Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Illustration Friday 43: Strings
Illustration Friday 43: Strings
made with string and ink.
Uploaded by pantufla on 16 Oct 08, 11.19PM CDT.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Kotsuis and Hohhuq - Nakoaktok (The North American Indian; v.10) by Edward S. Curtis ca. 1914
Kotsuis and Hohhuq - Nakoaktok (The North American Indian; v.10) by Edward S. Curtis ca. 1914, originally uploaded by pantufla.
Kotsuis and Hohhuq - Nakoaktok (The North American Indian; v.10)
CREATOR
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952.
SUMMARY
Description by Edward S. Curtis: These two masked performers in the winter dance represent huge, mythical birds. Kotsuis (the Nakoaktok equivalent of the Qagyuhl Kaloqutsuis) and Hohhuq are servitors in the house of the man-eating monster Pahpaqalanohsiwi. See page 160. The mandibles of these tremendous wooden masks are controlled by strings.
NOTES
1 photogravure : brown ink ; 32 x 43 cm.
Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1914.
Original source: The Kwakiutl [portfolio] ; plate no. 336
Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 1915.
SUBJECTS
Kwakiutl Indians.
Ceremonial dancers
Dance
Masks (costumes)
Rites & ceremonies
Pacific Northwest
OBJECT TYPE
Photomechanical print
Image
REPOSITORY
Northwestern University. Library., Evanston, Ill.
DIGITAL ID
hdl.loc.gov/loc.award/iencurt.cp10008
Thursday, October 09, 2008
nyc street gradient
All numbered streets, avenues and roads in New York City colored by the magnitude of their number. The inventory includes streets like Bay 37th and Beach 141st. Green is for lower numbers
Uploaded by fake is the new real on 10 Feb 08, 5.59PM CDT.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Trick photo, decapitated man with bloody knife, holding his head
Trick photo, decapitated man with bloody knife, holding his head, originally uploaded by George Eastman House.
Trick photo, decapitated man with bloody knife, holding his head
Accession Number: 1972:0014:0003
Maker: Unidentified
Title: Trick photo, decapitated man with bloody knife, holding his head
Date: ca. 1875
Medium: albumen print, photomontage
Dimensions: 9.4 x 5.7 cm.
George Eastman House Collection
General information about the George Eastman House Photography Collection is available at http://www.eastmanhouse.org/inc/collections/photography.php.
For information on obtaining reproductions go to: http://www.eastmanhouse.org/flickr/index.php.
Uploaded by George Eastman House on 31 Jul 08, 3.28PM CDT.
Monday, October 06, 2008
Wall Street Trinity
Accession Number: 1982:2050:0002
Maker: Charles C. Zoller (American 1854-1934)
Title: Wall Street Trinity
Date: ca. 1915
Medium: color plate, screen (Autochrome) process
Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 4 in.
George Eastman House Collection
General information about the George Eastman House Photography Collection is available at http://www.eastmanhouse.org/inc/collections/photography.php.
For information on obtaining reproductions go to: http://www.eastmanhouse.org/flickr/index.php.
Uploaded by George Eastman House on 17 Jul 08, 3.27PM CDT.
Woman wearing red dress with houses in background
Woman wearing red dress with houses in background
Accession Number: 1978:0189:0001
Maker: Unidentified
Title: Woman wearing red dress with houses in background
Date: ca. 1915
Medium: color plate, screen (Autochrome) process
Dimensions: Image: 12 x 9.4 cm Overall: 12.8 x 10.2 cm
George Eastman House Collection
General information about the George Eastman House Photography Collection is available at http://www.eastmanhouse.org/inc/collections/photography.php.
For information on obtaining reproductions go to: http://www.eastmanhouse.org/flickr/index.php.
Uploaded by George Eastman House on 17 Jul 08, 3.27PM CDT.
Friday, October 03, 2008
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
