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Tag Archives: 19th Century
1888: Lilies
Charles Courtney Curran: Lotus Lilies (1888)
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Tagged 1880's, 19th Century, Art, Charles Courtney Curran, Flowers, Painting, Ships & Sailing, USA, Water, Women
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2001: Was the Silence Gloomy?
Gilbert Sorrentino’s 2001 novel Gold Fools is written entirely in questions. Here are the opening paragraphs: Were Nort Shannon, Dick Shannon, and Bud Merkel exceptionally morose as they sat before the small bunkhouse and about the flames of the blazing … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century, 2000's, 21st Century, Gilbert Sorrentino, Novels, Oddities, Photography, USA, Writing
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1899: Lake
Isaak Levitan: The Lake, Eventide (1899)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, Isaak Levitan, Lakes, Landscapes, Painting, Russia
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1878: Pyramid
Ivan Aivazovsky: The Great Pyramid of Giza (1878)
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Tagged 1870's, 19th Century, Art, Egypt, Ivan Aivazovsky, Painting, Pyramids, Russia
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1939: The History of Spitting
The pioneering sociologist Norbert Elias published The Civilizing Process in 1939 with the aim of tracing how Europeans came to imagine what it meant to be “civilized.” In the book, he argues that increasing interdependence in society—in which difference social … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 1930's, 19th Century, 20th Century, Books, Daniel Bowen, Germany, Great Britain, Manners, Norbert Elias, Photography, Sociology, Spitting
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1897: Evening
Wilhelm Jaensson: Evening by the Shore. Motif from Oxelösund (1897)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, Painting, Seascapes, Sweden, Wilhelm Jaensson
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1893: British Gas Works
Adolf von Meckel: British Gas Works on the River Spree (before 1893)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Adolf Meckel von Hemsbach, Art, Factories, Germany, Industry, Landscapes, Painting, Rivers
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1896: Cardiff
Lionel Walden: Cardiff Docks (1896)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, Great Britain, Industry, Lionel Walden, Painting, Trains, USA, Wales
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1670: A Very Strange and Prodigious Wonder
A letter from John Winthrop, Jr. to Lord Brereton, October 11, 1670: Boston Oct. 11, 1670. My Lord: The relation which I am now presenting to your Lordship is of a very strange and prodigious wonder this last Summer in … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, 1830's, 19th Century, Art, Great Britain, John Winthrop Jr., Landscapes, Letters, Lord Brereton, Oddities, Painting, Rivers, Thomas Cole, USA
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1813: Deception
Margaretta Angelica Peale: Painting Catalogue: A Deception (1813)
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Tagged 1810's, 19th Century, Art, Books, Margaretta Angelica Peale, Painting, Trompe l'œil, USA, Women
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