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The title “Mary Jane” carries a double meaning like a person’s name, but also the classic strap shoes that signal childhood and “proper” presentation. American artist Noah Davis gives that presentation dignity without sentimentality depicting a young Black girl standing with clasped hands and steady look directly at us. Behind her, a dense, mottled backdrop of pale greens and blacks like camouflage could mean both protection and threat at once: a world that can swallow you up, and a pattern you learn to navigate. She has deep brown skin and a calm, direct gaze. A white headscarf frames her face. She wears a white collared blouse under a light-blue vest, and a striped tan-and-white pinafore or apron over a pale-blue skirt. Her hands are clasped neatly at her waist. White knee socks with a couple faint stripes rise above black Mary Jane shoes. A dark horizontal band of floor at the bottom, grounds her small figure in a quiet, contained space. In 2008, Davis was deepening a practice that treated everyday Black life as worthy of the grand scale of painting and linking the intimate to the historical. His belief that art should be for everyone later shaped the Underground Museum (cofounded with Karon Davis). For the Philadelphia presentation of his retrospective, curator Eleanor Nairne said, “On every encounter, I am struck again by the potency of Noah Davis’s work.” The potency here is almost quiet, as we take in a child seen clearly, held at the center, and refusing to be blurred into the background.

“Mary Jane” by Noah Davis (American) - Oil and acrylic on canvas / 2008 - Philadelphia Museum of Art (Pennsylvania) #WomenInArt #PhiladelphiaMuseumOfArt #NoahDavis
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Person in black clothes walking away through the snow in graffiti sprayed surroundings, photo taken through a dirty window with a black graffiti tag at the bottom

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In your face: Close-up Photographer of the Year Awards 2026 – in pictures Animals, insects, flora and fauna – the world photographed in close-up in the annual competition dedicated to micro and macro photography. Cupoty 7 was won by underwater photographer Ross Gudgeon, triumphing over 12,000 entries from 63 countries

In your face: Close-up Photographer of the Year Awards 2026 – in pictures

Immeubles rouges aux petites fenêtres encadrées de blanc derrière une arche de métro.

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Arche taggée du métro aérien de nuit. Flou.

Arche taggée.

Arche taggée.

Arches

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Beautiful little red hair toddler 🧡

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Photographie, une histoire sans cliché : un podcast à écouter en ligne | France Culture Aux premiers temps de la photographie, avec Niépce et Daguerre, c’est une chambre qui s’ouvre sur le monde. Attention les yeux, pour une histoire du flash, et celle de la photo amateur aussi. Une hist...

Un peu d'histoire de l'art et des techniques, sur la #photographie dans Le Cours de l'histoire de @xaviermauduit.bsky.social sur @franceculture.fr la semaine dernière.
Un peu d'évasion dans ce monde de brutes !

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Portrait dans des tons sépia d’une jeune femme de profil.

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Femme se tenant debout avec le ciel en fond, encadrée par des murs d’immeubles noirs.

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‘Girl in Window‘ Los Angeles, 1999.
Photographer Wim Wenders.

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"À cette époque tout est dangereux" : "Sorcières" l'exposition qui décrypte l'histoire derrière la légende de ces femmes puissantes La figure de la sorcière hante l'art depuis le Moyen-Âge et ne cesse depuis de nourrir nos imaginaires. Le Château des Ducs de Bretagne de Nantes continue de présenter sa grande saga des figures arché...

"À cette époque tout est dangereux" : "Sorcières" l'exposition qui décrypte l'histoire derrière la légende de ces femmes puissantes france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/pays-de-la-l...

This is a picture of a large decorative chandelier hanging down from the ceiling. It has a geometric Art Deco–style panels made of patterned glass or acrylic. Above it, the ceiling has a stained‑glass skylight or backlit decorative panel, with warm colors (orange, red, amber) arranged in a curved, symmetrical design.

The outstanding chandelier of the Carnegie library in Reims, France.
Destroyed during WW1, the library was rebuilt thanks the Carnegie Foundation financial support. There are US emblems on its facades (flags, eagles...)
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That's very gentle, thanks a lot LeaLyster :) 💜

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