(Visual) Notes on Culture
GALAXY, APRIL 1955
Bloody ray-gun!
Beckmann's Gotterdammerung
Max Beckmann,
Paris Society, 1931.
POWER PLAYER
Promo ad from Kemco Seika.
Big Ben via the London Eye
Big Ben, as seen through the
London Eye. For a cultural assessment, see Jonathan Glancey's
London: Bread and Circuses (Verso, 2001).
GALAXY, 08/1968
Dig the 1960s utopianism.
Gallic Costumes, Late 17th Century til World War I
French Styles of Dress, from the late 17th century until the early 1900s. From the
Larousse Universel. (Click for detail).
Gallic Costumes, from Charlemagne to Louis XIII
French Styles of Dress, from the Middle Ages to Louis XIII. From the
Larousse Universel. (Click for detail). Stay tuned for Part II!
Labels: fashion, France, print
Personal news and "found" images.