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

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12 Responses to “PORTRAITS & TEXTILES.”

  1. David Michael
    on July 16th, 2009 at 4:19 pm

    This is amazing!

    I want a Nothing Is New Book!!!!

  2. kellyr
    on July 16th, 2009 at 4:27 pm

    May be coming soon—to a website near you.

  3. BS
    on July 17th, 2009 at 2:38 pm

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

  4. True Up » Archive » Textile Stew: 07/16/09
    on July 17th, 2009 at 8:03 pm

    [...] PORTRAITS & TEXTILES. « Nothing is New [...]

  5. Bree
    on July 18th, 2009 at 9:13 am

    Wow I love these!! So so beautiful.

  6. conniesewer
    on July 20th, 2009 at 12:23 am

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

  7. Michele
    on July 20th, 2009 at 6:47 am

    These. Are. Beautiful. Love this site!

  8. mollyoh
    on July 22nd, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    totally incredible. i love these!

  9. ola
    on August 8th, 2009 at 12:00 pm

    hello,

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

    love,
    ola

  10. justthreethings
    on August 10th, 2009 at 11:32 am

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

  11. kellyr
    on August 14th, 2009 at 11:20 am

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

  12. POWER PORTRAITS. :
    on October 14th, 2010 at 6:56 pm

    [...] 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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