Tag Archives: 20th Century

1939: Dog Fight

Posted on November 17, 2017 by corvusfugit

Bill Traylor: Untitled (Dog Fight with Writing) (c. 1939-40) (source) Bill Trylor Bill Tralor Bill Traylor This Dryling Was Done By Bill Tralor old man 85 years old

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1910: Crow on Willow Branch

Posted on November 17, 2017 by corvusfugit

Seiko: Crow on Willow Branch (1900s – 1910s) (source)

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1932: The King of the Crickets

Posted on November 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

The King of the Crickets from The Luck of the Bean-Rows, A Fairy-Tale for Lucky Children. My edition is an anonymous translation from the French of Charles Nodier, illustrated by Claud Lovat Fraser; undated but inscribed “December 25, 1932.”

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1908: Sonata

Posted on November 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis: Sonata No. 6 (Sonata of the Stars): Allegro (1908)

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1973: Bikers Take a Break

Posted on November 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

Roland L. Freeman: Bikers Take a Break. Sunday Afternoon in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland, September 1973 (source)

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1970: Confession

Posted on November 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

Ludwig Zeller: The Confession (1970)

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1980: Turnabout League

Posted on November 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

Clark Kent arrives to work one day to find that everyone’s gender has been switched. Has the world gone crazy? Superman Vol. 1 #349 (July, 1980) Writer: Martin Pasko Penciler: Curt Swan Inks: Frank Chiaramonte Colourist: Adrienne Roy Letters: Ben … Continue reading →