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Tag Archives: The Moon
1895: Moon over the Forest
Charles Warren Eaton: Moon over the Forest (c 1895)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Charles Warren Eaton, Landscapes, Painting, The Moon, USA
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1885: Moonrise
Henri-Joseph Harpignies: Moonrise (1885)
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Tagged 1880's, 19th Century, Art, France, Henri-Joseph Harpignies, Landscapes, Painting, The Moon
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1965: Lo, The Mystique City
Betye Saar: Lo, The Mystique City (1965)
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Tagged African-Americans, Art, Betye Saar, Cities, Printmaking, The Moon, USA, Women
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1978: The Far Side of the Moon
Desiree E. Stuart-Alexander: Geologic map of the central far side of the Moon (1978) [detail]; full map here. (source)
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Tagged 1970's, 20th Century, Astronomy, Desiree E. Stuart-Alexander, Geology, Maps, The Moon, USA, Women
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1926: Moon
Frederick Judd Waugh: The Risen Moon (1926)
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Art, Frederick Judd Waugh, Painting, Seascapes, The Moon, USA
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1969: On the Moon
Thomas Schmagmeier made this map of the Apollo 11 landing site overlaid on a soccer field to give a sense of scale to the distances traveled by the astronauts. He also made a baseball version. (These are revised versions of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Astronomy, Maps, Sports, The Moon, Thomas Schmagmeier, USA
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1898: The Moon
This model of the moon—made of 116 sections of plaster on a framework of wood and metal—was prepared by Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt for the Field Columbian Museum in Chicago; the museum was located on the grounds of the World’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Astronomy, Chicago, Germany, Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt, Miniatures, Museums, The Moon, USA
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1859: Mondscheinlandschaft
Carl Gustav Carus: Moonlit Landscape (1859)
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Tagged 1850's, 19th Century, Art, Carl Gustav Carus, Germany, Landscapes, Painting, The Moon
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1925: The Copper Tambourine of the Night
Maximilian Voloshin: Медный бубен ночи [The Copper Tambourine of the Night] (1925) The pearl bejeweling the quiet of night, The gem of the lagoon’s star-studded base! Your light makes young and pallid every face, Thorn-apple longs for You in love-lorn … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Art, Landscapes, Maximilian Voloshin, Painting, Poetry, Russia, Soviet Union, The Moon
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1846: The System According to the Holy Scriptures
The Muggletonians were a radical Protestant sect that originated in the seventeenth century when London tailors John Reeve and Lodowick Muggleton announced themselves as the prophets foretold in the Book of Revelation. Along with Diggers, Ranters, and Levellers, Muggletonians comprised … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, 1840's, 19th Century, Astronomy, Books, Christianity, English Civil War, Great Britain, Isaac Frost, Muggletonians, Printmaking, Religion, The Moon, The Sun
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