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1918: The Heavens Are Telling

Posted on July 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

Emil Carlsen: The Heavens Are Telling (1918)

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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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1965: Portrait with Horns

Posted on July 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

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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1939: Education

Posted on July 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

William Krusoe: Spirit of Education (WPA Mural, Lincoln High School, Cleveland) (1939) (source)

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1873: Distant Lighthouse

Posted on July 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

William Trost Richards: Seascape with Distant Lighthouse, Atlantic City, New Jersey (1873)

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1913: Inez

Posted on July 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

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 →