Tag Archives: USA

1920: Robe

Posted on May 10, 2019 by corvusfugit

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 corvusfugit

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 corvusfugit

William Trost Richards: Quiet Seascape (1883)

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1880: Afternoon

Posted on April 28, 2019 by corvusfugit

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

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1881: Beach

Posted on April 26, 2019 by corvusfugit

F. K. M. Rehn: Beach of Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Massachusetts (1881)

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1895: Wage Map

Posted on April 25, 2019 by corvusfugit

Samuel Sewell Greeley: Wage Map No. 1-4, Polk St. to Twelfth, Chicago (1895) (source) In 2019 dollars: $5.00 and less = $7,852 per year and less $5.00 to $10.00 = $7,852 to $15,704 per year $10.00 to $15.00 = $15,704 … Continue reading →

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1875: Sunlight and Shadow

Posted on April 23, 2019 by corvusfugit

Martin Johnson Heade: Sunlight and Shadow: The Newbury Marshes (c. 1871-1875)

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2014: Jahmal

Posted on April 20, 2019 by corvusfugit

Gabriel Garcia Roman: Jahmal (2014); from a series, Queer Icons

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1964: Oh, My Mangled Head!

Posted on April 14, 2019 by corvusfugit

In his book Alice in Many Tongues (1964), Warren Weaver spends the last chapter using a curious method to evaluate various translations of Alice in Wonderland. He takes the same passage from each translation—a portion of the Mad Tea-Party—and asks … Continue reading →

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1938: Fire

Posted on April 11, 2019 by corvusfugit

Teresita Fernández: Fire (2005) Fire and heat provide modes of explanation in the most varied domains, because they have been for us the occasion for unforgettable memories, for simple and decisive personal experiences. Fire is thus a privileged phenomenon which … Continue reading →

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