White shadows

Edward Weston, Plaster Works, 1925

 Charles Demuth, My Egypt, 1927

Edward Hopper, House on Pamet River 1934

Wife, muse

 Charis Wilson, photograph by Edward Weston

 Eleanor Callahan, photograph by Harry Callahan

 Rebecca Strand, photograph by Paul Strand

Juliet Browner, photograph by Man Ray

Elizabeth Kertész

André Kertész created many tender self portraits posing with his wife Elizabeth.

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1967 007

Rare poster set from Casino Royale, 1967. Woody Allen plays 007's nephew Jimmy Bond.

Uptown local

Miniature urban sculptures by Alan Wolfson. Images above, from his subway series.

Hep Cats

Hep cat [ˈhɛpˌkæt] noun

plural Hep cats

* A person who knows about the newest things in music, fashion, etc. : a hip person.

* Someone who played or listened to jazz music in the mid-20th century.

Is your parent a 'cube'?

Space fantasy

Higher, faster, better

Spaceship fantasies from the 70's Russian magazine Technology-Youth.

Cry a little

It's hard to fathom but these vintage ads were aimed at female shoppers. 

A certain red

A certain red has an effect on your blood pressure.

—Henri Matisse

The fiery red looks so lively in the textiles by Bonnee Sharp.

The Ocean World

Illustrations from : 

The Ocean World: being a description of the sea and some of its inhabitants

by Louis Figuier

I love scientific illustrations (particularly cut-away diagrams), absurdly long titles, and any 

depiction of giant sea creatures!

Spicy

Mild by today's standards, the Spicy series of the 1930's and 1940's are the most coveted

pulp magazines. Along with Spicy Adventures, there was also Spicy Mystery and Spicy

Detective. 'Spicy' is an odd descriptive for lurid stories with scantily clad women, 

bondage, and racial stereotypes.

Five covers by Harry Lemon Parkhurst (aka H.L.V. Parkhurst)

Please do it

Good manners, good times.

Artist Bunpei Yorifuji's snappy posters for subway etiquette.

The Apartment

The Apartment, released in the summer of 1960, was both

a commercial and critical success;  one fan took a moment to write director Billy Wilder

a congratulatory note.

Months later at the 33rd Academy Awards, The Apartment won Oscars for Best Film, 

Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Art Direction and Best Film Editing.