Tag Archives: 1930’s

1930: Setting Sun

Posted on November 19, 2017 by corvusfugit

Chiura Obata: Setting Sun on Sacramento Valley, California (1930) As Japanese-Americans, Obata and his family were interned at the Tanforan detention center in California during WWII. Along with other artists, he established an art school in the camp; teachers taught … Continue reading →

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1939: Dog Fight

Posted on November 17, 2017 by corvusfugit

Bill Traylor: Untitled (Dog Fight with Writing) (c. 1939-40) (source) Bill Trylor Bill Tralor Bill Traylor This Dryling Was Done By Bill Tralor old man 85 years old

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1932: The King of the Crickets

Posted on November 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

The King of the Crickets from The Luck of the Bean-Rows, A Fairy-Tale for Lucky Children. My edition is an anonymous translation from the French of Charles Nodier, illustrated by Claud Lovat Fraser; undated but inscribed “December 25, 1932.”

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1937: Ceiling

Posted on November 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Deyneka: Study of a Ceiling Painting for the Red Army Theater (1937)

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1932: Cheltenham

Posted on October 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

Algernon Cecil Newton: Outskirts of Cheltenham (1932)

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1937: When I Get to the Bottom I Go Back to the Top of the Slide Where I Stop and I Turn and I Go for a Ride Till I Get to the Bottom and I See You Again

Posted on October 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

Stanley Spencer: Helter Skelter (1937) A photograph of Spencer painting it at Hampstead Heath:

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1986: The Fist

Posted on October 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Robert Graham: Monument to Joe Louis in Detroit, Michigan (1986) Louis—whose family moved to Detroit in 1926—was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949 and one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. He is considered the first … Continue reading →