Posters and Patriotism: Selling World War I in New York
The United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917; three years after the conflict had begun. Although the U.S. was involved in the war for just 18 months, … Continue reading
April 4, 2017 · Leave a comment
Pilfering the Male Wardrobe: The Gibson Girl’s Retort to Fashion Satire
Capricious, evanescent, outrageous: there has always been something to parody about fashion. It has had its moments of sanity, where form has actually nodded to function, but centuries-worth of acrid … Continue reading
July 21, 2015 · 3 Comments
The Age of Innocence?
Before I started cataloging postcards, I thought I had a fairly good idea of what was in store for me: numerous souvenir type views of the greatest hits of everything … Continue reading
September 20, 2011 · 5 Comments
MCNY Blog: New York Stories 