biography | BJA Samuel

Ben Samuel

Sep 21, 20224 min read

When Weegee met Alfred Stieglitz

Photographer Weegee describes his haunting meeting with an 81 year old Alfred Stieglitz. From his book Naked City.

Ben Samuel

Mar 28, 20221 min read

Akira Kurosawa describes the Great Kantō earthquake of (1923)

Akira Kurosawa describes being shown the aftermath of the Kantō earthquake by his brother Heigo Kurosawa.

Ben Samuel

Mar 1, 20221 min read

Death In The Sickroom By Edvard Munch

“Illness, madness and death were the black angels that watched over my cradle and have since followed me through life,”

Ben Samuel

Mar 1, 20221 min read

Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Old Horse'

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) died of a heart-attack 7th July. Shortly before his death he looked back on his life and drew this cartoon