Putting together a photo book of our Barn Wedding was so fun and easy with Mixbook. I spent 20 years teaching people how to preserve their photos. In the predigital era, it was a lot easier to get people to print their photos because that was the only way they could see their photos. But with the onset…
Carl Mydans Gjon Mili and his cat Blackie, 1944 ©
Blackie was the muse and pet to Life magazine photographer Gjon Mili.
Gjon Mili (November 28, 1904 – February 14, 1984) was an Albanian-American photographer best known for his work published in LIFE which he photographed artists such as Pablo Picasso… and Blackie.
The famous photographer and anyone who met Blackie found it easy to appreciate this black kitty.
Blackie regarding a portrait of himself made by artist Saul Steinberg during a session at Mili’s studio, 1947. Photo by Gjon Mili .©
