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Tag Archives: USA
2011: Surface to Air
Thomas Doyle: Surface to Air (2011)
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Art, Conceptual Art, Miniatures, Sculpture, Thomas Doyle, USA
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1904: Off Conanicut
William Trost Richards: Off Conanicut, Newport (1904)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Art, Painting, Seascapes, USA, William Trost Richards
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1986: The Fist
Robert Graham: Monument to Joe Louis in Detroit, Michigan (1986) Louis—whose family moved to Detroit in 1926—was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949 and one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. He is considered the first … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930's, 1940's, 1980's, 20th Century, African-Americans, Art, Detroit, Joe Louis, Robert Graham, Sculpture, Sports, USA
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1933: Who You Gonna Believe—Me or Your Own Eyes?
Leo McCarey, director: Duck Soup (1933)
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Comedy, Film, Leo McCarey, Marx Brothers, Mirrors, USA
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1892: Moonlight
Thomas Alexander Harrison: Marine, Clair de lune (c. 1892-1893)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, France, Painting, Seascapes, The Moon, Thomas Alexander Harrison, USA
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1967: I Show You This Nickel
Money an introductory lecture This morning we shall spend a few minutes Upon the study of symbolism, which is basic To the nature of money. I show you this nickel. Icons and cryptograms are written all over The nickel: one … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Animals, Bison, Howard Nemerov, John Keats, Mammals, Money, Native Americans, Poetry, USA
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1870: Afternoon by the Ocean
Alfred Thompson Bricher: Afternoon by the Ocean; 1870 is a complete guess for the date of this painting.
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Tagged 1870's, 19th Century, Alfred Thompson Bricher, Art, Painting, Seascapes, USA
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1912: Monument
John Russell Pope: Competition Proposal for Lincoln Monument (1912); Pope’s firm designed the National Archives and Records Administration building (1935), the Jefferson Memorial (1943) and the West Building of the National Gallery of Art (1941).
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Abraham Lincoln, Architecture, Drawing, John Russell Pope, Monuments, USA, Washington DC
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2016: Correction
A correction in The New York Times, April 10, 2016: An article on March 20 about wave piloting in the Marshall Islands misstated the number of possible paths that could be navigated without instruments among the 34 islands and atolls … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Journalism, Marshall Islands, Ships & Sailing, The New York Times, USA
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1977: FZAAKK!!!
Jack Kirby (pencils) & Mike Royer (inks): Captain America #214 (October, 1977) (source)
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Tagged 1970's, 20th Century, Art, Comics, Drawing, FZZAAKK!!!, Jack Kirby, Mike Royer, USA
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