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Posted by: Barbara Orbach Natanson
As the days grow hot and humid in Washington, D.C., my mind turns to summer haircuts. A look back offers a reminder of reasons beyond the purely seasonal for hair cutting. This print from our Popular Graphic Arts collection depicts a character in the novel The Guardian Angel by Oliver Wendell Holmes. The story originally …
Posted in: Photographs, Prints, Series: Caught Our Eyes
Posted by: Barbara Orbach Natanson
The following is a guest post by Jan Grenci, Reference Specialist, Prints and Photographs Division Memorial Day is now observed on the last Monday in May to honor all those who have died in service while defending the United States. But the name, meaning and timing of this special day have changed over the years. …
Posted in: Photographs, Posters
Posted by: Kristi Finefield
I’ve heard of going to great lengths, but daredevil “Jersey” Ringel goes to new heights in this photograph. Perched perilously on the top wing of a plane, Ringel appears to be shooting moving film footage, perhaps of another aerial acrobat executing a stunt. Most photographs of Newark native Ringel show him in these kinds of …
Posted in: Photographs, Series: Anything to Get the Shot
Posted by: Jeff Bridgers
Mary Cassatt’s 1901 print Jeannette and her Mother Seated on a Sofa (below, left) captures a timeless moment between mother and child: In this tranquil scene, free of visual distraction or clutter, Jeannette sits securely in her mother’s lap, the mother’s arms surrounding her daughter in a gentle embrace, the two gazing lovingly, eyes fixed upon …
Posted in: Prints