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I love cheddar too, pal. But ya might want to re-think your pick-up line. A lot of my favorites in that spread. Olives, radishes, yellow mustard. Big block of cheddar. Check out the “10-pounder” in the corner. LIFE Magazine, April 11, 1949.

"God created Adam master and lord of living creatures, but Eve spoilt all, when she persuaded him to set himself above God's will. 'Tis you women, with your tricks and artifices, that lead men into error." ~Martin Luther

Christian Montone

 

"YOU ARE READING WHAT I HAVE CENSORED" (Detail)

 

Collage (16 x 20 inches) 2003

 

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An oldie from featuring Beth, a tribute to the fighter pilots of WW2 and LIFE Magazine. LIFE covered the entire war, along with other publications like TIME, YANK, etc. LIFE, however, captured some of the most quintessential iconic photos of the war courtesy of photographers such as Robert Capa and Alfred Eisenstaedt. LIFE magazines are pretty easy to find today from WW2 at local antique stores and flea markets. Worth the purchase just for the advertisements alone!

 

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Christian Montone

 

Detail from "LIFE" (2005)

 

24 by 36 inches

 

Collage

 

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“A Double Wedding, at which he makes his Greatest Sacrifice.” [Image caption]

 

Mr. Pipp is a diminutive, somewhat overwhelmed figure who becomes the centerpiece of a social comedy. He was an original character created by the renowned American illustrator Charles Dana Gibson. In "The Education of Mr. Pipp," the story unfolds as Mr. Pipp takes his wife and two glamorous daughters—classic "Gibson Girls"—on a Grand Tour of Europe. As a small, unassuming figure, Mr. Pipp was the perfect foil to the glamorous "Gibson Girls,” who represented the idealized beauty and confidence of the era. Much of the humor and charm came from Mr. Pipp's hapless demeanor and struggles to navigate high society while his daughters effortlessly dazzled everyone around them.

 

His daughters symbolized the new modern woman, while Mr. Pipp reflected the older generation, often bewildered by their sophistication. This dynamic resonated with audiences, making Gibson’s illustrations both entertaining and culturally relevant.

 

Gibson's work was so popular that "The Education of Mr. Pipp" was later adapted into a Broadway play in 1905 and even a film in 1914. It's a fascinating example of how Gibson's illustrations captured and satirized the social dynamics of his time.

 

Charles Dana Gibson's work, particularly his creation of the "Gibson Girl," had a profound impact on American culture during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The "Gibson Girl" became an iconic representation of the idealized modern American woman—confident, stylish, athletic, and independent. This figure not only influenced fashion trends but also reflected and shaped societal attitudes toward femininity and women's roles.

 

Audrey Hepburn wearing a Givenchy hat for a photo series which appeared in the April 20, 1962 issue of LIFE Magazine.

The photograph is by Howell Conant.

This photo-essay about skateboarding was originally published in Life Magazine in May 1964.

Cutlery Rogers Bros

an advert in LIFE April 1937.

This statue by J. Seward Johnson is a recreation of the famous Life magazine photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt from the end of WWII. It's near the U.S.S. Midway museum in San Diego, CA. The name of the statue is "Unconditional Surrender."

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Original caption: Nurse midwife Maude Callen, South Carolina, 1951.

W. Eugene Smith/Life Pictures/Shutterstock

 

W. Eugene Smith’s Landmark Photo Essay, ‘Nurse Midwife’

 

“In December 1951, LIFE published one of the most extraordinary photo essays ever to appear in the magazine. Across a dozen pages and featuring more than 20 of the great W. Eugene Smith’ pictures, the story of a tireless South Carolina nurse and midwife named Maude Callen opened a window on a world that, surely, countless LIFE readers had never seen — and, perhaps, had never even imagined. Working in the rural South in the 1950s, in “an area of some 400 square miles veined with muddy roads,” as LIFE put it, Callen served as “doctor, dietician, psychologist, bail-goer and friend” to thousands of poor (most of them desperately poor) patients — only two percent of whom were white.”

 

“Nurse Midwife” as it appeared in the Dec. 3, 1951, issue of LIFE magazine.

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The Kaiser-Frazer Corporation produced the Henry J Corsair from 1950 to 1954. Initially, it achieved notable sales figures, thanks to its affordability and the post-war demand for new cars. To keep costs low, early models did not have rear trunk lids, and the car was only available as a two-door sedan with fixed rear windows. Power came from a 134.2 cu in (2.2 L) four-cylinder engine or a 161 cu in (2.6 L) six-cylinder engine, like those used in Jeeps. The base model retailed for $1,300, which is equivalent to $16,463 in 2023 dollars.

 

However, the Corsair’s success was short-lived. It faced stiff competition from other manufacturers who offered more features and better designs at competitive prices. Customer preferences also shifted over time and the minimalist approach of the Corsair became less appealing. By the mid-1950s, sales continued to decline, and despite price reductions and model improvements, the Henry J Corsair couldn’t sustain its initial success. Tough business!

 

[Source: Wikipedia]

 

Christian Montone

 

Detail from "LIFE" (2005)

 

24 by 36 inches

 

Collage

 

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Life Magazine - October 18, 1937

Diamond Tires

One of the most famous photographs ever published by Life Magazine, “V"J day in Times Square” was shot in Times Square on August 14, 1945 by Alfred Eisenstaedt who was in the square taking candid’s when he spotted a sailor "running along the street grabbing any and every girl in sight. Then suddenly he saw something white being grabbed. Eisenstaedt turned around and clicked the moment the sailor kissed the nurse.

 

The 26' tall statue is in Sarasota, Florida.

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I heard he later admitted the photo was staged?

 

unknown photographer, Tom Powers

1945 ad for Emerson Electric Appliances.

Pacific Mills was incorporated in 1853 with capital of $1 million. The original mills and print works were built by the Essex Company, remodeled in 1882, and enlarged and added to over the many years of its operation. In the latter part of the 19th century it was considered one of the foremost corporations in the world. Abbot Lawrence, the city’s namesake, was the first president. The company started as a producer of women’s dress goods in wool and cotton, and included a print house and dye works. By the 1890s the mills were producing calicos, lawns, shirtings, and a large variety of other products. By 1895 there were over 200,000 spindles turning.

 

After steady success, the company found that it could not weave enough cloth to keep its printing machines and bleaching kiers, or tubs, busy. To get more cloth, Pacific expanded into the South in 1915 by buying four of the sixteen mills of the financially distressed and South Carolina–based Parker Mills.

 

The new mills, collectively called Columbia Pacific Mills, consisted of Olympia, Granby, Richland, and Capital City Mills in Columbia. Mill villages containing 650 houses came with the purchase. In 1923 Pacific bought 750 acres of land eleven miles from Spartanburg to open Lyman Pacific Mills and another company town. The Columbia operations produced gray cloth that was shipped to Lyman or Lawrence for printing, dyeing, bleaching, and finishing.

 

The Olympia mill had the distinction of having the largest spinning room in the world in the 1920s, with 100,320 spindles. Such massive operations made Pacific into the world’s largest manufacturer of percale, a medium-weight, plain-woven printed cotton commonly used in bedsheets.

 

During World War II, Pacific’s South Carolina mills turned out more than 350 million yards of fabric for the war effort. This cotton cloth made millions of uniforms, shirts, shorts, sheets, mattress covers, raincoats, and camouflage items. In 1954 Burlington Industries bought the entire Pacific Mills chain but retained the label because Columbia had established a reputation for high-quality bedsheets, pillow cases, and towels. M. Lowenstein & Sons bought the mills in 1955, however, and removed the Pacific name. The new owners closed the Capital City and Richland mills in 1975 and 1981, respectively. Springs Industries acquired Lowenstein in 1985 and continued to operate the Olympia and Granby mills until 1996, when the aging plants were closed.

 

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These scans come from my rather large magazine collection. Instead of filling my house with old moldy magazines, I scanned them (in most cases, photographed them) and filled a storage area with moldy magazines. Now they reside on an external harddrive. I thought others might appreciate these tidbits of forgotten history.

 

Please feel free to leave any comments or thoughts or impressions... Thanks in advance!

Life Magazine May 22, 1944 (Studebaker Ad).

She had recently won an Oscar for Roman Holiday

 

More photos of her from Life

 

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www.swopusa.org/dec17/

 

Video of Sadie Lune & Kirk Read

 

qik.com/video/710404

 

Another version of the piece which was performed at SFMOMA

 

blog.sfmoma.org/2008/10/27/i-want-you-sadie-lune/

 

Letter to President-Elect Obama

 

www.swopusa.org/SW_NationalMarch08/endorse.html#Letter

 

Melissa reads it about 5 minutes into this video

 

qik.com/video/710435

 

www.melissagira.com

 

www.kirkread.com

 

An article on the event in Washington, DC

 

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You just crashed your truck into a bank and that reminded you to get more beer?

1950 LIFE Magazine ads.

   

remembering some ofthose who didnt return

Our very first Cast Members photo, taken before the park opened to the public, was the Life Magazxine cover photo for the week of Oct 15, 1971. The scan of the original photo is elsewhere here on the page. Wish I had known that this made the Life cover, I just happened to find this image while surfing the Life archives.

Over a thousand Chicagoans, from all walks of life and all parts of the city, came together at Millennium Park to perform "Crowd Out" by Davind Lang.

 

Although a bit chaotic in the beginning, once the leaders of each of the small groups that formed the whole got things in sync, it became a beautiful performance and a moving experience.

 

I came upon this event purely by accident and it took me a while to figure out what was going on.

Once surrounded by all these people, I was pretty much stuck, so you see some of the same faces over and over again.

Over a thousand Chicagoans, from all walks of life and all parts of the city, came together at Millennium Park to perform "Crowd Out" by Davind Lang.

 

Although a bit chaotic in the beginning, once the leaders of each of the small groups that formed the whole got things in sync, it became a beautiful performance and a moving experience.

 

I came upon this event purely by accident and it took me a while to figure out what was going on.

Once surrounded by all these people, I was pretty much stuck, so you see some of the same faces over and over again.

Canon 5D Mk II + EF 50/1.2

(Photo by Nina Leen via Life magazine.)

September 1950 LIFE cover model

As I worked on my Gallery piece entitled: "Hair of Wool", now let me enlighten those who are easily offended by (my personal opinion) of what Christ actually looked like given his geographical location as well as the 40 Days he spent in the wilderness. You cannot survive any wilderness without a comb, toothbrush, razor, soap, and washcloth without coming out of there a little funky and with your hair Dreaded. It just ain't gonna happen like that. So, whether or not YOU choose to believe (my own) rendition of the Lord and Savior the FACT remains that he did NOT come out of the wilderness after 40 Days with straight, flawless hair and pearly whites.

This piece now hangs at CentralGallery; which is far better than it (hanging) from a cross... (peace)... *T.M.NOEL/ ANGRYHOUZE

Life Magazine - October 18, 1937

Gillette Razors and Blades

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