Tag Archives: 1950’s

1950: Seascape

Posted on February 7, 2018 by corvusfugit

Patrick von Kalckreuth: Seascape at Sunset (c. 1950)

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1955: Septima Poinsette Clark

Posted on February 1, 2018 by corvusfugit

After being fired from her job as a teacher for refusing to renounce her membership in the NAACP, Septima Clark became the Director of Education at the famous Highlander Center in Tennessee—a training school for civil rights activists and trade … Continue reading →

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1953: A Piece of String

Posted on January 28, 2018 by corvusfugit

The most celebrated of all British practical jokers was William Horace De Vere Cole…He was a citizen of substance and had a large house in a fashionable section of London. One day he was hanging some paintings in his home … Continue reading →

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1950: Maine

Posted on January 22, 2018 by corvusfugit

Rockwell Kent: Maine Headland, Evening (c. 1950)

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1958: Where is My Dreamer?

Posted on January 19, 2018 by corvusfugit

“Nightmare at Midnight,” World of Fantasy Vol. 1 #11 (April, 1958)

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1957: Jaguar

Posted on January 18, 2018 by corvusfugit

Leslie Carr: D-Type Jaguar at Le Mans 1957 (1957)

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1958: Industrial Landscape

Posted on January 16, 2018 by corvusfugit

Harry Epworth Allen: Industrial Landscape, Hope Valley, Derbyshire (c. 1958)

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1953: Daisy

Posted on December 12, 2017 by corvusfugit

Robert Frank: Mary With Large Daisy In Her Hair (1953)

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1982: Do You Remember?

Posted on November 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Do you Remember? We do it all for fun you know Get loaded after the show, it’s all part of the scene Don’t hate us, we’re just kids People say we’re behind the times, go ahead and see if I … Continue reading →

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1950: Murals

Posted on October 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

“In the Spring of 1950, Francine Weisweiller invited…Jean Cocteau to the villa for dinner and basically he and his handsome boyfriend…Edouard Dermit ended up moving in and staying for 13 years….Cocteau offered to do a drawing over the fireplace in … Continue reading →

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