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Tag Archives: USA
1908: Dream of New York
Harry M. Pettit: Illustration for Moses King’s guidebook Views of New York (1908)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Architecture, Art, Aviation, Cityscapes, Harry M. Pettit, Moses King, New York City, USA
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1890: The Sea
Thomas Alexander Harrison: The Sea. I think this is a photogravure print of one of his paintings. I made up the date.
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, France, Painting, Printmaking, Seascapes, Thomas Alexander Harrison, USA
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2014: Societal Collapse
“How real is the possibility of a societal collapse?” We conducted a series of experiments with the HANDY model, considering first an egalitarian society without Elites (xE = 0), next an equitable society (κ = 1) where Non-Workers and Workers … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Capitalism, Environment, Eugenia Kalnay, Jorge Rivas, Safa Motesharrei, Sociology, USA
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2016: Helpful Maps
I made these about a year ago. Let me know if you like them.
1871: Hot Spring
William Henry Jackson: Jupiter Terraces at Mammoth Hot Spring (1871); Jackson’s photographs were instrumental in convincing the US Congress to create Yellowstone National Park.
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Tagged 1870's, 19th Century, Art, Landscapes, Photography, USA, William Henry Jackson
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1972: Empty
Sam Gilliam: Empty (1972)
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Tagged 1970's, 20th Century, African-Americans, Art, Painting, Sam Gilliam, USA
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1985: Calendar Man!
Batman Vol. 1, #384 (June, 1985); cover artists Paris Cullins and Anthony Tollin
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Tagged 1980's, 20th Century, Anthony Tollin, Art, Batman, Comics, Paris Cullins, Time, USA
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2008: Gulf Crossing
Corey Arnold: Gulf Crossing (2008)
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Tagged 2000's, 21st Century, Art, Corey Arnold, Photography, USA, Water
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1984: Action Painting
Mark Tansey: Action Painting II (1984)
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Tagged 1980's, 20th Century, Art, Aviation, Mark Tansey, Painting, USA
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2017: More Sky
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