Circus Acrobat (1940s)

Circus Acrobat by Edward W. Quigley via

Beach Blanket Bingo on Coney Island, NY (1940s)

Pierre Belzeaux, Beach Blanket Bingo on Coney Island, NY via

New York by Fred Stein (1940s)

Fred Stein (1909 – 1967) was a street photographer in Paris and New York after he was forced to flee his native Germany by the Nazi threat in the early 1930s. He explored the new creative possibilities of photography, capturing spontaneous scenes from life on the street.

Fred Stein, “Little Italy”, New York, 1943 via

Fred Stein, “American All”, New York, 1943 via

Fred Stein, “Orchad Beach”, New York, 1946 via

Fred Stein, “Newspaper Hat”, New York, 1946 via

Figure & Black Figure by Pablo Picasso (1948)

Pablo Picasso, “Figure”, 1948, Lithograph, 64,5 x 49,9 cm, Yale University Art Gallery via

Pablo Picasso, “Black Figure”, 1948 via

Picasso’s “light drawings” by Gjon Mili (1949)

Pablo Picasso as he creates a light drawing, 1949. Gjon Mili The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock via

Pablo Picasso, in his studio, draws a profile with a pen light, 1949. Gjon Mili The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock via

Pablo Picasso draws a centaur in the air with light, 1949. Gjon Mili The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock via

Pablo Picasso creates a figure with light, 1949. Gjon Mili The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock via

Pablo Picasso creates a light drawing, 1949. Gjon Mili The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock via

Twins with Elephants (1947)

Twins with elephants by Louise Dahl Wolfe. Sarasota, USA, 1947 via

Teenagers by Nina Leen (1947)

Teenagers by Nina Leen, 1947 via

Jinx Falkenburg

Actress Jinx Falkenburg via