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2020: City
Michael Heizer’s City is a massive artwork located in the Nevada desert; when complete, it will be one of the largest sculptures in the history of the world. Heizer began the work in 1972 and it will open to the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020's, 21st Century, Art, Earthworks, Michael Heizer, Sculpture, USA
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1875: Modern Cyclopes
Adolph von Menzel: Iron Rolling Mill (Modern Cyclopes) (1872-1875) The elder Cyclopes—not to be confused with the shepherd Cyclopes encountered by Odysseus—were single-eyed immortal giants cast into the depths of the earth upon birth by their father, Uranus, along with … Continue reading
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Tagged 1870's, 19th Century, Adolph von Menzel, Art, Factories, Germany, Labor, Mythology, Painting
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1867: Historical Monument of the American Republic
Erastus Salisbury Field: Historical Monument of the American Republic (c. 1867)
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Tagged 1860's, 19th Century, Architecture, Art, Erastus Salisbury Field, History, Painting, Printmaking, USA
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1923: A is for Antelope
C. B. Falls: ABC Book (1923)
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Animals, Antelopes, Birds, Books, C. B. Falls, Children, Cryptids, Elephants, Ibis, Mammals, Printmaking, Unicorns, USA
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1997: Manhattan
Howard Horowitz: “Manhattan”; the landmarks mentioned in the text appear in their geographical locations on the island. Originally published in the New York Times, August 30,1997. (Apparently the formatting was lost when the print edition was converted for the Times‘s … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990's, 20th Century, Howard Horowitz, New York City, Poetry, The New York Times, USA
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1923: Dreams of Orphan Children
While giving mental tests to children in various orphanages I have occasionally asked the children about their dreams. The questions were usually put in this way: “Do you ever have dreams at night?” and, if the child nodded or said … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Children, Dreams, Kate Gordon, Orphans, Photography, USA
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1910: Wave
Uehara Konen: Hatō zu 2 [Wave 2] (1910)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Art, Japan, Painting, Seascapes, Uehara Konen
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15th Century: Angel
Illustration from the Aurora Consurgens, a 15th century alchemical treatise once attributed to Thomas Aquinas.
1894: Point of View
James Tissot: Ce que voyait Notre-Seigneur sur la Croix [What Our Lord Saw from the Cross] (1894)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, Christianity, France, James Tissot, Painting, Religion
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1937: Ceiling
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Deyneka: Study of a Ceiling Painting for the Red Army Theater (1937)
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Deyneka, Art, Painting, Soviet Union, Sports, Trompe l'œil
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