1989: The Wish Being Father to the Thought

Stephen Bush - L. L. The Wish Being Father to the Thought (1989)

Stephen Bush: L. L. The Wish Being Father to the Thought (1989) (source)

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1895: Procession

Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo - The Procession (1892-1895)

Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo: The Procession (1892-1895)

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1961: Sticks and Stones

Action Comics 276 (May, 1961)

Curt Swan and Stan Kaye: Action Comics #276 (May, 1961)

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1894: La vitrioleuse

Eugène Samuel Grasset - La vitrioleuse [The Acid Thrower] (1894)

Eugène Samuel Grasset: La vitrioleuse [The Acid Thrower] (1894)

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2009: Crumbs

D. R. McCoy - Crumbs (2009)

D. R. McCoy: Crumbs (2009); “I have been studying the Book of Acts recently, which reminded me that gentiles like myself are only allowed into the kingdom because we are receiving the ‘crumbs’ discarded by the people in Jesus’ day. We may be ‘dogs’ as Jesus says in Matthew 15:21-28, but grace has been extended to us as well.” See Dave McCoy’s blog Art and the Bible for more.

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2005: The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

Brothers Quay - The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005)

The Brothers Quay, directors: The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005)

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1618: Helmet

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Nagasone Tojiro Mitsumasa: Helmet in the form of a sea conch shell (1618) (source)

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2015: Rebuild

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Theaster Gates’s transformation of an abandoned bank in Chicago.

Rebuild Foundation is a nonprofit organization that endeavors to rebuild the cultural foundations of underinvested neighborhoods and incite movements of community revitalization that are culture based, artist led, and neighborhood driven.” (See more)

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1891: February

Joaquim Vancells - February Landscape (1891)

Joaquim Vancells: February Landscape (1891)

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1920: Edinburgh

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Alfred G. Buckham: Aerial view of Edinburgh (c. 1920)

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