Tag: origami headgear

Butterflies of Charity, n.d.

Joaquim Pla Janini :: Mariposas de la caridad, no datat. Bromoli transportat sobre paper amb retocs d’aquarel·la i llapis de color (Bromoil on paper with retouches of watercolor and colored pencil). |src and hi-res MNAC ~ Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya

David Moore ::

Sisters of Charity, Washington DC, 1956 / source: State Library of New South Wales

‘This group of nuns wearing traditional wimples was photographed from the mezzanine level of Washington National Airport, as they farewelled one of their order leaving for South America. The image is a visual puzzle, reminiscent of flowers or origami – until the hands are seen towards the bottom of the photograph.’ (Quoted from source)  /

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