Tag Archives: 20th Century

1903: Little Red Riding Hood and Friends

Illustrations from W. W. Denslow’s 1903 series of picture books: Little Red Riding Hood, Denslow’s Humpty Dumpty, The Three Bears, Old Mother Hubbard, and House that Jack Built. Denslow is best known as the illustrator of L. Frank Baum’s The … Continue reading

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1902: Sunset

William Trost Richards: Sunset at Cape Ann, Massachusetts (1902)

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1968: Go With the Winner

1968 Hot Wheels Mustang

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1903: Sunlit Waves

William Trost Richards: Sunlit Waves (1903)

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1991: The Life of the Mind

Joel and Ethan Coen, directors: Barton Fink (1991)

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1994: Freeways

Catherine Opie: Untitled #1 (Freeways) (1994)

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1984: The Battle of Orgreave

On June 18, 1984, 5,000 picketers—members of the UK National Union of Mineworkers and their supporters—arrived at the British Steel Corporation coking plant in Orgreave, South Yorkshire, determined to prevent scab trucks from leaving the plant with deliveries. They were … Continue reading

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1978: Is My Clark Kent Disguise Really that Bad?

Martin Pasko, writer; Curt Swan, penciler: Superman Vol. I, #330 (December, 1978)

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1966: Please, Please, Please

James Brown on the Ed Sullivan Show, 1966

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1966: Like Everybody Else

Bill Melendez, director: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) Charlie Brown, undaunted, seeks tenderness and fulfillment on every side: in baseball, in building kites, in his relationship with his dog, Snoopy, in playing with the girls. He always fails. … Continue reading

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