Tag Archives: 20th Century

1913: Then from the Darkness there Came Another Sound

Posted on October 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

Beatrice Elvery: Fionn and Áillen (1913); illustration for Violet Russell’s Heroes of the Dawn (source) In Irish mythology, Áillen the Burner came forth every Samhain from Mag Mell, the underworld, to burn the scared site of Tara to the ground … Continue reading →

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1932: Cheltenham

Posted on October 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

Algernon Cecil Newton: Outskirts of Cheltenham (1932)

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1922: Cops

Posted on October 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton, directors: Cops (1922)

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1937: When I Get to the Bottom I Go Back to the Top of the Slide Where I Stop and I Turn and I Go for a Ride Till I Get to the Bottom and I See You Again

Posted on October 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

Stanley Spencer: Helter Skelter (1937)   A photograph of Spencer painting it at Hampstead Heath:

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1915: Altarpiece

Posted on October 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hilma af Klint: Altarpiece No. 3 (1915)

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1902: Grief

Posted on October 25, 2017 by corvusfugit

Anna Archer: Grief (1902)

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1910: Anonymous

Posted on October 24, 2017 by corvusfugit

Anonymous photograph; “French man carrying a head in a wheelbarrow” (c. 1900-1910) (source)

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1904: Off Conanicut

Posted on October 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

William Trost Richards: Off Conanicut, Newport (1904)

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1986: The Fist

Posted on October 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Robert Graham: Monument to Joe Louis in Detroit, Michigan (1986) Louis—whose family moved to Detroit in 1926—was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949 and one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. He is considered the first … Continue reading →

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1933: Who You Gonna Believe—Me or Your Own Eyes?

Posted on October 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Leo McCarey, director: Duck Soup (1933)

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