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Tag Archives: USA
2015: Grid
Victor Hugo Zayas: Grid Series 16 (2015)
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Art, Cityscapes, Latino/as/x, Los Angeles, Painting, USA, Victor Hugo Zayas
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1941: A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever
Russell Lee: Candy stand run by Negro. Southside, Chicago, Illinois (1941) A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940's, 20th Century, African-Americans, Chicago, John Keats, Judy Garland, Oz, Photography, Russell Lee, USA
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1966: Coleslaw
From a 1996 essay by Elisabeth Roudinesco, “Lacan and Derrida in the History of Psychoanalysis”: The first encounter between Lacan and Derrida took place…at a famous symposium held in Baltimore in October 1966, which, under the auspices of the Center … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Food and Drink, France, Jacques Derrida, Jacques Lacan, Philosophy, Psychology, René Descartes, USA
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1980: Burnt House
Robert Gober: Burnt House (1980)
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Tagged 1980's, 20th Century, Art, Fire, Houses, LGBTQ, Miniatures, Robert Gober, Sculpture, USA
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1928: Damaged
Walker Evans: [Workers Loading Neon “Damaged” Sign into Truck, West Eleventh Street, New York City] (1928-1930)
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Tagged 1920's, Labor, New York City, Photography, USA, Walker Evans
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19th Century: Provenance Unknown
Portrait of a child holding a lizard. Nineteenth or twentieth century, maybe American.
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Tagged 19th Century, 20th Century, Animals, Children, Lizards, Portraits, Reptiles, USA
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1889: Artist-in-Residence
The celebrated 19th century French painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur was known for wearing men’s pants, shirts, and ties, as well as participating in traditionally masculine activities such as hunting and smoking. She lived with her lifelong partner, Nathalie Micas … Continue reading
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Tagged "Buffalo Bill" Cody, 1880's, 19th Century, Animals, France, Horses, LGBTQ, Mammals, Nathalie Micas, Native Americans, Painting, Photography, Portraits, Printmaking, Rosa Bonheur, Sheep, USA, Women
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1961: A Song Bob Dylan Never Wrote
From Dylan’s Chronicles Volume One (2004): I can’t say when it occurred to me to write my own songs. I couldn’t have come up with anything comparable or halfway close to the folk song lyrics I was singing to define … Continue reading
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Tagged "Big Bill" Haywood, 1960's, 20th Century, Alfred Hayes, Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, Earl Robinson, IWW, Joe Hill, Labor, Leadbelly, Music, Paul RObeson, Photography, Saints, St. Augustine, Ted Russell, Unions, USA, Woody Guthrie
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1965: The Girl Who Took Care of the Turkeys
The Girl Who Took Care of the Turkeys Now we take it up. (audience)Ye——s indeed. There were villagers at the Middle Place and a girl had her home there at Wind Place where she kept a flock of turkeys. At … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Animals, Birds, Dance, Dennis Tedlock, Native Americans, Poetry, Turkeys, USA, Walter Sanchez, Zuni
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1932: New Art Saves Strange Beasts
A headline from this article in Popular Science Monthly, January 1932:
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Mammals, Museums, Rhinoceroses, Science, USA, Zebras
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