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Herman Leonard & Lena Horne in 1948

Juli Lowe — Fri, 14 May 2010 18:50:35 +0000

“This month the world lost one of it’s legendary talents, the great Lena Horne. Ms. Horne was the very first celebrity Herman Leonard photographed in 1948, as a young photographer with a love for jazz and fresh from an apprenticeship with master photographer Yousuf Karsh. This image, taken 63 years ago in his first New York studio on Sullivan Street, remains one of Herman’s all time favorite photographs and an iconic image of a young freckle faced Ms. Horne.” – Geraldine Baum, Herman Leonard Photography, LLC.

Lena Horne, NYC, 1948

Spring is in the air

Juli Lowe — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:28:14 +0000

With the sun shining and 70 degree weather, we can finally see signs of spring. It is time to get outside and enjoy the weather with some outdoor activities.

Terry Evans Oak Street Beach, Chicago, April 27, 2004

Achim Lippoth 954 #6, 2006

Julie Blackmon Clippers, 2006

Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison Spring Arm, 2007

Kelli Connell Picnic, 2002

Terry Evans’ Greenland photographs

Juli Lowe — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:31:25 +0000

During the grey days of March and February I still have a great view from my desk—Terry Evans’ aerial photographs. I recently learned why there are multiple colors of water within a single image. The pool of green water comes directly from the sea. The bright turquoise pool of water is melted glacier that remains separated from the sea water. The color comes from minerals in the glacier. In speaking with Terry about this, she also told me about her fascination and confusion with her inability to judge the size and scale of the ice because there were no human markers. It is hard to believe that the front of the glaciers are 70m high, roughly a 20 story building. You can view more of Terry’s Greenland Glacier series here.

Ice Fijord 4, Greenland, 2008 Terry Evans

Ice Fijord, Greenland, 2008 Terry Evans

Disko Bay iceberg, Greenland, 2008 Terry Evans

Today in History: Mexico

Juli Lowe — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:59:27 +0000

Today in 1821, Mexico declared its independence from Spain. A salute to this day in history with a view of Mexico as seen by Jack Spencer in his series Apariciones.

Refujio and Juanita, Santa Brigida, Mexico, 2001

Balloon Seller, Mineral De Pozos, Mexico, 2000

Snow Ponies, Mexico, 2006

Anna, Mexico, 2000

Happy Birthday, George Washington

Trevor Power — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:21:52 +0000

George Washington,1990 Keith Carter

A few new Witkin images for Wednesday

Trevor Power — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:47:26 +0000

Below are four new photographs from Joel-Peter Witkin. Let us know what you think.

Madame L, Bogota, 2009 Joel-Peter Witkin

Text:
Madame Louismille sobbed in the corridors of the hospital. The hours went by slowly, anguish was at its most acute. It was then that an intern dressed in scarlet came to lay on the knees of the lady a box filled with rose petals, containing her beloved son’s penis.

Retrato de una Mosca, Bogota, 2009 Joel-Peter Witkin

Empire, 2009 Joel-Peter Witkin

Priest, 2009 Joel-Peter Witkin

A box of chocolates from CEG

Juli Lowe — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:36:21 +0000

Since we don’t have a lot of sappy images in our inventory, here is how our artists fill the gallery with love on Valentine’s Day.

Kelli Connell‘s Convertible Kiss questions sexuality and gender roles that shape the identity of the self in intimate relationships.

Convertible Kiss, 2002 Kelli Connell

Gregory Scott unsuccessfully woos his reclining nude with flowers and gifts in his multi-media piece, Attemptuous. Click the image below to view the video.

Attemptuous, 2008 Gregory Scott

Hiroshi Watanabe relates this image of Lucy and Ricky to his childhood growing up in Japan watching American TV. These TV shows represented paradise and happiness and later lead him to move to the United States.

Battery Park, New York, 1999 Hiroshi Watanabe

Michael Kenna, “Love in black and white” is a book of photographs and poems by photographer Michael Kenna and author Bianca Rossini published by Nazraeli Press in 2009.

Summer Garden Statuary, St. Petersburg, Norway, 2008 Michael Kenna

Dan Estabrook tackles the emotions he has experienced while falling in love in Nine Symptoms.

Shortness of Breath, 2004 Dan Estabrook

And last but not least, The Kiss from Joel-Peter Witkin (this piece is SOLD OUT).

Le Baiser, N.M., 1983 Joel-Peter Witkin

New Julie Blackmon

Trevor Power — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:43:52 +0000

Sorry for the lack of posts recently—we’re still catching our breath after Miami. We’ll be back up and running in the new year. For now, enjoy the most recent photograph by Julie Blackmon—influenced by Thomas Le Clear’s Interior with Portraits.

Portrait (2009) Julie Blackmon

From the flat files: Lynn Geesaman

Trevor Power — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:09:20 +0000

I thought I would share a few of the Lynn Geesaman prints that we just received for our inventory. They are a reminder that fall is truly here.

Isabella Plantation, England (2009) Lynn Gessaman

Parc de Sceaux, France (2008) Lynn Geesaman

From the flat files: Bruce Davidson

Trevor Power — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:59:53 +0000

It’s a dreary Chicago afternoon, and whether you were for or against—or just tired of hearing about—the 2016 Olympic bid, I think that as Chicagoans we can look forward to time when Chicago is no longer synonymous with Al Capone. I decided to take a moment to look back, and view some work featuring Chicago that we have in our flat files. Below are some gelatin silver prints taken by Bruce Davidson in 1963: