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1991: The Life of the Mind

Posted on November 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

Joel and Ethan Coen, directors: Barton Fink (1991)

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1534: Wild Horses Fighting

Posted on November 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hans Baldung Grien: Wild Horses Fighting (1534)

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1994: Freeways

Posted on November 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Catherine Opie: Untitled #1 (Freeways) (1994)

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1784: Cenotaph

Posted on November 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Etienne-Louis Boullée: Cénotaphe de Newton (1784); for his proposal for a cenotaph for Isaac Newton, Boullée envisioned a 500-foot tall sphere encircled by plateaus containing hundreds of cypress trees. (source)

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1882: Waves

Posted on November 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Alfred Thompson Bricher: Breaking Waves (c. 1882)

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1725: Music Library

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Giuseppe Maria Crespi: Libreria musicale (c. 1725)

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1984: The Battle of Orgreave

Posted on November 2, 2017 by corvusfugit

On June 18, 1984, 5,000 picketers—members of the UK National Union of Mineworkers and their supporters—arrived at the British Steel Corporation coking plant in Orgreave, South Yorkshire, determined to prevent scab trucks from leaving the plant with deliveries. They were … Continue reading →