Tag Archives: 20th Century

1919: Buffer Girls

Posted on August 2, 2017 by corvusfugit

William Rothenstein: Buffer Girls (1919) “Buffer girls” were women workers in the Sheffield metal industries who polished cutlery and silverware.

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1977: I am a Passenger / I Stay Under Glass

Posted on July 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

Esther Friedman: Iggy Pop (c. 1977); from her book of photographs, The Passenger.

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1918: The Heavens Are Telling

Posted on July 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

Emil Carlsen: The Heavens Are Telling (1918)

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1965: Portrait with Horns

Posted on July 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

Tom Morris: Portrait of Billy Eckstine (1965) (source) Billy Eckstine was a jazz singer and bandleader of the swing era; listen to his 1951 hit “I Apologize” here.

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1939: Education

Posted on July 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

William Krusoe: Spirit of Education (WPA Mural, Lincoln High School, Cleveland) (1939) (source)

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1913: Inez

Posted on July 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

Inez Milholland preparing to lead the great march for women’s suffrage: March 3, 1913 (source). As a student at Vassar, Inez Milholland enrolled two-thirds of the students in the fight for women’s suffrage and socialism; she was also the captain … Continue reading →

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1968: Collect Them All

Posted on July 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

1968 “MATCHBOX” collector’s catalogue.

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1968: Danger: Diabolik

Posted on July 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

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1909: Altar

Posted on July 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis: The Altar (1909)

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1960’s: Totem

Posted on July 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

Chief Henry Speck: Totem: Eagle (1960’s) (source)

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