Tag Archives: 1910’s

1917: Flamingos

Posted on May 31, 2019 by corvusfugit

Sydney Long: Flamingos (1917)

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1912: Woudster Road near Oranjewoud

Posted on May 26, 2019 by corvusfugit

Jan Mankes: Woudster Road near Oranjewoud (1912)

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1919: At the Back of the North Wind

Posted on May 6, 2019 by corvusfugit

Jessie Willcox Smith: illustration for George MacDonald’s At the Back of the North Wind (1919)

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1921: Outnumbered and Outgunned

Posted on April 23, 2019 by corvusfugit

In the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921), Irish republicans were vastly outnumbered and outgunned by British forces—yet they won, fighting to an eventual truce and the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. How did they do it? In … Continue reading →

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1919: Ireland in Chains

Posted on March 23, 2019 by corvusfugit

On July 4, 1919, American supporters of Irish independence crashed the Independence Day parade in Washington D.C. Their participation had been officially banned by the parade organizers because Ireland was not a “fully accredited” nation, but—undeterred—they decorated a car and … Continue reading →

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1918: All Things Die, But All Will Be Resurrected

Posted on March 3, 2019 by corvusfugit

Detail from Léon Frédéric’s seven-panel work All Things Die, But All Will Be Resurrected through God’s Love (1893-1918). Here is the whole thing:

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1903: Ship of the Desert

Posted on November 22, 2018 by corvusfugit

This publicity image of the SS Kaiser Wilhelm II in front of the Great Pyramids of Egypt was painted in the Otto Bollhagen studios around the time of the ship’s completion in 1903. During World War I, the ship was … Continue reading →

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1919: Temptation

Posted on November 19, 2018 by corvusfugit

John Covert: Temptation of Saint Anthony # 2 (1919)

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1910: Definition

Posted on June 23, 2018 by corvusfugit

Eervar; the last pig in a litter. This bonnive [sucking-pig] being usually very small and hard to keep alive is often given to one of the children for a pet; and it is reared in great comfort in a warm … Continue reading →

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1913: St. Bride

Posted on May 25, 2018 by corvusfugit

John Duncan: St. Bride (1913) St. Brigid of Kildare (c. 451 – 525) is said to have been carried by angels from Iona, a small island in the Hebrides, to Bethlehem (and back in time) to serve as a midwife … Continue reading →

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