New York Public Library, Grand Stair - T. Scott Carlisle
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Beautiful Photography of Libraries by Ahmet Ertug ›
Temples of Knowledge - Historical Libraries of the Western World
A photography book on the most beautiful monastery libraries and public libraries of Europe. Photography Exhibition of libraries by Ahmet Ertug
Please use your library voice.
nypl:
Library staff at the Webster branch, then called the Webster Free Circulating Library, overlooking collection of music and arts. Circa 1910.
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#photography #library #books
4 months ago on January 12, 2012 at 11:47am with 11 notes
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4 months ago on January 12, 2012 at 11:47am with 11 notes
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Cindy Sherman, “Untitled Film Still #13″
Gelatin silver print. 20″ x 16″
1978
~ this image of Sherman playing librarian fetched $905,000 at Christie’s in 2008.
Big Tex by Allison V Smith.
That’s right, boys and girls - today kicks off the State Fair of Texas! Yipee!
Lewis Hine: Photographer, Activist, Character
(via Who Was Lewis Hine? In Paris, a Major Retrospective of Social Documentary Photos - NYTimes.com)
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Marfa
“This picture is from one of my projects entitled ‘My Texas.’ This undertaking is an intimate exploration of the raw and subtle aspects of the culture of my home state. I encourage the viewer to examine the peculiarly timeless quality of life in Texas, where modern culture is inextricable from storied past.”
See more of Austin photographer Kevin Greenblat’s work at http://www.kevingreenblat.com/
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Japan’s acclaimed photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto has been following in the footsteps of 19th Century photography pioneer Henry Fox Talbot. Like Talbot, Sugimoto works at the intersection of art and science. He has scaled up postive images of Talbot’s original unstable negatives are startlingly like paintings.
Japan’s acclaimed photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto has been following in the footsteps of 19th Century photography pioneer Henry Fox Talbot. Like Talbot, Sugimoto works at the intersection of art and science. He has scaled up postive images of Talbot’s original unstable negatives are startlingly like paintings.
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E. Muybridge,
placing chair, sitting and reading [c. 1887]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmnw20OnMy1qbt8lko1_500.jpg)
E. Muybridge,
placing chair, sitting and reading [c. 1887]
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#Muybridge #photography #books #reading
11 months ago on June 26, 2011 at 10:18pm with 156 notes
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11 months ago on June 26, 2011 at 10:18pm with 156 notes
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The Faux-Vintage Photo: Full Essay (Parts I, II and III) » Cyborgology ›
- best theoretical piece I have seen on the retro, faux-vintage photo phenomenon and thirst for nostalgia.
