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A couple sheltering under a coat in a red bathing cap, the space race, patent illustration in line, salt haze. Work 5935.
Studio portrait with a painted backdrop of a parlourmaid at the edge of frame plugged into a megastructure core, the season of 1958, flat even overcast light. Work 5919.
A figure walking away down a road in a fishing village in 1967, practical lamp in frame. Work 5895.
A beaded photographer with a flash gun in a booth full of records, the summer of 1979, Warhol style silkscreen portrait. Work 5894.
A white room with one object in it, site photograph with a scale figure, the gallery declined to install it, flat even gallery lighting. Work 5880.
1936: a debutante in a white gown at Le Jardin, yacht club regatta photograph, halftone from a magazine page. Work 5878.
An unsigned sarong, New Year 1920, Ilford HP4. Work 5874.
A mugshot in profile in a warehouse with high windows in 1951, large format photograph, silver-rich highlights. Work 5870.
Please stand by: leheriya of a black tie auction ring with a man in a hat, the year the meters went decimal. Work 5855.
A smoke-filled strobe over a crowded floor in the peak of the disco boom, 35mm lens close to the subject, coarse grain in the shadows. Work 5851.
A girl at the top of the big wheel beside a generator lorry in 1950, blurred ride in a slow exposure. Work 5847.
A steel band on a hotel terrace with a lei around the neck, the early 1950s, souvenir folder of views, Rolleiflex twin lens on a tripod. Work 5843.
The first season after the war, a stiff shirt front and studs at a London town house, platinum print warmth, window light on a face. Work 5827.
A grainy farmer standing where it stood, 1991, hand tinted portrait, sea light off a deck. Work 5823.
Animated end tag of a sugar frosted kinescope film can with a pasted label in the second break of a variety show in 1988. Work 5804.
A movie poster for a silent comedy, lithograph, limited palette, 1924. Work 5795.
The spring of 1979, a crimson woman kicking off a shoe with glitter on the shoulders, silkscreen poster. Work 5788.
A sponsor approved checkout girl passing a box over beside a stack of pancakes taking syrup, the early 1960s, U-matic dub of a commercial. Work 5776.
A servant is visible in the mirror: an owner in the winner's enclosure in 1936, sporting photograph, rotogravure ink. Work 5767.
A retrofitted noodle stall under a flickering tube, the decade after the blackout, environment concept painting, shot with Panavision C-series glass. Work 5764.
Someone knitting on a train, gouache illustration, muted palette. Work 5735.
A Penrose triangle, black and white television, pockmarked, masterpiece. Work 5729.
Award winning xray of Victorian-era ball gown with a voluminous skirt, 8k post-processing highly detailed, esty. Work 5721.
A wrongly assembled many-legged bellhop balancing hatboxes, George Hurrell glamour portrait, the good years, E100 slide film. Work 5720.
A salt-glazed beehive wearing a monocle, rococo pastel portrait, periscope view. Work 5706.
The original: a La Llorona in a fine mizzle, Ivan Albright canvas. Work 5704.
A cola brown wedding in a lift covered in price tags, verdaccio underpainting, lampshade with a burn. Work 5692.
The summer of 1979: a retoucher's brush over a dye transfer print in an elevator lobby, biscuit tin of loose negatives, K-14 processed Kodachrome. Work 5671.
A paper windmill on a stick at Blackpool, 1985. Work 5661.
Sponsored by the tide: an air pump at a garage at matins, Bocklin island painting. Work 5656.