The Bottom Drawer Picture File

New York, 1978

Photo: Dennis Stock

David Hockney 1937 – 2026 David Hockney in his studio with some of his work, circa 1967 Photograph: Tony Evans/Timelapse Library/Getty Images

Eric Idle, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford

At the party, the energy was electric, with some iconic faces in attendance. Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford were already there, mixing with other Hollywood stars, and the scene took on an even more legendary air when it was revealed that The Rolling Stones were recording just two blocks away. Naturally, they made their way to the party, adding a touch of rock-and-roll royalty to the already star-studded gathering.” - History Pictures

25-year-old Cab Calloway photographed by Carl Van Vechten on January 12, 1933.

writers and their cats: toni morrison / albert camus / patricia highsmith / ursula k. le guin / ernest hemingway / iris murdoch / tove jansson / joyce carol oates

Pianist Glenn Gould in the Bahamas, 1956, photo by Jock Carroll.

The picture dates back to 1967. The photo was taken in Los Angeles, at the Columbia Pictures film studio (more precisely, on the territory of Screen Gems).

Cary Grant walking his Siamese cat in 1955.

Willem Dafoe and John Lurie

With Mike Nichols in 1958.

Peter Falk

Catherine Deneuve behind the cameras, on the set of Repulsion