Vintage Photos: Erwin Blumenfeld

  

Expressionist photography by German-American Erwin Blumenfeld (1897–1969). 

Nothing is new.

The Masters: Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italy, 1720 –1778) gained fame for his fantastical etchings of atmospheric "prisons" (Carceri d'Invenzione). Looks like he was an early proponent of the steampunk genre...

 

The New Masters: Nina Pohl

Fantastic photographs by Nina Pohl (German, born 1968). Her work is available here.

Vintage Photos: Frances Benjamin Johnston

I recently discovered the wonderful works of photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952).

Portrait of Alice Roosevelt, c 1902. (She is holding her little dog Leo in this image. Incidentally, young Alice also had a little Pekingese dog that was given to her by the Chinese Dowager Empress Cixi. This striking young woman, beloved by the American public of the day for her wit and "devil-may-care attitude" would go on to describe herself as a hedonist in later years.)

Seven women working in Roycroft shop, E. Aurora, N.Y. 1900.

Ferry.

A child of the Orient.

Frances Benjamin Johnston, full-length portrait, seated in front of fireplace, facing left, holding cigarette in one hand and a beer stein in the other, in her Washington, D.C. studio.

The Masters: Lisa Larsson

Lisa Larsson (born 1931) is a Swedish designer and ceramicist. Some of her most well-known work is the 1950s sculpture series Lilla Zoo (Little Zoo).

1. Charlotta made by Lisa Larsson Sweden, 2. paddan, 3. Fox from Lilla Zoo, 4. Lisa Larson, 5. R0012053_2.JPG, 6. Tax from Lilla Zoo, 7. Lisa Larson "Pelle with Cat" Pottery, 8. Sitting cat from Lilla Zoo, 9. Lisa Larson "Lotta" Pottery