Dickens Art #7
"Stuck his hands in his skirt-pocket and swaggered round the corner."
(from Martin Chuzzlewit)
(Fred Barnard; 1843)
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Dickens Art
March 31, 2007
March 30, 2007
Collect 'Em All #25
Maurice Chevalier
(No. 10 in a series of 50 from Players Navy Cut Cigarettes)
"Maurice Chevalier was born on September 12th, 1889 in Menilmontant. His father died when he was eleven and after becoming carpenter's apprentice, electrician, printer and doll painter, he tried stage work. He won fame at the Folies-Bergere as Mistinguett's dancing partner. During the War he served in the army, and after the aristice made his London debut at the Palace Theatre. After appearing in New York he went to Hollywood and scored sensationally in Innocents of Paris. Among his latest talkies are The Way to Love and The Merry Widow."
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Collect 'em All
They Were Collaborators #286
Buster Keaton and Cliff Edwards
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They Were Collaborators
When Legends Gather #235
Alma Mahler, Don Ameche, Franz Werfel, Sam Wood and Claudette Colbert
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When Legends Gather
American Dance Orchestras of the 1920s #13
The Coon-Sanders' Original Nighthawks Orchestra
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American Dance Orchestras of the 1920s
March 29, 2007
When Legends Gather #234
Louis Prima, Milton Berle, Jerry Lewis and Little Jackie Heller
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When Legends Gather
Politicians in Action #12
Sen. Huey P. Long (D-LA) strides into the nation's capitol
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Politicians in Action
March 28, 2007
Artists in Action #170
John Lee Hooker takes to the streets of Detroit
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Artists in Action
Woodcut Confidential! #5
Genji monogatari - Sakaki
(The Tale of Genji: Sakaki)
(Kunichika; 1884)
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Woodcut Confidential
Seminal Image #632
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
(Martin Ritt; 1965)
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Seminal Images
March 27, 2007
Through the lens of Cyril Arapoff #1
Brentford Lock, where the Grand Union Canal meets the River Thames; 1935.
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Through the Lens of Cyril Arapoff
Artists in Action #169
Iggy drops in on the crowd at Soldier Field ; July 18th 1970
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Artists in Action
The Art of the London Underground #13
Wild Flowers by Dora Batty; 1938
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Art of the London Underground
From the Sketch Book of Lawson Wood #8
Captain of Country Fire Brigade (called out to subdue an outbreak in some
local hayricks, to over-zealous comrade) : "Not so fast, Jarge. Let 'um burn
up a bit first, so as 'ow we can see what we're a doin' of!".
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From the Sketch Book of Lawson Wood
They Were Collaborators #284
Anna Magnani and Tennessee Williams
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They Were Collaborators
When Legends Gather #233
Jimmie Rodgers (aka The Singing Brakeman) and Will Rogers
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When Legends Gather
Fun at Bohemian Grove #21
A group of Bohemians crowd around a painting (1926)
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Fun at Bohemian Grove
March 26, 2007
When Legends Gather #232
King Vidor, Eleanor Boardman, Norma Shearer, Irving Thalberg, Greta Garbo
and Victor Sjöström
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When Legends Gather
Seminal Image #631
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle; 1935)
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Seminal Images
They Were Collaborators #283
Lt. Col. Virgil I. Grissom, Lt. Col. Edward H. White II and Lt. Col. Roger B. Chaffee
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They Were Collaborators
Tricky: Scenes from a Life #35
Tricky prepares to throw a baseball (1969)
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Tricky: Scenes from a Life
Poets are both clean and warm
And most are far above the norm
Whether here or on the roam
Have a poet in every home! #17
John Betjeman attempts to hit a ball at Moor Park golf course in Middlesex for his 1973 BBC short film Metro-Land on the subject of the Northwestern London suburbs served by the Metropolitan Railway (now part of London Underground).
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Poets are both clean and warm
The Children of Lewis Hine #1
Charlie Fernande showing the scoop with which he works.
(Hollow Branch Bog; Wareham, Massachusetts)
(1911)
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The Children of Lewis Hine
When Legends Gather #231
Luchino Visconti, Giuseppe Rotunno and John Wayne (aka Singin' Sandy)
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When Legends Gather
Adventures in European Filmmaking #24
Today's Adventure: Producer Sergio Leone breathes down Director Tonino Valerii's
neck on the set of Il Mio nome è Nessuno (My Name is Nobody; 1973)
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Adventures in European Filmmaking
March 25, 2007
March 24, 2007
Adventures in American Filmmaking #72
Today's Adventure: Russ Meyer seeks to inspire two bit players on the set of
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
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Adventures in American Filmmaking
They Were Collaborators #281
Manfred B. Lee and Frederic Dannay (aka Ellery Queen)
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They Were Collaborators
M is for Mauldin #5
"Now that you mention it, it does sound like th' patter of rain on a tin roof."
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M is for Mauldin
The Cool Hall of Fame #68
Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)
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The Cool Hall of Fame
The Greatest Hits of John Tenniel
(with The Reverend Dodgson) #4
"Will you walk a little faster?" said a whiting to a snail.
"There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail.
See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance!
They are waiting on the shingle -- will you come and join the dance?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?
"You can really have no notion how delightful it will be
When they take us up and throw us, with the lobsters, out to sea!"
But the snail replied "Too far, too far!" and gave a look askance--
Said he thanked the whiting kindly, but he would not join the dance.
Would not, could not, would not, could not, would not join the dance.
Would not, could not, would not, could not, could not join the dance.
"What matters it how far we go?" his scaly friend replied.
"There is another shore, you know, upon the other side.
The further off from England the nearer is to France--
Then turn not pale, beloved snail, but come and join the dance.
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?
Will you,