Special thanks go out to Pixelord for providing the song Boss Worm.
Month: October 2011
Baby Sports Illustrated
Here is a miniature "book" found in the library [2 by 3 inches] - a promotion/prospectus for potential advertisers, giving some sense of what this new magazine, Sports Illustrated, would be like. What it looks like it will be like is a lot of saturated color photographs, which makes this little treasure like an artist's book… Continue reading Baby Sports Illustrated
Dummy Up
If you are in the area, check out Dummy Up , the window display at the ICP Library. "This photography library is something it never could have imagined when relocated here in 2001 – much more than a room full of books, it is today a thriving laboratory for exploration and invention, serendipity and community – as… Continue reading Dummy Up
The “I” in International
Cornell Capa called the International Center of Photography the "Home for Photographers," and he truly welcomed his colleagues from the whole planet. And they flocked to him, and still migrate to the ICP when they pass through Midtown Manhattan, poking their noses into the library and shyly inquiring whether they might take a look. Oh,… Continue reading The “I” in International
Hummingbird Captured
The motto of the New York Times is "All the news that's fit to print," and so, we discovered this amazing clip in our files announcing the capture on color film of a hummingbird...something that seems so banal to us in the 21st century, but was worthy of attention in the Times when it happened.
An Artist…and the moment of truth
"You appreciate the way it frees you to climb the heights of creativity, with the assurance that at the moment of truth, you and your Nikon are one." This Nikon camera ad from Modern Photography that some observant New Yorker contributor discovered and re-presented, is delightfully like the provocative advertising depicted in "Mad Men," down to the… Continue reading An Artist…and the moment of truth
ICP Library Committee at the Adam Fuss Studio
ICP Library Committee #30 Monday, October 17 2011 Adam Fuss Studio Adam Fuss, The Space Between Garden and Eve, 2011. Daguerreotype, 23 1/2 x 38" On Monday night the library committee of the ICP library were the privileged guests of the extraordinary artist Adam Fuss. At this amazing event, Adam graciously spoke to us about… Continue reading ICP Library Committee at the Adam Fuss Studio
Hello Japan!
This past September, photographer John Gossage and bookdealer Harper Levine traveled to Japan to scout for books in Tokyo’s Jimbocho book district, to take photographs for a forthcoming Gossage book, and to meet with Japanese photographer Kazuo Kitai. Below are excerpts from a recent conversation with them about their trip and their interest in Japanese… Continue reading Hello Japan!
Hippocratic Oath of a Photographer
The photo school term has begun and all the new students are now roaming New York with their cameras. These are the halcyon days of image discovery. But it is here that we would all do well to remember The Hippocratic Oath of a Photographer as written by M.F. Agha for U.S. Camera way back… Continue reading Hippocratic Oath of a Photographer
Why M&M?
Many ask "Why is this blog called Monsters and Madonnas?" It took us quite a while to settle on a title for the ICP Library blog. Our colleagues named the first ICP blog after a photograph in our museum collection "Fans in a Flasbulb," and so we scoured the shelves looking for an inspiring title.… Continue reading Why M&M?
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