portraits of writers
May. 3, 2012
Graham Greene by Yousuf Karsh
Graham Greene, 1964. Portrait by Yousuf Karsh. (photo)
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Sep. 7, 2011
The Master
Henry James, 1906. Photogravure by Alvin Langdon Coburn.
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Aug. 23, 2010
Hemingway’s standing desk
I’ve always wanted a desk like Papa’s (photo).
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Aug. 6, 2010
Hemingway, 1918
Ernest Hemingway, American Red Cross volunteer, 18 or 19 years old, in Milan, 1918.
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Jul. 11, 2010
Henry James, age 57
A memorable image of a weary, haunted-looking and very human Henry James.
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Apr. 26, 2010
Portrait: Philip Roth
Photo: Philip Roth at his home in rural Connecticut, 2004. Photo by James Nachtwey.
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Apr. 14, 2010
Flickr Find of the Day
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, from the Library of Congress Flickr photo stream. The photo apparently dates from 1913 or thereabouts. I always imagined Conan Doyle as a less modern, more Victorian character than this — more like Holmes. Flickr has lots of wonderful vintage images like this one, not all book-related obviously. I recommend the [...]
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