Tag Archives: Art

2001: Nothing But Black Space

Posted on July 22, 2018 by corvusfugit

In a 2001 study, Tim and Virginia Kasser analyzed the dreams of people who had been assessed as either highly materialistic or non-materialistic. They asked the participants to share “the two most meaningful, memorable, or powerful dreams they remembered in … Continue reading →

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2018: The Sky

Posted on July 21, 2018 by corvusfugit

Yesterday morning. See more here.

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1908: Woodland Pool

Posted on July 13, 2018 by corvusfugit

Julian Onderdonk: The Woodland Pool (1908)

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1562: Namesakes

Posted on July 13, 2018 by corvusfugit

The city of Richmond, California is named after the city of Richmond, Virginia, which is named after the English town of Richmond near London, which was named for Richmond Palace, which Henry VII named after his ancestral home in Richmond, … Continue reading →

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1936: Then It Will Be Over

Posted on July 8, 2018 by corvusfugit

Here we are, alone again. It’s all so slow, so heavy, so sad … I’ll be old soon. Then at last it will be over. So many people have come into my room. They’ve talked. They haven’t said much. They’ve … Continue reading →

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2012: Journey

Posted on July 4, 2018 by corvusfugit

Sol Halabi: Viaje en Bote (2012)

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2010: Runaway

Posted on June 26, 2018 by corvusfugit

Aubrey Longley-Cook: Runaway (2010); Longley-Cook’s blog is here.

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1890: Seagulls

Posted on June 26, 2018 by corvusfugit

Max Jensen: Seagulls over the Waves; I made up the date.

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1956: Portrait

Posted on June 23, 2018 by corvusfugit

Seydou Keïta: Untitled (1956)

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1821: In Life the Firmest Friend

Posted on June 12, 2018 by corvusfugit

From a letter written by Percy Bysshe Shelley to Thomas Love Peacock, August 1821: Lord Byron gets up at two. I get up, quite contrary to my usual custom…at twelve. After breakfast, we sit talking till six. From six till … Continue reading →

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