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Aineki Traverso exhibition “de profundis” opens tomorrow evening @halfgallery annex // thx @pattonhindle for the intro! 🌟 🍃

Nana’s and mama’s day 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

happy bday Rusty 🐕 💕 6 years young - we are well aware Rusty may owe more than a few of you some money - please consider clearing his debts on account of his 🍾 birthday

The Arrivals and Departures folder. A great mix of hellos and goodbyes, some staged, some not, by many talented painters and photographers. Thank you NYPL Picture Collection, Jessica Cline and the rest of the staff in Room 119! I will certainly be back as I didn’t get through nearly as much as I would have liked. April takeover by @eringoldberger Arrivals and Departures, #25,172, 1998 Arrivals and Departures, NG, Dec 1989 Arrivals and Departures, USCA 1942 Arrivals and Departures, #17,027, by Norman Rockwell Arrivals and Departures, #8604, by J. Perréal Arrivals and Departures, #30,110, 2004 Arrivals and Departures, #27,444, March 1965, photo by Larry Burrows Arrivals and Departures, 27,221, 1950

Strikes/Labor Part 2 In 1937, workers at Woolworth stores (Slide 3) staged sit-down strikes to protest low wages, poor working conditions, and anti-union policies. In some demonstrations, women workers lay across lunch counters and occupied store spaces, refusing to leave as an act of collective resistance. Separately, John Gutmann (Slide 1), a German-born photographer who fled Nazi Germany in 1933 and settled in San Francisco, began documenting American life during the Depression era. He became known for photographing carnival workers, bodybuilders, labor demonstrations, athletes, crowded city streets, and other overlooked corners of American culture with a sharp and unique eye. April takeover by @eringoldberger Labor History, #30,673, photo by John Guttman Labor History, #20,196 US-Strikes, #44,222 Labor History, #13,919 Labor History, #17,143 Labor History, 16,900

The Labor and Strikes folders at NYPL are exceptional and I wish April had 35 days. Workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota (Slide 4) went on strike in 1985 after the company cut wages from about $10.69 an hour to $8.25, even while the company remained profitable. Many workers felt betrayed after already accepting earlier concessions. The strike became one of the defining labor battles of the Reagan era - a symbol of workers pushing back against the erosion of union protections in America. Though the strike was ultimately broken in 1986, the Hormel workers remained a lasting symbol of labor solidarity and resistance during a period of growing corporate and political pressure on unions in the United States. April takeover by @eringoldberger Strikes - US, Newsweek, Sept 20, 1982 Strikes - US, USW, Dec 6th, 1993 Strikes - US, US News and World Report, Sept 24, 1989 Strikes - US, FOR, Mar 3, 1986 Strikes - US, T, Nov 29, 1993 Strikes - US, FOR, Aug 24, 1993 Strikes - US, FOR, Dec 26, 1983

The first hot tub I ever saw was in a Mount Airy Lodge commercial in the late 80s or early 90s. You know the one, with the couple toasting champagne while sitting *inside* of a champagne glass hot tub. The jingle was perfect too, “All you have to bring is your love of everything.” I’ve been chasing that hot tub high ever since. April takeover by @eringoldberger Baths-Tub, ARCD, Jan. 1992 Baths-Japan, #17,337, 1976 Baths-Tub, #30,840, 2004 Baths-Tub, “Moon is Blue”, 1953 Baths-Japan, NG, 1993 Baths-Tub, DD, 1986 Baths-Tub, Sports, Aug. 8, 2005 Baths-Tub, #29,248, 2004

Peep Shows Slide 2 was photographed by Eve Arnold (1912–2012), a pioneering photojournalist and one of the first women to join Magnum Photos. Known for her intimate, psychologically sharp portraits, she photographed figures including Marilyn Monroe, Malcolm X, Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich and Queen Elizabeth II. She also documented civil rights marches, migrant laborers, beauty pageants, psychiatric institutions, and New York’s underground peep-show culture. Slide 1 was shot by Lou Stoumen, a photographer and director who also won two Academy Awards for two documentaries in the 50s and 60s. Peep-Shows, #19,587, 1985, photo by Lou Stoumen Peep-Shows, #17,986, 1978, photo by Eve Arnold Peep-Shows, #29,871, 1999 Peep-Shows, #25,182, 1998 Peep-Shows, 8908, 1851 April takeover by @eringoldberger

Peddlers part deux Peddlers - US #29,275, Birmingham, Alabama Peddlers - US July 15, 1932, Bergdorf Goodman photo by Edward Steichen Peddlers - US October 1939 photo by Jean Moral Peddlers - US NYT Mag Chemical Bank Adv. Jan 22, 1989 April takeover by @eringoldberger As I assume viewers are more familiar with Steichen I’ll give a bit of info on Moral. Jean Moral was a French photographer associated with the modernist photography movement of the 1930s. Influenced by photographers like André Kertész, Moral brought experimental angles, sharp geometry, and a lyrical sense of everyday life into both fashion and street photography. Working for magazines such as Vu and Harper’s Bazaar, he photographed beaches, cafés, fairs, and Parisian street life with a distinctly cinematic eye that bridged documentary photography and avant-garde visual culture.

Peddlers Part 1: And so my weary reader we don’t have to travel too far - from Diner to Peddler, from inside the contained and cozy kitchen car to outside of it, to brave the elements while noshing on our pretzels and dogs (and knish!). I looked up Sam the Peanutman and found a pretty recent FB chain about him. He was much beloved in the 60’s in Rutherford County NC for his peanuts. April takeover by @eringoldberger New York City - Peddlers, GQ, 1990 Peddlers - US, #42,879, Orchard Street, 1952 Peddlers - US #25,767, photo by Margaret Bourke-White Peddlers - US #27,239, 1997 Peddlers - US “The Auctioneer” 1901 Peddlers - US #23,698, Sam Haynes, Peanutman (found out photo is by Jock Lauterer) Peddlers - US #21,677, Maine, 1972, photo by Mark Silber Peddlers - US Sports, SPORTS, Nov 1984

Diners: Finale. Well this Diner folder was the gift that kept on giving. Since my first post I learned that a highschool peer of mine @kty2221 Great-Grandfather was Jerry O’Mahoney, owner of the Jerry O’Mahoney Diner Company - look up the Wikipedia folks - who was one of the originators of the roadside diner from 1917-1952, including our beloved Excellent Diner in my first Diner post, and the Summit Diner (Summit, NJ) in this post here (Slide 4) which is still alive, kicking and has a very good grilled cheese as of my last visit several months ago. First image I actually found in Jukeboxes which motivated me to look into the Diners Folder to begin with. Last image by the incredible Roy DeCarava. DeCarava (1919–2009) was an American photographer known for his intimate black-and-white images of Harlem and everyday life in New York. His photographs often focused on quiet, deeply human moments, using rich shadows and soft light to create a distinct mood. In 1952, he became the first Black photographer to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship, and later collaborated with Langston Hughes on The Sweet Flypaper of Life, a celebrated portrait of Harlem life. He’s worth looking up if you are not familiar - this bio doesn’t really do him justice. April takeover by @eringoldberger Jukeboxes - #25,628, 1998 Restaurants - Diner: #25,647, 1999 Restaurants - Diner: #29,895, 1988 Restaurants - Diner: #24,445, 1996 Restaurants - Diner: Roy DeCarava, A Retrospective, MOMA, 1996

Diners Part 2 (Exteriors) from Paintings to Photographs. Did some research on some of these guys. Slide 6: Hammtown was a traveling “harvest town” - a small convoy of combines, trucks, and trailers that moved north each year from Texas to Canada, cutting wheat for farmers. About 20 to 30 people lived and worked together on the road, forming a self-contained crew that made large-scale harvest possible across the Great Plains. This I can only assume was their food car/diner. Wish I could find a menu for it. Slide 8: The Zep Diner was located at 515 W. Florence Avenue in Los Angeles, near the intersection of S. Figueroa. The location is now the parking lot of a McDonald’s. So my LA people, go pay your respects with a Happy Meal. April takeover by @eringoldberger Restaurants - Diner: #23,678, painting by John Baeder Restaurants - Diner: #23,678, painting by John Baeder Restaurants - Diner: #23,678, painting by John Baeder# Restaurants - Diner: #25,647 Restaurants - Diner: 25,647 Restaurants - Diner: 22,151, 1949, Vernon TX Restaurants - Diner: 25,932, 1907 Restaurants - Diner: 19,716