POWER PORTRAITS.

Carl 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 desire. I was searching for images of Truman Capote’s Hampton home and stumbled upon this collection of black and whites at Marquette University. And this [...]

BRIGHT SAMPLES.

A sampling of colors. They taste good! Knitting sample by Kay Cosserat, late 1960s. Checkered sample unknown, 1970s. via VADS c/o Constance Howard Resource and Research Centre

IRL – Early Maysles Docs

This movie happening is tomorrow, Tuesday Sept 28 at Light Industries, Brooklyn. I am really looking forward to see IBM in 1964. Big, heavy, old computers! Introduced by Albert Maysles IBM: A Self Portrait Albert and David Maysles, 16mm, 1964, 35 mins With Love From Truman Albert Maysles, David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin, 16mm, 1966, [...]

SW CLOTHING.

Exhibits of mens clothing from the Southwest textile collection at the Peabody Museum. I appreciate the vests bold-bright bead work, pastel photo backgrounds, dingy white wool and the kilt’s wide-eyed peepers. 1. Embroidered mans vest, Hopi 2. White cotton embroidered vest, Peublo 3. White cotton boys initiation kilt, Hopi

BALLS.

Balls —Round, roll-y and recreational in assorted sizes, colors and materials. We gotta Snooker ball, we gotta Table Tennis ball, we gotta Bouncy ball! via VADS

WY – FOOTBALL.

Wyoming. This is the end of the Archive Road Trip! I leave you with two images of football dedicated to my pops who played at the University of Wyoming from 1968–1969. 1. ‘The Invincibles’ football team from University of Wyoming, 1897 & 1898. 2. Black 14 protests. 14 black University of Wyoming football players were [...]

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