Tag Archives: Art

1933: As for Myself, I Calmly Continued to Paint

Posted on July 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Diego Rivera writes about the reactions to his murals in the Detroit Institute of Arts: Thoroughly immersed in my labors though I was, I became conscious after a time, that whispers were beginning to circulate through the city concerning certain … Continue reading →

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1901: Max’s Monkeys

Posted on July 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Gabriel von Max: Abelard and Heloise (after 1900). Max and his wife lived with as many as 14 monkeys. Here are some more examples of his work:

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1891: The Song

Posted on July 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Thomas Wilmer Dewing: The Song (1891) More:

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2012: The Cube

Posted on July 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

Artwork by Francesco Lorenzetti. I guessed at the date. (source) See more cubes here.

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2014: A Moroccan Man (1913)

Posted on July 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Senegalese artist Omar Victor Diop stages his self-portraits as historical photographs—complete with “original” dates. The photo above, for example, is titled A Moroccan man (1913); the one to the left is Dom Nicolau (Circa. 1830–1860). Both are from his 2014 … Continue reading →

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1854: A Train of Terrible Miseries

Posted on July 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

It may appear to those whom I have the honor to address a singular taste for me, an Indian, to take an interest in the triumphal days of a people who occupy, by conquest or have usurped, the possessions of … Continue reading →

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1920: Thomas Shields Clarke Leaves his Autochromes

Posted on July 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

The Autochrome Lumière—patented in 1903 by the brothers Lumière in France and first marketed in 1907—was the first method of making color photographs, and quickly become popular among amateur photographers like Thomas Shields Clarke, an American painter and … Continue reading →

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2012: Nefertiti in the Streets

Posted on July 2, 2017 by corvusfugit

Graffiti in Cairo by El Zeft

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2015: Moon and Sea

Posted on July 1, 2017 by corvusfugit

George Dmitriev: Moon and Sea (c. 2015)

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1903: Along the Shore

Posted on June 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

William Trost Richards: Along the Shore (1903)

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