#American Elegance

[crownedstoat]

Buick

[horse-breed-a-day]

Horse breed of the day: American Saddlebred

Height: 15-17 hh

Common coat colors: Bay, grey, various roans, palomino and pinto

Place of origin: US

[arc-hus]

Desert Palisades House, Palm Springs, USA - Woods + Dangaran

[the-minesweeper-god]

"I lost the money, lost the keys, but I'm still handcuffed to the briefcase."

American Sports by Arctic Monkeys

[crownedstoat]

Cadillac

[mrskennedy]

Jackie Kennedy

1950s

[joannkennedy]

Joan Kennedy photographed making calls from Hyannis Port on Election night, 1960.

[automotivealchemy]

Dodge Viper SRT-E All Electric Supercar Concept

[crownedstoat]

Classic Cadillac

[portrait-paintings]

Self-Portrait

Artist: Archibald John Motley Jr. (American, 1891–1981)

Date: c. 1920

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

Description

Chicagoan Archibald Motley attended the School of the Art Institute at a time when many prominent art academies denied entrance to African American students. His affiliation with the school was thus of great significance to him. Around 1920, as a recent graduate, he painted a self-portrait meant to introduce him as a poised young artist, elegantly presenting himself in a dark suit jacket, crisp white shirt, and a dark tie accented by a diamond horseshoe pin. Furthermore, Motley painted this work following race riots in July 1919, which had heightened tensions in Chicago. The violence convinced him that he should use his art to influence perceptions of African Americans in a positive manner. This sophisticated self-portrait is thus an extraordinary declaration of his goals and ambitions.

[crownedstoat]

1931 Lincoln Model K LeBaron Convertible Roadster

[leeradziwilll]

Princess Lee Radziwill

[carolynbkennedy]

[crownedstoat]

Cord 810

[mrskennedy]

“Jackie put a little style into the White House and into being First Lady of the land, and suddenly ‘good taste’ became good taste. The Kennedys released a positive attitude toward culture, toward style... and since then we’ve never gone back.” - Diana Vreeland

[joannkennedy]

Joan Kennedy