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Guy Bourdin

Film study by Guy Bourdin

Live model drawing at the National Arts Club is becoming a Monday evening institution for me. The prestigious and historic private club in Gramercy opens its doors to the public for a drafting class every Monday at 7p. Perhaps I'll see you there.

William Eggleston

Storefront window of Obscura Antiques, Greenwich Village

I want to live in this room. I can picture myself in it, in some small city in southern Spain, laying on that couch with my books, watching the days go by in total bliss.

Impressions, The John Coltrane Quintet

John Coltrane Quintet - Impressions
by Delta_Mike

Spring! And not at all too soon

photo by Kurt Hutton

Robert Doisneau

1947, Howard Hughes inspecting the Hercules

An engineer at Hughes Aircraft stated that Hughes was constantly sneaking around trying to observe the scientists unnoticed– however the stench from his old tennis shoes he refused to change usually gave him away!

Photo & quote from the Selvedge Yard.

James Dean

"Boy, when you're dead, they really fix you up. I hope to hell when I do die somebody has sense enough to just dump me in the river or something. Anything except sticking me in a goddam cemetary. People coming and putting a bunch of flowers on your stomach on Sunday, and all that crap. Who wants flowers when you're dead? Nobody."

J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

The show will be held at the Deitch Projects studio in Long Island City, with a performance tonight, Friday, 3.07 from 7-10p.

4-40 44th Drive, Long Island City

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by kirivalse

The Seduction Moltrasio, Italy 1998

"I read this book once, at the Whooton School, that had this very sophisticated, suave, sexy guy in it. Monsieur Blanchard was his name, I can still remember. It was a lousy book, but this Blanchard guy was pretty good. He had this big chateau and all on the Riviera, in Europe, and all he did in his spare time was beat women off with a club."

J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

Fall 2009

Images from the Fall 2009 collection will be posted soon.

You Are Cordially Invited

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Lara Stone, photographed by Hedi Slimane; excerpts from Vogue Paris Feb. 09. This month's entire issue was dedicated to her.

She's a femme fatale in every sense of the word, and my unofficial muse.

Two Pence Magic, Hans Richter

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by XLanig

Spring Summer 2009