The Artway Project

July 20, 2011 7:20 PM

The Artway Project - Alexander Artway photographer, adventurer - Throughout his life, Artway made photographs. He left an archive of over 5000 negatives and prints of Russia, New York, Philadelphia, and more - each one meticulously crafted and beautifully conceived. Most were made during the 1930's and range from iconic images of Manhattan to earthy illustrations of his Russian family working the land. New York 1930 -1938 - On the Deep Blue Sea - Russia 1927 - 1936 - Nudes (NSFW)
posted by Bighappyfunhouse (4 comments total)

Wasn't this posted before or did I imagine it?
posted by Cyclopsis Raptor at 8:03 PM on July 20, 2011 [1 favorite]

Wasn't this posted before or did I imagine it?

It was posted yesterday. This time, there's not plug for the Kickstarter link, so maybe it'll stick around?
posted by asnider at 9:31 PM on July 20, 2011

Yea, I screwed up and linked the kickstarter page. My bad. /noob
posted by Bighappyfunhouse at 9:39 PM on July 20, 2011

Onto the topic of the post: the photos aren't bad. I find it interesting that most of the nudes are anonymous. The women are headless or faceless. I'm not what -- if anything -- I should be reading into that.
posted by asnider at 9:42 PM on July 20, 2011