Stunning Portraits of Edie Sedgwick Photographed by Nat Finkelstein, 1966
This post was originally published on this siteNat Finkelstein was the house photographer for the Factory from 1964 to 1967, he created spontaneous portraits not […]
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1882 Royal Worcester Aesthetic Teapot, Inspired by Gilbert and Sullivan’s 1881 Opera “Patience”
This post was originally published on this siteEverything is not as it seems with this quirky two-faced teapot by Royal Worcester. Created in 1882, one […]
Bob Dylan’s ‘Screen Test’ at Andy Warhol’s Factory, 1965
This post was originally published on this siteBetween 1964 and 1966 Warhol and his assistant, Gerard Malanga, used a 16mm Bolex camera to make 472 […]
Marina Abramović and Ulay Performing ‘Breathing In, Breathing Out’ (1977–1978)
This post was originally published on this siteBreathing In, Breathing Out is a performance piece by Marina Abramović and Ulay. It was performed twice, in […]
Joan Crawford’s Lifelike Mask, Created by Richard Cromwell, ca. 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteJoan Crawford, lovely Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer star, posing with one of her choicest possessions–a lifelike mask of herself made by […]
Beautiful Covers of Flair, the Most Lavishing Magazine Of the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteFlair had a limited run in only one year, from February 1950 to January 1951. After twelve avant-garde […]
Photoplay: One of the First American Film Fan Magazines
This post was originally published on this siteFounded in 1911 in Chicago, the same year that J. Stuart Blackton founded Motion Picture Story, Photoplay began […]
Stunning Photos of the 1964-1965 New York’s World Fair
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1964/1965 New York World’s Fair was a world’s fair that held over 140 pavilions, 110 restaurants, for […]
30 Vintage Photos of Stunning Custom Cars Painted by Larry Watson in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteLarry Watson was born on July 21, 1938, in Bellflower, California. He began his pinstriping career at the […]
26 Funny Vintage Album Covers Released by Šaban Bajramović From Between the 1960s and 1990s
This post was originally published on this siteŠaban Bajramović (April 16, 1936 – June 8, 2008) was a Serbian vocalist and recording artist of Romani […]
When Buick Offered Convertible Tops in Designer Fabrics in 1961
This post was originally published on this siteA selection of stylised convertible tops that didn’t make it onto the options list for the 1961 Electra […]
Tattoos PIX Magazine in 1937-38 Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteInitially a weekly publication Pix magazine came out every Wednesday and was an immediate success. Its first edition […]
Nine Members of the Surrealists Group in Paris, circa 1933
This post was originally published on this siteParis in the 1920s was full of high hopes following the end of the First World War, the […]
The Story Behind the Iconic Photo of Kurt Cobain With Creepy Dolls’ Heads by Mark Seliger
This post was originally published on this site“Things were going pretty darn well for him. Six months later, I was shocked to learn he had […]
The Story Behind ‘The Hands Resist Him’, One of the Most Haunted Pieces of Art
This post was originally published on this siteThe Hands Resist Him, also known as the “eBay Haunted Painting,” is a painting created by artist Bill Stoneham […]
VROOOOM! Batman Is Out to Get You on Valentine’s Day!
This post was originally published on this site1966 was the debut of the massively popular Batman TV series. However, the show debuted so early in […]
Portraits of Jean Cocteau in Bed with a Mask, Paris, 1927
This post was originally published on this siteBerenice Abbott portrayed Jean Cocteau, French surrealist artist, poet, writer, and filmmaker, sitting in bed with a somewhat […]
34 Lovely Vintage Photos of the Puppet Film ‘The Czech Year’ (1947)
This post was originally published on this siteThe Czech Year (Czech title: Špalíček), also called A Treasury of Fairy-Tales, is a 1947 stop-motion-animated feature film […]
Before the Photoshop Era, Here Are What Manipulated Photos Looked Like in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this sitePhoto manipulation dates back to some of the earliest photographs captured on glass and tin plates during the […]
Grotesque Music Sheets From Chansonnier of Zeghere van Male (1542)
This post was originally published on this siteThe 16th-century scribes of Bruges had a lot of fun illuminating this musical manuscript, because it’s full of […]
“The Next to Go. Fight Tuberculosis!” Posters for the American Red Cross Christmas Seal Campaign
This post was originally published on this site“The Next to Go, Fight Tuberculosis” was a poster commissioned by the Red Cross to encourage support for […]
25 Awkward Vintage Christmas Album Covers From European Countries
This post was originally published on this siteChristmas album art has its own unique tradition. There are the decorated trees, the fuzzy sweaters and the […]
Vintage Posters for the Early ‘Tom and Jerry’ Cartoons in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteTom and Jerry is an American animated franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by […]
45 Amazing Posters by Leonetto Cappiello in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1875 in Livorno, Tuscany, Italian-French poster art designer and painter Leonetto Cappiello mainly lived and worked in […]
Stop Germs Spreading: Vintage “Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases” Posters From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this site“Coughs and sneezes spread diseases” was a slogan first used in the United States during the 1918–20 influenza […]