Tag Archives: USA

1881: Tintagel

Posted on October 12, 2017 by corvusfugit

William Trost Richards: Tintagel (1881)

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1935: Waves

Posted on October 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Constantin Westchiloff: Rolling Waves. The painting is undated; Westchiloff immigrated to the United States in 1935 and lived in New York City

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1880: Ironworkers

Posted on October 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

Thomas Anshutz: The Ironworkers’ Noontime (1880)

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1830: The Boy After this Excited Much Wonder

Posted on October 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

From John Fanning Watson’s Annals of Philadelphia, being a collection of memoirs, anecdotes, and incidents of the city and its inhabitants, from the days of the Pilgrim founders (1830): The good people of Caledonia [Scotland] have so long and exclusively … Continue reading →

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2015: Police

Posted on October 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Kerry James Marshall: Untitled (policeman), 2015

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1947: Comic Books

Posted on October 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Ruth Orkin: Comic Book Readers, New York City, 1947

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1947: Showroom

Posted on October 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Dewey G. Mears: [A View of a Furniture Showroom] (June 1, 1947) (source)

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2009: Crumbs

Posted on October 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

D. R. McCoy: Crumbs (2009); “I have been studying the Book of Acts recently, which reminded me that gentiles like myself are only allowed into the kingdom because we are receiving the ‘crumbs’ discarded by the people in Jesus’ day. … Continue reading →

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2005: The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

Posted on October 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

The Brothers Quay, directors: The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005)

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2015: Rebuild

Posted on October 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

Theaster Gates’s transformation of an abandoned bank in Chicago. “Rebuild Foundation is a nonprofit organization that endeavors to rebuild the cultural foundations of underinvested neighborhoods and incite movements of community revitalization that are culture based, artist led, and neighborhood driven.” … Continue reading →

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