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Tag Archives: 20th Century
1990: Monte Carlo
Robert Bechtle: Working Proof 2 for Albany Monte Carlo (1990)
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Tagged 1990's, 20th Century, Architecture, Art, Cars, Printmaking, Robert Bechtle, USA
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1908: Sunset
Arkhip Kuindzhi: Red Sunset on the Dnieper (1908)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Arkhip Kuindzhi, Art, Landscapes, Painting, Russia
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1922: Description of a Demon
The hum of talk drowned the words, but leaning forward Lessingham saw where the arras curtains behind the dais parted for a moment, and one of princely bearing advanced past the high seats down the body of the hall. His … Continue reading
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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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1974: Junker
Mark Jay Hook: Scale model of a 1974 Plymouth (2017) (source)
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Tagged 1970's, 2010's, 20th Century, 21st Century, Cars, Martin Jay Hook, Miniatures
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1930: Atlas
Boris Ignatovich: At the Hermitage, 1930
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Art, Boris Ignatovich, Museums, Photography, Russia, Sculpture, Soviet Union
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1918: Bursting Shell
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson: Bursting Shell (1915)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Art, Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson, Great Britain, Painting, WWI
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1918: Steel Works
Charles John Holmes: A Two-Year-Old Steel Works: Erected during the War for Messrs. Steel, Peech & Tozer, Ltd, Phoenix Works, Rotherham (c. 1918)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Art, Charles John Holmes, Factories, Great Britain, Industry, Music, Painting
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1961: Invitation
René Magritte: L’invitation au voyage (1961)
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Art, Belgium, Flowers, Painting, Rene Magritte, Roses, Seascapes
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1919: Park
Ivan Fedorovich Choultse: Park in Neskuchnoye (1919)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Art, Ivan Fedorovich Choultse, Lakes, Landscapes, Painting, Russia, Soviet Union, Trees, Water
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