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Tag Archives: Painting
1939: Revolt
Hale Woodruff’s murals commemorating the revolt on the Spanish slave ship Amistad were installed in Talladega College’s Savery Library in 1939, the centennial of the uprising. The first mural depicts the moment when, on or about July 1, 1839, kidnapped … Continue reading
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Tagged 1830's, 1930's, 19th Century, 20th Century, Africa, African-Americans, Art, Hale Woodruff, Law, Libraries, Murals, Painting, Resistance, Ships & Sailing, Sierra Leone, Slavery, USA
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1639: Thoughts
From a letter written by James Howell, 17 March 1639: Having got into a close field, I cast my face upward, and…began to contemplate as I was in this posture the vast magnitude of the universe and what proportion this … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, 1820's, 19th Century, Animals, Art, Great Britain, James Howell, John Constable, Letters, Nature, Painting, Philosophy, The Sky, Trees
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1918: Munitions Girls
Stanhope Forbes: The Munitions Girls (1918)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Art, Factories, Great Britain, Labor, Painting, Stanhope Forbes, Women, WWI
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1900: Triptych
Constantin Meunier: Mine Triptych (Descent, Calvary, Ascent) (c. 1900)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Belgium, Constantin Meunier, Labor, Mines, Painting
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1885: Foundry
P. S. Krøyer: The Iron Foundry, Burmeister and Wain (1885)
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Tagged 1880's, 19th Century, Denmark, Factories, Industry, Labor, P. S. Krøyer, Painting
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1957: South to Southwesterly Winds Tomorrow
Kay Sage: South to Southwesterly Winds Tomorrow (1957)
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Tagged 1950's, 20th Century, Art, Kay Sage, Painting, The Sky, USA, Women
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1953: And Then We Saw the Daughter of the Minotaur
Leonora Carrington: And Then We Saw the Daughter of the Minotaur (1953)
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Tagged 1950's, 20th Century, Animals, Children, Dogs, Leonora Carrington, Mammals, Mexico, Mythology, Painting, Women
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1876: In the Woods
Alexander Wyant: In the Woods (ca. 1875-1876)
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Tagged 1870's, 19th Century, Alexander Wyant, Art, Landscapes, Painting, Trees, USA
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1921: Swans
Frank William Brangwyn: The Swans (1921)
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Animals, Birds, Frank William Brangwyn, Great Britain, Painting, Swans, Wales
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1927: Calm at Sea
Lyonel Feininger: Calm at Sea II (1927)
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Tagged Art, Germany, Lyonel Feininger, Painting, Seascapes, USA
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