I reviewed the lovely illustrated book Portrait of an Artist: Frida Kahlo, by Lucy Brownridge (writer), Sandra Dieckmann (Illustrator) from Quarto Books over at Women Write About Comics.
Review: Portrait of an Artist: Frida Kahlo
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Detroit Rock City
I wrote about ‘Detroit Rock City’, a movie that I have watched more times than I recall, for Crooked Marquee!
Charlie Chaplin’s Limelight
For Magnum Photos I wrote about W. Eugene’s Smith moving photographs of Charlie Chaplin as he made Limelight (1952), the most personal film of his career:
Photo by W. Eugene Smoth (1952)
The Art of Birds of Prey
For Women Write About Comics, I wrote a very fun piece about the intersection of art, fashion, and comics in the Birds of Prey movie posters.
The Language of Dance
I wrote about Henri Cartier-Bresson’s evocative dance photographs for Magnum Photos:
Get the Idea, Boys? — Mae West’s Shoes
I wrote about Mae West her high-heeled shoes, *that* sashay, image, and sexuality for the second issue of Majuscule Lit:
Vampira
Dennis Stock’s photographs of Maila Nurmi, America’s “iconic combination of burlesque pin-up, old Hollywood glamour, and gothic chic.”
I wrote about the iconic Maila Nurmi, better known as the horror hostess Vampira, for Magnum Photos.
Dennis Stock Maila Nurmi, star of “The Vampira Show.” Hollywood. California. USA. 1954. © Dennis Stock | Magnum Photos.
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