The Eerie Anonymity of a Show of African-American Portraiture at the Met
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Eric Pederson in a pose turned into a Your Physique cover by George Quaintance in the late 1940s
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This is how many pearls Macy's salesgirl Janet Steurer sells in one day during the Christmas season.
Photo by Nina Leen, 1948
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John Gielgud as Oberon by Cecil Beaton. January 1945.
Accession Nos. S.1587-2015, S.1585-2015, and S.1586-2015
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A customer can use the ration books of the whole family. But the first thing she will want to know when she buys pork chops, pound of butter or a half pound of cheese is– "How many points will it take?” – US National Archives, ca. 1941-1945 // People shopping at Berg’s supermarket, ca. 1950 – unknown photographer // 26 – Carol Ades
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Raymond Voinquel (French, 1912–1994), Narcisse, 1947
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