Columbine and Pierrot pantomime characters from the Commedia dell'arte. French postcard, late 1800s.

Moulin Rouge cabaret. Autochrome print, 1914

Cover art from the very proper book HOW TO MAKE LOVE by Hugh Morris. Published by the Johnson-Smith Company, Detroit, Michigan, 1936.
#Valentine #lovemaking #romance #vintage

Sheet Music Cover for the Ballad "I FOUND A MILLION DOLLAR BABY (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)", sung by Broadway star Fanny Brice. Publisher: Remmick Music Corp., New York, 1931. #sheetmusic #Valentine #fannybrice #broadway

Just saw a very impressive gallery show of hundreds of original Maurice Sendak illustrations at the Denver Art Museum. The show featured art from Sendak's children's books including WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE and IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN, which this detail of original art is from:

"As Tears Go By,"
R.I.P. Marianne Faithfull (1946-2025)
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Paris Air Show, held at the Grand Palais, 1909.

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), American Human Rights activist who was murdered by unknown assassins. R.I.P.

Moulin Rouge, Paris, ca. 1900.