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1910: Suffragette Madonnas
The message of these anti-suffrage postcards is that if women have the right to vote, society will be turned upsidedown and men will become feminized, forced to do the women’s work of taking care of babies—how horrible! Although these … Continue reading
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Children, Democracy, Fathers, Feminism, Postcards, USA
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1686: Dollhouse
Dollhouse of Petronella Oortman (c. 1686 – c. 1710) (source) Click for detail.
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Tagged 17th Century, Anonymous, Houses, Miniatures, Netherlands
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1754: Il Disinganno
Francesco Queirolo: Release from Deception [detail] (1754)
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Tagged 18th Century, Art, Francesco Queirolo, Italy, Sculpture
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1999: Under the Gowanus
Rackstraw Downes: Under the Gowanus with Sanitation Department Towers (1999) Gowanus is a neighborhood in Brooklyn. “The Gowanus Expressway, which serves as the southern extension of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, also connects the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel approach, the Prospect Expressway (NY 27), … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990's, 20th Century, Art, Cityscapes, Drawing, Great Britain, New York City, Rackstraw Downes
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1855: Solitude
Louis Remy Mignot: Solitude (1855)
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Tagged 1850's, 19th Century, Art, Landscapes, Louis Remy Mignot, Painting, The Sun, USA
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1904: Moonrise
Edward Steichen: Moonrise – Mamaroneck, New York (1904)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Art, Edward Steichen, Landscapes, Luxembourg, Photography, The Moon, Trees, USA, Water
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1831: A Loud Noise in the Heavens
Nat Turner’s bible (source) And on the 12th of May, 1828, I heard a loud noise in the heavens, and the Spirit instantly appeared to me and said the Serpent was loosened, and Christ had laid down the yoke he … Continue reading
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Tagged 1820's, 1830's, 19th Century, African-Americans, Books, Christianity, Nat Turner, Rebellion, Religion, Slavery, Thomas R. Gray, USA
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1831: Bristol Burns
W. J. Müller: Bristol Burns (1831) Arising from the House of Lords’s rejection of a bill that would have increased representation in the House of Commons, the 1831 Bristol Riots were part of the long struggle for democracy in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1830's, 19th Century, Activism, Art, Democracy, Fire, Great Britain, Painting, Riots, Voting Rights, W. J. Müller
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1875: Passing Days
John Melhuish Strudwick: Passing Days (1875)
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Tagged Aging, Art, Great Britain, John Melhuish Strudwick, Painting
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