Posts by Jenny Zhang

Photography
October 19, 2015

Yale University Unveils 170,000 Fascinating Photos Documenting the Great Depression and WWII

During the mid-1930s, in the thick of the Great Depression, the New Deal administration sent photographers like Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, and Arthur Rothstein to document all walks of American life across the country. Under the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information, those photographers captured some of the most iconic images of the Great Depression and World War II, shaping much of the era's visual culture in the process.

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Photography
October 15, 2015

More Than 8,400 Never-Before-Seen Photos from NASA’s Apollo Moon Landings

Nearly half a century ago, NASA took one giant leap for mankind with the Apollo program, which landed 12 men on the moon on nine missions between 1968 and 1972. The astronauts were equipped with Hasselblad medium-format cameras and instructed to take photos that have remained largely unseen by the public–until now. Over the past two weeks, more than 8,400 photos of the moon landings have been uploaded to Flickr by the Project Apollo Archive.

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Art
October 12, 2015

Interview: Photorealistic Oil Paintings Capture Intimate Portraits of Human Vulnerability

Brooklyn, New York-based painter Alyssa Monks captures the complex, multifaceted experience of being human in her intimate portraits of people half-hidden beneath layered surfaces. Bordering on hyperrealistic and surreality, while simultaneously venturing into the abstract, her oil paintings are masterful displays of both technical skill and artistic expression.

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Inspiring
October 8, 2015

Breast Cancer Survivor Turns Mastectomy Scars into Beautiful Tattoos of Empowerment

Breast cancer survivor Dana Donofree is transforming her battle scars into beautiful works of art–one meaningful tattoo at a time. Five years ago, just a day before her birthday and two months before her wedding, Donofree was diagnosed with infiltrative ductal carcinoma, a common form of breast cancer. She postponed her wedding and spent the next year recovering from a bilateral mastectomy, reconstructive surgery, and a grueling regimen of chemotherapy.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.