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1898: Spring on a Mountain Lake
Hans Thoma: Frühling auf dem Gebirgssee [Spring on a Mountain Lake] (1898)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, Fish, Germany, Hans Thoma, Painting, Water
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1986: The Fist
Robert Graham: Monument to Joe Louis in Detroit, Michigan (1986) Louis—whose family moved to Detroit in 1926—was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949 and one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. He is considered the first … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930's, 1940's, 1980's, 20th Century, African-Americans, Art, Detroit, Joe Louis, Robert Graham, Sculpture, Sports, USA
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1933: Who You Gonna Believe—Me or Your Own Eyes?
Leo McCarey, director: Duck Soup (1933)
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1892: Moonlight
Thomas Alexander Harrison: Marine, Clair de lune (c. 1892-1893)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, France, Painting, Seascapes, The Moon, Thomas Alexander Harrison, USA
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1850: Anatomical Model
F Ramme: Anatomical model of the human eye (1850-1894) (source)
2001: 千と千尋の神隠し
Hayao Miyazaki, director: Spirited Away (2001)
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Tagged 2000's, 21st Century, Animation, Art, Children, Film, Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, Trains
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1967: I Show You This Nickel
Money an introductory lecture This morning we shall spend a few minutes Upon the study of symbolism, which is basic To the nature of money. I show you this nickel. Icons and cryptograms are written all over The nickel: one … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Animals, Bison, Howard Nemerov, John Keats, Mammals, Money, Native Americans, Poetry, USA
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1913: The Sands at Machrihanish
John Campbell Mitchell: The Sands at Machrihanish (1913)
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1913: Evening
Harald Oskar Sohlberg: Evening, Akershus (1913)
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1814: The Fairy Vessel Performed its Little Voyage
The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley loved paper boats: Shelley’s walks, when not determined elsewhere, often tended in the direction of a pond at no great distance from Primrose Hill, very proper for the delectable amusement of sailing paper boats; or … Continue reading
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Tagged 1810's, 1880's, 19th Century, Edward Dowden, Great Britain, London, Mary Shelley, Miniatures, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Poetry, Ships & Sailing
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