Tag Archives: 20th Century

1928: Holiday in Bangkok

Posted on December 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Map, frontispiece, and cover of the Royal State Railways’s Guide to Bangkok with Notes on Siam (1928); the frontispiece shows Wat Arun at night.

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1915: Swan

Posted on December 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hilma af Klint: The Swan, No. 19, Group IX-SUW (1914-1915)

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1921: Important People

Posted on December 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

George W. Lambert: Important People (1914-1921) “By creating a portrait of ordinary people—a flower-seller, a clerk and a boxer—George W Lambert sought to parody the convention of only those with wealth or social status having their portraits painted. He questioned … Continue reading →

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1912: Bed of Reeds

Posted on December 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Eero Järnefelt: Bed of Reeds (1912)

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1972: Empty

Posted on December 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

Sam Gilliam: Empty (1972)

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1985: Calendar Man!

Posted on December 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Batman Vol. 1, #384 (June, 1985); cover artists Paris Cullins and Anthony Tollin

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1972: Boycott Gulf

Posted on December 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

An anti-colonialist poster from the early 1970’s produced by the Pan-African Liberation Committee in Brookline, Massachusetts: “There are but two sides in a war—she fights on the side of African freedom – Gulf finances the other.” At the time, Angola … Continue reading →

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1984: Action Painting

Posted on December 2, 2017 by corvusfugit

Mark Tansey: Action Painting II (1984)

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1914: Factory

Posted on December 1, 2017 by corvusfugit

Charles Ginner: The Dressmaking Factory (c. 1914)

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1976: Bel Air

Posted on December 1, 2017 by corvusfugit

Langdon Clay: Charlie Robert’s campaign car, Chevrolet Bel Air, Hoboken, NJ, 1976

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