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1918: Munitions Girls
Stanhope Forbes: The Munitions Girls (1918)
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1966: Dublin Sky
Evelyn Hofer: Dublin Sky (1966); from Dublin: A Portrait (1967).
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Art, Books, Cityscapes, Dublin, Germany, Ireland, Photography, Rivers, The Sky, USA, Women
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1957: South to Southwesterly Winds Tomorrow
Kay Sage: South to Southwesterly Winds Tomorrow (1957)
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1953: And Then We Saw the Daughter of the Minotaur
Leonora Carrington: And Then We Saw the Daughter of the Minotaur (1953)
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2018: New City
Rim Lee: New City (2018); from a series.
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Architecture, Art, Asian-Americans, Korea, Miniatures, Painting, Rim Lee, USA, Women
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1927: Festival
Maruja Mallo: La Verbena [The Festival] (1927)
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370 BC: Numberless Democrituses Like Himself
The pre-Socratic philosopher Democritus (c. 460 – c. 370 BC) believed in an infinite universe, and therefore in an infinite number of worlds. Some might be bigger or smaller than earth, he concluded; some might have more moons or suns, … Continue reading
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1979: Angel
Graciela Iturbide: Mujer Ángel, Desierto de Sonora, México [Angel Woman, Sonora Desert, Mexico] (1979)
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1972: Black Children Keep Your Spirits Free
Carolyn Lawrence: Black Children Keep Your Spirits Free (1972)
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1807: No Less Sacred to Them than the Tie of Marriage
I passed a few days in the valley of one of those streams of northern Vermont, which find their way into Champlain. If I were permitted to draw aside the veil of private life, I would briefly give you the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1800's, 19th Century, Charity Bryant, LGBTQ, Marriage, Sylvia Drake, USA, William Cullen Bryant, Women
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