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ART & DESIGN: INTERIORS

”Natural grass cloth wall coverings complement the flamboyant hues of the hotel La Fantaisie. ‘Joyfulness should not feel removed from luxury,’ says the hotel’s designer, Martin Brudnizki.”

Photograph by: Jérome Galland
Article: Poll, Zoey. “Paris’s Newest Hotels Embrace Color and Quirk.”
Source: nytimes.com

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ART & DESIGN: PHOTOGRAPHY

Title: Wilhelmina Cooper, 1962
Artist: Rico Puhlmann (German, Berlin 1934-1996 East Moriches)
Medium: Print
Classification: Photograph
Publication: Wilson, Eric. Wilhelmina: Defining Beauty. Rizzoli, 2017.
Article: Els, Rozanne. “From Patti Hansen to Nicki Minaj: 50 Years of Models Who Created Fantasy.”
Source: thecut.com

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ART & DESIGN: PHOTOGRAPHY

Title: Girls In The Windows, 1960
Artist: Ormond Gigli (American, New York 1925-2019 West Stockbridge)
Medium: Archival Pigment Print
Classification: Photograph
Description: “ ‘Girls in the Windows’, 1960 is an image not only about beauty, fashion and the ingenious orchestration of 43 women standing at the windows and on the sidewalk, some daringly climbing onto the window sills. It is also a slice of time in history, as it captures a row of three classic New York Brownstones, which were demolished the day after the shoot. Gigli, who lives across the street, wanted to immortalize the buildings and this envisioned the photograph. His meticulous planning and direction resulted in a dramatically compelling and memorable artwork.
The richness of the photograph stems from the ability to appreciate it in different ways: either as a whole, as a rhythmic composition of color and form, formed by the pattern of windows, human figures and colorful dresses; or the viewer is drawn to explore it various parts, each woman presenting a different point of interesting story (Gigli’s wife if on the second floor, far right and the demolition supervisor’s wife is on the third floor, third from left). It has since been the inspiration to many recreations by other image makers.”
Source: ormondgigli.com
Article: Segal, David. “Is This the World’s Highest-Grossing Photograph?
Source: nytimes.com

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SPRING-CLEANING CHECKLIST

Photograph by: Anna Puzatykh / Getty Images
Article: Bulano, Madeline. “Use Our Ultimate Spring-Cleaning Checklist to Give Your Home a Total Refresh: Consider this your room-by-room game plan for your annual deep clean.”
Source: Martha Stewart

Spring is right around the corner, which means so is your home's annual deep clean. Not only is spring cleaning a great way to reset (that's what the season is all about!), but the yearly chore also gets rid of any accumulated dust and dander before allergy season reaches full swing. Cleaning your home from top to bottom may never become effortless, but you can make the project more manageable with our comprehensive checklist from Martha's Homekeeping Handbook, complete with advice from cleaning experts.

Whether you prefer to proceed from the attic to the basement or start outdoors and wind your way inside, create a realistic schedule and focus on one task at a time. You'll need several days for more involved projects, such as mopping floors and organizing closets, but in due time, you'll check everything off your list—and have a sparkling clean home by the end of it.

 Full Article: Use Our Ultimate Spring-Cleaning Checklist to Give Your Home a Total Refresh

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ART & DESIGN: PHOTOGRAPHY

Title: Charles James Gowns, New York, 1948
Artist: Cecil Beaton (British, London 1904–1980 Broadchalke)
Date: June 1, 1948
Medium: C-Print
Classification: Photograph
Publication: Vogue/Condé Nast Archive
Description:
Nine models, including Marilyn Ambrose, Dorry Adkins, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Andrea Johnson, Lily Carlson, and Dorian Leigh, wearing Charles James gowns. Posed in French & Company's eighteenth century French paneled room.
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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ART & DESIGN: WALLPAPER

Title: Jardin Japonais
Printer: Zuber et Cie, Rixheim, France
Medium: Papier Peint Panoramique
Classification: Wallpaper
Credit: Courtesy of Zuber et Cie

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ART & DESIGN: WALLPAPER

Title: View of New York Bay from New Jersey
Series: Views of North America lengths 1–6 c. 2018 (first edition 1834)
Artist: Jean-Julien Deltil (1791–1863)
Printer: Zuber et Cie, Rixheim, France
Classification: Wallpaper
Description: 1,690 printing blocks, 223 colors, and 32 lengths
Credit: Courtesy of Zuber et Cie

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