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How a former Inquirer journalist tracked down the dancer who inspired Balanchine’s Tea variation
George Lee, star of Balanchine's 'Nutcracker' turned blackjack dealer, was living a retired life in Las Vegas when Jennifer ...
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Alfred Eisenstaedt
In the two years since Heritage debuted its Historical Platinum Signature® Auction, the semiannual event has become among the most anticipated on its auction calendar — for its breadth and depth and ...
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Through the Viewfinder: The commuter
The origin of street photography can be traced back to the 1850s with French photographer Charles Nègre. Since then, there ...
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Monumental—and Controversial—’Kissing Sailor’ Sculpture Comes to Times Square
A small crowd had gathered around the statue, which depicted the lip-locked couple from a very famous LIFE Magazine photograph taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt on April 14,1945, aka V-J Day ...
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Sophia Loren's Italian villa was dubbed 'one of the most beautiful houses in the world'
A duo with unlimited star power, in 1964, Sophia and Carlo invited LIFE photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt into their striking abode, which was decked out with marble pillars and busts. Among the ...
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Happy families, Hollywood-style: The photographs that peddled a myth of domestic bliss
Do we see a “realer” Marilyn Monroe because she allowed Life photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt into her home in 1953? In the most famous shots, she’s reading; a book, or a script. Such ...