“George Clair Tooker, Jr. (August 5, 1920 – March 27, 2011) was a figurative painter whose works are associated with the Magic realism and Social realism movements. He was one of nine recipients of the National Medal of Arts in 2007”. – Wikipedia

Photo: “Government Bureau”, 1956; Metropolitan Museum of Art. Artwork by George Tooker. P.S. All pictures are presented in high resolution.

Russian pop art photographer Sergey Chilikov captures a nation liberated from the social oppression of late-era Soviet rule – at parties, in the streets, and bouncing high. His exhibition, Photoprovocations, will be at Photo London, 19-22 May. Here: Yoshkar-Ola, Matrosova Street (1995). (Photo by Sergey Chilikov)

Actress Tanga Chisholm (L) and actor Stephen Kramer Glickman attend the Ok! Magazine Toasts Hollywood's Sexiest Singles event at the Lexington Social House on April 14, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Andy Saturn dressed in a space outfit walks in through a subway station over memorial day weekend on May 29, 2021 in New York City. On May 19, 2021 all pandemic restrictions, including mask mandates, social distancing guidelines, venue capacities and restaurant curfews were lifted by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

A feminist activist uses a slingshot during a protest against gender violence and patriarchy in Santiago on November 29, 2019. Furious Chileans have since October 18 been protesting social and economic inequality, and against an entrenched political elite that comes from a small number of the wealthiest families in the country, among other issues. (Photo by Javier Torres/AFP Photo)

A woman takes a picture of a goat in Llandudno as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Llandudno, Wales, Britain, March 31, 2020. Like other countries affected by the global coronavirus crisis, the United Kingdom has imposed strict social distancing measures including shop and school closures, and the authorities are asking everyone to stay at home except for essential travel. (Photo by Carl Recine/Reuters)

Thai dancers use face shield while waiting for worshippers, after the government eased some coronavirus restrictions, at the Erawan shrine, a popular tourists site, in Bangkok, Thailand, 03 May 2020. The Thai government announced that some businesses and shops can reopen and services and some activities can be resumed from 03 May 2020 on as long as social distancing and regulations are in place. (Photo by Narong Sangnak/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Ballerina Kira Hilli of the Netherlands National Ballet dances in a tutu with a diameter of 3 meters for a video made for the 1.5 meter society, on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 04 June 2020 (issued on 12 June 2020). The so-called social distance tutu is made of denim fabric, specially made for the Safe Distance Ballet. (Photo by Remko de Waal/EPA/EFE)