Pictorialism, an approach to photography that emphasizes beauty of subject matter, tonality, and composition rather than the documentation of reality. The Pictorialist perspective was born in the late 1860s and held sway through the first decade of the 20th century. It approached the camera as a tool that, like the paintbrush and chisel, could beContinue reading “20 Beautiful Portraits of Women During the Later 19th and Early 20th Centuries”
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Amazing Vintage Photos of Hollywood Actresses at Christmas
40 Wonderful Photos of Young Ladies Dressed Up For Christmas in the 1960s
43 Vintage Photos of Women Posing Next to Their Christmas Trees During the 1950s and 1960s
The Christmas tree has, for as long as it has been associated with the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, been so much more than a decoration — it is a stage, a symbol, and a mirror of cultural aspiration. In the 1950s and 1960s, as prosperity spread across North America and Europe, theContinue reading “43 Vintage Photos of Women Posing Next to Their Christmas Trees During the 1950s and 1960s”
47 Vintage Photos Showing Big Hair during the 1960s
32 Stunning Photos of Actresses in the 1960s
50 Stunning Photos of Actress Marisa Mell from the 1960s and Early 1970s
Marisa Mell (born Marlies Theres Moitzi; 24 February 1939 – 16 May 1992) was an Austrian actress. Typecast as a femme fatale in European arthouse and genre films, she is best regarded for her performances as Eva Kant in Mario Bava’s critically re-assessed Danger: Diabolik (1968), and the dual role of Susan Dumurrier/Monica Weston inContinue reading “50 Stunning Photos of Actress Marisa Mell from the 1960s and Early 1970s”
