Tag Archives: Art

2002: Trickland

Posted on April 15, 2019 by corvusfugit

Michaël Borremans: Trickland (2002)

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1906: Entrance to Paradise

Posted on April 13, 2019 by corvusfugit

Wilhelm Bernatzik: Entrance to Paradise (1906)

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1938: Fire

Posted on April 11, 2019 by corvusfugit

Teresita Fernández: Fire (2005) Fire and heat provide modes of explanation in the most varied domains, because they have been for us the occasion for unforgettable memories, for simple and decisive personal experiences. Fire is thus a privileged phenomenon which … Continue reading →

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1973: And Here As In Other Places

Posted on April 5, 2019 by corvusfugit

Fold-out poster of Emiliano Zapata from El Malcriado, newsletter of the United Farm Workers, AFL-CIO (May 4,1973) (source) …And here as in other places, enslaved men and women, whose consciousness has been asleep, are waking up, looking around struggling…

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1880: Autumn Landscape

Posted on April 3, 2019 by corvusfugit

George Inness: Autumn Landscape with Cattle; I made up the date.

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1791: Picking Clams

Posted on March 31, 2019 by corvusfugit

Utagawa Toyokuni: Picking Clams (ca. 1791)

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2007: White Chair

Posted on March 28, 2019 by corvusfugit

Jia Aili: White Chair (2007)

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1901: Am I So Very Ugly?

Posted on March 25, 2019 by corvusfugit

Walter Crane: “Am I so very ugly?” —illustration for Beauty and the Beast (ca. 1901)

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1883: Long Lake

Posted on March 24, 2019 by corvusfugit

Grafton Tyler Brown: Long Lake, B.C. (1883) Born to African-American parents who had left the slave state of Maryland for the free state of Pennsylvania in 1837, Grafton Tyler Brown set off for Sacramento at the age of 17 and … Continue reading →

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1871: Wasp in a Wig

Posted on March 13, 2019 by corvusfugit

In 1870, illustrator John Tenniel wrote to Lewis Carroll suggesting that he delete an episode from Through the Looking-Glass: Don’t think me brutal, but I am bound to say that the ‘wasp’ chapter doesn’t interest me in the least, & … Continue reading →

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