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1967: Talented Amateur
Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in The Avengers (1967)
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Cold War, Diana Rigg, Great Britain, Television, Women
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1924: That’s What the Leaves Murmured
Diaz’s Forest In a forest painted by Diaz, a little motherkin and her child stood still. They were now a good hour from the village. Gnarled trunks spoke a primeval tongue. The mother said to her child: “In my opinion, … Continue reading
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1935: Fixing her Hair
Serge Sudeikin: Fixing her Hair (Ruby Elzy in “Porgy and Bess,” 1935) (1935) (listen)
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1927: The Pat, Pat, Pat of the Sleepy Sheep
From Katherine Morris Lester’s Great Pictures and Their Stories, Book Three (1927): Picture Study is rapidly becoming an important factor in our public school education. “Nearly every progressive city,” says the Bureau of Education, Washington, D.C., “is making use of … Continue reading
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1923: Emancipation Machine
“I feel that I have done something for the women who have always had to work so hard. This will enable them more easily to earn a living.” Statement of Christopher Latham Sholes, inventor of the typewriter HOW WOMEN … Continue reading
1942: The Man Who Lost his Head
Claire Huchet Bishop: The Man Who Lost His Head (1942); illustration by Robert McCloskey.
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2009: Looking at Art; Looking at Africa; Looking at Art
Alex Mawimbi (formerly Ato Malinda): Looking at Art; Looking at Africa; Looking at Art (2009); “for the length of one hour, the performer crawls from one lying position on mangled concrete, to a standing position at a pile of soil. … Continue reading
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1994: Freeways
Catherine Opie: Untitled #1 (Freeways) (1994)
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2003: Donkey
Paola Pivi: Untitled (Donkey) (2003)
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