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1903: Ship of the Desert
This publicity image of the SS Kaiser Wilhelm II in front of the Great Pyramids of Egypt was painted in the Otto Bollhagen studios around the time of the ship’s completion in 1903. During World War I, the ship was … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900's, 1910's, Egypt, Germany, Pyramids, Ships & Sailing, USA, WWI
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1973: Carnival
Rigaud Benoit: Carnival of Flowers (1973)
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Tagged 1970's, 20th Century, Art, Haiti, Painting, Plants, Rigaud Benoit
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1865: An Unlikely Alliance
In the aftermath of the Civil War, an unlikely alliance was formed between the makers of pianos and the manufacturers of sewing machines. Both were products widely used by women at home, both were widely seen as triumphs of American … Continue reading
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Tagged 1860's, 19th Century, Music, Technology, Textiles, USA, Women
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1943: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Dorothea Tanning: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1943) Artspeak If Art would only talk it would, at last, reveal itself for what it is, what we all burn to know. As for our certainties, it would fetch a dry yawn then take … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940's, 2010's, 20th Century, 21st Century, Art, Dorothea Tanning, Flowers, Painting, Poetry, USA, Women
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1962: Triffids
Steve Sekely, director: The Day of the Triffids (1962)
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Cryptids, Film, Great Britain, Plants, Science Fiction, Steve Sekely
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1919: Temptation
John Covert: Temptation of Saint Anthony # 2 (1919)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Art, John Covert, Painting, Saints, Temptation of St. Anthony, USA
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1933: Landscape
Franz Sedlacek: Evening Landscape (1933)
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Art, Austria, Franz Sedlacek, Landscapes, Painting
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6th Century: St. Brendan’s Isle
The 10th century Navigatio Sancti Brendani Abbatis relates the story of Saint Brendan the Abbot (c. AD 484 – c. 577), who takes a group of fourteen monks on an expedition in search of the island of Paradise. After a … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Century, 1970's, 20th Century, 6th Century, Books, Christianity, Games, Ireland, Music, Saints, Ships & Sailing
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1969: Icarus Complex
Stanislao Lepri: The Icarus Complex (1969)
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Art, Italy, Mythology, Painting, Stanislao Lepri
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2017: How Dogs Vote
African wild dogs vote by sneezing: African wild dogs exhibit dominant-directed group living and take part in stereotyped social rallies: high energy greeting ceremonies that occur before collective movements. Not all rallies result in collective movements, for reasons that are … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Africa, Animals, Botswana, Democracy, Dogs, Mammals
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