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Grant Wood’s most famous picture is American Gothic (1930), that painting stepped in storytelling and subversive wit of two farmers looking lean, staid and weather-beaten as they stand guard before their lean and staid home. But there’s lot more to him that than hit. Wood was a versatile artist who made arts and crafts … Continue reading "Grant Wood: America The Sensual" The post Grant Wood: America The Sensual appeared first on Flashbak.
Ex Libris is a Latin phrase that translates as “from the books”. Also known as bookplates, Ex Libris were first used in Germany in the 15th Century. These designs are pasted into a book’s inside cover or endpaper as a sign of ownership. The first books were highly valuable and prestigious objects, and often … Continue reading "The Art of Erotic Ex Libris (NSFW)" The post The Art of Erotic Ex Libris (NSFW) appeared first on Flashbak.
These wonderful illustrations of a broad variety of fora fauna are from German naturalist Lorenz Oken’s huge atlas of living things, the Allgemeine Naturgeschichte für alle Stände atlas (1833-1834) (General natural history for all classes). Published over seven instalments, its pages are packed with illustrations from a number of artists, including from Conrad Kull, … Continue reading "Illustrations from Lorenz Oken’s Atlas of Living Things, 1833-1834" The post Illustrations from Lorenz Oken’s Atlas of Living Things, 1833-1834 appeared first on Flashbak.
Before image filters and digital backdrops added depth and interest to photographs, placing subjects in exquisite settings, there were hand-painted backgrounds for photography studios. Beginning in the mid-1800s, decorative backgrounds worked at the intersection of traditional painting and the new technology of photography. These examples are from a 1908 catalog of backgrounds by Messers. Packard … Continue reading "Painted Backgrounds for Early 20th Century Photographers, 1908" The post Painted Backgrounds for Early 20th Century Photographers, 1908 appeared first on Flashbak.
Born Murray Odessky on October 16, 1931, the artist who would eventually change his name to “moses” moved to the Big Island of Hawaii and began to create 255 brilliant paper bag hats – sculptures that he donated to the Mingei Museum in San Diego, CA. Until he died in 2015, moses could be … Continue reading "The Brilliant Paper Bag Hats Made by Self-Taught Artist moses of Hawaii" The post The Brilliant Paper Bag Hats Made by Self-Taught Artist moses of Hawaii appeared first on Flashbak.
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The Wangara chronicle, one of West Africa's oldest surviving historical texts composed around 1650, contains an interesting account explaining the migration of a group of scholars from medieval Malī against the wishes of its ruler:
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