Dean Frey
@dean.bsky.social
aka Deny Fear
📷 Esther Bubley
Man on Platform, c. 1951
Profile:
Nicola D'Ascenzo's "His Master's Voice" stained-glass window
"And when you look along the way we've come, there are spirals of vultures wheeling."
- Bruce Chatwin
📷 Esther Bubley
Man on Platform, c. 1951
Profile:
Nicola D'Ascenzo's "His Master's Voice" stained-glass window
"And when you look along the way we've come, there are spirals of vultures wheeling."
- Bruce Chatwin
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Dean Frey
@dean.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Another cup of coffee? No thanks, I've had plenty... Ha ha ha ha ha! I'm just kidding. Keep 'em coming. ☕️☕️☕️
Lew Baxter in Her Own Money, 1922
This is a print from the great French photographer Roger Corbeau's silent Hollywood film collection.
Lew Baxter in Her Own Money, 1922
This is a print from the great French photographer Roger Corbeau's silent Hollywood film collection.
Post a famous bathroom scene
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Post a famous bathroom scene
Reposted by Dean Frey
Trisha Brown performs “Watermotor”
📷 Lois Greenfield, 1978
“As this photograph illustrates, she knew how to capture opposite impulses at the same time — forward/backward, up/down, weight/lightness, push/pull. This gave texture to her dance.”
- Alastair Macauley
📷 Lois Greenfield, 1978
“As this photograph illustrates, she knew how to capture opposite impulses at the same time — forward/backward, up/down, weight/lightness, push/pull. This gave texture to her dance.”
- Alastair Macauley
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Trisha Brown performs “Watermotor”
📷 Lois Greenfield, 1978
“As this photograph illustrates, she knew how to capture opposite impulses at the same time — forward/backward, up/down, weight/lightness, push/pull. This gave texture to her dance.”
- Alastair Macauley
📷 Lois Greenfield, 1978
“As this photograph illustrates, she knew how to capture opposite impulses at the same time — forward/backward, up/down, weight/lightness, push/pull. This gave texture to her dance.”
- Alastair Macauley
Reposted by Dean Frey
Rehearsal footage of Trisha Brown building “Phrase 5” from “Foray Forêt” (1990) with Lance Gries, Carolyn Lucas, Diane Madden, Shelley Senter, Wil Swanson and David Thomson
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Rehearsal footage of Trisha Brown building “Phrase 5” from “Foray Forêt” (1990) with Lance Gries, Carolyn Lucas, Diane Madden, Shelley Senter, Wil Swanson and David Thomson
Reposted by Dean Frey
Trisha Brown by Jack Mitchell
New York, June 1976
"Her choreography, showcased primarily in New York, helped shape generations of modern dance creators into the 21st century."
- Alistair Macauley
New York, June 1976
"Her choreography, showcased primarily in New York, helped shape generations of modern dance creators into the 21st century."
- Alistair Macauley
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Trisha Brown by Jack Mitchell
New York, June 1976
"Her choreography, showcased primarily in New York, helped shape generations of modern dance creators into the 21st century."
- Alistair Macauley
New York, June 1976
"Her choreography, showcased primarily in New York, helped shape generations of modern dance creators into the 21st century."
- Alistair Macauley
Reposted by Dean Frey
Trisha Brown & her Dance Company perform "Set and Reset"
📷 Jack Mitchell, April 1987
📷 Jack Mitchell, April 1987
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Trisha Brown & her Dance Company perform "Set and Reset"
📷 Jack Mitchell, April 1987
📷 Jack Mitchell, April 1987
Reposted by Dean Frey
Remembering Trisha Brown on her birthday 🎂
📷 David Seidner
"Her work pondered relations between people, the systems in which they play a part, and the space we all occupy."
- Alex Greenberger
📷 David Seidner
"Her work pondered relations between people, the systems in which they play a part, and the space we all occupy."
- Alex Greenberger
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Remembering Trisha Brown on her birthday 🎂
📷 David Seidner
"Her work pondered relations between people, the systems in which they play a part, and the space we all occupy."
- Alex Greenberger
📷 David Seidner
"Her work pondered relations between people, the systems in which they play a part, and the space we all occupy."
- Alex Greenberger
Ludwig Bemelmans
New Yorker, November 26, 1955
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
New Yorker, November 26, 1955
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
November 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Ludwig Bemelmans
New Yorker, November 26, 1955
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
New Yorker, November 26, 1955
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
Reposted by Dean Frey
If you see this post your getaway vehicle
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
If you see this post your getaway vehicle
Everyone’s favourite Bob Clark Christmas movie.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Everyone’s favourite Bob Clark Christmas movie.
Wait…
Wait…
If you see this post your getaway vehicle.
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
If you see this post your getaway vehicle.
Remembering Joe DiMaggio on his birthday 🎂
📷 Editta Sherman, 1955
"Baseball isn't statistics, it's Joe DiMaggio rounding second base."
- Jimmy Breslin
📷 Editta Sherman, 1955
"Baseball isn't statistics, it's Joe DiMaggio rounding second base."
- Jimmy Breslin
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Remembering Joe DiMaggio on his birthday 🎂
📷 Editta Sherman, 1955
"Baseball isn't statistics, it's Joe DiMaggio rounding second base."
- Jimmy Breslin
📷 Editta Sherman, 1955
"Baseball isn't statistics, it's Joe DiMaggio rounding second base."
- Jimmy Breslin
Reposted by Dean Frey
Grandíssim Nat Adderley. La meua favorita és "This Here". youtu.be/RYDGzJDJeDI
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Grandíssim Nat Adderley. La meua favorita és "This Here". youtu.be/RYDGzJDJeDI
Remembering Paul Desmond on his birthday 🎂
📷 Bob Willoughby, LA, 1954
"He used to try and trick me, & play the worst possible note in a chord & see if I could resolve it. I thought, 'Wow he's playing a very wild note in this chord, I'd better get on it'."
- Dave Brubeck
📷 Bob Willoughby, LA, 1954
"He used to try and trick me, & play the worst possible note in a chord & see if I could resolve it. I thought, 'Wow he's playing a very wild note in this chord, I'd better get on it'."
- Dave Brubeck
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Remembering Paul Desmond on his birthday 🎂
📷 Bob Willoughby, LA, 1954
"He used to try and trick me, & play the worst possible note in a chord & see if I could resolve it. I thought, 'Wow he's playing a very wild note in this chord, I'd better get on it'."
- Dave Brubeck
📷 Bob Willoughby, LA, 1954
"He used to try and trick me, & play the worst possible note in a chord & see if I could resolve it. I thought, 'Wow he's playing a very wild note in this chord, I'd better get on it'."
- Dave Brubeck
Remembering Wilhelm Kempff on his birthday 🎂
📷 Herbert List, Munich, 1960
"No other pianist can so hover at the threshold of a rapt, musical silence. And, like Schubert, Mr. Kempff is a perpetual singer, vocalizing the tunes with an easy, undulating legato."
- Joseph Horowitz
📷 Herbert List, Munich, 1960
"No other pianist can so hover at the threshold of a rapt, musical silence. And, like Schubert, Mr. Kempff is a perpetual singer, vocalizing the tunes with an easy, undulating legato."
- Joseph Horowitz
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Remembering Wilhelm Kempff on his birthday 🎂
📷 Herbert List, Munich, 1960
"No other pianist can so hover at the threshold of a rapt, musical silence. And, like Schubert, Mr. Kempff is a perpetual singer, vocalizing the tunes with an easy, undulating legato."
- Joseph Horowitz
📷 Herbert List, Munich, 1960
"No other pianist can so hover at the threshold of a rapt, musical silence. And, like Schubert, Mr. Kempff is a perpetual singer, vocalizing the tunes with an easy, undulating legato."
- Joseph Horowitz
Remembering Nat Adderley on his birthday 🎂
📷 Laird Scott, 1961
"With Cannonball Adderley's buoyant, linear style & Nat Adderley's more dynamic sound, the quintet became one of the longest-running groups in postwar jazz."
- Ben Ratliff
Nat's composition, "Work Song":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH0C...
📷 Laird Scott, 1961
"With Cannonball Adderley's buoyant, linear style & Nat Adderley's more dynamic sound, the quintet became one of the longest-running groups in postwar jazz."
- Ben Ratliff
Nat's composition, "Work Song":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH0C...
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Remembering Nat Adderley on his birthday 🎂
📷 Laird Scott, 1961
"With Cannonball Adderley's buoyant, linear style & Nat Adderley's more dynamic sound, the quintet became one of the longest-running groups in postwar jazz."
- Ben Ratliff
Nat's composition, "Work Song":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH0C...
📷 Laird Scott, 1961
"With Cannonball Adderley's buoyant, linear style & Nat Adderley's more dynamic sound, the quintet became one of the longest-running groups in postwar jazz."
- Ben Ratliff
Nat's composition, "Work Song":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH0C...
Warrington Colescott
The First Thanksgiving
1973
Museum of Modern Art
Tag yourself. I'm the guy with the sunglasses & the straw hat at the bottom left.
The First Thanksgiving
1973
Museum of Modern Art
Tag yourself. I'm the guy with the sunglasses & the straw hat at the bottom left.
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Warrington Colescott
The First Thanksgiving
1973
Museum of Modern Art
Tag yourself. I'm the guy with the sunglasses & the straw hat at the bottom left.
The First Thanksgiving
1973
Museum of Modern Art
Tag yourself. I'm the guy with the sunglasses & the straw hat at the bottom left.
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Louis John Rhead
Harper's Bazar Thanksgiving
1894
Harper's Bazar Thanksgiving
1894
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Louis John Rhead
Harper's Bazar Thanksgiving
1894
Harper's Bazar Thanksgiving
1894
Remembering Trisha Brown on her birthday 🎂
📷 David Seidner
"Her work pondered relations between people, the systems in which they play a part, and the space we all occupy."
- Alex Greenberger
📷 David Seidner
"Her work pondered relations between people, the systems in which they play a part, and the space we all occupy."
- Alex Greenberger
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Remembering Trisha Brown on her birthday 🎂
📷 David Seidner
"Her work pondered relations between people, the systems in which they play a part, and the space we all occupy."
- Alex Greenberger
📷 David Seidner
"Her work pondered relations between people, the systems in which they play a part, and the space we all occupy."
- Alex Greenberger
Reposted by Dean Frey
Romulo Yanes
Vegetables for Thanksgiving Stuffing
Gourmet, November 2000
Vegetables for Thanksgiving Stuffing
Gourmet, November 2000
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Romulo Yanes
Vegetables for Thanksgiving Stuffing
Gourmet, November 2000
Vegetables for Thanksgiving Stuffing
Gourmet, November 2000
Romulo Yanes
Vegetables for Thanksgiving Stuffing
Gourmet, November 2000
Vegetables for Thanksgiving Stuffing
Gourmet, November 2000
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Romulo Yanes
Vegetables for Thanksgiving Stuffing
Gourmet, November 2000
Vegetables for Thanksgiving Stuffing
Gourmet, November 2000
Jean-Pierre Leloir
Pierre Boulez conducts Wozzeck
Maison de la Mutualité, 1966
Pierre Boulez conducts Wozzeck
Maison de la Mutualité, 1966
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Jean-Pierre Leloir
Pierre Boulez conducts Wozzeck
Maison de la Mutualité, 1966
Pierre Boulez conducts Wozzeck
Maison de la Mutualité, 1966
William Steig
A Turkey Before Thanksgiving, 1992
A Turkey Before Thanksgiving, 1992
November 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
William Steig
A Turkey Before Thanksgiving, 1992
A Turkey Before Thanksgiving, 1992
Remembering Cass Gilbert on his birthday 🎂
His Woolworth Building under construction. It was completed in 1913.
📷 Edwin Levick, 1912
His Woolworth Building under construction. It was completed in 1913.
📷 Edwin Levick, 1912
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Remembering Cass Gilbert on his birthday 🎂
His Woolworth Building under construction. It was completed in 1913.
📷 Edwin Levick, 1912
His Woolworth Building under construction. It was completed in 1913.
📷 Edwin Levick, 1912