are so many wonderful things to appreciate about the Netflix's The Crown. Peter Morgan's scintillating series about the reign of Queen … [Read more...]
#WomenWeLove: Pinup Girl, Betty Grable
Betty Grable's likeness was dubbed "the picture that launched a million dreams" by 20th Century Fox. The term "pinup" was coined to describe photographs of female entertainers used to decorate the ships and planes barracks of strapping straight servicemen during World War II. … [Read more...]
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