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Tag Archives: Dogs
1821: In Life the Firmest Friend
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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Tagged 1820's, 19th Century, Animals, Art, Clifton Tomson, Dogs, George Gordon Byron, Great Britain, Mammals, Painting, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Poetry, Portraits, Thomas Love Peacock, Writing
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1974: Iconography
Annibale Carracci: Christ Crowned with Thorns (16th Century) Phil Roman, director: It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (1974)
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Tagged 16th Century, 1970's, Animals, Annibale Carracci, Art, Birds, Christianity, Comic Strips, Dogs, Italy, Latino/as, Mammals, Painting, Phil Roman, Television, USA
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1975: Huelga and Boycott
Happy Cesar Chavez Day! Chavez with his dogs Huelga (“strike”) and Boycott. He originally got them simply as guard dogs, but over time the relationship deepened. Boycott went everywhere with him—and he gave credit to both of them for leading … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970's, 20th Century, Animals, Cathy Murphy, Cesar Chavez, Dogs, Labor, Latino/as, Mammals, Photography, Strikes, Unions, USA, Women
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1371: The Strangest Duel
The strangest duel I ever met with, was one fought Between a dog and a man in the year 1371, in the presence of King Charles V of France… A Gentleman of the Court was supposed to have murdered another, … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Century, 18th Century, Animals, Dogs, Great Britain, King Charles V, Mammals, Murder, Susannah Dobson
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17th Century: The Dog-Headed Saint
In Eastern Christian Orthodox iconography, Saint Christopher sometimes appears with the head of a dog. As a consummate outsider who would become the patron saint of travellers, Christopher came to be associated with tales of far-flung peoples who blurred the … Continue reading
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1927: The Pat, Pat, Pat of the Sleepy Sheep
From Katherine Morris Lester’s Great Pictures and Their Stories, Book Three (1927): Picture Study is rapidly becoming an imÂportant factor in our public school education. “Nearly every progressive city,” says the Bureau of Education, Washington, D.C., “is making use of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920's, 19th Century, 20th Century, Animals, Anton Mauve, Art, Books, Children, Dogs, Katherine Morris Lester, Labor, Mammals, Netherlands, Painting, Sheep, USA, Women
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3rd Century BC: Dog
Dog Vessel: Colima, Mexico (200 B.C. – A.D. 500) (source)
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Tagged 3rd Century BC, 6th Century, Animals, Art, Ceramics, Dogs, Mammals, Mexico
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