Here are my favorite 3 photos and 3 paintings
Transcontinental Railroad - 1869
Peace - August 14, 1945 (This is my favorite photo)
Apollo 17 - 1972
Leonidas at Thermopylae 480BCE
The Death of Socrates 399BCE
Signing of the US Constitution 1788 (this one is my favorite of all)
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10-17-2008, 12:52 AM #1
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Your Favorite Historical Photo and Painting
Last edited by Summit; 10-17-2008 at 02:45 AM.
Originally Posted by blurred
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10-17-2008, 01:09 AM #2Hugh Conway Guest
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10-17-2008, 01:36 AM #3
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10-17-2008, 05:56 AM #4
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Florence Leona Christie, was the subject of Dorothea Lange's photo Migrant Mother (1936), an iconic image of the Great Depression. The Library of Congress entitles the Migrant Mother image, Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California.
The stories behind the image continue to intrigue me and remain relevant.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/128_migm.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Owens_Thompson
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/w...comments/2842/
http://www.popphoto.com/article.asp?...&page_number=1Last edited by bklyn; 10-17-2008 at 06:10 AM.
I'm just a simple girl trying to make my way in the universe...
I come up hard, baby but now I'm cool I didn't make it, sugar playin' by the rules
If you know your history, then you would know where you coming from, then you wouldn't have to ask me, who the heck do I think I am.
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10-17-2008, 07:29 AM #5
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I was loking a particular image of a depression-era bread line and a google image search turned up...this.
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10-17-2008, 08:17 AM #6
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The paintings/pictures that resonate for me come from when I was growing up and that have stuck in my mind all these years... so perhaps, these are a little off topic as they are not my "favorite"...
I'm partial to these two paintings as they were in my parents house growing up. Truthfully, I don't think the paintings are anything special... they are, however, associated with fond memories.
Van Gogh-Langlois Bridge with Women Washing 1888
Renoir-Acrobats At The Cirque Fernando 1879
The two pictures that stand out for me are the below ones. They are not my favorite (because the images are ugly, brutal, disgusting...) but they are certainly very, very memorable.
Eddie Adams-
Malcolm Browne-
"Go Balls Deep!"
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10-17-2008, 08:27 AM #7
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...oops. Sorry... one more. Forgot to put this in. My father fought on Iwo Jima and told me he saw the flag go up the first time on Suribachi (this shot is of the second flag going up).
Joe Rosenthal-
"Go Balls Deep!"
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10-17-2008, 09:11 AM #8
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10-17-2008, 09:28 AM #9
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10-17-2008, 09:40 AM #10
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My grandpa had this hanging on his wall. It was his only 'artwork'. He was a very simple man who died at 98 after working as a pipefitter for 40 years. Started every day with 'a bowl of oats', never stepped out the door without a hat on.
This one is less 'favorite' than 'most powerful', to me. It clearly showed the horrors of war and it's impact on kids. Horrors that i've never seen, so really don't know shit about. But I take my hat off to anybody who has served or is serving, as it has to be beyond rough on them as well. This scene came to the forefront a couple/few months ago, when the girl, Kim Phuc, recorded a piece on NPR's 'This I Believe' about 'The Long Road To Forgiveness'. Strong medicine...
Something about the wrinkle in your forehead tells me there's a fit about to get thrown
And I never hear a single word you say when you tell me not to have my fun
It's the same old shit that I ain't gonna take off anyone.
and I never had a shortage of people tryin' to warn me about the dangers I pose to myself.
Patterson Hood of the DBT's
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10-17-2008, 09:47 AM #11
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I almost picked this one instead of the Life sailor-kissing image:
THAT'S AWESOME!! Originally Posted by PassTheDutchie
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10-17-2008, 10:48 AM #12
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10-17-2008, 10:49 AM #13
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Do statues count?
Bernini's David
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10-17-2008, 11:01 AM #14
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Don't know if it counts, but this may be one of the greatest portraits I've ver seen.
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10-17-2008, 11:12 AM #15
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Another interesting story behind the photo
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/20...ds-interactive
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/20...irl/index-text
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...2_sharbat.htmlLast edited by bklyn; 10-17-2008 at 11:15 AM.
I'm just a simple girl trying to make my way in the universe...
I come up hard, baby but now I'm cool I didn't make it, sugar playin' by the rules
If you know your history, then you would know where you coming from, then you wouldn't have to ask me, who the heck do I think I am.
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10-17-2008, 11:22 AM #16
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wow, thanks Bklyn. Great timing, just watched 'Charlie Wilson's War' 2 days ago...Here's the 'This I Believe' essay referenced above...
Something about the wrinkle in your forehead tells me there's a fit about to get thrown
And I never hear a single word you say when you tell me not to have my fun
It's the same old shit that I ain't gonna take off anyone.
and I never had a shortage of people tryin' to warn me about the dangers I pose to myself.
Patterson Hood of the DBT's
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10-17-2008, 11:28 AM #17
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This one is my favorite
Dust Bowl Days
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10-17-2008, 11:40 AM #18
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10-17-2008, 11:40 AM #19
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Not a favorite in the respect that I would ever hang it up, but in the aspect of a photo telling a story and capturing a moment, it's hard to beat.
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10-17-2008, 11:45 AM #20
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I was going to post up Guernica by Picasso but Lionel beat me to it.
Another story behind the image: It depicts the senseless massacre by
the Nazi Luftwaffe in the Basque city of Guernica, Spain.
The attack was ordered at the behest of fascist Spanish General,
Franco, during the Spanish Civil War. Guernica was a non-military target,
the innocent people of the town were attacked in an attempt
to psychologically break the will of those who opposed
Franco’s fascistic nationalist pursuit.
I don't know the story behind this:
I am into Banksy at the moment (I was going to post Tracy Emin but she's even more out there)
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10-17-2008, 12:16 PM #21
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Tragic photos have the most profound effect on me. So sad and so penetrating, I can't help but stare into them.
Found this searching for the one above, thought it was funny.
Last edited by bagtagley; 10-17-2008 at 01:43 PM.
Remind me. We'll send him a red cap and a Speedo.
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10-17-2008, 12:22 PM #22
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That's awesome. Originally Posted by Sparky
Originally Posted by Downbound Train
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10-17-2008, 12:30 PM #23
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Being a Marine this my favorite. Originally Posted by Stymie
...oops. Sorry... one more. Forgot to put this in. My father fought on Iwo Jima and told me he saw the flag go up the first time on Suribachi (this shot is of the second flag going up).
Joe Rosenthal-
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10-17-2008, 01:54 PM #24
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Since we are on the war theme, famous Capa shot:
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10-17-2008, 02:02 PM #25
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That was the first thing I thought of when I saw this thread. Originally Posted by AsheanMT
Google didn't turn up any of my favorite shots, but there are lots of great shots by Willaim Henry Jackson in this book.
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