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1918: Sunset

Posted on October 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Félix Vallotton: Sunset at Grace, Orange and Violet Sky (1918)

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1321: Kleptomania

Posted on October 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

In Some Observations Made in Travelling Through France, Italy, &c. in the Years 1720, 1721 and 1722, Edward Wright relates being told in Florence about one of Dante’s bad habits: This great man, we are told, had a most unhappy … Continue reading →

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2015: Police

Posted on October 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Kerry James Marshall: Untitled (policeman), 2015

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11th Century: Map of the World

Posted on October 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

This world map is from a 12th or 13th century copy of an anonymous 11th century Egyptian cosmology entitled The Book of Curiosities of the Sciences and Marvels for the Eyes. The book includes diagrams of celestial bodies as well … Continue reading →

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1946: Encounter

Posted on October 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Victor Brauner: La rencontre du 2 bis rue Perrel [Encounter at 2B Rue Perrel] (1946)

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1910: Brochure

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Mihály Bíró: brochure for the National Union of Hungarian Construction Workers (c. 1910); text in Romanian.

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1947: Comic Books

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Ruth Orkin: Comic Book Readers, New York City, 1947

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1625: More Crows

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Screen by an anonymous artist; Japan, c. 1625-50.

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1869: Ayu Dag

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Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky: View of the Ayu Dag (1869)

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1947: Showroom

Posted on October 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Dewey G. Mears: [A View of a Furniture Showroom] (June 1, 1947) (source)

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