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FLO4652261: Portrait of John James Audubon (1785-1851), Franco-American ornithological artist. Lithograph of Charles Wands, based on painting by John Syme, in Miscellany of Natural History: Parrots, by Sir Thomas Dick Lauder and Captain Thomas Brown, published in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1833. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4648810: Astronauts leave for departure. STS - 120 - 10 - 2007 - STS - 120 crew on departure - Oct 2007 - In front of the right, Pamela Melroy (commander), on his left, driver George Zamka, behind him, hide, Stephanie Wilson (mission specialist), in the middle left, Daniel Tani (mission specialist), middle right, Doug Wheelock (mission specialist), Paolo Nespoli (centre), from ESA, and Scott Parazynski (mission specialist). The launch of the STS-120 mission took place on 23 October 2007. STS-120 will bring the Italian module Node 2 to the International Space Station. ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli during the walkout of the STS - 120 crew at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 23 October 2007. The crew boarded the Astrovan which takes them to the launch pad where they board Space Shuttle Discovery. On the right, is Commander Pamela Melroy, with Pilot George Zamka (front left), hidden behind Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson, Mission Specialist Daniel Tani (middle left), Mission Specialist Doug Wheelock (middle right), Paolo Nespoli (center), who represents the European Space Agency and Mission Specialist Scott Parazynski. Tani will remain on the International Space Station to join the Expedition 16 crew after the mission is complete. Launch of STS - 120 to the International Space Station is scheduled for 23 October 2007. STS - 120 will deliver the Italian - built Node 2 module to the International Space Station / Bridgeman Images
PIX4646783: Astronauts in the shuttle Atlantis - 12/1988 - Astronauts in Space Shuttle Atlantis. December 1988 - Astronauts William Shepherd (upstairs) and Guy Gardner float in the space shuttle Atlantis (Mission STS-27). December 1988. Astronauts William M. Shepherd (top), mission specialist, and Guy S. Gardner, pilot, float on the middeck of the Earth - orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis. Sleep stations are seen in the background. Just above Shepherd's head is part of the new escape pole that will be on each craft in the shuttle fleet, an added element following the Challenger accident of January 1986. Shepherd is strapped to a chair which floats with him / Bridgeman Images
MME4723314: Venice Lido, Venice Film Festival 1985. English director Manoel De Oliveira, winner of Special Lion for the Overall Work/Lido di Venezia, Mostra del Cinema di Venezia 1985. He registered Portoghese Manoel de Oliveira, vincitore di un Leone special -, Mencarini, Marcello / Bridgeman Images
MME4723740: English journalist Marcelle Padovani, foreign correspondent for the Nouvel Observateur magazine in Italy - In 1991 she was author, with judge Giovanni Falcone, of the book “” Cose di Cosa nostra”” about Sicilian mafia/La giornalista francese Marcelle Padovani, corrispondente del Nouvel Observateur in Italia - Nel 1991 ha scritto, insieme a, insieme a Giovanni Falcone a libro sulla mafia “” Cose di Cosa nostra”” -, Mencarini, Marcello / Bridgeman Images
MME4723780: English journalist Marcelle Padovani, foreign correspondent for the Nouvel Observateur magazine in Italy - In 1991 she was author, with judge Giovanni Falcone, of the book “” Cose di Cosa nostra”” about Sicilian mafia/La giornalista francese Marcelle Padovani, corrispondente del Nouvel Observateur in Italia - Nel 1991 ha scritto, insieme a, insieme a Giovanni Falcone a libro sulla mafia “” Cose di Cosa nostra”” -, Mencarini, Marcello / Bridgeman Images
MME4736120: Rome, June 3, 2000. Savanna Knoop a.k.a. J.T. Leroy and Italian actress-director Asia Argentina. Savannah Knoop pretends to be writer J.T. Leroy, but in 2006, the New York Times will reveal that J.T. Leroy does not exist: the true author of his books is writer Laura Albert. Savannah Knoop, the half sister of Albert mate, played this part for years around the world wearing a blonde wig and big sunglasses, to create a problematic character and make believable those tales of prostitution and ill-treatment, presented as autobiographical. From the book The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, Asia Argento in 2004 will take a movie/Roma, 3 December 2000. Savannah Knoop a.k.a. lo scrittore J.T. Leroy, with the attrick-regista Asia Argento. Nel 2006 il New York Times riveler che J.T. Leroy in realt non esiste: la vera auteur dei suoi libri et la scrittrice Laura Albert. Savannah Knoop, sorellastra del compagno della Albert, ha recitato la parte per anni in giro per il mondo indossando una parrucca bionda e grandi occhiali da sole, per creare un personaggio problematico e rendere pi credibili quei racconti di prostituzione e maltrattamenti, presentati come autobiografici. Dal libro “” Ingannevole e il cuore pi di ogni cosa””, Asia Argento trarr un film nel 2004 -, Mencarini, Marcello / Bridgeman Images
FLO4674867: Variete of mimulus (Mimulus roseo cardinalis). Hodson hybrid variete, called monkey flower or musk flower. Illustration by Augusta Innes Withers (1793-1877), in The Botanist, series by Benjamin Maund in five volumes, published between 1836 and 1842. This work is renowned for its finely detailed engravings. / Bridgeman Images