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January 5, 1895~ Alfred Dreyfus dishonorably discharged and demoted

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Le Capitaine Dreyfus from “The Dreyfus Affair” by Ben Shahn

1984 / Pochoir lithograph on paper / 15 7/16”x11 15/16”
various incl. Fogg Museum, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA

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ALFRED DREYFUS AND THE “DREYFUS AFFAIR”~
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/alfred-dreyfus-and-the-dreyfus-affair

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Winter~ January 5

George Washington Carver: c.1864 – January 5, 1943

Artist Birthday Quiz for 1/5~

January 3, 1496~ Leonardo unsuccessfully tests a flying machine [supposedly]

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Atlantic Codex (Codex Atlanticus) by Leonardo da Vinci
(Top) f.858 recto   (Bottom) f.860 recto

c.1478-1480 / Pen and ink on paper / 12-volumes, 1,119 pp / Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, Italy

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January 2, 1935~ Jury selection begins for Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial

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Hauptmann Must Die by Reginald Marsh

1935 / Egg tempera on masonite / 27-3/4”x35-3/4” / Indianapolis Museum of Art, Newfields, Indianapolis, IN

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History of the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping~
https://www.thoughtco.com/lindberghs-baby-kidnapped-1779276

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Winter~ January 2

Artist Birthday Quiz for 1/2~

December 23, 1888~ Vincent Van Gogh cuts off his own ear

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Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe by Vincent van Gogh

January 1889 / 19 3/4”x17 3/8” / Oil on canvas / Philippe Niarchos Collection,
on long-term loan to Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

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Frick Art Reference Library~ Portrait de l’artiste, à la pipe et à l’oreille coupée~
https://arcade.nyarc.org/record=b1120069~S7
Why Did Van Gogh Cut Off His Own Ear?~
https://artsandculture.google.com/theme/why-did-van-gogh-cut-off-his-own-ear/bQJymzRE5UViIw?hl=en
Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, UK~
https://courtauld.ac.uk/gallery/collection/impressionism-post-impressionism/van-gogh-self-portrait

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December 23~ Animals in Art

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December 18, 1271~ Kublai Khan issues imperial edict establishing the Yuan dynasty

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Kublai Khan Hunting by Liu Guandao (or Liu Kuan-tao)

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1280 / Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk / 72”x41” / National Palace Museum, Taiwan

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December 12, 1408~ Order of the Dragon founded by Sigismund of Luxembourg

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Portrait of Sigismund of Luxembourg, formerly attributed to Pisanello

1433 / Parchment on wood / 23”x16 1/2” / Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

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December 12~ Animals in Art

Frank Sinatra: Born December 12, 1915

Artist Birthday Quiz for 12/12~

December 11, 1936~ Edward VIII announces he has abdicated the throne

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Woman of the Year 1936 by Dorothy Wilding

TIME named Wallis Warfield Simpson as their first-ever Woman of the Year

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Left: Cover of TIME magazine by Dorothy Wilding / January 4, 1937
Hand colored photograph / Volume XXIX, Number 1
Right: Wallis, Duchess of Windsor by Dorothy Wilding / 1935 / Bromide print
9 7/8”x7 1/8” / National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

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December 11~ Animals in Art

Artist Birthday Quiz for 12/11~