Tag Archives: Animals

1924: Pastoral

Posted on November 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

Frederick Cayley Robinson: Pastoral (1924) (source)

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1939: Dog Fight

Posted on November 17, 2017 by corvusfugit

Bill Traylor: Untitled (Dog Fight with Writing) (c. 1939-40) (source) Bill Trylor Bill Tralor Bill Traylor This Dryling Was Done By Bill Tralor old man 85 years old

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1910: Crow on Willow Branch

Posted on November 17, 2017 by corvusfugit

Seiko: Crow on Willow Branch (1900s – 1910s) (source)

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1932: The King of the Crickets

Posted on November 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

The King of the Crickets from The Luck of the Bean-Rows, A Fairy-Tale for Lucky Children. My edition is an anonymous translation from the French of Charles Nodier, illustrated by Claud Lovat Fraser; undated but inscribed “December 25, 1932.”

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1807: The Westwood Children

Posted on November 13, 2017 by corvusfugit

Joshua Johnson: The Westwood Children (c. 1807)

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1923: A is for Antelope

Posted on November 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

C. B. Falls: ABC Book (1923)

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1903: Little Red Riding Hood and Friends

Posted on November 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Illustrations from W. W. Denslow’s 1903 series of picture books: Little Red Riding Hood, Denslow’s Humpty Dumpty, The Three Bears, Old Mother Hubbard, and House that Jack Built. Denslow is best known as the illustrator of L. Frank Baum’s The … Continue reading →

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1534: Wild Horses Fighting

Posted on November 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hans Baldung Grien: Wild Horses Fighting (1534)

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2003: Donkey

Posted on November 1, 2017 by corvusfugit

Paola Pivi: Untitled (Donkey) (2003)

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1967: I Show You This Nickel

Posted on October 22, 2017 by corvusfugit

Money an introductory lecture This morning we shall spend a few minutes Upon the study of symbolism, which is basic To the nature of money. I show you this nickel. Icons and cryptograms are written all over The nickel: one … Continue reading →

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