The Shellveys; Human Totems

Posted on 02/08/2016 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

The Shellveys; Human Totems

(Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

“Germany Free State Prussia Berlin: Equilibrists Contortionist act of The Shellveys in Berlin’s Wintergarten vaudeville theater. Contortion is often part of acrobatics and circus acts and involve dramatic bending and flexing of the human body – undated, probably 1912 – Published by: ‘Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung’ 50/1912 Vintage property of ullstein bild” (getty images)

It’s things-from-the-past-you-should-see-week, an educational program at Mimi Berlin.

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A Selfie and a Parachute

Posted on 01/08/2016 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

A Selfie and a Parachute

A selfportrait with meaning. Photography by Willi Ruge, 1931.

Dieser Augenblick war entscheidend . . ./This Moment Was Decisive . . .

Ich fotografiere mich beim Absturz mit dem Fallschirm/ from the series I Photograph Myself during a Parachute Jump

(Abbaspour, Mitra, Lee Ann Daffner, and Maria Morris Hambourg.
Object:Photo. Modern Photographs: The Thomas Walther Collection 1909–1949 at The Museum of Modern Art. December 8, 2014. moma.org/objectphoto)

It’s things-from-the-past-you-should-see-week, an educational program at Mimi Berlin.

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Veronica Lake Seen From Above

Posted on 20/06/2016 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Veronica Lake Seen From Above

Have you ever seen the queen of blonde manes from above? No?
This image by Bob Landry was also new to us.
Victoria Lake used to be very populair for her hair but this picture is next level hair adoration…… Veronica Lake Seen From Above “View looking down on the glorious, wavy honey-blond hair of actress Veronica Lake as she shows that it is parted on the left side, at home. (Photo by Bob Landry/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)” (Image via GettyImages)