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[thecrankyprofessor]

That's an interesting p.o.v. for New York Harbor!!

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Claude Flight (1881-1955)
Swing-Boats, 1921
Linocut in colors on thin tracing paper tipped to black-brown paper support, as issued, signed in pencil and numbered 23/50, the full sheet, framed.
sheet 10 x 13 1/4in

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Bloomers

-Plain Home Talk 1902

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Fujio Yoshida
1887-1987

Ladyslipper Orchids, Woodblock print

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[kafkasapartment]

The Wondrous Birds of the Himalayas and the Forgotten Victorian Woman Whose Illustrations Rewilded the Western Imagination

Bridging Blake and Darwin with a single-hair brush.

The Marginalian

Gould was a pioneer in the field of ornithological illustration. She was one of the first women to be recognized for her work in this field, and her illustrations helped to popularize the study of birds.

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[installator]

“Heavy rain in Berlin today resulting in a leaky ceiling in the main Rembrandt room in the Gemäldegalerie — a monumental Rembrandt covered in plastic and duct tape while a steady patter of drops land in a bucket an inch or two in front of the painting.” (@blackfaurest)

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Eeeek!

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These chromolithographs were originally created for various "Book of Hours," a type of Christian prayer book, that contained prayers to recite at different times of day. While these pieces are undated, chromolithography was popular throughout the 19th century until cheaper printing methods became more popular in the 1930s.