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May 20, 1883~ Krakatoa’s first activity in 200+ years; eruptions turn deadly August 26

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Atmospheric effects of the Krakatoa eruption by William Ascroft (1832-1914, British)

Chromolithographic reproduction of pastel sketches; used as front piece for “The Eruption of Krakatoa, and Subsequent Phenomena:
Report of the Krakatoa committee of the Royal Society (1888)” / 11 3/5”x8 1/2” / Houghton Library, Harvard University

Clouds Like Blood: How a 19th-Century Volcano Changed the Color of Sunsets~
https://hyperallergic.com/173597/clouds-like-blood-how-a-19th-century-volcano-changed-the-color-of-sunsets/

Previous May 20 posts:

Love & War~ May 20

Artist Birthday Quiz for 5/20~

May 16, 1891~ Panorama artist John Banvard dies

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John Banvard, creator of “Grand Panorama of the Mississippi”, by Charles Baugniet

1849 / Hand-colored lithograph with tint-stone on paper / 19 3/16”x14 5/8” / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

“Description of Banvard’s panorama of the Mississippi river, painted on three miles of canvas: exhibiting a view of country 1200 miles in length, extending from the mouth of the Mississippi river to the city of New Orleans; being by far the largest picture ever executed by man”
https://archive.org/details/descriptionofban00banv

Previous May 16 posts:

Love & War~ May 16

Tamara de Lempicka~ Born May 16, 1898(?)

Woody Herman: Born May 16, 1913

Artist Birthday Quiz for 5/16~

May 9, 1874~ Howard Carter, British archaeologist, historian, and artist is born

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Under the Protection of the Gods by Howard Carter

1908 / Watercolor / 24 7/16”x18 1/8” / Private collection?

The man most famous for his discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb was also an artist.
An album of Howard Carter’s watercolours of birds and animals~
http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/Carter_birds_gallery.html

Previous May 6 posts:

Love & War~ May 9

Artist Birthday Quiz for 5/9~

May 6, 1935~ FDR establishes the Works Progress Administration

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Noah’s Ark Mural by Helen Forbes and Dorothy Puccinelli

1938 / Egg Tempera / 1,200’ expanse / San Francisco Zoo Mother’s Building

Works Progress Administration (WPA) (1935)~
https://livingnewdeal.org/glossary/works-progress-administration-wpa-1935/

Previous May 6 posts:

Love & War~ May 6

Nora Clench~ May 6, 1867-May 17, 1938

Rudolph Valentino: Born May 6, 1895

Kentucky Derby: May 6, 2017

Artist Birthday Quiz for 5/6~