Tag Archives: Art History

May 31, 1927~ Ford Motor Company stops producing the Model T

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Henry Ford by Ernest Hamlin Baker

1941 / Gouache, ink, and graphite pencil on paperboard / 10 3/8”x9 1/4” / National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC

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Previous May 31 posts:

Love & War~ May 31

Walter Richard Sickert: Born May 31, 1860

W. Heath Robinson: Born May 31, 1872

Artist Birthday Quiz for 5/31~

May 30, 1498~ Columbus departs with 6 ships for 3rd trip to America

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Columbus Day Painting by Titus Kaphar

2014 / Oil and mixed media on canvas / 67 3/4”x90 3/4”x4”
Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL, long-term loan from Dr. Robert B. Feldman

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Previous May 30 posts:

Love & War~ May 30

Benny Goodman: Born May 30, 1909

Artist Birthday Quiz for 5/30~

May 29, 1970~ German-born American sculptor Eva Hesse dies

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Ennead by Eva Hesse

1966 / Acrylic, papier-mâché, plastic, plywood, string
Approximately 96”x39”x17” / Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA

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Previous May 29 posts:

Love & War~ May 29

May 29, 1913: Premiere of “Le sacre du printemps”

Artist Birthday Quiz for 5/29~

May 27, 1930 – The Chrysler Building in New York City opens to the public

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Chrysler Building: Tower by Margaret Bourke-White

1930–31 / Gelatin Silver Print / 5 7/16”x3 13/16” / Various , incl. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

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Previous May 27 posts:

Love & War~ May 27

Artist Birthday Quiz for 5/27~

May 26, 1896~ Coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna [May 14 OS]

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The Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II at the Dormition Cathedral
of the Moscow Kremlin on 14/26 May 1896 by Laurits Tuxen

1898 / Oil on canvas / 26”x34 1/2” / The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia

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Previous May 26 posts:

Love & War~ May 26

Artist Birthday Quiz for 5/26~

May 24, 1940~ First attempt to assassinate Leon Trotsky, Coyoacán, Mexico

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Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky by Frida Kahlo

1937 / Oil on masonite / 30”x24” / National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC

Previous May 24 posts:

Love & War~ May 24

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze: Born May 24, 1816

Bob Dylan: Born May 24, 1941

Artist Birthday Quiz for 5/24~

May 23, 1911~ Dedication of The New York Public Library

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The New York Public Library Lions by Edward Clark Potter

1911 / Pink Tennessee marble / 72”x144” / The New York Public Library

Birthing the New York Public Library Lions~
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Previous May 23 posts:

Love & War~ May 23

Margaret Wise Brown: Born May 23, 1910

Artist Birthday Quiz for 5/23~