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Georgia O’Keeffe by Alfred Stieglitz

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Getting excited and sad for summer

Dakota (Hair) by Ryan McGinley

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milt kobayashi

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Chloë Sevigny in her teen bedroom by Patrick O'Dell,

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“A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction; and that, as you will see, leaves the great problem of the true nature of woman and the true nature of fiction unsolved. I have shirked the duty of coming to a conclusion upon these two questions- women and fiction remain, so far as I am concerned, unsolved problems...At any rate, when a subject is highly controversial- and any question about sex is that- one cannot hope to tell the truth...Fiction here is likely to contain more truth than fact.”

-Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

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Empirically speaking, we are made of star stuff. Why aren’t we talking more about that?

Maggie Nelson, The Argonauts 

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"The Sun Breaks Through" by Jane Freilicher, 1991.

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Joan Mitchell

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Audrey Hepburn, 1957

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I love mirrors among canvases, especially here with Hockney almost self-portraituring himself by simply sitting still.

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Letter from concerned teen girl after new laws are introduced restricting foreign bands from entering the US via Letters of Note

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1206 South Jackson El Dorado, Arkansas April 3, 1964 U.S. Labor Dept. Washington D.C. Gentlemen: I can only hope and pray this letter will be read. I and three other girls were so upset we couldn't go to school today because of an article in the paper saying the Beatles can not return to the U.S. until the government gives their approval. Maybe the didn't follow the law of immigration clearance order, but you must all agree the teenagers of the U.S. want them back., It's none of my business but they've just got to return soon, please. I sincerly hope (I can't spell. I'm very upset) you can give me some kind of reply to this letter. Please, if you can, answer if and when they will or won't return. Very truly yours, Janelle Blackwell P.S. This is no laughing matter to me or any other fan of the Beatles. Please reply a letter back to me. This is a business letter and should be treated as such, Mr. Willard Wirtz, sir or whoever is reading this. This letter I know is not in good form of any kind. But I feel terrible. I'm 15 and I feel like 80.

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Alice Coltrane 

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Agnes