PORTRAITS & TEXTILES.

Posted on July 16, 2009
Filed Under 1960s, 1970s, Artists, Color, Fashions, Interiors, Music, NYC, Women

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Pearl Bailey.

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Archie Savage.

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Thelma Carpenter.

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Billie Holiday.

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Inez Dickerson.

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Ladybird Cleveland.

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Carmen De Levallade.

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Diahann Carroll.

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Eartha Kitt.

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Alvin Ailey

Lush rich portraits & incredible layers of textile by Carl Van Vechten. Color galore!!! via Beinecke Rare Book Library

Comments

12 Responses to “PORTRAITS & TEXTILES.”

  1. This is amazing!

    I want a Nothing Is New Book!!!!

  2. kellyr

    May be coming soon—to a website near you.

  3. nice one!
    inspiring…
    some of those prints are kray-zee

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  5. Wow I love these!! So so beautiful.

  6. conniesewer

    g-o-r-g-e-o-u-s

  7. Michele

    These. Are. Beautiful. Love this site!

  8. totally incredible. i love these!

  9. hello,

    i have introduced »nothing is new« on my blog. hope that’s ok.
    love your work!

    love,
    ola

  10. justthreethings

    Amazing find! Poor Billie Holiday’s almost crowded out of the frame by the flowers, tho!

  11. kellyr

    Thanks for all this post love! Yeah, these images are totally mesmerizing. Ga-Ga indeed!

  12. [...] Van Vechten portraits are stunning! I have been a fan after discovering his vibrant color sensations at Yale’s library. The combination of textiles & celebrities are everything my eyes [...]

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