Tag Archives: Women

1881: By the Sea

Posted on October 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Max Klinger: By the Sea – Plate II from Intermezzos, Opus IV (1881) (source)

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40,000 ya: Löwenmensch

Posted on September 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

Discovered in 1939, the Löwenmensch (“lion-human”) is an ivory figurine carved from a mammoth’s tusk. It is the oldest-known zoomorphic (animal-shaped) sculpture in the world, as well as the oldest-known example of figurative art. Historically, there has been some debate over … Continue reading →

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1950: Atom Bomb Hits New York City

Posted on September 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

Chesley Bonestell: Atom Bomb Hits New York City; cover illustration for the August 5, 1950 issue of Collier’s magazine.

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1927: Divine Law

Posted on September 26, 2017 by corvusfugit

Beginning in 1902, Violet Oakley spent twenty-five years painting the murals that adorn the Pennsylvania state capitol building in Harrisburg. The image above is a study for her “Divine Law” mural in the Supreme Court, part of a series illustrating … Continue reading →

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1950: Costume Party

Posted on September 25, 2017 by corvusfugit

Flashbak says this: “The hocus-pocus magic of papier-mache masks brought Hollywood and German movie stars together in Berlin for a few hours of make-believe, Feb. 14, 1950. The skillful hands of Peter Ludwig plus members of Berlin’s artist colony and … Continue reading →

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1936: Coal Tipple

Posted on September 24, 2017 by corvusfugit

Louise Pershing: Bituminous Coal Tipple (1936)

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1938: Youth of Today

Posted on September 24, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Vachon: Picket line at King Farm, Morrisville PA, August 1938

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1937: Forest

Posted on September 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Emily Carr: Forest Interior in Shafts of Light (c. 1935-1937)

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1706: The Pretty Dragoon

Posted on September 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

The Story of Christiana Davis, “The British Amazon” In 1739 Christiana Davis, an outpensioner of Chelsea College, died, and was interred with military honours in the pensioners’ burying-ground. She was the daughter of a soldier in the Inniskilling Regiment, now … Continue reading →

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2014 : Don’t Mess with Me

Posted on September 20, 2017 by corvusfugit

Jas Charanjiva: Don’t Mess With Me (2014); see a profile of Charanjiva here.

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