Simple Pleasures: Hanging by a Thread…

“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” — Abraham Lincoln

 

Arthur Elgort, Apollonia, British Vogue, 1971, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Arthur Elgort, Apollonia, British Vogue, 1971
Silver Gelatin Photograph, 20 x 24 inches

 

Gilbert Garcin, L'heure Exquise (Exquisite Hour), 2006, Silver gelatin photograph
Gilbert Garcin, L’heure Exquise (Exquisite Hour), 2006
Silver gelatin photograph, 12 x 16 inches

 

Travis Boyer, Estrella Del Mar
Travis Boyer, Estrella Del Mar, 2006
Cyanotype on silk, 27 1/2 x 35 inches

 

F.B. Grunzweig, Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, Mighty Mouse, 1955
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph, 10 3/4 x 13 inches

 

orges Dambier, Marie Hélène Arnaud "the goldfish"
Georges Dambier, Marie Hélène Arnaud “the goldfish”, 1957
Silver gelatin photograph, 17 1/2 x 13 5/8 inches

 

W. Eugene Smith, Spinner, from Spanish Village
W. Eugene Smith, Spinner, from Spanish Village, 1950
Silver gelatin photograph, 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches

 

Christopher Broadbent, Dry Flowers, 2019, Archival Pigment Photograph
Christopher Broadbent, Dry Flowers, 2019
Archival pigment photograph, 21 5/8 x 30 3/8 inches

 

George Hoyningen-Huene, Patou Swimwear, Miss Alicia, 1928
Platinum/Palladium photograph, 30 x 24 inches

 

Elliott Erwitt, New York City, 1974 (Dog legs), 1974
Silver gelatin photograph, 20 x 24 inches

 

William Helburn, Jean Patchett Scaffold, 1955
Archival pigment photograph, 36 x 26 1/2 inches

 

Horst P. Horst, Mainbocher Corset (Tight), 1939, Silver gelatin photograph
Horst P. Horst, Mainbocher Corset (tight), 1939
Silver Gelatin Photograph, 20 x 16 inches

 

Marcus Leatherdale, Parallel Trapeze, 1988
Silver gelatin photograph, 16 x 20 inches

 

Jamie Baldridge, Exordium, 2024
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Paper, 22 x 36 inches

 

Shahrokh Hatami, Coco Chanel, 1963
Silver Gelatin Photograph, 10 x 8 inches

Simple Pleasures is an ongoing series curated by Holden Luntz Gallery, presenting a selection of our favorite pictures organized thematically.

We hope you find these photographs as a gentle reminder that there are always simple pleasures to be found.