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Abstract Expressionist, Grace Hartigan, dies at 86

wolfyjones wrote 2 hours ago: Grace Hartigan, Abstract Expressionist and one time New York painter has died at the age of 86, rep … more →

Tags: Poetry in the News, Abstract Expressionism, Baltimore, FeMaLe ArTiSt, Frank O'Hara, Grace Hartigan, New York, obituary, Poetry

Gillian Ayers

paintingoftheday wrote 20 hours ago: Distillation (1959) … more →

Tags: gillian ayers, Abstract Expressionism

Wedding with Bride and Groom and Cake (1950's)2 comments

twobarkingdogs wrote 21 hours ago: … more →

Tags: vintage photo, I have no idea who these people are, I have no idea where this photo was taken, 365 Photo, Vintage Style, Bride, wedding, identity unknown, location unknown

The 1950s and Natural Style Living

John Hopper wrote 22 hours ago: Most decades will have a major style or theme running through their interior design and decorative … more →

Tags: designer, pattern, Textiles, COLOR, colour, Twentieth Century, Interiors, fabrics, Interior design

Here In My Heart by Al Martino (14/11/52, 9 Weeks)

whatevermort wrote 1 day ago: 01 - Here In My Heart - Al Martino The first ever recorded UK Number One Single starts as these thin … more →

Tags: UK Number Ones

Greg Nanamura antique collection

subida wrote 2 days ago: Greg Nanamura is an antique collector here are the things i liked in his collection Pair of Sconces … more →

Tags: antiques, Lights, greg nanamura, Antique, 1940s

Sansho the Bailiff (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1954)

Simon M. wrote 2 days ago: This is my second film by Kenji Mizoguchi, and to even try to compare it to my first would be incre … more →

Tags: Drama

Threads

Delia Cabe wrote 2 days ago: Out of necessity, my maternal grandmother, Catalina, had never been a housewife. Born in Ponce, Puer … more →

Tags: Childhood, St. John, memoir, Images, Family, boarding school, Manhattan, Garment District, Eve Stillman

1950s striped mink fur cape

roomtwotwentytwo wrote 3 days ago: elegant striped mink cape from the 1950s, simple A-line design with deep armholes allowing complete … more →

Tags: women's coats, 2, 4, 6, cape, Coat, fur, marcjoseph, Mink

Stunning vintage patent leather handbags

lilmissglamourpuss wrote 3 days ago: Vintage in Style has got a range of lush patent leather handbags ranging from about $50-200. Perfec … more →

Tags: designer, Accessories, bags, 1940s, Shopping, Vintage Style, Vintage Goddess

Donna Reed and the Castration of the Mid-Century Male1 comment

Stephen Bowie wrote 4 days ago: In 1958, ABC lobbed an eight-year nightmare of emasculation onto the airwaves, cloaking it under an … more →

Tags: TV Series, The DVD Corner, Classic Television, sitcoms, Route 66, Stirling Silliphant, The Donna Reed Show, Donna Reed, carl betz

Social and psychological Parallels Of Self And Country

zeldasdobi wrote 4 days ago: by Robyn Juola  (yes, me zelda) MSW   LCSW 2008 Something made a sudden dawning in my mind this … more →

Tags: 1960s, adolescence, Adulthood, birth control, development, election of first black president, Ellis Island, Feminism, Kennedy Assassination

The perfect black mary janes!

lilmissglamourpuss wrote 4 days ago: I am tormented by the gorgeous pair of mary janes Christina wears on her Candyman video! Look at t … more →

Tags: 1940s, designer, Fashion, Shoes, Christian Louboutin, Shopping, Socks

Iowa's first shopping center

diane wrote 5 days ago: In 1955, a trio of Marshalltown brothers began work in Cedar Rapids on a shopping mall. Matthew, Mar … more →

Tags: Cedar Rapids, Iowa

1960s Psychedelic Wallpapers

John Hopper wrote 5 days ago: Wallpapers were produced in many different styles, colours and design throughout the 1960s, but the … more →

Tags: designer, Wallpaper, pattern, COLOR, colour, Twentieth Century, 1960s, Interiors, vibrant

Surprise! Mom's Wedding Shower (1952)5 comments

twobarkingdogs wrote 5 days ago: … more →

Tags: Wordless Wednesday, mom, Family, 365 Photo, Friends, Style, Vintage Style, Celebration, vintage photo

Tennis For Two (the first video game)

Félix Adorno wrote 6 days ago: This is the story of how in 1958 two men, Robert Dvorak and William A. Higinbotham, designed and bui … more →

Tags: a world beyond, Video Games, Tennis for two, Robert Dvorak, brookhaven national laboratory, 1958, first video game, William A. Higinbotham, Instrumentation Division

Bishop's 4th Street Diner

dinerman wrote 6 days ago: Newport, RI, 2007 It appears it used to be red. … more →

Tags: Diner, Roadside, Restaurant, Mid-century, Food, O'Mahony diner, Retro, Stainless, O'Mahony

Stroll Down Memory Lane

Nancy wrote 6 days ago: … more →

Tags: Original Magazine Ads, fads, Oldies Songs and Music, 1960s, 1970s, Good Old Days, Oldies Movies, Memories, Video


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