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Hat (Kalyeem)
Kuba
Raffia palm fiber, glass beads, cowrie shells, and cotton
Art Institute of Chicago

Carvings of William Edmondson of Nashville
Edward Weston
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago

Yale Symphony Orchestra Poster
Dan Friedman
Offset lithograph on paper
Art Institute of Chicago

Letterhead, Personal Stationary
Dan Friedman
Paper
Art Institute of Chicago

Inland Steel Company, Communications Standards Manual
John Massey
Binder with paper
Art Institute of Chicago

Woman's Necklace
Maasai
Animal hide, beads, shell, and metal
Art Institute of Chicago

Clement Greenberg, Posters
Dan Friedman
Print on paper
Art Institute of Chicago

The Merry Twins
Benjamin West Kilburn
photograph
Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (AJAS Advertisement)
Kwame Brathwaite
Printed matter
Art Institute of Chicago

Procession of the Empress and Her Attendants
Tai Xiangzhou
Ink rubbing; ink on paper.
Art Institute of Chicago

Affluences in Europe: with the new wave of prosperity, trade or luxury items flourish. Record sales are soaring, despite their relatively high price. This big store on the Champs Elysees is open seven days a week, late into the night, and is crowded with customers all the time, Paris
Erich Lessing
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago

Head of a Woman
Ancient Greek
terracotta
Art Institute of Chicago

William Edmondson, Sculptor
Edward Weston
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago

Affluences in Europe: in France, prosperity immediately translates itself into good food. The variety of cuts of meat sold in the market is staggering: everything from barbecued chickens to calf hearts, from the lushest whole hams to tripe is lovingly displayed in neat rows decorated with green leaves and herbs, a butcher-shop in Paris
Erich Lessing
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago

Miss Rita Renoir thinks that striptease gets its effect on the viewer, as it is done with mind and feeling, more than with the body. To demonstrate this theory, Rita Renoir performed for us a "striptease of the face", from the series "Strip-Tease"
Frank Horvat
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago

Rehearsal in Costume, from the series "La Télévision"
Frank Horvat
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago

Affluences in Europe: Turin's auto show is he latest in the year of all those held in Europe, and also the biggest. Practically all of Turin works for Fiat the salon, held in the brand-new exhibition hall, is attended by thousands. This year's show, the 39th, attracted record crowds
Erich Lessing
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago

Head of a Woman
Ancient Greek
terracotta
Art Institute of Chicago

Teacher watching boy write on chalkboard next to poster, Guinea
Marc Riboud
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago

Head of a Lion
Ancient Greek
terracotta
Art Institute of Chicago

Hat (Laket Mishiing)
Kuba
Raffia and natural dye
Art Institute of Chicago

Woman visiting a shrine in summer
Katsukawa Shunchô
Color woodblock print; nishiki-e
Art Institute of Chicago

Street Blockade, Merafe
Santu Mofokeng
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago

Student Exercise in Wash Technique
Daniel Hudson Burnham, Jr.
Ink and ink wash on paper
Art Institute of Chicago