Saturday, July 22, 2006

George Lepape, Vogue magazine cover, May 1917



The very meaning of Zen. I have this one up on my wall.

George Lepape, Vogue cover, May 1917.

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Friday, July 21, 2006

Choki Eishosai, Beauties, 18-19th C


Choki Eishosai, Beauties, 18-19th C

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Baron Adolf de Meyer, Elizabeth Arden cosmetics ad, 1927


Baron Adolf de Meyer, advertisement for Elizabeth Arden cosmetics. Gelatin silver print. British, c.1927.

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.

Scanned from "Art Deco 1910-1939" edited by Charlotte Benton, Tim Benton and Chislaine Wood.

Click image above for 634 x 800 version, image bellow 414 x 465 version.



Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Émille Gallé, Veilleuse, c.1900

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Émille Gallé, Veilleuse (night lamp) or incense burner, c.1900. Glass covered in layers, camaieu engraving, silvered bronze.

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Scanned from Gabriele Fahr-Becker's "Art Nouveau".

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Anna Mae Wong

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Actress Anna Mae Wong. Click image for 275x400 version.

Monday, July 17, 2006

Sándor Bortnyk, Modiano ad, c.1935


Sándor Bortnyk, poster for Modiano. Colour lithograph. Hungarian, c.1935.

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Scanned from "Art Deco 1910-1939" edited by Charlotte Benton, Tim Benton and Chislaine Wood.

Sunday, July 16, 2006

Models, Oxford Street store in London, 1928


Quote:

"Models keep warm in their brightly coloured beach wraps and rubberised bathing hats in 1928. This picture was not shot on a beach, but on the roof of an Oxford Street store in London. Plenty of sunshine and fresh air was considered healthy."

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Scanned from "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.
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