What the fanciest Parisian ladies wore in 1906
Kensington and Chelsea Libraries have published several wonderful images by the late amateur photographer Edward Linley Sambourne which captures the casual side of Edwardian fashion in a manner which is rarely seen.
“There are certain pictures I can never take. We turn on the TV and are smothered with cruelty and suffering and I don’t need to add to it. So I just photograph peaceful things. A vase of flowers, a...
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Art Meets Fashion - Actress Jessica Chastain lands her first Vogue cover with the American magazine's December issue. After receiving an Academy Award
Alfred Eisenstaedt: Couple relaxing on bank of Seine near Notre Dame Cathedral during lunch hour. Paris, June 14, 1963
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Charles Spencelayh (October 27, 1865 - June 25, 1958), the celebrated British artist of the late Victorian era - the mid-XX century. Born in Rochester, Kent. In 1885, Charles enrolled at the National Art School (Royal College of Art). This was followed by studies at the Royal Academy in 1892. To complete his training, he went to study in Paris, where he exhibited at the Paris Salon. Although, in..
On the anniversary of the start of the attacks, which took 43,000 lives, one of wartime's most iconic singer-songwriters has revealed how she coped with the daily bomb scares.
André Brasilier, whose parents were also painters, was born in 1929 in Saumur, France. From an early age, he showed natural inclination for painting and he entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts at the age of 20. In 1953, aged only 23, Brasilier won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome of painting. He had his first retrospective of 100 artworks from 1950-1980 at the Château de Chenonceau in 1980 and a Retrospective exhibition at the Musée Picasso-Château Grimaldi in Antibes (French Riviera) in 1988. Over the years he held numerous exhibitions all over the world: France,Germny, Japan, Switzerland, Canada, United States, Russia, The Netherland, Korea, Hong Kong… Notably, he was honoured by a retrospective exhibition of his work at Russia’s renowned Hermitage Museum in Saint-Pétersbourg in 2005 and at the Museum Haus Ludwig für kunstausstellungen in Germany in 2007. Braslier’s works often feature themes and motifs of horses, nature, music, flowers, and women. Set against the most simplistic and romantic backgrounds, he transports us easily into surreal landscapes, which lighten the soul with dreamy infusions of figures set in simplicity of colours, shape and form. In an intimate communion with nature, he draws his inspiration from its language, sounds and colours, thus revealing the natural beauty of our surroundings. Although Brasilier bases his painting on reality, he is not a realistic painter, as once explained by Bernard de Montgolfier: “One could say that Brasilier has a very personal way of being non-figurative within figuration”. Indeed, he strives to make the invisible visible again, opening the viewers’ eyes upon the non-obvious, in a relentless quest for intimate and cohesive humanism. Brasilier’s paintings clearly share little in common with the dominant voices of the time, whether it be Abstract Expressionism, Color Field Painting, Pop Art, Op Art, Photo-Realism, or any of the “isms” of the latter half of the 20th century. His work distinctly continues in the tradition of the French “intimistes”: Bonnard, Vuillard, Matisse, Raoul Dufy, Henri Lebasque, etc… Like Brasilier, the work of these artists celebrated the “intimate” realities of their domestic life… their lovers, friends, family, and children; their homes, the landscape. These personal experiences were dignified and intensified through the expressive use of color and a simplification or abstraction that sought to capture their essence. I can imagine my tied-in-the wool Romantic/Modernist studio-mate dismissing Brasilier with a wave of his hand as “ an absolute nothing”. After all… Art to him and many others (and “Art” must be spelled with a capital “A”) must be a serious purging of the soul… a profound self expression… and a form of desecration. As Barnett Newman declared, “the impulse of modern art is the desire to destroy beauty.” But I suspect Brasilier would more likely agree with Oscar Wilde: “The artist is the creator of beautiful things.” Or Anatole France: “If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.” Or Pierre Bonnard: “Draw your pleasure- paint your pleasure- express your pleasure.” There are more than a few recent and even contemporary painters who share many of the same “vision” as Brasiler. Among these we might include: Milton Avery: Elmer Bischoff: Richard Diebenkorn: André Minaux To a certain extent, Giorgio Morandi: Wolf Kahn: Jane Wilson: Jane Frielicher: Alex Katz: and Kyle Staver: Looking closely at Brasilier’s paintings, I also find that they share a common spirit with Japanese art. Undoubtedly, this explains their popularity with Japanese audiences and collectors. Brasilier admitted to this shared aesthetic: “I am absolutely not a realist painter. I only like when things are suggested, and even when they appear mysterious. I have a nature that wants to simplify. I always try to give the quintessence of a subject with little effect, to say a lot with a little, like Japanese artists who focus on asceticism and simplicity.” “I am always painting. And if I’m not in front of a canvass, I always have sheets of paper with me to take notes, and to set down ideas that come to me. I consult them later when I start a new work. Painting is my life.” -André Brasilier
De mooiste attracties staan vaak niet in reisgidsen vermeld. Afgelegen plekken, kleine charmante hoekjes en knusse musea vind je vaak door buiten de gebaande paden te zoeken. Zo ontdekte ik via-via ook het prachtige Leighton House Museum.
Captain Robert Campbell, aged 29, was captured just weeks after Britain declared war on Germany in July, 1914.
This creature looks like a worm-lizard hybrid and burrows with the help of two clawed legs.
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Peterson's Ladies National Magazine, June, 1883, No. 6. Volume LXXXIII, (Volume 83), Published by Charles J. Peterson, 306 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. This...
The Muse brothers had an incredible career. The story of the two black albino brothers from Roanoke, Virginia is unique even in the bizarre world of sideshow. They were initially exploited and then later hailed for their unintentional role in civil rights. Born in the 1890’s the pair were scouted by sideshow agents and kidnapped in 1899 by bounty hunters working in the employ of an unknown sideshow promoter. Black albinos, being extremely rare, would have been an extremely lucrative attraction. They were falsely told that their mother was dead, and that they would never be returning home. The brothers began to tour. To accentuate their already unusual appearance, their handler had the brothers grow out their hair into long white dreadlocks. In 1922 showman Al G. Barnes began showcasing the brothers in his circus as White Ecuadorian cannibals Eko and Iko. When that gimmick failed to attract crowds the brothers were rechristened the ‘Sheep-Headed Men’ and later, in 1923, the ‘Ambassadors from Mars’. As the ‘Men from Mars’ the two traveled extensively with the Barnes circus. Unfortunately, while they were being fed, housed and trained in playing the mandolin, they were not being paid. In the mid 1920’s the Muse brothers toured with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. In 1927, while visiting their hometown, their mother finally tracked them down. She fought to free her sons, some 20 years after their disappearance. She threatened to sue and the Muse brothers were freed. The brothers filed a lawsuit for the wages they earned but were never paid. They initially demanded a lump-sum payment of 100,000. However, as time passed the Muse brothers missed the crowds, the attention and the opportunities sideshow provided. Their lawyer got them a smaller lump-sum payment and a substantial contract with a flat monthly wage. The pair returned to show business in 1928. During their first season back they played Madison Square Garden and drew over 10,000 spectators during each of their performances. They made spectacular money as their new contract allowed them to sell their own merchandise and keep all the profits for themselves. In the 1930’s they toured Europe, Asia and Australia. They performed for royals and dignitaries including the Queen of England. In 1937 they returned to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for several years and finally ended their career in 1961 with the Clyde Beatty Circus. The brothers returned to their hometown and lived together in a house they originally purchased for their mother. Neither brother married, though they were well known for their many extravagant courtships. George Muse died in 1971 and many expected Willie to quickly follow his brother. Those people were wrong as Willie continued to play his mandolin and enjoy the company friends and family until his death on Good Friday of 2001. He was 108 years old.
Once upon a time, in the 1500s, there was a Spanish princess with one eye. She had a pet monkey and became a nun. No, really.
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Remember James Fridman, the master of photoshop who takes everything literally? We wrote about him back in March, then again in June, and now he strikes again with a new batch of photoshopped pictures.
this and that - “If anyone tells you that a person speaks ill of you, don’t make excuses about what is said of you, but answer: ‘He does not know my other faults, or he
Mrs. Osler, Cap d'Antibes, 1929. Lady Astor playing golf at North Berwick, 1921. The Green Sofa (Mary Auras), 1903. My Stud...
On April 19, 1937, The Pittsburgh Press had news on Homer Peel, 32, and his 12-year old bride, Geneva. They married when she was 10...
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Brand new project by Doug Banks and his team – the masters of colourisation. The beauty of these colourised images is that colour, allows you to
Netflix released the first official photos of Bridgerton season three, centering on a "grown up" Penelope and Colin. See how Nicola Coughlan described the season.
