Doorway, Milford
How can a solitary sand dollar move me to tears? Zooming in on the headlights of an old Chevy truck, paint chipped, tree branches reflected in the paint on the hood, Grossi makes America mythic - from the beaches of Key West to the strands of Cape Cod.
Check out more of this master (and my Grossi-inspired get-up) after the jump.
I first discovered Grossi last summer, while conducting an extensive Google search for pictures of "summer".
Beach - Newport, RI.
I think if I ran my hand across the computer screen, I would get a splinter from those wood planks. I feel sand between my toes. I can taste the salt.
Bottles 3
Rossi, a Rhode Islander born and bred whose illustrious career took him from submarines in the South Pacific to the halls of Yale and the graphic design firm of I.M Pei, must have many, many more stories, adventures, tall tales, than even this cluster of well-loved booze bottles.
Jean Swanson - TV Model
Rossi also earned accolades as a portrait photographer, capturing the visages of Nelson Rockefeller, James Brown, and Truman Capote, to name a mid-century few.
Warhol! Penn! Slim, Bruce, and Meisel! Only a few photographers require no introduction, but let's also drop curtsies and tip our hats to the lesser-known chroniclers of the American condition.
I may not be on the Cape today, but i can still evoke Grossi's beaches with the clothes on my back. With the help of Polyvore, here's what I pulled together:
Clockwise from the top:
- Ray-Ban Clubmaster sunglasses
- DAY Birger et Mikkelsen striped tee shirt
- Rolex Tuxedo watch
- Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars in gray
- Tahiti Beach Cruiser in mint green
- Lagos Rope bracelet
- L.L. Bean Wildlife Boat 'n Tote
- Current/Elliott Boyfriend jean in gray
For more details about each piece, jump here.
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