Blog - Barbara Levine
Roaring Twenties Field Hockey Team!
Collection of Barbara Levine / PROJECT B No matter how old I am, the start of the Fall season always reminds me of going back to school and team sports. I was horrible at sports and often found an excuse not to participate! This 1921 photograph of a young women's field hockey team (note their bobbed flapper hairstyle!) makes me wish I had played! Our limited edition print (available in 3 sizes) of this rare photo will absolutely give you a reason to cheer! Go Girls! Read more Barbara Levine, vintage field hockey photographs, vintage sports photographs
Found Photos That Belong Together
Happy Birthday, Unknown photographer. Left, Vintage Photograph, 1947. Right, Vintage Photograph, 1959. Available on ProjectB.com Sometimes found photographs from different places and times seem to belong together. Each of these snapshots features wall papered interiors and birthday cakes. Both however, also reveal the casual presence of a possible danger - a rifle aimed point blank and lit candles on a young girl's lap. They are each interesting images but as a diptych their subtleties are accentuated and a new story emerges about odd and menacing birthdays. Read more Barbara Levine, Collecting found photographs, snapshots, vernacular photographs
Pink Poodles Always In Fashion!
from the NEW Project B Collection- It's A Dogs Life One of my favorites from our new collection featuring dogs is this over the top pink poodle! With fur dyed (probably with beet juice or food coloring), pom-poms meticulously clipped and adorned with bows, the pink poodle sends a message of Hollywood Baroque, even in Middle America. Who knows if this poodle knows or cares how he looks? He exists, as many dogs do, as an avatar of his owner…in this case, a clear fashion statement. What do you think his/her owner looks like? (pssst..hey you, if you feed my image to your blog please credit www.projectb.com. Merci beaucoup!) Read more Barbara Levine, Snapshots, Vintage Dog Photos, Vintage Poodle Photos
The Northern Lights
Setting up a camera in the middle of a dirt road in Fairbanks, Alaska, an unknown photographer, c.1940, captures this exquisite long-exposure view of the aurora borealis—the northern lights. The awe inspired by this apparition is palpable, even now. Available in three sizes from Project B. Read more Barbara Levine, Northern Lights, PROJECT B
Appreciating Found Photos
image © Jane Waggoner Deschner. from the garment series (little boy, dragon), snapshots of James "Jimmy" Schelfhout, 2011 There is a growing awareness that pre-digital snapshots are quickly becoming obsolete. In view of this more is being written and considered about their cultural value (including about artists who use found photos). In the last few weeks, three note worthy articles have come out on the topic: listen to NPR's interview with Robert Jackson "Are Snapshots Dead?"; read New York Times art critic Roberta Smith's exhibition review: "Not for the Family Album: Snap Noir and Photo Brut Display Found Photos"and feast your eyes on artist Jane Waggoner Deschner's stitched photographs featured this week on John Foster's Accidental Mysteries blog. Hooray for... Read more Barbara Levine, Found photos, Photographica, snapshots, vernacular photographs « Newer articles 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 9 Older articles »