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In Memoriam: Lauren Bacall

14 Thursday Aug 2014

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American Cool, Lauren Bacall, National Portrait Gallery

LAUREN BACALL, included in the National Portrait Gallery's "American Cool" exhibition.  Artist: Alfred Eisenstaedt 1949 (printed 2013) Pigmented ink jet print Sheet: 48.3 × 33cm (19 × 13") Image: 40.3 × 27.9cm (15 7/8 × 11")

LAUREN BACALL, included in the National Portrait Gallery’s “American Cool” exhibition, through September 7, 2014. Artist: Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1949 (printed 2013). Pigmented ink jet print.

Born: September 16, 1924, The Bronx, New York City, NY

Died: August 12, 2014, New York, NY

Lauren Bacall was definitely cool.

Each generation has certain individuals who bring innovation and style to a field of endeavor while projecting a certain charismatic self-possession. Lauren Bacall is one of the figures selected for the National Portrait Gallery‘s “American Cool” exhibition.

Ms. Bacall was 89 and a longtime resident of Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

Launched by a Harper’s Bazaar cover when she was a 19-year-old model, the former Betty Joan Perske, born to Jewish immigrants in New York City, was signed by Warner Bros. in 1943.

Whatever she may have lacked in acting experience, the willowy teen made up for with a certain grace that was made camera-ready by the great director Howard Hawks. Lauren Bacall, as she had been renamed, modeled her character in 1944’s adaptation of a Hemingway novel, To Have and Have Not, after Hawks’s stylish wife, Nancy “Slim” Keith, and delivered the immortal line to the grizzled Humphrey Bogart, who was 25 years her senior: “You know how to whistle, don’t you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow.”

A star was born. So was a legendary off-screen romance with and marriage to Humphrey Bogart, with whom she made four films.

Other memorable roles that made Ms. Bacall a Hollywood legend were The Big Sleep (1946), Key Largo (1948), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) and The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996).

Once Bacall left Hollywood for New York in the late ’50s, she found a new career working on Broadway, where, despite her raspy singing voice, she won Tony Awards for the musicals Applause (1970) and Woman of the Year (1981). 

In my opinion, she was one of the most beautiful and talented actresses in Hollywood. She had ‘The Look’ — cool and mysterious — and she had the sound, courtesy of that irresistibly low and throaty voice.

Thanks for the memories, Lauren.

 

In Memoriam: Robin Williams

12 Tuesday Aug 2014

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Michael Dressler, National Portrait Gallery, Robin Williams, Smithsonian Institution

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Robin Williams by Michael Dressler. Color photograph, 1979. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine

Born: July 21, 1951, Chicago, IL   Died: August 11, 2014, Tiburon, CA

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has installed a photograph of celebrated American comedian and actor Robin Williams today. The work is in the first-floor gallery where the museum memorializes the passing and celebrates the lives of people represented in the museum’s collection. The photograph above was taken for Time magazine by Michael Dressler in 1979.

Thanks for all the laughs, Robin. God bless and may you rest in peace.

Williams was a madcap genius in performances of all types of entertainment, from stand-up to feature films. Known initially as a comedian, he surprised with his ability to play serious dramatic roles. His breakthrough came in the 1970s TV comedy Mork and Mindy; as the alien Mork, much of Williams’ dialogue was improvised, as would be the case in most of his comedic roles. Once established, Williams worked tirelessly in show business, going on to appear in many feature films, including Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989) and Mrs. Doubtfire (1993); he won an Oscar for his role as the psychologist in Good Will Hunting (1997). He played Teddy Roosevelt in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009). He also did voice over work in animated films and returned to television with The Crazy Ones (2013-14).

Never Forget

11 Wednesday Sep 2013

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Last year's Tribute in LIght

Last year’s Tribute in LIght

From the National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Tribute in Light will return today on the 12th anniversary of 9/11 at sunset and will illuminate the sky until dawn. If you are not in the area, EarthCam will offer a live look here.

Best Beach Day

24 Saturday Aug 2013

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Asbury Park, New Jersey: August 24, 2013. Photograph by Joseph Broda

Skyline Photos by Henry Jacobowitz

09 Tuesday Jul 2013

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Harbor of New York and New Jersey, Henry Jacobowitz, Lumix, Manhattan skyline

I went biking with friends David Huang and Henry Jacobowitz in Liberty State Park on Sunday, July 7 and Henry took several photos with his new Lumix camera. Henry’s photos of the New York City/Jersey City skyline were so striking that I’m posting them here.

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Happy Birthday, America!

04 Thursday Jul 2013

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New York City skyline, Statue of Liberty

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Photograph by Nick Broda, September 9, 2012

Farewell to Summer 2012

20 Thursday Sep 2012

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Beach, cherry grove, Clouds, fire island, summer

I spent the last weekend of Summer 2012 with good friends in Cherry Grove on Fire Island. I’ve repeated what’s become an end-of-summer tradition for 4 years running now, and again we were blessed with perfect weather and abundant sunshine. Life is beautiful and life is good. The first day of fall — the autumnal equinox — begins in two days on September 22 at 10:49am EDT. Fall is my second favorite season (after summer) and I’m looking forward to a good one spent living each day to the fullest.

Never Forget: Photographs by Nick Broda

11 Tuesday Sep 2012

Posted by bojodadesign in 9/11, Architecture, Manhattan, New York City, Photography, World Trade Center

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9/11 Memorial, Freedom Tower, Manhattan skyline, Nick Broda, Statue of Liberty, Tribute in Light

Tribute in Light from a Hoboken, New Jersey rooftop, September 7, 2012. Photograph by Nick Broda © 2012

9/11 Memorial, South Pool, September 8, 2012. Photography by Nick Broda © 2012

9/11 Memorial, North Pool at dusk, September 8, 2012. Photograph by Nick Broda © 2012

Freedom Tower at dusk, September 8, 2012. Photograph by Nick Broda © 2012

View of Manhattan looking south from Empire State Building, 86th floor observation deck, September 8, 2012. Photograph by Nick Broda © 2012

Statue of Liberty and Manhattan skyline from ferry, September 9, 2012. Photograph by Nick Broda © 2012

New Jersey and Manhattan skylines from Liberty Island, September 9, 2012. Photograph by Nick Broda © 2012

Photography by Thomas Jackson: Emergent Behavior

19 Thursday Jul 2012

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Emergent Behavior, Thomas Jackson

Glow sticks #1, Thomas Jackson

I ran across Thomas Jackson‘s work on Pinterest and thought it was pretty awesome. His ongoing “Emergent Behavior” series of photographs are inspired by “self-organizing, ’emergent’ systems in nature such as termite mounds, swarming locusts, schooling fish and flocking birds,” says Jackson. “By constructing the pieces from unexpected materials and placing them in environments where they seem least to belong, I aim to tweak the margins of our visual vocabulary, and to invite fresh interpretations of everyday things.” Jackson’s technique for capturing these images is also quite fascinating. (MORE)

Plates #1, Thomas Jackson

Cups, Thomas Jackson

BoJoda’s Cover of the Month

13 Friday Jul 2012

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2012 Olympic Games, Details Magazine, Michael Phelps, Norman Jean Roy, Swimming

Details Magazine, August 2012. Creative Director: Rockwell Harwood. Photography by Norman Jean Roy. Stylist: Allan Kennedy. Jeans by Levi’s.

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