picturing

Painter behind German military propaganda tried to avoid picturing swastika due to hatred for regime

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Remarkable paintings of the Nazi war effort produced by a reluctant propaganda artist who tried to avoid painting the swastika have come to light for the first time in 76 years. The family of Hans Liska, who once used champagne to mix with paint due to a lack of water, are digitising 40 of his … Read more

Daily Mail’s photographer Alan Davidson dies aged 70 after picturing the biggest stars for 50 years

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The date: May 1990. The scene: the ice-white beauty of the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, a mythical movie star retreat on the French Riviera.  Two of Hollywood’s leading action men, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger are there, graciously permitting photographs to be taken.  So far so predictable when a voice from behind one of the clicking … Read more