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1876: Versions

Posted on January 23, 2018 by corvusfugit

Gustave Caillebotte: The Floor Scrapers (1875)   Gustave Caillebotte: The Floor Scrapers (1876)

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1973: Self-Translation

Posted on January 23, 2018 by corvusfugit

Born in Ireland, Samuel Beckett wrote almost exclusively in French after moving to Paris in 1939. He would then translate his novels and plays into English. He wrote the following sentence in his 1946 short story “Premier amour”: Personnellement je … Continue reading →

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1866: Waterspout

Posted on January 23, 2018 by corvusfugit

Gustave Courbet: The Waterspout (1866)

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1463: Portrait

Posted on January 23, 2018 by corvusfugit

Luca della Robbia: Portrait of a Young Lady (1463)

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1950: Maine

Posted on January 22, 2018 by corvusfugit

Rockwell Kent: Maine Headland, Evening (c. 1950)

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2018: The Sky

Posted on January 21, 2018 by corvusfugit

Latest additions to the gallery.  

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44 BC: False Friends

Posted on January 21, 2018 by corvusfugit

When I was a student in Italy, a friend of mine once wanted to tell his host family that he liked the bread because it was made “without preservatives.” Not knowing the Italian for “preservative,” he took what seemed like … Continue reading →

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1915: Art Smith

Posted on January 21, 2018 by corvusfugit

A timed exposure of stunt pilot Art Smith flying his biplane over the Battleship Oregon, 1915. (source)

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1759: Rocky Bay

Posted on January 21, 2018 by corvusfugit

Alexander Cozens: Rocky Bay Scene (c.1759–65)

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1920: Drag

Posted on January 20, 2018 by corvusfugit

Afanasy Shaur, a member of the Russian Baltic Fleet, organized this gay wedding in Petrograd in 1921. The event featured elements of a traditional Russian wedding, such as a special bread presented with a dish of salt for the betrothed … Continue reading →

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