“The great thing about the movies is you’re giving people little, tiny pieces of time that they never forget.”
Femme en bleu (Woman in blue)
1901
Oil on canvas
133 x 100 cm
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reine Sofía
© Succession Picasso / 2018, ProLitteris, Zurich
—Mary Astor
Carole Lombard, ca. 1937
Fashion Photograph for Lord and Taylor, 1940
—Loretta Young
Tahiti, 1989
Mixografia Print on Handmade Paper
32 × 54 in
Congregation Shearith Israel, 1730
Excellent set in Clarksville during spring with kids playing, 1953
Robert, I have a follow-up question on Rodney Smith’s photo. As I look at the sea plane photo again, it appears to be a live human on the wing (I note the shadow in the water), but from experience, I would guesstimate the height of the plane (from the top of the float to the wing) would be about 7-8 foot. From that, it appears that the figure on the wing must be 3-4 ft tall… a child, a doll?
I remember a Dominick Dunne piece about the Oscars where he said that Jimmy Stewart and his wife had been at an Oscar party briefly and left. Then their place was taken by Siskel and Ebert and he commented on the changes in Hollywood that time had wrought. He is not here to see what it is like now. I go to less than four movies a year, but have a collection of DVDs that I watch. Last week we watched “Susan Slept Here” to amuse ourselves with how sex was treated in the 1950s.
I watch “My Man Godfrey” every couple of months. We did see “The Cold Blue” last week.
I like the Loretta Young and Jimmy Stewart quotes. Both stars seemed “down to Earth” and had their priorities straight. The Bugatti is interesting, but I find the covered rear wheel wells distracting. Either cover all the wheels, or don’t cover any of them! 🙂 Finally, the Elgin watch is awesome. When I initially saw it, I thought it was a new design. when I read the caption, I see it is almost 100 years old! That seems, to me, to be a central trait of good design — if something 100 years old still looks good today!
Have a wonderful weekend and a peaceful Shabbat,