Tag Archives: Art History

March 29, 1974~ Terracotta Army discovered in Shaanxi province, China

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Terracotta Warriors and Horses / Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor

246 BC-208 BC / Exterior earth pyramid: 154’x 1,690’x 1,591’ / Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang, Xi’an, China

Previous March 29 posts:

March 29~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

Raymond Hood: Born March 29, 1881

Artist Birthday Quiz for 3/29~

March 28, 1939~ Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid

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“Do not let your family live the drama of the war:
To evacuate Madrid is to help in the final victory” by Girón

c.1936-1937 / Lithograph, 3 colors / 39 2/5”x27” / Southworth Collection, University of California San Diego

Illustrated timeline of the Spanish Civil War~
https://warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/archives_online/digital/scw/simpletimeline2

Previous March 28 posts:

March 28~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

Artist Birthday Quiz for 3/28~

March 27, 1790~ Modern shoelace with aglet patented

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An aglet is the small plastic or fiber tube that binds the end of a shoelace (or similar cord) to prevent fraying and to allow the lace to be passed through an eyelet or another opening. This comes from the Latin word for “needle.” The modern shoestring (string and shoe holes) was first invented in England in 1790 (first recorded date March 27). Before shoestrings, shoes were commonly fastened with buckles.
https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-shoes-1992405

Shoes, 1888, by Vincent van Gogh

Oil on canvas / 18”x21 3/4” / The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

Previous March 27 posts:

March 27~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

Edward Steichen: Born March 27, 1879

Carl Barks (March 27, 1901-August 25, 2000)

Artist Birthday Quiz for 3/27~

March 24, 1603~ James VI of Scotland ascends to the English throne

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King James VI of Scotland, later James I of England, at 20
attributed to Adrian Vanson

c.1586 / Oil on panel / 13 3/4”x10” / National Trust for Scotland, Falkland Palace & Garden

Previous March 24 posts:

March 24~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

Edward Weston: Born March 24, 1886

Artist Birthday Quiz for 3/24~

March 21 1859~ National Gallery of Scotland opens in Edinburgh

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Seine Boat by Joan Eardley

c.1960 / Oil on canvas / 24 1/4”x20” / National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh

Previous March 21 posts:

March 21~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

Modest Mussorgsky: Born March 21, 1839

Al Williamson: Born March 21, 1931

Artist Birthday Quiz for 3/21~

 

March 20, 1923~ Picasso’s first U.S. solo show in a noncommercial setting

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Catalogue Cover for Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso

1923 / Catalogue of exhibition of original drawings by Pablo Picasso
Presented in The Art Institute of Chicago; hosted by The Arts Club of Chicago

Previous March 20 posts:

March 20~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

Art Forger Eric Hebborn: Born March 20, 1934

Artist Birthday Quiz for 3/20~