Tag Archives: 1950’s

1950: Atom Bomb Hits New York City

Posted on September 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

Chesley Bonestell: Atom Bomb Hits New York City; cover illustration for the August 5, 1950 issue of Collier’s magazine.

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1950: Costume Party

Posted on September 25, 2017 by corvusfugit

Flashbak says this: “The hocus-pocus magic of papier-mache masks brought Hollywood and German movie stars together in Berlin for a few hours of make-believe, Feb. 14, 1950. The skillful hands of Peter Ludwig plus members of Berlin’s artist colony and … Continue reading →

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1954: Khazad-dûm

Posted on September 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Northern door of St. Edward’s Church, Stow-on-the-Wold, Tolkien’s inspiration for the West Gate of Moria.

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1957: The Creation of the Birds

Posted on September 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

Remedios Varo: La creación de las aves [The Creation of the Birds] (1957)

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1940s: Singing on the Mountain

Posted on September 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hugh M. Morton: “Singing on the Mountain” Preacher (1940s – 1950s); unidentified preacher at “Singing on the Mountain” gospel festival, Grandfather Mountain, NC. (source)

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1952: Ottawa

Posted on September 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Canadian Civil Defence training officer Lt. Col. W. Arthur Croteau points at a model of an atom bomb blast above a map of Ottawa during a 1952 exercise (source)

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1906: The Work of Trade-Rats

Posted on September 2, 2017 by corvusfugit

One of the oddest little animals in existence is the Californian wood-rat, better known as the “trade-rat.” It owes the latter name to the fact that though it is a great thief, it never steals anything without putting something else … Continue reading →

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1967: On

Posted on September 1, 2017 by corvusfugit

On On yardbird corners of embryonic hopes, drowned in a heroin tear. On yardbird corners of parkerflights to sound filled pockets in space. On neuro-corners of striped brains & desperate electro-surgeons. On alcohol corners of pointless discussion & historical hangovers. … Continue reading →

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1950: Mirrors Are the Doors through which Death Comes and Goes

Posted on August 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

Jean Marais in Jean Cocteau’s Orpheus (1950)

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1953: Painter / Spy

Posted on August 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

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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