n. 1. Enthusiastic vigor and liveliness. 2. Distinctive style or flair. 3. My name.Tumblr (3.0; @withelan)http://withelan.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cf907a371d771efb11dfa1c1d5b4ca84/tumblr_mlw6f50Pam1rfgm1eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://doinglivingloving.tumblr.com/post/48974565938/seriously-epic-epicshahnameh-at-boerum-court">doinglivingloving</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Seriously epic. #epicshahnameh (at Boerum Court)</p> </blockquote>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/49315746460http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/49315746460Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:04:32 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b3751759cc69b056afb11e0c33207a93/tumblr_mho1rk9fWZ1s43o6jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://republic-f.tumblr.com/post/42272274685/dilarayarci-my-work-beautiful">republic-f</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dilarayarci.tumblr.com/post/42224964882/my-work">dilarayarci</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>My work…</p> </blockquote> <p>Beautiful</p> </blockquote>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/43758969836http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/43758969836Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:04:27 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d3eba95ed398ca029d2324405f60ba5e/tumblr_migkn8PNUh1r8odzwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nobodycangiveyoufreedom.tumblr.com/post/43475201022">nobodycangiveyoufreedom</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div class="title"><strong>Folio from an album; verso: A young female</strong></div> <div class="collBody">1590-1610<br/><br/>Safavid period <br/><br/>Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper<br/>H: 40.3 W: 26.6 D: 0.0 cm <br/>Isfahan, Iran </div> </blockquote>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/43758898189http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/43758898189Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:03:29 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b78d79ec288fd6b44328ed59f70f82bc/tumblr_mil0vpeavh1r6w3qso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blue-voids.tumblr.com/post/43672248104/arthur-siegel-detroit-1939">blue-voids</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/photographs/arthur-siegel-detroit-1939-5420885-details.aspx">Arthur Siegel</a> - <em>Detroit, 1939</em></p> </blockquote>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/43758554301http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/43758554301Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:59:07 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f66531ee3717d7dfb6c138c15063666b/tumblr_mgsksmRrTF1rqpa8po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://exp.lore.com/post/40792620340/gorgeous-covers-for-four-hemingway-classics-a">explore-blog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Gorgeous covers for four Hemingway classics — <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/A-Farewell-Arms-Vintage-Classics/dp/0099273977/?tag=exp-lore-20">A Farewell to Arms</a></em>, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whom-Bell-Tolls-Vintage-Classics/dp/0099289822/?tag=exp-lore-20">For Whom the Bell Tolls</a></em>, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Death-Afternoon-Ernest-Hemingway/dp/0099285029/?tag=exp-lore-20">Death in the Afternoon</a></em>, and <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Old-Man-Vintage-Classics-Chinese/dp/0099273969/?tag=exp-lore-20">The Old Man and the Sea</a></em> — by artist <a href="http://paulrogersstudio.com/?section=gallery&gallery_id=31&image_id=24915">Paul Rogers</a>. </p> </blockquote>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/40794252968http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/40794252968Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:11:17 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0dfac9dcdb914ce49d65955b7020cece/tumblr_mg1ij8Qpsa1rsnzy2o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f3eae8d0f036eb8659e357a0edc9cb2b/tumblr_mg1ij8Qpsa1rsnzy2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/777b0670c3277ff93fd5d637ab6a504b/tumblr_mg1ij8Qpsa1rsnzy2o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/edc2867ba425fdf3971ce4c8116d6e42/tumblr_mg1ij8Qpsa1rsnzy2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8d1394405a96a15679c7da88bc0681aa/tumblr_mg1ij8Qpsa1rsnzy2o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <div> <p><a href="http://www.margrietsmulders.nl/index.php?pid=4">Smuldering Flowers</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.emptykingdom.com/main/featured/smuldering-flowers/">via</a></p> </div> </blockquote>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/39751747454http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/39751747454Sat, 05 Jan 2013 10:29:38 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9faa8740dff18e67b056349d0d70e7f1/tumblr_mfp3fvwKdE1rqpa8po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://exp.lore.com/post/38951856895/how-people-live-in-the-suburbs-a-vintage">explore-blog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em><a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/12/27/how-people-live-in-the-suburbs/">How People Live In The Suburbs</a></em> – a vintage illustrated gem</p> </blockquote>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/38956577356http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/38956577356Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:30:45 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltxwen5TpR1qzp950o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltxwen5TpR1qzp950o2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><small><strong>Left</strong>: <em>Lilia </em>by Carolus Duran / <strong>Right</strong>: drawing by <em>Egon Schiele</em></small></p> </blockquote>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35719992015http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35719992015Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:12:32 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwmhck3diS1qafrn0o1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwmhck3diS1qafrn0o2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35719861877http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35719861877Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:10:19 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mazjtmaaKP1qiaenuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35336601592http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35336601592Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:55:02 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md2omrYy1G1qzgzz2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35282923087http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35282923087Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:19:12 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcubmn4Kaz1qfxphqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Henna</p>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35270137965http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35270137965Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:06:25 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcppzk0LIs1qf2mzwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://michaelswaney.tumblr.com/post/35117540101/guillermo-carrion-2012-morocco-oil-on-paper">michaelswaney</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.guillermocarrionart.com/">Guillermo Carrion</a>, 2012. Morocco, oil on paper</p> </blockquote>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35270104728http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35270104728Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:05:17 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4hergvRHG1r7jdxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://janebrickley.tumblr.com/post/23610762703">janebrickley</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Kandahar Beauty Shop</strong><br/>Photograph by <a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/visions-of-earth/visions-earth-2010#/0810-afghan-makeup-714.jpg">Paula Lerner</a>, Aurora Photos</p> <p>“In a private shop in Kandahar where images of modern beauty adorn the walls, a seated woman primps for a Persian New Year party. In public she will honor custom and veil her makeup beneath a burka.”</p> </blockquote>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35270097991http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35270097991Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:05:03 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md5jzpmMKM1qdqgjdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.ourafricablog.com/post/35254482962/kenyan-police-this-is-africa-our-africa">ourafrica</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Kenyan police</p> <p>This is Africa, our Africa</p> </blockquote>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35270092654http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35270092654Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:04:52 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md5k40iO5s1rqkji8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dynamicafrica.tumblr.com/post/35260785891/a-queen-of-the-kalakuta-republic">dynamicafrica</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A queen of the Kalakuta Republic.</p> </blockquote>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35270054152http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35270054152Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:03:32 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md5lapT23E1rqkji8o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md5lapT23E1rqkji8o2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md5lapT23E1rqkji8o3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md5lapT23E1rqkji8o4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md5lapT23E1rqkji8o5_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://twirlmart.tumblr.com/post/35255891693/fashion-in-dakar-sibylle-bergemann">twirlmart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>“Fashion in Dakar” </em></p> <p><strong>Sibylle Bergemann</strong></p> </blockquote>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35270035117http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35270035117Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:02:52 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md5xf55aaZ1qlr9u6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>A travelling salesman in Mubende, Uganda. (Photograph by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cowyeow/">cowyeow</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35270006338http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35270006338Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:01:52 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m96i62SKkC1qhmfleo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://realfakescientist.tumblr.com/post/30013283001/this-is-perfect">realfakescientist</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>this is perfect.</p> </blockquote>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35056167616http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35056167616Mon, 05 Nov 2012 08:28:23 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mczeg5tmhV1rkumzyo1_500.png"/><br/> #1<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mczeg5tmhV1rkumzyo2_500.png"/><br/> #2<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mczeg5tmhV1rkumzyo3_500.png"/><br/> #3<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mczeg5tmhV1rkumzyo4_500.png"/><br/> #4<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mczeg5tmhV1rkumzyo5_500.png"/><br/> #9<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mczeg5tmhV1rkumzyo6_500.png"/><br/> #15<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mczeg5tmhV1rkumzyo7_500.png"/><br/> #17<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mczeg5tmhV1rkumzyo8_500.png"/><br/> #22<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mczeg5tmhV1rkumzyo9_500.png"/><br/> #24<br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ajammc.tumblr.com/post/35037088513/shadi-ghadirian-qajar-1998-for-the-project-i">ajammc</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://shadighadirian.com/index.php?do=photography&id=9"><strong>Shadi Ghadirian</strong>, <em>Qajar</em> (1998)</a></p> <p>“For the project, I had everything reconstructed, I had a friend who was a painter prepare the backdrop, I borrowed the dresses and made some myself, and so on. I also had the models reenact the poses that you see in the Qajar pictures - back then, photography was still very unusual and intimidating, and I tried to reconstruct the stance that the models would take, which was very different to that of contemporary models.” <a href="http://www.badjens.com/secondedition/shadi.htm">*</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Hard to believe that this is from 1998. It’s such a classic piece. </p> </blockquote>http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35055028706http://withelan.tumblr.com/post/35055028706Mon, 05 Nov 2012 07:52:06 -0600