Seated Collection (#90)

JAMES EDWIN WEBB (1906-1992). American government official and second admninistrator of NASA. Photographed at a press conference in Washington, D.C. 1962

KHRUSHCHEV & MACMILLAN. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan at the Soviet New York headquarters

MARION TALBOT (1858-1948). American Dean of Women at the University of Chicago. Photograph, c1910

HENRY ROBINSON LUCE (1898-1967). American magazine editor and publisher. Photograph, 1965

CAPONE TRIAL, 1931. The twelve-man jury selected for the tax evasion trial of gangster Al Capone. Photograph, 1931

ARCTIC: RESCUE TEAM, 1928. Swedish aviator Einar Lundborg (left) with survivors of the crash of the airship Italia, near the crash site in the Arctic

JOE McCARTHY (1887-1978). American Major League Baseball manager. During his time with the Chicago Cubs. Photograph, 23 April 1930

ELLEN BROWNING SCRIPPS (1836-1932). American journalist and philanthropist. Photograph, 1932

JOLIE GABOR (1896-1997). American (Hungarian-born) socialite and jeweler. Photograph, 1952

LETITIA BALDRIGE (1926-2012). American etiquette expert and social secretary to Jacqueline Kennedy. Photograph, 1961

DINERS CLUB AND SHERATON. Representatives of Diners Club and Sheraton Hotels sign a business agreement. Left to right: Ralph Schneider and Irvine Shubert seated; Robert Brush, Alfred Bloomingdale

NIKOLAI TCHAIKOVSKY (1851-1926). Russian revolutionary. Photograph, c1910

STEVE ALLEN (1921-2000). American television personality. While filming his television show. Photograph, 1962

GRAND CANYON, c1920. A Native American sits on the edge of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Photograph, c1920

CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY, 1899. Brass band for Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Photograph, 1899

CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY, 1899. The football team for Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Photograph, 1899

COLEMAN DIRECTORS, c1899. Board of Directors of the Coleman Manufacturing Company, an African American owned cotton mill in Concord, North Carolina. Photograph, c1899

HOWARD UNIVERSITY, c1900. Class picture, Howard University, Washington, D. C. Photograph
HOWARD UNIVERSITY, c1900. Class picture, Howard University, Washington, D.C. Photograph, c1900

HOWARD UNIVERSITY, c1900. Practice school teachers at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Photograph, c1900

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, c1900. Four African American students seated on the steps of Atlanta University in Georgia. Photograph by Thomas E. Askew, c1900

IRELAND: GRANDMOTHER, 1916. An Irish grandmother smoking a clay pipe. Photograph, 1916

LUTHER BURBANK (1849-1926). American horticulturist. In a wicker rocking chair, backed by a field of cactus. Photograph, c1895

LUCY HAYES (1831-1889). Nee Lucy Ware Webb. First Lady to Rutherford B. Hayes. Photograph
LUCY HAYES (1831-1889). Ne Lucy Ware Webb. First Lady to Rutherford B. Hayes. Photograph, c1875

EDITH ROOSEVELT (1861-1948). Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, wife of President Theodore Roosevelt. Photograph, c1900

TENNESSEE: COTTON GIN, 1936. Sisters Hettie, Martha, and Louisa Walker ginning cotton on their farm in Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. Photograph by Edouard E. Exline, May 21, 1936

WWII: FACTORY, 1942. An assembly worker taking a break at the Douglas Aircraft Company factory in Long Beach, California. Photograph by Alfred Palmer, October 1942

WWI: REFUGEE, 1919. Abel Courverselle, a French refugee injured by booby trap set by the German army during their retreat. Photograph, 1919

NAP LAJOIE (1874-1959). Napoleon Lajoie, also know as Larry. American baseball player. On his front porch with a broken leg. Photograph by Louis Van Oeyen, c1905

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (1882-1945). 32nd President of the United States. Photograph, 1935

PORTRAIT: WOMAN, c1860. Portrait of Miss Chapman. Photograph, c1860

SETH KINMAN (1815-1888). American hunter and entertainer. Photograph, c1860

BOOK WEEK, 1961. Go exploring in books. Lithograph by Feodor Rojankovsky, 1961

MARGARET SANGER (1879-1966). American birth control activist, sex educator, and nurse. Photographed with Mahatma Gandhi, February 1936

SPINNING FLAX, c1918. Peasant women spinning flax, Bulgaria. Photograph, c1918

PRINTING FOOD STAMPS, 1939. The first printing of food stamps, aimed to reduce the farm surplus by allowing those on relief to trade a $1.00 stamp for $1.50 worth of food, Washinton D.C

INDIA: FAMILY, 1971. The Jorbu family seated outside their home in Lachung, Sikkim, India. Photograph by Alice Kandell, 1971

JAMBOREE SWITCHBOARD, 1937. Switchboard operators on duty twenty four hours a day durning the Boy Scout Jamboree in Washington D.C. Photograph, June 1937

NEW YORK: POLICE EXAM, 1947. Women taking the qualifying exam for the New York City Police Department. Photograph by Dick De Marsico, 1947

DAVID O. SELZNICK (1902-1965). American film producer. Photograph, 1941

MIDDLE EAST: NURSES, 1939. Nurses from the Palestinian Department of Healths Mobile Ophthalmic Clinic resting in their trailer in an Arab village northeast of Gaza. Photograph, 1939

GYPSY ROSE LEE (1911-1970). American burlesque entertainer. Photograph by Fred Palumbo, 1956

PUBLIC HEALTH DISPENSARY. Patients waiting in the segregated waiting room at a public health dispensary in Washington, D.C. Photograph, November 1920

SKELTON: GOODLY GARLANDE. Title page of John Skeltons Goodly Garlande, c1523

BOY SCOUTS: RADIO, 1937. Larry Le Kashman operating a short-wave radio that will broadcast the Boy Scout Jamboree from Washington D.C. Photograph, 26 June 1937

CHICAGO: YMCA, c1915. African American men in the lobby of the Chicago colored YMCA. Photograph, c1915

CHICAGO: FAMILY, 1949. An African American family in their apartment in Chicago, Illinois. Photograph by Stanley Kubrick, 1949

CHICAGO: SCHOOLGIRL, 1949. Young girl in a classroom in Chicago, Illinois. Photograph by Stanley Kubrick, 1949

NAT KING COLE (1919-1965). American musician. Photograph by William P. Gottlieb, c1947

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"Seated: A Captivating Collection of Moments" In the enchanting world of art, Gypsy Splendour by Laura Knight transports us to a vibrant scene where dancers are gracefully seated, their movements frozen in time. Meanwhile, Charles Dickens Dream, an unfinished masterpiece by Robert William Buss, invites us into the imaginative realm of one of England's greatest novelists. From the silver screen comes Laurel and Hardy, their comedic genius captured even when they are simply seated. In John William Waterhouse's I am half sick of shadows, we witness a contemplative moment as a woman sits amidst ethereal surroundings. History unfolds before our eyes with the powerful image of Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc committing self-immolation in protest against injustice. Malcolm Browne's photograph captures his stoic determination while seated at an intersection in Saigon. George Orwell takes center stage as he broadcasts over the BBC during World War II - his words resonating from his seat behind a microphone. And who could forget Eleanor Rigby immortalized in Tommy Steele's statue inspired by The Beatles' haunting song? Roy Rogers epitomizes American cowboy culture as he is photographed alongside his loyal horse Trigger - both comfortably seated together. Rosa Parks makes her indelible mark on civil rights history by defiantly occupying a bus seat reserved for whites only. Traveling back centuries to Lalibela's St. Marys Church frescoes, we marvel at early 12th-century artwork depicting religious figures serenely seated amid intricate designs. Stanhope A Forbes' Christmas Eve painting evokes nostalgia and warmth as families gather around tables adorned with festive decorations. Finally, J. C Leyendecker's Arrow Shirt Collar ad from 1914 showcases elegance and sophistication through its depiction of a well-dressed gentleman confidently seated while wearing this fashionable accessory. Each image tells its own story - capturing moments that range from profound to whimsical; reminding us that sometimes it is in the act of being seated that we find the most captivating narratives.