STILL LIFE.
I hosted a Fine Arts Party for my birthday, complete with still life. via George Eastman House
View ArticleCRAFTING & HIKING.
Kady at Gay Pride Crafts Fair, New York City, 1971 Hikers in the Country Near New York City NisN posts have been few and far between. I have been busy at work (& offline) crafting new projects for...
View ArticleDo Your Own Thing.
Free Store. Free Store. The Diggers were one of the legendary groups in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury. The Diggers took their name from the original English Diggers who had promulgated a vision of...
View ArticlePORTRAITS & TEXTILES.
Pearl Bailey. Archie Savage. Thelma Carpenter. Billie Holiday. Inez Dickerson. Ladybird Cleveland. Carmen De Levallade. Diahann Carroll. Eartha Kitt. Alvin Ailey Lush rich portraits & incredible...
View ArticlePACIFIC PLANTS.
Woven plant fibers c.1920-30s. Made in Cook Islands. via Museum of New Zealand
View ArticleCONSTANCE WEST ALBUM.
via George Eastman House – Constance Sackville West album 1867. Though there is debate that it could be Constance’s sisters Amy’s album. It’s beautiful either way.
View ArticleALEXANDER GIRARD is not new.
I found a perfect quote for NisN while reading about Girard today. Nothing is new, but personal interpretation can often be so. - Alexander Girard, 1956 via SFMOMA
View ArticleSUB-SAHARAN.
Books published in 1960-1975 on Sub-Saharan African Art. via Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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