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Tag Archives: USA
1890: Nuts
De Scott Evans: Free Sample, Take One (c. 1890); Another Variety, Try One (c. 1890)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, De Scott Evans, Food and Drink, Painting, Trompe l'œil, USA
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2014: Fence
Alyson Shotz: Mirror Fence (2003-2014)
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Alyson Shotz, Art, Conceptual Art, Fences, USA, Women
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1906: The Work of Trade-Rats
One of the oddest little animals in existence is the Californian wood-rat, better known as the “trade-rat.” It owes the latter name to the fact that though it is a great thief, it never steals anything without putting something else … Continue reading
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1867: New Hampshire
David Johnson: Lancaster New Hampshire Farmland (1867)
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1967: On
On On yardbird corners of embryonic hopes, drowned in a heroin tear. On yardbird corners of parkerflights to sound filled pockets in space. On neuro-corners of striped brains & desperate electro-surgeons. On alcohol corners of pointless discussion & historical hangovers. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950's, 1960's, 20th Century, African-Americans, Billy Woodberry, Bob Kaufman, Photography, Poetry, Unions, USA
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1890: Three for Five
John George Brown: Three for Five (1890)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, Children, Flowers, John George Brown, Labor, Painting, USA
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1979: Who’s the Commanding Officer Here?
Francis Ford Coppola: Apocalypse Now (1979)
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Tagged 1970's, 20th Century, African-Americans, Art, Damien Leake, Film, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Sheen, USA, Vietnam War, War
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1968: Blood of the Poets
For her piece Blood of a Poet Box (1965-8), Eleanor Antin collected blood specimens from 100 poets, which she preserved and labeled in glass slides. The work alludes to Jean Cocteau’s 1930 film Le Sang d’un Poète [Blood of a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Art, Blood, Conceptual Art, Eleanor Antin, Poetry, USA, Women
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1981: The Innocent Eye
Mark Tansey: The Innocent Eye Test (1981) The title of this painting is taken from a book by the artist John Ruskin, The Elements of Drawing (1857), where, in a footnote, Ruskin says that to see as an artist requires … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, 1890's, 1980's, 19th Century, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Books, Claude Monet, Colors, Cows, Drawing, France, Great Britain, John Ruskin, Landscapes, Mark Tansey, Netherlands, Painting, Paulus Potter, USA
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1913: Gallery
Fold-out letter from Alfred Joseph Frueh to his fiancée Giuliette Fanciulli, Jan. 10, 1913. Frueh was an American caricaturist, cartoonist and illustrator. (source)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Alfred Joseph Frueh, Art, Letters, Miniatures, Museums, USA
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