My original tumblr post was here. This image by Gale Heimbach of the Maschinenmensch from Metropolis was first posted on tumblr by Drive-In Theater of the Mind. It comes to us via rude-mechanicals. Heimbach (b. 1954) has little presence on the web, but I was able to find a short biography of him here.
My original tumblr post was here. These images associated with the 1927 silent filme Metropolis were first posted on tumblr by Forgotten Futures and come to us via scottpvaughn. The first pair appear to be promotional work for a movies at the Castro theater by David O’Daniel, who has a site here. TThe third image is one of a large series of movie posters by Ken Taylor. The final image is Metropolis by Canadian artist Ron Guyatt.
My original tumblr post was here. These screencaps from Metropolis were first posted on tumblr by the Nihilistic Cinephile and come to us via 347danger.
MY original tumblr post was here. This image from Metropolis (perhaps an outtake or unused footage, I am not sure) was originally posted by the-revolvingdoor and comes to us via 347danger.
My original tumblr post was here. This image is Metropolis — Maria by abnormalbrain.
My original tumblr post was here. These are from Metropolis, naturally. They were first posted at izurukamukura and come to us via fangirerook.
My original tumblr post was here. This imageset was first posted on tumblr by vintagegal and comes to us via damsellover.
My original tumblr post was here. This image was first posted on visualobscurity and comes to us via rudemechanicals.
Deutsche Kinemathek Museum für Film und Fernsehen
circa 1926: Director Fritz Lang (1890 – 1976, right) and crew members inspect the robot from the film ‘Metropolis’, which is made to resemble the saintly Maria. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
My original tumblr post was here. This came to us via willgoblet and New Image: “Allegory of Censorship”
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<h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://eroticmadscience.com/2015/12/12/tumblr-favorite-1908-the-great-harlot-of-metropolis/" rel="bookmark">Tumblr favorite #1908: The Great Harlot of Metropolis</a></h1> </header><!-- .entry-header -->
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<a href="https://eroticmadscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tumblr_mzpx7hVBl01qc7q9bo1_1280.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://eroticmadscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tumblr_mzpx7hVBl01qc7q9bo1_1280.png" alt="tumblr_mzpx7hVBl01qc7q9bo1_1280" width="576" height="432" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24870" srcset="https://eroticmadscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tumblr_mzpx7hVBl01qc7q9bo1_1280.png 576w, https://eroticmadscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tumblr_mzpx7hVBl01qc7q9bo1_1280-300x225.png 300w, https://eroticmadscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tumblr_mzpx7hVBl01qc7q9bo1_1280-480x360.png 480w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px" /></a>
<p>My original tumblr post was <a href="http://eroticmadsci.tumblr.com/post/73984778700/northern-man-from-metropolis-by-fritz-lang">here</a>. Sourced on tumblr to <a href="http://northern-man.tumblr.com/post/73984501780/from-metropolis-by-fritz-lang-the-great-harlot">Northern Man</a>, who identifies the figure as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whore_of_Babylon">The Great Harlot of Babylon</a>. In the context of the film, it is the <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maschinenmensch">Maschinenmensch</em></a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Lang</a>Fritz lang</a>‘s 1927 film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_(1927_film)"><em>Metropolis</em></a>, played by the actress <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigitte_Helm">Brigitte Helm</a> (1906-1996). </div><!-- .entry-content -->
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