Illustration Friday 44: Late

Illustration Friday 44: Late, originally uploaded by pantufla.

White The Druggist - Nixon, Texas

eye-oval-label.jpg, originally uploaded by kodap (C. Quitério).

sugar-of-lead.jpg

sugar-of-lead.jpg, originally uploaded by kodap (C. Quitério).

Unión Hermanos Proletarios. Cartel de Germán Horacio. Xixón 1936

Unión Hermanos Proletarios. Cartel de Germán Horacio. Xixón 1936, originally uploaded by Aisaider 2008.

Illustration Friday 43: Strings

Illustration Friday 43: Strings, originally uploaded by pantufla.

Illustration Friday 43: Strings

made with string and ink.

Uploaded by pantufla on 16 Oct 08, 11.19PM CDT.

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

nyc street gradient

nyc street gradient, originally uploaded by fake is the new real.

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.

Pearl Aufrere (LOC)

Pearl Aufrere (LOC), originally uploaded by The Library of Congress.

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.

Tattoo

Tattoo, originally uploaded by George Eastman House.

Wall Street Trinity

Wall Street Trinity, originally uploaded by George Eastman House.

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

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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, originally uploaded by George Eastman House.

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.

8/22/08 Fate & Burr

8/22/08 Fate & Burr, originally uploaded by sixheadedgoblin.

CrudeImpact

CrudeImpact, originally uploaded by littledutchdenny.

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'No Guitars'

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Man with a female spirit

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Motor

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"Réalité, sortie de secours" - Marc-Antoine Mathieu - 1999

"Réalité, sortie de secours" - Marc-Antoine Mathieu - 1999, originally uploaded by alexaaannndre.

Homage (left, 2008) to John and Yoko’s War Is Over Poster (1969)

Homage (left, 2008) to John and Yoko’s War Is Over Poster (1969), originally uploaded by b_caruthers.

Homage (left, 2008) to John and Yoko’s War Is Over Poster (1969)

Homage (left, 2008) to John and Yoko’s War Is Over Poster (1969), originally uploaded by b_caruthers.

czechoslovakian matchbox label

czechoslovakian matchbox label, originally uploaded by maraid.

Pizza box full of wood type for Cooper Union

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The Three Living and the three dead

The Three Living and the three dead, originally uploaded by pantufla.

March of Leisure Time

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variation on a theme..., originally uploaded by magpie-moon.

fc cabaret

fc cabaret, originally uploaded by pilllpat (agence eureka).

American Type Founders

American Type Founders, originally uploaded by Depression Press.

Vampire Killing Kit

Vampire Killing Kit, originally uploaded by Curious Expeditions.

Streetart - The Readable City

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George - Black Clock issue #9 by Alberto Forero (2008)

George - Black Clock issue #9 by Alberto Forero (2008), originally uploaded by pantufla.

lithuanian matchbox label

lithuanian matchbox label, originally uploaded by maraid.

Metasonix TM-7 Robotspeak Limited Edition

Metasonix TM-7 Robotspeak Limited Edition, originally uploaded by peff.

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secreted

secreted, originally uploaded by pantufla.

from my forehead rental project, Williams College

Patrick Flood & Rose Finnegan Flood grave

Patrick Flood & Rose Finnegan Flood grave, originally uploaded by pantufla.

300-pound violent boy unwanted

300-pound violent boy unwanted, originally uploaded by pantufla.

Edmund Flood, Patrick Flood, Eleanor Rogers (1944)

Edmund Flood, Patrick Flood, Eleanor Rogers (1944), originally uploaded by pantufla.

Jack Harkness - by Alberto Forero (1993)

Jack Harkness - by Alberto Forero (1993), originally uploaded by pantufla.

Slob Show Retrospective flyer (1994)

Slob Show Retrospective flyer (1994), originally uploaded by pantufla.

Very quickly.

Very quickly., originally uploaded by pantufla.

My Typography of the Electric Company flickr set got picked up by the wonderful kottke.org. I'm glad to be able to contribute something back to one of my favorite blogs. Future project: go back to the Electric Company dvds and grab shots of all the type in this type-happy program!

C. THE BAD ANGELS

C. THE BAD ANGELS, originally uploaded by pantufla.

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One of these things is not like the other one..., originally uploaded by counterclockwise.

Woman wearing fur stole and corsage

Woman wearing fur stole and corsage, originally uploaded by George Eastman House.

In Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal. (1901) (animated stereograph)

In Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal. (1901) (animated stereograph), originally uploaded by pantufla.

Paris Exposition: Salle des Fetes, Paris, France, 1900

Paris Exposition: Salle des Fetes, Paris, France, 1900, originally uploaded by Brooklyn Museum.

japanese matchbox label

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Paris Exposition: Esplanade des Invalides, Paris, France, 1900

Paris Exposition: Esplanade des Invalides, Paris, France, 1900, originally uploaded by Brooklyn Museum.

Mrs. Adolph Topperwein. [with gun] (LOC)

Mrs. Adolph Topperwein. [with gun] (LOC), originally uploaded by The Library of Congress.

Untitled

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Installation View of Smithsonian Photography Exhibition

Installation View of Smithsonian Photography Exhibition, originally uploaded by Smithsonian Institution.

Lovin the Flickr commons. Saves me a lot of work!

The United States' first foreign trade zone by Jack Rivolta (1937)

The United States' first foreign trade zone by Jack Rivolta (1937), originally uploaded by pantufla.


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