Tag Archives: 1930’s

1939: A Cat Standing on Its Hind Legs

Posted on February 14, 2019 by

Louis Wain: A cat standing on its hind legs, formed by patterns supposed to be in the “Early Greek” style (1925-1939).

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1936: Untitled

Posted on November 26, 2018 by

Amy Nimr: Untitled (1936)

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1933: Landscape

Posted on November 19, 2018 by

Franz Sedlacek: Evening Landscape (1933)

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1939: That Mighty Obstruction

Posted on October 7, 2018 by

Ernest Vincent Wright’s 1939 novel, Gadsby, was written without words that contain the letter “e.” Here is the opening: If youth, throughout all history, had had a champion to stand up for it; to show a doubting world that a … Continue reading →

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1939: Typewriter

Posted on August 6, 2018 by

This giant Underwood typewriter was on display in the Business Systems and Insurance Building at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. It weighed 14 tons and worked—letters could be typed on stationery measuring 9 by 12 feet.

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1936: Then It Will Be Over

Posted on July 8, 2018 by

Here we are, alone again. It’s all so slow, so heavy, so sad … I’ll be old soon. Then at last it will be over. So many people have come into my room. They’ve talked. They haven’t said much. They’ve … Continue reading →

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1932: Sunset

Posted on May 29, 2018 by

Charles Ernest Butler: Sunset at Low Tide, Westcliff on Sea (1932)

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