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1791: Picking Clams
Utagawa Toyokuni: Picking Clams (ca. 1791)
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Tagged 18th Century, Art, Food and Drink, Japan, Printmaking, Utagawa Toyokuni, Women
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1919: Ireland in Chains
On July 4, 1919, American supporters of Irish independence crashed the Independence Day parade in Washington D.C. Their participation had been officially banned by the parade organizers because Ireland was not a “fully accredited” nation, but—undeterred—they decorated a car and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Activism, Amelia Rosser, Cars, Ireland, Jack La Follette, Parades, Photography, USA, Women
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1943: Workers and Paintings
Honoré Sharrer: Workers and Paintings (1943) I can’t identify all the paintings in this painting. Leave a comment if you can fill in the blanks: Hugo Gellert : Free Man’s Duties (No 4) (1943) Jean-François … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, 1850's, 18th Century, 1930's, 1940's, 19th Century, 20th Century, African-Americans, Art, Dance, Diego Rivera, François Boucher, France, Grant Wood, Honoré Daumier, Honoré Sharrer, Hugo Gellert, Jean-François Millet, Labor, Madame de Pompadour, Mirrors, Netherlands, Pablo Picasso, Painting, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Portraits, Printmaking, Spain, USA, Women
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1986: Lower Manhattan
Yvonne Jacquette: A Glimpse of Lower Manhattan (Night) (1986)
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Tagged 1980's, 20th Century, Art, Cityscapes, New York City, Painting, USA, Women, Yvonne Jacquette
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1966: I Am Your Greatest Fan
I grew up in musical theater. To me, the highlight and the epitome of my life as a singer and actor and a dancer/choreographer was to star on Broadway. And as my popularity grew once [Star Trek] was on … Continue reading
1978: The Far Side of the Moon
Desiree E. Stuart-Alexander: Geologic map of the central far side of the Moon (1978) [detail]; full map here. (source)
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Tagged 1970's, 20th Century, Astronomy, Desiree E. Stuart-Alexander, Geology, Maps, The Moon, USA, Women
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2018: Gan Ainm
Helen O’Toole: Gan Ainm (2016-18); gan ainm is Irish for “without a name,” untitled.
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Art, Helen O'Toole, Ireland, Painting, Women
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1936: Untitled
Amy Nimr: Untitled (1936)
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Amy Nimr, Art, Death, Egypt, Fish, Painting, Syria, Women
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1865: An Unlikely Alliance
In the aftermath of the Civil War, an unlikely alliance was formed between the makers of pianos and the manufacturers of sewing machines. Both were products widely used by women at home, both were widely seen as triumphs of American … Continue reading
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Tagged 1860's, 19th Century, Music, Technology, Textiles, USA, Women
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1943: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Dorothea Tanning: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1943) Artspeak If Art would only talk it would, at last, reveal itself for what it is, what we all burn to know. As for our certainties, it would fetch a dry yawn then take … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940's, 2010's, 20th Century, 21st Century, Art, Dorothea Tanning, Flowers, Painting, Poetry, USA, Women
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