Tag: seen through

Kyoko Enami by Shinoyama

Kishin Shinoyama (篠山 紀信) ~ Japanese actress Kyoko Enami (江波 杏子 Enami Kyōko), 1968
Kishin Shinoyama (篠山 紀信 Shinoyama Kishin) ~ Japanese actress Kyoko Enami (江波 杏子 Enami Kyōko), 1968

Sudek · through the window

Josef Sudek (1896-1976) ~ On the Windowsill of My Studio, 1944 | src Gitterman Gallery ~ Czech Avant-Garde 2023
Josef Sudek (1896-1976) ~ The Window of My Studio, 1952 | src Gitterman Gallery ~ Czech Avant-Garde 2023

Czech Avant-Garde at Gitterman Gallery ~ Nov 14 – Dec 22, 2023

Gitterman Gallery presents a selection of avant-garde Czech photography with a focus on rare vintage works by two seminal figures, František Drtikol and Josef Sudek. Each created exquisite prints that added dimension to their innovative visions.

Josef Sudek (1896-1976), after having lost his right arm in combat during World War I, devoted his life to photography. Working with a large format camera, he stayed close to home. He primarily worked in his studio in Prague, photographing intricately constructed still lifes and atmospheric views through his studio window, as well as portraits, landscapes and his city. Though Sudek chose seemingly conventional subjects, his delicate prints convey the poetic magic of the photographic medium.

Josef Sudek (1896-1976) ~ The Window of My Studio, 1950 | src Gitterman Gallery ~ Czech Avant-Garde 2023
Josef Sudek (1896-1976) ~ The Window of My Studio, ca. 1960 | src Gitterman Gallery ~ Czech Avant-Garde 2023
Josef Sudek (1896-1976) ~ The Window of My Studio, ca. 1960 | src Gitterman Gallery ~ Czech Avant-Garde 2023
Josef Sudek (1896-1976) ~ The Last Rose of Summer [from: The Window of My Studio], 1956 | src Gitterman Gallery
Josef Sudek (1896-1976) ~ The Window of My Studio, 1940-54 | src Gitterman Gallery ~ Czech Avant-Garde 2023

Bauhaus weaving class in a loom

Webereistudierende der Klasse von Webmeister Kurt Wanke im Webstuhl [Urheberschaft unklar], 1927-1928

Group portrait of the weaving class of weaver Kurt Wanke at the Bauhaus Dessau.
Front row from left: Lotte (Stam-)Beese, Anni Albers, Ljuba “Ljuka” Monastirsky, Rosa “Rosel” Berger, Gunta Stölzl, Otti Berger, Webmeister Kurt Wanke.

Back row from top: Lisbeth (Birmann-) Oestreicher, Gertrud “Gert” Preiswerk, Helene “Lene” Bergner (Léna Meyer-Bergner), Margaretha “Gretel” Reichardt.]

Uncertain photographer, sometimes credited as T. Lux Feininger’s (Theodore Lukas Feininger)

Students of the weaving workshop of master weaver Kurt Wanke in a loom [Authorship uncertain], (Leben am Bauhaus: Gruppenportrait der Weberinnen hinter einem Webstuhl in der Weberei Bauhaus Dessau), 1927-1928 | src Kunst Archive

Gruppenporträt der Webereiklasse von Webmeister Kurt Wanke am Bauhaus Dessau.
Vordere Reihe von links:
Lotte Beese (Lotte Stam-Beese), Anni Albers, Ljuba Monastirsky, Rosa Berger, Gunta Stölzl, Otti Berger, Webmeister Kurt Wanke
Hintere Reihe von links:
Lisbeth Birmann-Oestreicher, Gertrud Preiswerk, Helene Bergner (Léna Meyer-Bergner), Grete (Margaretha) Reichardt.

Jan Saudek · some nudes

Jan Saudek :: Theater of Life, Panorama, 1991
Jan Saudek :: Paula poses for the first and the last time, 1978. | src Lempertz
Jan Saudek :: No title (Draped nude), from the Story from Czechoslovakia, my country series, 1965-1975 | src NGV Collection Online

Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1914 (I)

Arnold Genthe :: Edna St. Vincent Millay at Mitchell Kennerley's house in Mamaroneck, New York, 1914. Autochrome. | Library of Congress
Arnold Genthe :: Edna St. Vincent Millay at Mitchell Kennerley’s house in Mamaroneck, New York, 1914. Autochrome. | Library of Congress
Arnold Genthe :: Portrait photograph of Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1914. Digital file from original lantern slide. | Library of Congress
Arnold Genthe :: Portrait photograph of Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1914. Digital file from original lantern slide. | Library of Congress
Arnold Genthe :: Edna St. Vincent Millay, portrait photograph, 1914. Glass negative. | Library of Congress
Arnold Genthe :: Edna St. Vincent Millay, portrait photograph, 1914. Glass negative. | Library of Congress

Dorothy Dalton in hat, 1920

Karl Struss (1886-1981) :: [Dorothy Dalton in hat, “Fool’s Paradise”]; 1920. Gelatin silver print. | src Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Karl Struss Collection

Beautiful like Kaloma

“Beautiful like Kaloma“. A semi-nude woman scantily clad in a see-through silk veil. The model, like Kaloma, is standing with both hands in front of her. Original 1910-1920s French Real Photo Postcard. | src eBay