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Tag Archives: 1940’s
1489: Versions
Leonardo da Vinci: Lady with an Ermine [Cecilia Galleran] (1489–1490) Awol Erizku: Lady with a Pitbull (2009) Hans Holbein: Portrait of a Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling [probably Anne Lovell] (c. 1526-28) Frida Khalo: Self-Portrait with … Continue reading
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Tagged 15th Century, 16th Century, 1940's, 2000's, 20th Century, 21st Century, African-Americans, Animals, Art, Awol Erizku, Birds, Dogs, Frida Khalo, Germany, Hans Holbein, Italy, Latino/as/x, Leonardo da Vinci, Mexico, Monkeys, Painting, Photography, Portraits, Squirrels, Stoats, USA, Women
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1943: Miniature Mount Vernon
This miniature reproduction of the West Parlor of George Washington’s Mount Vernon was crafted by Narcissa Niblack Thorne. The photo on the left shows the room being prepared for exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1943. Thorne’s detailed … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century, 1940's, 20th Century, Architecture, Art, George Washington, Miniatures, Mrs. James Ward Thorne, Narcissa Niblack Thorne, Sculpture, USA, Women
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1946: East L.A.
Max Yavno: East Los Angeles, 1946 (source)
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Tagged 1940's, 20th Century, Art, Family, Latino/as/x, Los Angeles, Max Yavno, Photography, Portraits, USA
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1946: Django
William Gottlieb: Portrait of Django Reinhardt, Aquarium, New York, NY (ca. Nov. 1946)
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Tagged 1940's, 20th Century, Art, Django Reinhardt, Jazz, New York City, Photography, Portraits, USA, William Gottlieb
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1947: Mister
William Gottlieb: Portrait of Billie Holiday and Mister, Downbeat, New York, NY (ca. Feb. 1947) (source)
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Tagged 1940's, 20th Century, African-Americans, Animals, Billie Holiday, Dogs, Jazz, Music, New York City, Photography, Portraits, William Gottlieb, Women
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1953: Painter / Spy
Tomás Harris: Mallorca Series No.9 (1953) Tomás Harris trained at the Slade School of Fine Art and the British Academy in Rome before deciding to follow in his wealthy father’s footsteps and become an art dealer in London. Early in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, 19th Century, Art, Espionage, Great Britain, Painting, Soviet Union, Spain, Tomás Harris, Trees, WWII
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1938: Meer im Abendlicht
Emil Nolde: Meer im Abendlicht [Sea in the Evening Light] (c. 1938-1945)
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Tagged 1930's, 1940's, 20th Century, Art, Emil Nolde, Germany, Netherlands, Painting, Seascapes
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1942: Pamphlet
Since the conquest of Poland, 300,000 Jews have been murdered in this country in the most bestial way… The German people slumber on in dull, stupid sleep and encourage the fascist criminals. Each wants to be exonerated of guilt, each … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940's, 20th Century, Activism, Alexander Schmorell, Christoph Probst, Fascism, Germany, Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl, Willi Graf, WWII
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1943: Day Shift
Francis Criss: Day Shift (1943)
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Tagged 1940's, 20th Century, Art, Factories, Francis Criss, Labor, Painting, USA, Women, WWII
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1948: Weird Tales
Weird Tales, July 1948
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