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Tag Archives: 20th Century
1978: The Far Side of the Moon
Desiree E. Stuart-Alexander: Geologic map of the central far side of the Moon (1978) [detail]; full map here. (source)
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Tagged 1970's, 20th Century, Astronomy, Desiree E. Stuart-Alexander, Geology, Maps, The Moon, USA, Women
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1903: The Phantom Ship
Frank Wilbert Stokes: The Phantom Ship, Atlantic Ocean (ca. 1903)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Art, Frank Wilbert Stokes, Painting, Seascapes, Ships & Sailing, USA
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1936: Untitled
Amy Nimr: Untitled (1936)
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Amy Nimr, Art, Death, Egypt, Fish, Painting, Syria, Women
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1973: Carnival
Rigaud Benoit: Carnival of Flowers (1973)
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Tagged 1970's, 20th Century, Art, Haiti, Painting, Plants, Rigaud Benoit
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1943: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Dorothea Tanning: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1943) Artspeak If Art would only talk it would, at last, reveal itself for what it is, what we all burn to know. As for our certainties, it would fetch a dry yawn then take … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940's, 2010's, 20th Century, 21st Century, Art, Dorothea Tanning, Flowers, Painting, Poetry, USA, Women
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1962: Triffids
Steve Sekely, director: The Day of the Triffids (1962)
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1919: Temptation
John Covert: Temptation of Saint Anthony # 2 (1919)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Art, John Covert, Painting, Saints, Temptation of St. Anthony, USA
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1933: Landscape
Franz Sedlacek: Evening Landscape (1933)
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6th Century: St. Brendan’s Isle
The 10th century Navigatio Sancti Brendani Abbatis relates the story of Saint Brendan the Abbot (c. AD 484 – c. 577), who takes a group of fourteen monks on an expedition in search of the island of Paradise. After a … Continue reading
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1969: Icarus Complex
Stanislao Lepri: The Icarus Complex (1969)
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Art, Italy, Mythology, Painting, Stanislao Lepri
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