July 21, 2007
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This Week in Black and White
La Guerre by ConstantConstant Nieuwenhuys, born on this day in 1920, was one of the founders of CoBrA (Copenhagen, Brussels, Amsterdam) art collective.Other notables whose birthdays occurred in the past week include musician and political activist Woody Guthrie (Arlo’s dad, born near Okemah, Oklahoma, July 14, 1912)…
and Hunter S. Thompson, gonzo journalist and stoner of epic proportions (Louisville, Kentucky, July 18, 1937).
Billie Holiday died in New York City on July 17, 1959.
photo by William GottliebNeil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
On this day in 1983, at Vostok, Antarctica, the world’s coldest temperature was recorded: -127°F.That same day, in ’83, martial law was lifted as Poland freed itself of Soviet domination.
My source for the above information was the 2007 Autonomedia Calendar of Jubilee Saints, Radical Heroes for the New Millennium. My source for the images was the web, via Google. With the exception of Library of Congress images, photographers were uncredited on the pages where I found them.
Comments (4)
hey you,, hope all is well your way,, i love the black and whites especially of billie,, oh how i loved that raspy voice,, hope all is well
Love all of the photos-black and white is so striking. Thanks for the information. Enjoy this weekend@
interesting stuff, i liked Billie and Woody too,
A great week in history no doubt! My best friend was also born July 16th.
I have a cancer symbol with a wave of water representing this great soul that balances my fire sign ways.