Monthly Archives: September 2012

Faith in Chaos

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

Pep Bonet, Kinny Mattia tries to feel the morning light. “Milton Margai” is the only school for the blind in Sierra Leone. Approx. 85 children, 4 to 18 yrs old, study and live here. In 1998, when RUF-rebels attacked Freetown, … Continue reading →

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Masks

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

Consuelo Kanaga, Wharton Esherick, 1940 (17.1982) Robert Capa, [Members of a Laurel and Hardy fan club in masks, Paris], 1937 (2421.1992) E. J. Bellocq, Storyville Portrait, New Orleans, ca. 1912 (printed ca. 1967)(34.2004) John Gutmann, In the Background: The Pimp, 1937 (971.2000) Inge … Continue reading →

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Brion Gysin, Paris, 1987

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

Mellon Tytell, Brion Gysin, painter and novelist, who developed the “cut-up” technique with William Burroughs in the 1950s, Paris, 1987 (120.1994) Written on back of the print: “Towards the end of his life, his main objective was to get people … Continue reading →

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Recent Acquisition: Accidental Mystery

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

Unidentified Photographer, [Two unidentified girls, one eating watermelon, the other disrobing], ca. 1960 (2012.24.1) The rich history of snapshot photography has yet to be written. But when that text is transcribed it will finally be possible to understand the complex … Continue reading →

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L’Shana Tova

Posted on September 16, 2012 by

[Smiling children, Mukacevo], ca. 1935-38 © Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography [School boys winking and smiling, Mukacevo], ca. 1935-38 © Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography Hasidic country boy, Carpathian Ruthenia, ca. 1935-38 © Mara … Continue reading →

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Apartheid in South Africa

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

Margaret Bourke-White, [Man standing next to statue with chalked protest message outside city hall, Johannesburg], 1950 (1711.2005) Margaret Bourke-White, [Carpenter Phillip Mbhele wearing “We don’t want passes” tag speaking against the Afrikaner’s pass system that requires all native South Africans … Continue reading →

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Remembering September 11

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

David Rheingold, We Shall Overcome, September 22, 2001 (2006.30.582) Youngsam Yoon, [Poster board for people missing in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center], September 2001 (2006.30.579) Marisa Palmisano, [World Trade Center memorial in Union Square Park, New … Continue reading →

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