Tag Archives: Technology

1936: Expectation

Posted on July 21, 2019 by corvusfugit

Richard Oelze: Expectation (1935-36)

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1865: An Unlikely Alliance

Posted on November 22, 2018 by corvusfugit

In the aftermath of the Civil War, an unlikely alliance was formed between the makers of pianos and the manufacturers of sewing machines. Both were products widely used by women at home, both were widely seen as triumphs of American … Continue reading →

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1889: Clouds

Posted on January 24, 2018 by corvusfugit

Marie Triepcke Kroyer: Clouds (1889)

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1923: Emancipation Machine

Posted on November 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

“I feel that I have done something for the women who have always had to work so hard. This will enable them more easily to earn a living.” Statement of Christopher Latham Sholes, inventor of the typewriter HOW WOMEN … Continue reading →

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2012: Moon

Posted on August 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Yee Sookyun: Translated Vase 2012 TVW The Moon 1 (2012) (source)

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2007: The Doll House

Posted on August 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

In 2005 I acquired the use of a farmhouse, abandoned in the late 60’s. The house was located near Sinclair Manitoba on highway #2. For over 18 months ( – winter) I re-shingled the roof with recycled shingles and restored … Continue reading →

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1895: Tentacles of the City

Posted on August 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

This is the beginning of “La plaine,” the poem that opens Emile Verhaeren’s 1895 book of poems, Les villes tentaculaires [The Tentacled Cities]. The cover is by Théo van Rysselberghe (source). I couldn’t find a translation online, so I did the … Continue reading →

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2002: In the Encyclopedia

Posted on July 26, 2017 by corvusfugit

Marc Steinmetz: Radio Receiver (2002) “Sometime in the seventies an inmate of Ludwigsburg prison, Germany, built this radio on the sly and hid it inside an encyclopedia.” From a series of photographs of prison escape tools (here).

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1921: Timeless Poetry

Posted on July 20, 2017 by corvusfugit

FORGET IT Forget the slander you have heard. Forget the hasty unkind word; Forget the quarrel and the cause, Forget the whole affair, because Forgetting is the only way. Forget the trials you have had, Forget the weather if it’s … Continue reading →

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1976: 2001

Posted on July 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

Dave deactivates HAL: Detail from Jack Kirby’s 1976 comic book adaptation of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Click for the full page:

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