Chandelier Pipe, 1970

‘A 1970 raid on a Washington, D.C. Apartment by metropolitan police officers resulted in the seizure of LSD and marijuana, as well as the unusual antique chandelier.  The light fixtures on the chandelier had been removed and replaced with rubber Read More …

Cafe in Constantinople, 1847

‘Café in Constantinople’ by Alexandre Bida 1847   “This precise and carefully finished work reflects an unusual technique. Building up the entire area with ink and graphite over white chalk, Bida used a stylus to scratch a comprehensive network of Read More …

The Sleeping Girls, 1890

‘The Sleeping Girls in Japanese Bed’,  a popular geisha pose with kiseru pipe.  Japan 1890      

Love Song

  ‘Vigil Bressane’ (Veillée Bressane) postcard.   Bourg-en-Bresse, France 1905   Love Song ‘Konopa konopa Koho rada vidímn’ (Hemp Hemp – To One Who I Like To See) is an ancient Slovak song steeped in the culture of hemp.  It Read More …

Ouled Nail Couple, 1905

A young Ouled Nail couple, photographed by Rudolf Franz Lehnert. Tunisia / Algeria 1905      

Teasing, 19th century

‘Teasing the maid in the kitchen’ by Adrianus van Doorn 19th century    

Fernande, 1917

Fernande Barrey, french postcard labeled ‘JA Serie 67’ photographed by Jean Agélou.  France between 1910-17      

Liamba Leaf, 1890

Illustration of a ‘Liamba Leaf’ aka Wild Hemp (cannabis) from the book  ‘Adventures in the great forest of equatorial Africa and the country of the dwarfs’ by Du Chaillu & Paul Belloni in 1890     Liamba Leaf “I found Read More …

L ‘odalisque, 1871

‘L ‘odalisque’ by  Jean Baptiste Camille Corot 1871/1873  

Pipe Smoking Monkey, 1891

‘Pipe Smoking Monkey’, engraving by Maki Pipazik from the cover of ‘Az Én Újságom’ (My Paper) A Weekly publication for children in Budapest, December 6, 1891