PM, October 14, 1941
(How long and how far… a long and winding road…)
October 13, 1940: FSA
PM, October 13, 1940, pp. 48-49
FSA by Ralph Steiner…
October 12, 1944
PM, Thursday, October 12, 1944, pp. 12-13, Photos by Weegee, PM
“New York: Explanation: Sinatra Opened at the Paramount”
“Frank Sinatra began an engagement at the Paramount Theater here yesterday. He reached the theater at 6 a.m. yesterday, but by that time, a long line – about 1,000 kids, mostly bobby sox girls – had already been waiting for hours in the chill air of early morning… Rehearsal lasted until 8 a.m., and at 8:30, the doors of the theater were thrown open to madly rushing, crowding, shoving, elbowing followers of The Voice… Some of the girls refused to have their pictures taken, covered their faces with their hands. They were playing hookey from school and jobs, and planned to stay in the Paramount all day and all night to see each of Sinatra’s five appearances on stage.”
“After the doors were thrown open at 8:30, and the kids had been seated, and the feature picture had been run (during which the kids screamed ‘We want Frankie!), Sinatra brought ecstasy…” PM, Thursday, October 12, 1944, pp. 12-13
October 11, 1940
PM, October 11, 1940
“Iraq’s Oil Wells Are the Near East’s Most Coveted Prize”
October 7, 1941
PM, October 5, 1941
“Wrong Number: At least that’s the expression on Rainbow’s face, who seems ready to purr: “That ain’t my master’s voice.” This black cat used to live at the Aquarium. But the Aquarium is closed. Reporters at Manhattan Police Headquarters adopted Rainbow. PM Photo by Bob Evans.”
Recent auction: Phillips, October 3, 2017
Screenshot, Phillips website
Screenshot, Phillips website
Screenshot, Phillips website
Screenshot, Phillips website
Phillips, October 3, 2017
“Under the Third Avenus ‘El’ – sold for $9,375.
[The Bowery. Beautiful “distortion” made in the mid-late 1950s, from a negative from the mid 1940s… “But there’s beauty in the street of forgotten men (and women)…” “Naked City,” p. 157.]
“Dressing room behind the circus ring, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus” – sold for $11,875.
[Silly matting. “Two trimmed sections…” WTF?]
October 5, 1941
PM, October 5, 1941 (review of Maltese Falcon)
“From the Picture Press”
MoMA, “From the Picture Press,” 1973 (with arrows pointing to the Weegee photos)
Installation views from moma.org.
“From the Picture Press” January 30-April 29, 1973, at MoMA.
“‘From the Picture Press’ an exhibition of over 225 photographs selected from newspaper files of the past five decades.” (Press release, January, 1973)
Divided into seven sections: “ceremonies, winners, losers, good news, alarums [alarms] and conundrums, confrontations and disasters.”
The previous (November 7, 1972 – January 21, 1973) photo exhibition was of course: “Diane Arbus.”
For more info (installation views, checklist, three press releases, or two and one wall label) on Arbus exhibition: moma.org
For more info on “From the Picture Press”: moma.org
(To be continued…)
October 1, 1940
PM, October 1, 1940
Ralph’s Naked City…
“Naked City,” NY Art Book Fair, September 2017
Ralph Ingersoll’s copy of “Naked City”… not inscribed… second printing… leather and blue cloth binding… $2,000.
Last time we counted:
“Naked City”: 246 pages with 247 photos
78 photos were published in PM
(Freelance might be more accurate. There was advertising in PM from 1946-1948.)
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