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September 17, 1907~ American sculptor Edmonia Lewis dies

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Hagar by Edmonia Lewis

1875 / Carved marble / 52 5/8”x15 1/4”x17 1/8” / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

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September 15, 1963~ Church bombing kills 4 young girls in Birmingham, Alabama

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Birmingham Totem by Charles W. White

1964 / Ink and charcoal on paper / 71 7/16”x40 1/16” / High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia

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16th Street Baptist Church Bombing~ https://www.nps.gov/articles/16thstreetbaptist.htm

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National Hispanic Heritage Month: Sept. 15 to Oct. 15

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September 13, 1922~ The Straw Hat Riot begins in New York City

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Self-portrait with Straw Hat by Róbert Berény

1906 / Oil on canvas / 23”x17 1/3” / Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest

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THE STRAW HAT RIOT OF 1922~ https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/straw-hat-riot/

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Arnold Schönberg: Born September 13, 1874

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September 12, 1940~ Four teenagers discover ancient cave paintings

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The Great Black Cow, detail of 1947 photograph by Ralph Morse

c.15,000 BC / Pigments derived from minerals / Lascaux Cave, Montignac, France

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H. L. Mencken: Born September 12, 1880

Alfred A. Knopf, Sr: Born September 12, 1892

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September 10, 1860~ Expressionist painter Marianne von Werefkin is born

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Police post in Vilnius by Marianne von Werefkin

1914 / Tempera on cardboard / 38 3/5”x32 1/4” / Museo Comunale d’Arte Moderna, Ascona, Switzerland

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Henry Purcell: Born September 10, 1659

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September 9, 1971~ Attica Prison uprising begins

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United States of Attica by Faith Ringgold

1972 / Offset lithograph / 21 5/8”x27 3/8” / Various collections

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