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1921: Sweet Monsters
Rose O’Neill: Man and Earth (1921)—from a series entitled Sweet Monsters.
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1921: She Whipped up the Snakes and Ascended High Over the City
An illustration for Nathanial Hawthorne’s Tanglewood Tales by Virginia Frances Sterrett (1921). Found on Public Domain Review.
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1888: Lilies
Charles Courtney Curran: Lotus Lilies (1888)
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Tagged 1880's, 19th Century, Art, Charles Courtney Curran, Flowers, Painting, Ships & Sailing, USA, Water, Women
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1813: Deception
Margaretta Angelica Peale: Painting Catalogue: A Deception (1813)
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1879: Alice
George Dunlop Leslie: Alice in Wonderland (c. 1879) Alas! it was too late to wish that! She went on growing, and growing, and very soon had to kneel down on the floor: in another minute there was not even room … Continue reading
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Tagged 1860's, 1870's, 19th Century, Alice, Art, Books, Children, George Dunlop Leslie, Great Britain, Lewis Carroll, Mice, Mothers, Novels, Painting, Rabbits, Women
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1894: Novel
Santiago Rusiñol: Novela romántica (1894) ¡Ay! ¡Desgraciadamente no, Elvira! replicó con vehemencia Rodrigo clavando sus rasgados ojos más negros que el azabache en el rostro seductor de su prometida, sobran para mi devoradora inquietud. Ya no comprende vuestro corazón al … Continue reading
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Tagged 1850's, 1890's, 19th Century, Art, Books, Novels, Painting, Santiago Rusiñol, Spain, Teresa Arroniz y Bosch, Women, Writing
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1864: Glory be to God
Georgiana Houghton: Glory be to God (1864) Georgiana Houghton was a Victorian spiritualist and medium whose many paintings include descriptions on the reverse detailing the various spirits and angels that influenced her in producing them. Houghton called these works “spirit … Continue reading
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1955: Septima Poinsette Clark
After being fired from her job as a teacher for refusing to renounce her membership in the NAACP, Septima Clark became the Director of Education at the famous Highlander Center in Tennessee—a training school for civil rights activists and trade … Continue reading
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1889: Clouds
Marie Triepcke Kroyer: Clouds (1889)
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Tagged 1880's, 19th Century, Art, Denmark, Marie Triepcke Kroyer, Painting, Technology, The Sky, Women
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