Tag Archives: 1910’s

1914: Kotsuis and Hohhuq

Posted on October 1, 2017 by corvusfugit

Edward S. Curtis: Kotsuis and Hohhuq (Nakoaktok) (1914); “These two masked performers in the winter dance represent huge, mythical birds. The mandibles of these tremendous wooden masks are controlled by strings.” The ‘Nak’waxda’xw (or Nakoaktok) are a nation of Kwak’wala-speaking … Continue reading →

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1913: As One Universe Differs from Another

Posted on September 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

Proust’s corrections to a proof of Swann’s Way (1913) When, after that first evening at the Verdurins’, he had had the little phrase played over to him again, and had sought to disentangle from his confused impressions how it was … Continue reading →

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1916: The Sun

Posted on September 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

Edvard Munch: The Sun (1911-1916)

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1914: Wings!

Posted on September 26, 2017 by corvusfugit

Alvin Langdon Coburn: Wings! (1914)

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1913: Sheep

Posted on September 22, 2017 by corvusfugit

Ernest Bieler: Les Moutons à Montorge (1913)

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1910: Flood

Posted on September 19, 2017 by corvusfugit

1910 Paris flood

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1918: Landscape with Crash

Posted on September 17, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Singer Sargent: Crashed Aeroplane (1918)

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1913: My Heart at Evening

Posted on September 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

My Heart at Evening Toward evening you hear the cry of the bats. Two black horses bound in the pasture, The red maple rustles, The walker along the road sees ahead the small tavern. Nuts and young wine taste … Continue reading →

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1910: Streetcar

Posted on September 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

Jakub Schikaneder: Streetcar in Prague (c. 1910)

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1910: Nijinsky

Posted on September 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

Vaslav Nijinsky performing the “Siamese Dance” from the ballet Les Orientales, Paris, 1910

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