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Wall Art A Lady Tombstone, Arizona Summer 2009

The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.Nat King Cole

Minutes turn into hours, which turn into days, which turn into weeks, which turn into years. Time passes and as everything around us changes and technology advances, us as humans in our primitive f…

Algerian courtesan, 1870

During the 1800s, the United States had no federal income tax, something that sounds like a luxury that we could only dream of -- imagine getting to keep your hard-earned money. While life for the urban poor during this time was known to be particularly harsh, there were some who…

Pretty Baby (1978), starred by Brooke Shields as Violet, the young girl who was born and raised in a brothel, is a story told by the time Storyville was the legalized red-light district of New Orleans. Beautifully directed by the not always remembered Louis Malle, the film borrowed the mysterious and inspiring figure of photographer E. J. Bellocq (1873-1949), who actually photographed prostitutes in "The District", as the area used to be referred by locals. The character is adapted according to the story's circumstances by the use of endless creative liberty, as Bellocq, played by Keith Carradine, becomes Violet's love interest. The movie caused a lot of controversy by the time it was released, and it still does nowadays, because of its sexual content revolving around a 12-year-old child. Disturbed viewer's opinions apart, Pretty Baby's costumes make me dream of an antique inspired wardrobe, from the lingerie spotted during night at Madame Nell's mansion, to the innocent white or cream coloured lacy dresses worn at day time, not to mention bows, hats and ribbons. Funny to think how fashion would drastically change in the course of a few years.

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Prostitutes, by nature of their profession, often find themselves in trouble with the law. It was not uncommon for a nineteenth-century harlot to be accused of blackmail, theft, or even murder. Such was the case of a soiled dove in northern California. The curious criminal proceedings were held before Justice John Anderson in 1852, and […]