Musical Accompaniment: Où est la fantaisie by Daphné
When Old Spirituals’ most prolific photographer Alfred Stieglitz married his first wife Emmeline, they went on their honeymoon to Venice. Near Venice is the island of Lido, and that’s where he captured this beautiful picture of a young mother and her little son on the beach. Their little woven caps look like mushrooms, and that’s how this picture got its name.
Mushrooms by the Sea by Alfred Stieglitz, 1893.
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great song! i love the little mushroom hats
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I love this song but I have no idea what the words are. In this case, I’d like to be blissfully ignorant and just enjoy the music. The baby with the mushroom hat is so cute 🍄
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The first few musical bars of the song have a Hawaiian sound.
Like all forms of art, photography is the creator’s attempt to capture an emotion and/or document an event. Obviously, Stieglitz was moved by the mother and child on the beach, capturing the scene for others to experience, too. “Mushrooms by the Sea” may be a reference to the mother’s hat as well as the child’s.
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yep! I took a free class through Coursera on the art of photography that was very interesting! you might enjoy it!
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About a year ago I finally got rid of my professional cameras, both collector vintage.
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