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Posted by: Jan Grenci
A while back I assembled an album for Flickr of images of umbrellas. More recently, I selected color fashion photos taken by Toni Frissell for another album. While gathering the Frissell images, I noticed that umbrellas and parasols appeared with some regularity. In some shots umbrellas shield their holders from the rain while in others …
Posted in: Flickr, Photographs, Prints
Posted by: Kristi Finefield
Finding Pictures is a regular webinar series produced by staff of the Prints and Photographs Division. This post advertises the upcoming talk on Mid-Century Color Photography by Leigh Gleason, Head of Reference. It includes example photos from multiple collections, including works by Russell Lee, Theodor Horydczak, Toni Frissell, Bernard Gotfryd, and Balthazar Korab.
Posted in: News & Events, Photographs, Webinars
Posted by: Melissa Lindberg
Some of us can think of no better companions than our pets, and photographic evidence shows that members of previous generations were like-minded. Dog lovers out there may be interested to know that the Prints & Photographs Division collections feature many pictures of people and puppies spending time in each other’s company, such as these: …
Posted in: Photographs
Posted by: Melissa Lindberg
As one might expect given the season, April has arrived in the nation’s capital with substantial rain showers. Inspired by what I see outside and curious to see what kinds of rainy weather images I could find in the collections, I searched the online catalog. There is no shortage of D.C.-based photographs in the collections. …
Posted in: Photographs, Prints
Posted by: Melissa Lindberg
For some, recreation is as much a part of holiday tradition as comfort food and relaxation. Explore images related to hiking in this blog post.
Posted in: Photographs, Prints
Posted by: Kristi Finefield
Take a tour through sunsets in different time periods and countries, as well as expressed using different media such as photography and painting, all from the collections of the Prints & Photographs Division.
Posted in: Drawings, Photographs, Prints
Posted by: Jan Grenci
There is no question that Toni Frissell loved dogs. She often photographed her own dogs and also took photos of canines she met on her many photographic assignments. One of her dogs, an Italian greyhound named Bambi, is featured in this color test photo that is included in my latest Flickr album – Toni Frissell …
Posted in: Flickr, Photographs
Posted by: Kate Fogle
This Saturday, October 14, marks National Chess Day, an annual celebration of a storied game that has found its way into our psyches via multiple avenues, such as from TV’s “The Queen’s Gambit,” through technological innovations, or in depictions of the game as one for all walks of life. In 1979, U.S. News & World …
Posted in: Photographs
Posted by: Kristi Finefield
See chromolithographic illustrations of fashion designs for men, women and children through advertisements produced by dressmakers and tailoring companies from the 1880s and 1890s.
Posted in: Prints