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Richard Avedon, 1923-2004
Richard Avedon, one of the most influential photographers of the
20th century, died October 1, 2004 at the age of 81. In September,
he suffered a brain hemorrhage while on assignment for The New
Yorker in San Antonio, Tex. At Left: Sandra Bennett, twelve year old Rocky Ford, Colorado 8/23/80 from Avedon's In The American West. |
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Google
1960.
Create
random works of art
through text. The biggest
PC myths. A different kind of
clock site. (thanks Kathy D.) The nation's
front pages
updated daily. A step-by-step guide
in how to pick a
lock.
Before Theodore Seuss Geisel found fame as a children's book author, the primary outlet for his creative efforts was magazines. His first steady job after he left Oxford was as a cartoonist for Judge, a New York City publication. In 1927 one of these cartoons opened the way to a more profitable career, as well as greater public exposure, as an advertising illustrator. The Dr. Seuss Collection, housed at the Mandeville Special Collections Library at the University of California, San Diego, contains many examples of Dr. Seuss's advertising artwork. The library has scanned a selection of these advertisements for greater access.
http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dsads/index.shtml
The Worlds Largest Ball of Paint
Imagine an ordinary baseball. Now imagine that same baseball with over 18,350 coats of paint on it. Getting the picture? Good, because that's exactly what Mike Carmichael of Alexandria, Indiana and his wife, Glenda and have done for the past 28 years. Now that ordinary baseball that once weighed less than one pound now weighs in over 1,300 pounds. That's right, recently weighing in just over 1,300 pounds with a circumference of 114" inches and still growing to this very day.
http://ballofpaint.freehosting.net/
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Ballpoint pen Art by Dave Archambault The artists draws
photgraphic quality images using a black ballpoint pen. Why
a ballpoint pen? "Grey" is the answer. Technical pens don't
do grey. They do black and white crosshatches that look grey
from a distance. The ball point has the ability to produce
such a microscopic line that even tones of grey are
achievable. Much better for reproducing photographs. http://www.davearchambault.com/ (at left: Nastassja Kinski (2003) Bic Pen on paper.) |
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“If
librarianship is the connecting of people to ideas - and I
believe that is the truest definition of what we do - it is
crucial to remember that we must keep and make available, not
just good ideas and noble ideas, but bad ideas, silly ideas, and
yes, even dangerous or wicked ideas.” —Graceanne A. Decandido |
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