Oh, No You Didn't....

Suceava county,  Romania

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After you click through that entire red carpet slideshow, go ahead and turn your sights onto this examination of who wore it best in the archives. 

Left: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, ca. 1890 / unidentified photographer. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Right:  Anita Vedder, 1891 or 2 / Fratelli D’Alessandri (Firm), photographer. Elihu Vedder papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Children playing in the hay

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Those Europeans....

After their arrival in Asia, Europeans puzzled artists from across the continent. This bemusement resulted in some bizarre images, including a minor genre of paintings from India.

“A European Concoction,” c. 1760, made in India

“His influence on design will be felt forever. There’s no doubt that, centuries from now, amazing spaceships will soar, future cities will rise, and someone, somewhere will say, ‘That looks like something Ralph McQuarrie painted.’” –George Lucas (x)

Human Skeletons Assembled with Found Coral by Gregory Halili

Who needs furniture when you have a cool Richard Clarkson thunderstorm light fixture? -EL

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Read Howard Hawks’s original treatment for his timeless masterpiece Only Angels Have Wings

HSIEH Chun-Te,

1968-69.