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Ireland: A Love Poem 26 Aug 2013 | 07:10 pm
When photographer Jill Freedman visited Ireland in the 1960s, she found the traditional music enchanting. Returning in 1973, she began documenting life in the Irish countryside, focusing on singular m...
Peter C. Bunnell Collection of Exhibition Posters 22 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm
ICP houses hundreds of ephemera related to famous photographers and art institutions, including exhibition posters. These posters, used to promote artist shows and museum and gallery exhibitions, span...
Pamela Fong: Breaking the Cycle of Abuse 20 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm
In 1987, photographer Pamela Fong sat on a plane next to a pediatrician who worked for a child-abuse prevention center. The horrific stories of molestation the doctor shared resonated with Fong. Becau...
Staying Cool 15 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm
In the heat of the summer people find lots of ways to stay cool… Gjon Mili, [Fashion advertisement for Saks Fifth Avenue], ca. 1946 (7.1998) Lou Bernstein, N.Y. City, 1977 (27.1992) Martin Munkacsi...
Beauty of the Boneyards 13 Aug 2013 | 07:10 pm
Folklore, movies, music, and literature often simplify cemeteries as creepy and sinister “boneyards;” places the living should avoid. A visit to one can certainly invoke an ominous feeling but cemeter...
Peace from Nagasaki 9 Aug 2013 | 08:01 pm
Atom-Bombed Nagasaki, 1945-ca. 1949 (recto) Atom-Bombed Nagasaki, 1945-ca. 1949 (verso) Tagged: atomic bomb, Nagasaki, World War II
The Beach Awaits 6 Aug 2013 | 07:10 pm
August is here, which means there is only a month left of summer. Time to get to the beach! Elliott Erwitt, Waves, Brighton, 1956 (20.1983) Elliott Erwitt, Beach Group, Sylt, West Germany, 1968 (332...
Girl Ascending 1 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm
Photographer Melissa Ann Pinney (b. 1953) has been exploring the construction of female identity for almost thirty years. Initially, her photographs focused mainly on adult women. But after the birt...
Little Golden Hamburger Tree 30 Jul 2013 | 07:20 pm
Jerry Uelsmann, Little Golden Hamburger Tree, 1970 (516.1994) Since the 1960s, Jerry Uelsmann has been combining multiple negatives in the darkroom to create surrealistic photographs. His photographs...
Welcome to the World, Prince George! 26 Jul 2013 | 07:10 pm
Prince George Alexander Louis, the son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, was born at 4:24 PM on July 22, 2013–and he’s already had his first photo op. In honor of the prince’s birth, here are a fe...
