Great Sphinx, Egypt (1921)
Photograph by Donald McLeish. National Geographic Society.
Pol Rab
From the book “Not Only Erté - Costume design for the Paris Music Hall 1918-1940
Acropolis of Athens, Greece
National Geographic | March 1980
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This photo of Albert Einstein holding a marionette version of himself is pretty awesome, as is the wonderful anecdote that accompanies it:
Harry Burnett, one of the three famous Yale Puppeteers, took this photo in 1931 at Cal Tech in Pasadena, CA, where Einstein was teaching. It was during this period that the Yale Puppeteers were working in their theatre, El Teatro Torito, on Olvera Street in Los Angeles, CA. That was where Einstein saw his puppet likeness perform and he was quite amused:
“He reached into his jacket’s breast pocket, pulled out a letter and crumpled it up. Speaking in German, he said, “The puppet wasn’t fat enough!” He laughed and stuffed the crumpled letter up under the smock to give the puppet a fatter belly. This is a wonderful photograph that Harry treasured. Harry Burnett also kept the letter in a frame and loved to retell the story and at the end give his pixish [sic] laugh.”
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This photo of Albert Einstein holding a marionette version of himself is pretty awesome, as is the wonderful anecdote that accompanies it:
Harry Burnett, one of the three famous Yale Puppeteers, took this photo in 1931 at Cal Tech in Pasadena, CA, where Einstein was teaching. It was during this period that the Yale Puppeteers were working in their theatre, El Teatro Torito, on Olvera Street in Los Angeles, CA. That was where Einstein saw his puppet likeness perform and he was quite amused:
“He reached into his jacket’s breast pocket, pulled out a letter and crumpled it up. Speaking in German, he said, “The puppet wasn’t fat enough!” He laughed and stuffed the crumpled letter up under the smock to give the puppet a fatter belly. This is a wonderful photograph that Harry treasured. Harry Burnett also kept the letter in a frame and loved to retell the story and at the end give his pixish [sic] laugh.”
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Denarius of Caesar Augustus Celebrating His Triumph at Actium. Rome: Imperial, 28 BC, Silver, 2cm wide.
This silver coin features a portrait of Gaius Octavius, better known as Caesar Augustus, the first citizen of Rome. The reverse of the coin depicts a crocodile, the symbol of Egypt, with the text “Egypto Capta.” This inscription refers to Augustus’s recent victory over Queen Cleopatra of Egypt and Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium.
Little something for belovedmuerto, who was looking for John in vintage morning dress.
At some point in the Necromancer thing—when it eventually happens—this is how John shall be dressed.
