Tag Archives: USA

2018: The Sky

Posted on March 2, 2018 by corvusfugit

This evening’s sky. See more here.

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1896: Cardiff

Posted on February 22, 2018 by corvusfugit

Lionel Walden: Cardiff Docks (1896)

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1670: A Very Strange and Prodigious Wonder

Posted on February 21, 2018 by corvusfugit

A letter from John Winthrop, Jr. to Lord Brereton, October 11, 1670: Boston Oct. 11, 1670. My Lord: The relation which I am now presenting to your Lordship is of a very strange and prodigious wonder this last Summer in … Continue reading →

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1813: Deception

Posted on February 20, 2018 by corvusfugit

Margaretta Angelica Peale: Painting Catalogue: A Deception (1813)

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2017: Mural

Posted on February 18, 2018 by corvusfugit

Sam Rodriguez: Here & There (2017) “Recently, I completed the first of what I hope will be many projects here in my hometown of San Jose, California on 8th & Empire Streets….On this wall, there is a portrait of my … Continue reading →

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1894: Versions

Posted on February 17, 2018 by corvusfugit

Kobayashi Kiyochika: Our Naval Forces in the Yellow Sea Firing at and Sinking Chinese Warships (1894) Josh Cochran: Tritons (c. 2006) Kiyochika’s print is propaganda celebrating Japan’s military superiority in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. Sources here and here. … Continue reading →

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2015: Absence of Clarity

Posted on February 12, 2018 by corvusfugit

Susan R. Goldstein: Absence of Clarity (2015)

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1973: 198 Methods

Posted on February 10, 2018 by corvusfugit

Gene Sharp died last week. Sharp was a prolific theorist of nonviolent action whose writings have influenced anti-government resistance movements around the world. His work was profoundly shaped by the study of Gandhi and the labor and civil rights activist … Continue reading →

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1960: Hidden Assets

Posted on February 5, 2018 by corvusfugit

Otis Kaye: Hidden Assets; the painting is undated, but I think the date on that $10 bill is 1960.

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1863: Twilight

Posted on February 4, 2018 by corvusfugit

Martin Johnson Heade: Twilight, Singing Beach (1863)

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