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Tag Archives: 20th Century
1948: Poets’ Party
A party at the Gotham Book Mart in New York City to welcome poets Sir Osbert and Dame Edith Sitwell (seated, left of center) to the US for a series of readings. W. H. Auden is perched on the ladder … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940's, 20th Century, Books, Bookstores, Charles Henri Ford, Delmore Schwartz, Edith Sitwell, Elizabeth Bishop, Gore Vidal, Horace Gregory, José Garcia Villa, Lisa Larsen, Marianne Moore, Marya Zaturenska, New York City, Osbert Sitwell, Photography, Poetry, Randall Jarrell, Richard Eberhart, Stephen Spender, Tennessee Williams, USA, W. H. Auden, William Rose Benét
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2002: In the Encyclopedia
Marc Steinmetz: Radio Receiver (2002) “Sometime in the seventies an inmate of Ludwigsburg prison, Germany, built this radio on the sly and hid it inside an encyclopedia.” From a series of photographs of prison escape tools (here).
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Tagged 1970's, 2000's, 20th Century, 21st Century, Books, Germany, Marc Steinmetz, Prisons, Radio, Technology
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1966: Bring Me My Robe
Louis Mélançon: Leontyne Price as Cleopatra in Samuel Barber’s Antony and Cleopatra (1966)
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, African-Americans, Art, Costumes, Leontyne Price, Louis Mélançon, Music, Photography, Shakespeare
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1935: Archive
Undated photo of War Department records in the White House garage. Prior to the establishment of the National Archives in 1934, “federal records were kept in various basements, attics, abandoned buildings, and other storage places with little security or concern … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Archives, Government, Photography, USA
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2013: 1989
Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger create minuature versions of scenes from iconic photographs using scale models and other materials. The image above, for example—which might at first seem to be Charlie Cole’s famous picture of the “tank man” from the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980's, 2010's, 20th Century, 21st Century, Adrian Sonderegger, Art, China, Germany, Jojakim Cortis, Miniatures, Photography
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1900: Late Night Snack
Albert F. King: Late Night Snack (c. 1900)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Albert F. King, Art, Food and Drink, Painting, USA
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2016: Restoration
Conservation work begins on the model Enterprise from the original Star Trek series at the Smithsonian, 2016. “Our goal is to stabilize the model and return it to its appearance from August of 1967, during the filming of the episode … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 2010's, 20th Century, 21st Century, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Star Trek, Television
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1992: Outpost
Benjamin Halpern: East oblique of missile site control building, with better view of exhaust (the taller columns) and intake shafts – Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Site Control Building, Northeast of Tactical Road; southeast of Tactical Road South, Nekoma, Cavalier … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990's, 20th Century, Military, Photography, Pyramids, USA
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1903: I Like Your Bright Face
Sweet little dandelion! How yellow you are! You are not like the orange. You are made to be seen. The orange is for us to eat. I like your bright face. It looks like one of the stars. I … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Art, Books, Children, Drawing, Flowers, Language
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1902: Voulangis
Edward J. Steichen: Voulangis (1900-1902)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Art, Edward J. Steichen, France, Landscapes, Photography, USA
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