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Tag Archives: 20th Century
1913: Cocteau
Jacques-Émile Blanche: Portrait of Jean Cocteau (1913)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Art, France, Jacques-Émile Blanche, Jean Cocteau, LGBTQ, Painting, Portraits
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1933: Zeppelin
Carel Willink: The Zeppelin (1933)
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Art, Aviation, Balloons, Carel Willink, Cityscapes, Netherlands, Painting
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1969: The Color of Pomegranates
Sergei Parajanov’s 1969 film The Color of Pomegranates is an impressionistic biography of the 18th century Armenian ashug (poet/bard/troubadour) Sayat-Nova. Georgian actress Sofiko Chiaureli plays multiple roles in the film, both male and female, and the film has been seen … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century, 1960's, 20th Century, Armenia, Books, Film, Poetry, Sayat-Nova, Sergei Parajanov, Sofiko Chiaureli, Soviet Union
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1925: Buy Bread with the Union Label
Flag of the London Jewish Bakers Union (1925) (source)
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Food and Drink, Great Britain, Judaism, Labor, Unions
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1933: The Boxer
Konstantin Somov: The Boxer (1933)
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Art, Boxing, Konstantin Somov, LGBTQ, Painting, Portraits, Russia, Sports
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1906: The Work of Trade-Rats
One of the oddest little animals in existence is the Californian wood-rat, better known as the “trade-rat.” It owes the latter name to the fact that though it is a great thief, it never steals anything without putting something else … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900's, 1950's, 20th Century, Animals, Drawing, Rats, USA
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1967: On
On On yardbird corners of embryonic hopes, drowned in a heroin tear. On yardbird corners of parkerflights to sound filled pockets in space. On neuro-corners of striped brains & desperate electro-surgeons. On alcohol corners of pointless discussion & historical hangovers. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950's, 1960's, 20th Century, African-Americans, Billy Woodberry, Bob Kaufman, Photography, Poetry, Unions, USA
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1980: Raven and the First People
To The Haida, Raven was the Bringer of Light and before Raven the world was nothing more than a gigantic flood. Raven was the Maker of Things, as well as the Transformer, Magician and Healer. Raven was bored of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980's, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Bill Reid, Birds, Haida, Mythology, Native Americans, Ravens, Sculpture
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1915: Sunset
Tom Thomson: Sunset (1915)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Art, Canada, Painting, The Sky, The Sun, Tom Thomson
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1926: Kingcome
Kingcome Village Totem Pole Carvers c. 1926 (source)
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Art, Canada, Faces, Native Americans, Photography, Religion
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