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Summer of 1893
In the summer of 1893, 33 year old Anton Pavlovich Chekhov wrote in his diary: “No money, as always” Unfortunately Fortunately, an inability to help Chekhov shouldn’t stop you helping me … try it. I promise, I’ll work less and create more. While you are thinking about how much you are…
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His Choice
Janusz Korczak – Polish teacher, doctor and writer, of Jewish origin. In August 1942, having the opportunity to escape, he chose to die in the gas chamber of the Treblinka extermination camp along with the children from the orphanage, which he led.
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Art of Candy Wrappers
Russian candy wrappers, 1920s is one more good example of graphic design processes and its development. Graphic design is the practice of combining text with images and concepts, most often for advertisements, publications, or websites. The history of graphic design is frequently traced from the onset of moveable-type printing in…
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Yellow Ticket of Knowledge
In Tsarist Russia, Jews could only live in certain places called the Pale of Settlement. Outside its borders, certain categories of Jews were allowed to settle, among whom were merchants of the 1st guild, artisans and prostitutes. Jewish girls from the Pale of Settlement took advantage of this opportunity to…
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Golden Eye of Russia
Having started taking photographs in the mid-50s of the last century, Vladimir Lagrange (1939 – 2022) continued to actively create throughout his life.
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Werner Bokelberg
Gallery: John Player Special Calendar by world-famous photographer Weren Bokelberg. At one time, this calendar was no less popular than the famous Pirelli.
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Unravel The Riddle Of Human Nature
Gallery: Portrait photographs by Philippe Halsman With his photographic works, Philippe Halsman conquered the most fashionable and prestigious publications: Vogue, Voila, Life and others. He practiced very unusual angles and poses, non-standard lighting and original compositions. He managed to capture many celebrities in his works. Comedians, actors, artists, scientists, politicians,…
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The first Miss France
Agnès Suret is the first Miss France. She won a beauty contest in 1920. The first national beauty pageant in France was organised by Maurice de Valeff. The competition was called “The Most Beautiful Woman in France.”
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Norman Parkinson
Gallery: fashion revolutionary Norman Parkinson (1913 – 1990) The famed British photographer revolutionised fashion photography when he brought models out of the studio environment into a much more energetic street setting in the 1940s. Humour played an important role in many of his photographs. Parkinson said that no one has…
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Polish Girl
She died in the Auschwitz death camp on February 18, 1943 from an injection of phenol into the heart. Shortly before her execution, she was photographed by prisoner Vilém Brasset, who testified against Czeslawa’s executioner, a Nazi who hit her in the face shortly before the photo, as evidenced by…
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