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1776: Equally as Precious to a Black Man
In 1776, Lemuel Haynes, a veteran of the American Revolution and the first black man in the United States to be ordained as a minister, wrote this response to the Declaration of Independence: Liberty Further Extended: Or Free Thoughts on … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century, African-Americans, American Revolution, Civil Rights, Lemuel Haynes, Rights, Slavery, USA
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1848: The Devil’s Violin
Costume design by Paul Lormier for the 1849 ballet Le violon du diable (source).
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Tagged 1840's, 19th Century, Art, Dance, Demons, Design, France, Owls, Paul Lormier, Snakes, Theater
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1953: Description
A description of what we would now call a depressive episode from a 1953 story by Jean Ferry, “The Traveler with Luggage”: As a result of incidents still obscure to me, I suffered an absolutely atrocious mental breakdown in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950's, 2020's, 20th Century, 21st Century, African-Americans, Art, Books, Damon Davis, France, Jean Ferry, Mental Health, Sculpture, USA, Writing
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1912: Butterflies
Odilon Redon: Evocation of Butterflies (ca. between 1910 and 1912)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Butterflies, France, Insects, Odilon Redon, Painting
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1909: Seascape
Léon Spilliaert: Seascape Seen from Mariakerke (1909)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Art, Belgium, Léon Spilliaert, Painting, Seascapes
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1778: Great Indian Fruit Bat
Indian flying foxes are found throughout India. Like others of their species, they are gregarious and tend to form large social groups. With a wingspan of four to five feet, Indian flying foxes are very conspicuous in their open roosts … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century, Animals, Art, Bats, Bhawani Das, India, Mammals, Painting, Religion
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1908: I Dreamed I Was my Husband
The following poem appeared in several publications in 1908: A Singular Tragedy I dreamed I was a lady, and I was wooed by Me. (The writer of this story you understand’s a He.) I dreamed (I say) I loved Me … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Dreams, LGBTQ, Marriage, Photography, Poetry, USA
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2016: Big Storm Light
April Gornik: Big Storm Light (2016)
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, April Gornik, Art, Landscapes, Painting, The Sky, USA, Women
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1982: Press Operators
Russ Marshall: Press Operators, GM Fisher Body Trim Plant, Fort Street, Detroit, Michigan (1982, printed 1997)
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Tagged 1980's, 20th Century, African-Americans, Art, Cars, Detroit, Factories, Labor, Photography, Russ Marshall, USA, Women
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5650: The Last Day of Manhattan
In 1905, the great comic strip artist Windsor McCay illustrated a series of satiric science fiction vignettes by the prolific author, humorist, and editor John Kendrick Bangs. The series ran in The New York Herald and other newspapers and featured … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900's, 1910's, 1920's, 1930's, 1940's, 2020's, 20th Century, 44th Century, 57th Century, Art, Boston, Cities, Illustration, John Kendrick Bangs, Libraries, New York City, Newspapers, Science Fiction, USA, Windsor McCay
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