Tag Archives: USA

1965: It Was Always Saturday

Posted on May 23, 2019 by

He was Walt. He owned a Jaguar XXB sports ship with a flat-out velocity of fifteen thousand miles an hour. His shirts came from Italy and his shoes were made in England. As he opened his eyes he looked for … Continue reading →

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2013: Heliocentrist

Posted on May 13, 2019 by

Robert Pruitt: Heliocentrist (2013)

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1952: The Grim Thoughts which Harass Me

Posted on May 12, 2019 by

Baffling Mysteries No. 7 (March 1952); art by Lou Cameron, found here.

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1920: Robe

Posted on May 10, 2019 by

James White Calf (attrib): Elkskin Robe (ca. 1920); the robe is a record of the war honors of Mountain Chief, a Blackfeet chief.

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1919: At the Back of the North Wind

Posted on May 6, 2019 by

Jessie Willcox Smith: illustration for George MacDonald’s At the Back of the North Wind (1919)

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1883: Quiet Seascape

Posted on May 3, 2019 by

William Trost Richards: Quiet Seascape (1883)

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1880: Afternoon

Posted on April 28, 2019 by

Alfred Thompson Bricher: Afternoon, Southampton Beach; I made up the date.

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