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Posted by: Jan Grenci
This is my favorite photo from the Flickr album Toni Frissell Dog Photography Part One: It’s not my favorite because of the red Ford Country Sedan station wagon. It’s not my favorite because of the Mainbocher coat worn by C.Z. Guest. It’s my favorite because of the doggy in the window if you will. The …
Posted in: Flickr, Photographs, Women's History
Posted by: Jan Grenci
If you have read any of my earlier blogs, you know that I like to point out the connections between items from different collections housed in the Prints & Photographs Division. Keep reading to see what links a travel poster and a stereograph. This gorgeous travel poster of Rome by Roger Broders was published in …
Posted in: Photographs, Posters, Prints
Posted by: Kristi Finefield
On February 1, 2023, American architect Victor A. Lundy will turn 100 years old. We will mark this milestone in several ways, so please read on for how you can join in and learn more about this mid-century designer. The Lundy Archive, held by the Prints & Photographs Division, numbers more than 56,000 items, and …
Posted in: Architecture, Drawings, Exhibitions, Photographs, Portraits
Posted by: Kristi Finefield
Who could resist this purrfect profile? This unassuming – and apparently quite tolerant – tabby cat appears in an exhibit now at the Library of Congress: Not an Ostrich: & Other Images from America’s Library. The exhibit spans the history of photography from 1839 to modern times, as found in the Library’s collections. In this …
Posted in: Exhibitions, Photographs, Portraits, Series: Caught Our Eyes