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Wintry Weather Wishes

https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2024/12/wintry-weather-wishes/

Published: December 26, 2024 16:08

Although Washington, D.C. has seen little icy precipitation this year, the past weekend’s official turn to winter has turned my mind toward the possibility of snow this season. Enjoy these 19th-century woodcuts, with hopes that wherever you are these…

Shall We Learn to Dance?

https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2024/12/shall-we-learn-to-dance/

Published: December 18, 2024 16:44

In the course of locating images depicting a variety of dance styles in the collections for my most recent Flickr album, Shall We Dance?, my attention was drawn to photos of people in dance classes. Looking closely at each photo, I can see the telltale…

Paper Pastimes of Past Times

https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2024/12/paper-pastimes-of-past-times/

Published: December 6, 2024 18:11

A series of six prints in our Popular Graphic Arts Collection have always intrigued me. As one is themed around decorating a Victorian era Christmas tree, I thought it timely to share. Many folks are busily wrestling live trees into place or unboxing their…

Finding Pictures: Automobiles

https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2024/11/finding-pictures-automobiles/

Published: November 19, 2024 16:54

Let Prints & Photographs Division Reference Librarian Gillian Mahoney take you for a four-wheeled tour of car-related images from the collections this Wednesday, November 20 at 3:00pm EDT. Explaining her interest in P&P’s extensive pictorial representation…

Postcard Views From Above

https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2024/11/postcard-views-from-above/

Published: November 13, 2024 13:15

Included in my most recent Flickr album on aerial views was the postcard below. This particular card is a photomechanical color print of Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. This was the site of the annual Sugar Bowl college football game for its…

“Materialized Space”: An Exhibit of Paul Rudolph’s Architecture at The Met

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Published: November 6, 2024 13:49

The following is a guest post by Helena Zinkham, Chief, Prints & Photographs Division. The Paul M. Rudolph Archive has become our most heavily used collection for the work of a single architect. Enthusiasts of modernism, building preservationists, and…

Purr-fectly Charming Black Cats

https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2024/10/purr-fectly-charming-black-cats/

Published: October 31, 2024 12:40

Whether you think black cats are spooky, good luck, or simply adorable companions, the many images featuring these striking felines in the collections are evidence that photographers and other artists have found them compelling since at least the 19th…