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1918: The Heavens Are Telling
Emil Carlsen: The Heavens Are Telling (1918)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Art, Emil Carlsen, Painting, Seascapes, The Ocean, The Sky, USA
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1865: Northern Lights
Frederic Edwin Church: Aurora Borealis (1865) “Some art historians have suggested that Church painted Aurora Borealis as a subdued tribute to the end of the Civil War, with the drapery of auroral light forming an abstract representation of the American … Continue reading
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Tagged 1860's, 19th Century, American Civil War, Art, Frederic Edwin Church, Landscapes, Meteorology, Painting, The Sky, USA
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1965: Portrait with Horns
Tom Morris: Portrait of Billy Eckstine (1965) (source) Billy Eckstine was a jazz singer and bandleader of the swing era; listen to his 1951 hit “I Apologize” here.
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, African-Americans, Art, Billy Eckstine, Demons, Drawing, Music, Portraits, Tom Morris, USA
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1939: Education
William Krusoe: Spirit of Education (WPA Mural, Lincoln High School, Cleveland) (1939) (source)
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Angels, Art, Education, Painting, USA, William Krusoe
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1873: Distant Lighthouse
William Trost Richards: Seascape with Distant Lighthouse, Atlantic City, New Jersey (1873)
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Tagged 1870's, 19th Century, Art, Painting, Seascapes, The Ocean, USA, William Trost Richards
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1913: Inez
Inez Milholland preparing to lead the great march for women’s suffrage: March 3, 1913 (source). As a student at Vassar, Inez Milholland enrolled two-thirds of the students in the fight for women’s suffrage and socialism; she was also the captain … Continue reading
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Animals, Carl Sandburg, Feminism, Horses, Inez Milholland, Photography, Poetry, USA, Women
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1968: Collect Them All
1968 “MATCHBOX” collector’s catalogue.
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Cars, Ephemera, Great Britain, Toys, USA
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1877: Hope Deferred, And Hopes And Fears That Kindle Hope
Charles West Cope: Hope Deferred, and Hopes and Fears that Kindle Hope; exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1877.
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Tagged 1870's, 19th Century, Charles West Cope, Digital Art, Great Britain, Melancholy, Painting, Women
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2014: Dream
Lou Beach: Chair Dream (c. 2014) (source)
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Collage, Dreams, Furniture, Lou Beach, USA
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1893: Sketch
Petrus Van der Velden: sketchbook drawing (1893) (source)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Drawing, Landscapes, Netherlands, New Zealand, Petrus Van der Velden
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