Music, illustration, graphic design, and other interesting things.

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Chariots of the Gods (1970)


Chariots of the Gods (1970), originally uploaded by pantufla.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Rosalie Henriette Bediez Laborde, full-length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to right, standing, in costume with lace apron, holding bouquet.


Rosalie Henriette Bediez Laborde, full-length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to right, standing, in costume with lace apron, holding bouquet.
Originally uploaded by pantufla.

[Rosalie Henriette Bediez Laborde, full-length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to right, standing, in costume with lace apron, holding bouquet].

CREATED/PUBLISHED
[between 1844 and 1860]

SUMMARY
French opera singer.

NOTES
Identification from woodcut in Ballou's Pictorial, June 25, 1859, page 401.

Alternative identifications: Madame Sabonde (cat. 5); Villaume.

Scratched on face of plate: 213; Mad. Laborde. Scratched on back of plate: 137.

Original served by appointment only.

Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153).

Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

SUBJECTS
Laborde, Rosalie Henriette Bediez,--b. 1824.
Portrait photographs--1840-1860.
Daguerreotypes--1840-1860.

RELATED NAMES
Brady, Mathew B., 1823 (ca.)-1896.

MEDIUM
1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.

CALL NUMBER
DAG no. 137

REPRODUCTION NUMBER
LC-USZ62-109955 DLC (b&w film copy neg. post-1992)

SPECIAL TERMS OF USE
No known restrictions on publication.

PART OF
Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGITAL ID
(b&w film copy neg. post-1992) cph 3c09955 hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c09955

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Henrietta, wife of Wardale G. McAllister, three-quarters length, seated in ornate chair, with arm resting on table with tablecloth. (1855 May 18)


Henrietta, wife of Wardale G. McAllister, three-quarters length, seated in ornate chair, with arm resting on table with tablecloth. (1855 May 18)
Originally uploaded by pantufla.

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[Henrietta, wife of Wardale G. McAllister, three-quarters length, seated in ornate chair, with arm resting on table with tablecloth].

CREATED/PUBLISHED
1855 May 18.

NOTES
Written on back: Mrs. Wardale G. McAllister, May 18, 1855.

Original served by appointment only.

Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105).

Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress)

SUBJECTS
McAllister, Henrietta Phillips,--d. 1902.
Daguerreotypes--1850-1860.
Stereographs--1850-1860.
Portrait photographs--1850-1860.

MEDIUM
1 photograph : stereoscopic daguerreotype, hand-colored.

CALL NUMBER
DAG no. 1290

REPRODUCTION NUMBER
LC-USZC4-4956 DLC (color film copy transparency)

SPECIAL TERMS OF USE
No known restrictions on publication.

PART OF
Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGITAL ID
(color film copy transparency) cph 3g04956 hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g04956

Thursday, August 09, 2007

Illustration Friday 40: Missing


Illustration Friday 40: Missing
Originally uploaded by pantufla.

My latest Illustration Friday piece, for the subject "missing'. Vector & photoshop.

Monday, August 06, 2007

Cooperation, Illustration for Yuti magazine - Alberto Forero


Cooperation, Illustration for Yuti magazine - Alberto Forero
Originally uploaded by pantufla.

I created this illustration for an article about cooperation in Yuti magazine.

Power of the Pen, Illustration for Yuti magazine - Alberto Forero


Power of the Pen, Illustration for Yuti magazine - Alberto Forero
Originally uploaded by pantufla.

An illustration I created for the Sri Lanka-based Yuti children's magazine. I explain the steps it takes to create an article.

Frog


Frog
Originally uploaded by pantufla.

Friday, August 03, 2007

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Classic New York - Ada Louise Huxtable


Classic New York - Ada Louise Huxtable
Originally uploaded by pantufla.

Nice paperback that details the building styles of 18th & 19th c. New York, which were more extant back in the 50s when this book was written.