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HARRY S. TRUMAN (1884-1972). 33rd President of the United States. Photographed at a U.S. Senate hearing investigating corruption in the railroad industry while serving as acting chair of the relevant

CHARLES TOBEY (1880-1953). American Senator from New Hampshire. Photograph, 25 May 1939

SCOTT LUCAS (1892-1968). American Senator from Illinois. Photograph, 26 April 1940

JAPAN: WOMAN IN GARDEN. A woman seated beside giant peonies in a garden in Japan. Woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada II, c1850

NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV (1894-1971). Soviet politician. At a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, 22 September 1960. Photographed by Warren K. Leffler

CHARLES LAUGHTON (1899-1962). American (English-born) actor. Photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1940

GIUSEPPE ORIOLI (1884-1942). Italian bookseller, editor and publisher. Photographed in Florence by Carl Van Vechten, 1935

BEAUFORD DELANEY (1901-1979). American painter. Photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1953

TWO BOYS, 1937. Two boys seated on a curb. Photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1937

PETER ABRAHAMS (1919- ). South African writer. Photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1955

PORTRAIT, 1959. Portrait of Melvin Daniel Simpson, by Carl Van Vechten, 1959

GOLDA MEIR (1898-1978). Israeli stateswoman. Photographed by Marion S. Trikosko, 1973

EQUAL RIGHTS OPPONENT. Dorothy Straus, a New York attorney, at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the proposed Equal Rights Amendment, which she argued against, 7 February 1938

HATTIE CARAWAY (1878-1950). American senator from Arkansas. Photograph, 1940

HATTIE CARAWAY (1878-1950). Senior senator from Arkansas. Photographed in her office, 26 July 1937

NELLIE TAYLOE ROSS (1876-1977). Director of the U.S. Mint. Ross (right) photographed in Washington, D.C. with Mrs. Blair Marion Glass Banister, Assistant U.S. Treasurer, 4 March 1938

VAN VECHTEN: PORTRAIT, 1942. Portrait of Kenneth McTeer, by Carl Van Vechten, 1942

WOMAN WITH BULLDOG. A woman seated with a bulldog. Photograph, late 19th or early 20th century

KENYAN WOMEN, 1936. Kenyan women photographed at Fort Hall, near Nyeri, Kenya, 1936

RURAL CHURCH, 1939. Women of the congregation of Wheeleys Church seated on the steps with brooms and buckets on annual clean up day in Gordonton, North Carolina

SUZANNE LA FOLLETTE (1893-1983). American journalist. Photograph, 1932

NORTH CAROLINA: FIDDLERS. Fiddlers Bill Hensley and his rival for the Old Time Fiddlers Championship, Asa Helton, talking at the Mountain Music Festival in Asheville, North Carolina

VIRGINIA: FIDDLER, 1937. Alex Dunford, a fiddler with the Bog Trotters Band, photographed by Alan Lomax in Galax, Virginia, 1937

VIRGINIA: FIDDLER, 1934. Davy Crockett Ward, a fiddler with the Bog Trotters Band, photographed by Alan Lomax in Galax, Virginia, 1934

CANADA: ESKIMO CAMP. An Eskimo camp of skin tents at the mouth of the Coppermine River, Northwest Territories, Canada. Photograph, early 20th century

ESKIMO DRUMMER, c1931. An Eskimo drummer with his drum. Photograph, c1931

ALASKA: ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. A group of Aleutian children posing in front of a house, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Photographed by V.B. Scheffer, August 1938

ALASKA: WOMEN. Two Eskimo women sitting outside making mukluks, soft boots made of reindeer skin or sealskin, Alaska. Photograph, early 20th century

JAN CHRISTIaN SMUTS (1870-1950). South African statesman, soldier and philosopher. Photograph, early 20th century

EGYPT: CAIRO. The statues of King Usertesen of the 7th Dynasty in the Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt. Photograph, early 20th century

RED CROSS: LETTER WRITER. An American Red Cross hospital recreation worker writing a letter for a patient. Photograph, c1942

ALTHEA GIBSON (1927-2003). American tennis champion. Photograph by Fred Palumbo, 1956

FERDINAND PECORA (1882-1971). American jurist. Photographed in Washington, D. C
FERDINAND PECORA (1882-1971). American jurist. Photographed in Washington, D.C. after having been elected President of the National Lawyers Guild, 22 February 1938

ILLINOIS: GANG, c1927. A portrait on a postcard of Birger and His Boys, an American gang lead by Charlie Birger that operated in southern Illinois. Photographed by Mitchell, c1927

SUGAR MILL WORKER, 1934. African American sugar mill worker at at Alma Plantation, False River, Louisiana. Photograph by Alan Lomax in July 1934

ICE SKATING, c1915. Two women seated on the snow putting on their ice skates, in the Washington, D.C. area. Photograph, c1915

EDWARD HOPPER (1882-1967). American artist. Photographed c1937

CHARLESTON: MEN ON STOOP, 1962. Two African American men sitting on a stoop in Charleston, South Carolina. Photographed by Toni Frissell, 1962

FASHION: SWIMSUITS, 1950. Back view of fashion models in swimsuits, two of them wearing swim fins. Photographed by Toni Frissell, 1950

JAMAICA: ROWBOAT, 1946. A fashion model sitting on the edge of a rowboat, with a man rowing in the rear of the boat, at Montego Bay, Jamaica. Photographed by Toni Frissell, 1946

FASHION: TENNIS OUTFIT. A woman wearing a tennis outfit. Photogaphed by Toni Frissell, 1947

BILL MAULDIN (1921-2003). William Henry Mauldin. American cartoonist. Photograph by Fred Palumbo, 1945

JAMES SKIVRING SMITH (1825-c1892). Liberian (American-born) colonist, President of Liberia 1871-1872. Daguerreotype by Augustus Washington, c1858

MAINE: HIGH SCHOOL, 1930. Group portrait of the senior class at Bangor High School in Maine, 1930

SIDNEY WEINBERG (1891-1969). American financier and chairman of the Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs, 1930-1969. Photograph, 1942

ALFRED STIEGLITZ (1864-1946). American photographer. Photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 17 April 1935

BURMA: WOMEN. Two Burmese women, one standing and one seated, smoking a cigar. Photograph, late 19th or early 20th century

SPELLING BEE WINNER, 1939. Elizabeth Rice, 12-year-old eighth grade student from Worcester, Massachusettes, photographed with the plaque she received for winning the 1939 National Spelling Bee in

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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.