Rina Fosati
@pierinafosati.bsky.social
I mostly post things I find interesting from the first half of the 20th Century. Click on the image to display the meandering content I call alt text.
sigh, the image you posted was created as a spoof gif that has fooled thousands of people. Once you've seen the original (from 1904), it seems like a perfectly reasonable extrapolation.
August 7, 2024 at 8:55 PM
sigh, the image you posted was created as a spoof gif that has fooled thousands of people. Once you've seen the original (from 1904), it seems like a perfectly reasonable extrapolation.
Gutenberg has it in their library. You can read a free copy of “East of the Sun” here: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30973
East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North by Asbjørnsen et al.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
www.gutenberg.org
August 7, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Gutenberg has it in their library. You can read a free copy of “East of the Sun” here: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30973
In researching Kay Nielsen, I re-discovered this image, which he also created for “East of the Sun.” Before I was married, I used it as a bookplate. You might find one pasted in the front of an ancient tome; my name written in sprawling child-like cursive across the bottom.
August 7, 2024 at 2:51 PM
In researching Kay Nielsen, I re-discovered this image, which he also created for “East of the Sun.” Before I was married, I used it as a bookplate. You might find one pasted in the front of an ancient tome; my name written in sprawling child-like cursive across the bottom.
They ARE pretty & stylish, winsome even.
As I've gained experience in the history of advertising, I've become more aware of how these manipulations continue to affect us today. Admittedly, the issue of hair dye triggers me, but I want folks to think about how the "pretty" influences them.
As I've gained experience in the history of advertising, I've become more aware of how these manipulations continue to affect us today. Admittedly, the issue of hair dye triggers me, but I want folks to think about how the "pretty" influences them.
August 5, 2024 at 3:51 PM
They ARE pretty & stylish, winsome even.
As I've gained experience in the history of advertising, I've become more aware of how these manipulations continue to affect us today. Admittedly, the issue of hair dye triggers me, but I want folks to think about how the "pretty" influences them.
As I've gained experience in the history of advertising, I've become more aware of how these manipulations continue to affect us today. Admittedly, the issue of hair dye triggers me, but I want folks to think about how the "pretty" influences them.
So would I. Alas, all I could find were vague descriptions on the order of "ad for Soir de Paris." Not a whiff of an attribution to be found.
July 28, 2024 at 3:52 PM
So would I. Alas, all I could find were vague descriptions on the order of "ad for Soir de Paris." Not a whiff of an attribution to be found.
Though the photos in this series were staged, the couple & the emotion is genuine. Per Françoise Bornet, the woman pictured, "He told us we were charming & asked if we could kiss again for the camera. We didn't mind. We were used to kissing. We were doing it all the time then, it was delicious.”
July 28, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Though the photos in this series were staged, the couple & the emotion is genuine. Per Françoise Bornet, the woman pictured, "He told us we were charming & asked if we could kiss again for the camera. We didn't mind. We were used to kissing. We were doing it all the time then, it was delicious.”