Lillian Bassman - APPLYING PERFUME FOR HARPER’S BAZAAR
Paul Simonon, bassist of The Clash, smashes his Fender Precision bass against the stage at The Palladium in New York City on 21st September, 1979. Although the photographer Pennie Smith didn’t like it cause she thought it was too out-of-focus, the picture was named the “best rock and roll photograph of all time” by Q magazine, “capturing the ultimate rock’n’roll moment of total loss of control”. It was used as front-cover of the band’s most successful album, London Calling (1979).
Imogen Cunningham
Happy birthday Imogen Cunningham! The artist was born on this day in 1883, in Portland, OR.
Cunningham was the quintessential American female photographer of the 20th century, and an artist whose expansive vision created many great icons of photographic history. In addition to her artistic achievements, Cunningham was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and an honorary doctorate degree by the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland.
Yuri Gagarin
Sans titre (maquette), 1939, et Spiny (maquette), 1939. Photo Herbert Matter