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June 10, 1854~ The first class of the United States Naval Academy graduates

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Drawing of Chapel, U.S. Naval Academy, by Ernest Flagg c.1903

1904–1908 / Beaux Arts design; concrete frame; gray brick & terracotta exterior
U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD

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Previous June 10 posts:

Pride Month~ June 10

Maurice Sendak: Born June 10, 1928

Artist Birthday Quiz for 6/10~

June 7, 1654~ Louis XIV is crowned King of France

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Louis XIV as Child in Coronation Robes by Henri Testelin

1648 / Oil on canvas / 80 3/4”x59 4/5” / Palace of Versailles, France

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Previous June 7 posts:

Pride Month~ June 7

Charles Rennie Mackintosh~ Born June 7, 1868

George Szell: Born June 7, 1897

Marion Post Wolcott: Born June 7, 1910

Artist Birthday Quiz for 6/7~

June 5, 1968~ Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy

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Souvenir II by Kerry James Marshall

1997 / Acrylic, collage and glitter on unstretched canvas banner / 108”x156”
Addison Gallery of American Art, Boston;
on loan to Detroit Institute of Arts until August 2019

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Previous June 5 posts:

Pride Month~ June 5

Artist Birthday Quiz for 6/5~

 

June 1, 1926~ Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson) is born

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Marilyn Monroe I by James Rosenquist

1962 / Oil and spray enamel on canvas / 93”x72 1/4” / The Museum of Modern Art, New York

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Previous June 1 posts:

Pride Month~ June 1

June 1, 1967: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is released

Artist Birthday Quiz for 6/1~