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‘The Rake’s Progress’ and William Hogarth’s Six Points Essential to Good Art

‘The Rake’s Progress’ and William Hogarth’s Six Points Essential to Good Art

Brit Art didn't start in the 1990s with Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, and all that. It really began in the 1700s with William Hogarth, who was the Daddy of them all. ...
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Ernst Kirchner’s Degenerate Masterpieces

Ernst Kirchner’s Degenerate Masterpieces

Kirchner's work was branded “degenerate” by the Nazis in 1933, and in 1937 more than 600 of his creations were sold or destroyed. ...
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Gatecrashing An American Family Party From Old Snapshots

Gatecrashing An American Family Party From Old Snapshots

In 2018, LaChapelle constructed “neo-­collages” from snapshots taken during family gatherings in America during the 1970-­1980s ...
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People Spending An Evening in Carlisle’s Oldest Pub in 1975

People Spending An Evening in Carlisle’s Oldest Pub in 1975

In 1975 John J Brady was studying art at Carlisle college. He took a part-time job in the King's Head pub. And one day he took these pictures ...
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Fights, Booze and John Ford’s ‘Greatest Triumph’: ‘The Quiet Man’

Fights, Booze and John Ford’s ‘Greatest Triumph’: ‘The Quiet Man’

Ford wanted everyone to know he was a tough, no-nonsense son-of-a-bitch. He had a sneaking suspicion that making movies might make him seem slightly effete. To counter, fists would fly as the shot glasses clinked. ...
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‘Black Leather, Black Leather, Smash, Smash, Smash!’ Oliver Reed Dishes out Some Ultra-violence in Joseph Losey’s ‘These are the Damned’

‘Black Leather, Black Leather, Smash, Smash, Smash!’ Oliver Reed Dishes out Some Ultra-violence in Joseph Losey’s ‘These are the Damned’

I could have gone to Hollywood but I chose life instead... ...
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A Snapshot Explosion of Big Hair and Boozing In the 1980s

A Snapshot Explosion of Big Hair and Boozing In the 1980s

  In the 1980s, Barcardi rum was the most popular distilled drink in the USA. ...
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See No Evil: A Vintage Guide To Television Taboos

See No Evil: A Vintage Guide To Television Taboos

"TV gals can't show too much leg or bust. They can't be seen in flimsy lace dainties. They can't wear too-tight swathers. And as for kissing - it must be dignified and cool." ...
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The Death of Cass Elliot and Keith Moon at Harry Nilsson’s Macabre Mayfair Flat

The Death of Cass Elliot and Keith Moon at Harry Nilsson’s Macabre Mayfair Flat

Cass Elliot died choking on a ham sandwich; everybody knows that. Except that she didn’t. ...
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Beer Is Good : 20 Vintage Snapshots

Beer Is Good : 20 Vintage Snapshots

A great album of people enjoying a beer (or three) ...
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A Night at O’Reilly’s Bar in New York in 1942

A Night at O’Reilly’s Bar in New York in 1942

Marjory Collins, a self-confessed "rebel looking for a cause", took these photographs of customers at an Irish bar on New York City's Third Avenue. Some of whom were sailors on their last night of leave.  ...
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Picking Hops In Kent – 1900-1949

Picking Hops In Kent – 1900-1949

For centuries families have travelled to Kent to pick hops ...
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