Marlon Brando - Unpublished Portraits, 1952

"By 1952, Marlon Brando was well on his way in Hollywood, with three incredible roles under his belt: his big-screen debut as a paraplegic war vet in The Men; a searing on-screen reprisal of his Broadway turn as the iconic brute Stanley Kowalski in director Elia Kazan’s A Streetcar Named Desire; and the title role in the biopic, Viva Zapata!, about the Mexican revolutionary hero."

"Here, meet the young Brando at his most charismatic and mysterious, seen through the lens of one of LIFE’s greatest photographers, Margaret Bourke-White."
Read more: http://life.time.com/culture/marlon-brando-portraits1952/#ixzz2IbW4mUUr

Source : LIFE.com

Realistic Portraits by Kris Lewis

Kris Lewis creates mainly oil paintings. Lives and works in Los Angeles and studied at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. His inspiration comes from the tradition of Latvia and his portrait work conduces love, conflict, beauty, and tradition. 

Sources:

Kris Lewis paintings

David B.Smith Gallery

Paintings owned to the artist and are signed by him.

★❋ Happy New 2013 ❋★

Two Thousand Thirteen is finally here!
The past few months have been really busy, so the last days of 2012 I grab the opportunity to rest and spend more time with people I love.

This is what we need most, a circle of people we love, between whom we feel safe and strong. 

And then there would be nothing that we cannot do or try. 

And I am going to keep pushing and moving forward this year.

I wish the best for each of you in this lovely planet, and let all remember to care more for our people: call them more often, hug them tight in every chance, dance with them at the sunset, give them flowers, travel together, send them a stupid postcard, make them laugh, show them love. Love is free. Love is all we need. 

Happy New Year! 

Sexist Print Ads from the 50s

Few years before the sexual revolution of the 60s, sexism was not only tolerated, it was expected and actively encouraged, partly through chauvinistic print ads like the ones below.

If you have been watching MadMen, then you know what we are talking about.