Vintage At Home Stereos – Relax With the Radio or a Record

I found these great old photographs of at home radios and record players. These are great!

Guido Mocafico – Photography Inspired by 17th Century Dutch Master Still Life Painting

I’m a huge fan of Italian photographer Guido Mocafico.  I especially like his still life photography that was inspired by Dutch Master paintings of the 17th Century.  Take a look at Mr. Mocafico’s work below along with some of my favorite Dutch paintings that may have served as inspiration.

Guido Mocafico

Aelbert Jansz van der Schoor - 1660

Guido Mocafico

Floris van Dijck - 17th Century

Guido Mocafico

Pieter Claesz - 17th Century

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Willem Kalf - 17th Century

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Alexandre-François Desportes (French) - 17th Century

Guido Mocafico

Alexandre-François Desportes (French) - 17th Century

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Maria Oosterwijck - 1669

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Hendrik Andrieszen - 17th Century

Early Richard Avedon

The early work of Richard Avedon has been getting a lot of attention lately because of the Avedon Fashion Photography 1944 – 2000 exhibit at The International Center of Photography.  “Dovima and Elephants” is also being featured at The Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of the “Model as  Muse” exhibit in the Costume Institute.  Here are a few of my favorite early Avedon photographs.

Dovima in Balenciaga cloche - Cafe de Deux Magots, Paris 1955

Dorian Leigh - evening dress by Piguet, lie St.-Louis, Paris, August 1949

Sunny Harnett - evening dress by Madame Gres, Casino, Le Touquet, August 1954

Carmen - Coat by Pierre Cardin 1957

Suzy Parker and Robin Tattersall - coat by Guy Laroche, Palais-Royal, Paris, August 1957

Dovima

Georgia Hamilton - emsemble by Balenciaga

Suzy Parker and Robin Tattersall - Evening dress by Madame Gres, Moulin Rouge, Paris, August 1957

Brooklyn Flea Market Find – New York City Ad Men – 1960

I can’t even imagine all of the smoking, drinking, and womanizing that must have gone on in this office, but martini lunches with these gentlemen must have been a blast and a half!

The Dog Had Too Much To Drink! – 1950’s

JFK Inagural Address on Television – 1961

I love the old television set!

Need a Lift?

Hey Bartender! – 1950’s

Nothing like mixing up cocktails at home for a crowd!

Vintage Ventriloquists

I found this great Vintage Ventriloquism group on Flickr.   Below are some of my favorites.

My favorite ventriloquist of all time is Jerry Etherson from Episode 98 of “The Twilight Zone” titled “The Dummy” (1962).

"The Dummy" - One of my favorite "Twilight Zone" episodes.

Stephen Hawking – 1965

It doesn’t get much better than this.

Sartorial all-star and theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking with his first wife Jane - 1965