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Tag Archives: 20th Century
1979: Who’s the Commanding Officer Here?
Francis Ford Coppola: Apocalypse Now (1979)
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Tagged 1970's, 20th Century, African-Americans, Art, Damien Leake, Film, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Sheen, USA, Vietnam War, War
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1925: The Sleeping Factory
Daniel Vázquez Díaz: La fábrica bajo la niebla [The Factory in the Mist] (c. 1920) La fábrica dormida [The Sleeping Factory] (1925) In February 1919, after eight workers were fired for political reasons from a hydroelectric plant in Barcelona, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1910's, 1920's, 20th Century, Anarchism, Art, Daniel Vázquez Díaz, Factories, Labor, Painting, Spain, Strikes, Unions
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1994: Vase
Ai Weiwei: Coca-Cola Vase (1994)
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Tagged 1990's, 20th Century, Ai Weiwei, Art, Ceramics, China, Food and Drink
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1920: A Brief Guide to Neoliberalism
A beggar runs alongside the coach of King George V, 1920.
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Capitalism, Great Britain, King George V
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1968: Blood of the Poets
For her piece Blood of a Poet Box (1965-8), Eleanor Antin collected blood specimens from 100 poets, which she preserved and labeled in glass slides. The work alludes to Jean Cocteau’s 1930 film Le Sang d’un Poète [Blood of a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Art, Blood, Conceptual Art, Eleanor Antin, Poetry, USA, Women
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1981: The Innocent Eye
Mark Tansey: The Innocent Eye Test (1981) The title of this painting is taken from a book by the artist John Ruskin, The Elements of Drawing (1857), where, in a footnote, Ruskin says that to see as an artist requires … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, 1890's, 1980's, 19th Century, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Books, Claude Monet, Colors, Cows, Drawing, France, Great Britain, John Ruskin, Landscapes, Mark Tansey, Netherlands, Painting, Paulus Potter, USA
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1932: Summer in Saint-Michel
Pierre Roy: L’été de la Saint-Michel (Nature morte) [Summer in Saint-Michel (still life)] (1932)
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Art, Castles, Food and Drink, France, Miniatures, Painting, Pierre Roy, Trompe l'œil
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1903: Endymion
George Frederic Watts: Endymion (1903) When the moon goddess Selene falls in love with Endymion, a shepherd-prince of surpassing beauty, Zeus grants his wish to sleep forever, ageless and immortal. He sleeps in a cave on Mount Latmus, where Selene … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Art, George Frederic Watts, Great Britain, Mythology, Painting, The Moon
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1950: Mirrors Are the Doors through which Death Comes and Goes
Jean Marais in Jean Cocteau’s Orpheus (1950)
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Tagged 1950's, 20th Century, Art, Film, France, Jean Cocteau, Jean Marais, LGBTQ, Mirrors, Mythology, Orpheus
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1913: Gallery
Fold-out letter from Alfred Joseph Frueh to his fiancée Giuliette Fanciulli, Jan. 10, 1913. Frueh was an American caricaturist, cartoonist and illustrator. (source)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Alfred Joseph Frueh, Art, Letters, Miniatures, Museums, USA
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