Tag Archives: 20th Century

1929: The Metropolis of Tomorrow

Posted on August 13, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hugh Ferriss: Illustration from The Metropolis of Tomorrow (1929) (source)

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1922: Dada for All

Posted on August 12, 2017 by corvusfugit

L’optimisme dévoilé pour: les thés mondains les fabricants de boîtes d’allumettes l’ennui d’argent une nuit d’ordre supérieur un cylindre d’azote couvert d’un chapeau haut-de-forme un philosophe tombé dans les plaisirs des cascades vierges un beau paysage alpin avec la lune … Continue reading →

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1998: Qajar

Posted on August 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Shadi Ghadrian: Qajar #3 (1998) (source)

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1918: No Bigger than a Bumble-Bee

Posted on August 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

There are some curious old stories told in the Scotch Highlands about dreams. It was believed that when asleep the mind or soul of the sleeper leaves his body and goes far afield, and when he awakes he recalls his … Continue reading →

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1951: Knock Him Out!

Posted on August 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

“Knock Him Out! Labor Can Do It.” Poster by Bernard Seaman. CIO Committee to Abolish Racial Discrimination, 1951. (source)

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1850: The Last Hoopoe Starling

Posted on August 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

FREGILUPUS VARIA As long ago as 1674 a note about the “Huppe” exists, by “Le Sieur D.B.,” i.e., Dubois. He says, when describing the birds of Réunion (translated): “Hoopoes or ‘Callendres,’ having a white tuft on the head, the rest … Continue reading →

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1922: Hercules

Posted on August 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Singer Sargent: Hercules and the Hydra (1922-1925) (source) After the goddess Hera makes Hercules lose his mind and murder his own wife and children, he prays to Apollo for guidance and it told by the god’s oracle to atone … Continue reading →

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1964: Bastard

Posted on August 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

Women cheat, women suffer. They used to be attractive—so they smooth away their age. I shout mine aloud because I was never attractive, because I shall always have my baby hair. It’s taken me two and a half hours to … Continue reading →

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1903: The Hierophant was Petrifying

Posted on August 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Walt MacDougall: Illustration for “MacDougall’s Stories for Good Children,” February 22, 1903 (source)

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1921: The Roosters and the Fox

Posted on August 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Chaim Nachman Bialik: The Roosters and the Fox; Omanut Press, ca. 1921 (source)

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