Tag Archives: 1900’s

1904: Columbia

Posted on July 18, 2021 by corvusfugit

A model of the USS Columbia at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904; cropped from a larger photo: The ship to the right may be the Minneapolis. The Columbia was the fourth ship with that name in the US Navy; … Continue reading →

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1909: Seascape

Posted on June 30, 2021 by corvusfugit

Léon Spilliaert: Seascape Seen from Mariakerke (1909)

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1908: I Dreamed I Was my Husband

Posted on June 27, 2021 by corvusfugit

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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5650: The Last Day of Manhattan

Posted on June 24, 2021 by corvusfugit

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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1909: The Seven Ravens

Posted on March 17, 2021 by corvusfugit

The good little sister took a knife and cut off her own tiny finger, fitted it into the keyhole, and succeeded in opening the lock. When she had entered, she met a Dwarf, who said: “My child, what are you … Continue reading →

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1900: Triptych

Posted on May 6, 2020 by corvusfugit

Constantin Meunier: Mine Triptych (Descent, Calvary, Ascent) (c. 1900)

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1906: Martyr

Posted on February 23, 2020 by corvusfugit

F. Holland Day – Saint Sebastian (1906) Although the traditional iconography shows Saint Sebastian pierced by arrows, this is not actually how he dies and becomes a martyr. The 13th century Legenda aurea, a collection of hagiographies by Jacobus de … Continue reading →

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1900: Landscape

Posted on September 24, 2019 by corvusfugit

Giuseppe Pelizza da Volpedo: Landscape (1900)

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1907: The Boat of the Ideal

Posted on September 17, 2019 by corvusfugit

Constant Montald: The Boat of the Ideal (1907)

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1907: Kampen, Sylt

Posted on September 6, 2019 by corvusfugit

Wenzel Hablik: Kampen, Sylt: Dark Clouds, Mudflats (1907)

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