Seated Collection (#91)

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

CHAPLIN: A DOGs LIFE, 1918. Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance in the film A Dogs Life

CHAPLIN: THE CIRCUS, 1928. Charlie Chaplin seated on a crate in the film The Circus

FILM: HEAVENLY DAYS, 1944. Scene from the motion picture Heavenly Days starring Fibber McGee and Molly (Jim and Marian Jordan). Photograph, 1944

AMBROTYPE: READING, c1865. Portrait of two women reading letters. Ambrotype, c1865

MARIE CURIE (1867-1934). Marie Sklodowska Curie. French (Polish-born) chemist. Photograph, 1903

LOUIS J. M. DAGUERRE (1789-1851). French painter and inventor of the daguerreotype
LOUIS J.M. DAGUERRE (1789-1851). French painter and inventor of the daguerreotype. Photograph by Jean-Baptiste Sabatier-Blot, 1844

AMELIA EARHART (1897-1937). American aviator. Sitting atop her Electra 10E in Los Angeles, just before departure for Oakland and her planned circumnavigation of the globe. Photograph, 10 March 1937

SENATE INVESTIGATION, 1954. United States Senators William E. Jenner and Patrick McCarran en route to Canada to question Soviet defector Igor Gouzenko. Photograph, 1954

DANIEL ALDEN REED (1875-1959). American football coach and New York congressman. Photograph, 1954

PENFIELD: CAFE SPaNDER. Christmas at Cafe Spaander, at Hotel Spaander in the Netherlands. Watercolor by Edward Penfield, c1902

WALTER WINCHELL (1897-1972). American journalist. Addressing a television camera. Photograph, 1952

CLARA BARTON (1821-1912). Founder and president of the American Red Cross. Photograph, c1904

WOMENs LEAGUE, c1899. Executive Board of the Womens League in Newport, Rhode Island. Photograph, c1899

SOPHIE TUCKER (1887-1966). American (Ukrainian-born) singer and comedian. Responding to letters. Photograph by Dick DeMarsico, 1952

BEN HOGAN (1912-1997). American golfer. Seated in the back of a car during a parade in New York City. Photograph by Dick Demarsico, 1953

AIMABLE PELISSIER (1794-1864). French military officer and marshal during the Crimean War. Photograph by Roger Fenton, 1855

MURRAY KEMPTON (1917-1997). American journalist and writer. Photograph by Al Ravenna, 1964

PENNELL: BRASSERIE, 1893. Brasserie au lion rouge. Customers seated at tables outside of the Red Lion brasserie, Alsace, France. Etching by Joseph Pennell, 1893

PENNELL: CAFE CHANTANT, 1893. Cafe chantant
PENNELL: CAFE CHANTANT, 1893. Caf chantant. People seated at the entrance of an outdoor musical cafe, Paris, France. Etching by Joseph Pennell, 1893

PENNELL: PALAIS ROYAL, 1893. Palais royal. People seated in the plaza of the Palais-Royal, Paris, France. Etching by Joseph Pennell, 1893

CIVIL WAR: SAILORS, c1863. Portrait of two Union sailors, possibly father and son. Ambrotype, c1863

FRANK FITZSIMMONS (1908-1981). American labor leader. Photograph, 1966

MADAME CHIANG KAI-SHEK (1898-2003). Mei ling Soong. Wife of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. Photograph by Louis Fabian Bachrach, c1940

ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL (1847-1922). American (Scottish-born) teacher and inventor. Seated in an observation post for the viewing of tetrahedral kites. Photograph, 12 August 1907

COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY, 1938. A Secret Service agent checking over confiscated counterfeit currency in his office at the U.S. Treasury Department, October 1938

FASHION: WOMEN, 1949. Woman sitting in a chair while another woman models a gown. Photographed by Stanley Kubrick, 1949

PAULINE FREDERICK (1908-1990). American journalist. Photograph, 1960

WALTER JENKINS (1918-1985). American political figure and aide to President Lyndon B. Johnson. Pictured a year before a sex scandal forced his resignation. Photograph, 1963

JORDAN: MUSICIAN. A black musician playing a one-stringed instrument in Jordan. Photograph, early 20th century

MIDDLE EAST: BEDOUINS, 1932. A group of Bedouin men seated at a shop in the Middle East, 1932

JORDAN: GATHERING, c1936. A group of Bedouins gather for a meal around a large pot of food, in the Shunat Nimrin region of Jordan. Photograph, c1936

BEDOUIN CHILDREN. Two Bedouin children seated in a doorway in the Middle East. Photograph, early 20th century

BEDOUIN CAMP, c1935. Three young Western boys with three Bedouins in a tent in the Middle East, c1934

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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.