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July 24, 1567~ Mary Queen of Scots forced to abdicate in favor of her infant son

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James VI and I, 1566-1625. King of Scotland 1567-1625.
King of England and Ireland 1603-1625 (As a boy)  by Arnold Bronckorst

c.1574 / Oil on panel / 18”x12” / National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh

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Summer~ July 24

Artist Birthday Quiz for 7/24~

July 21, 1969~ Apollo 11 Lunar Module takes off from the moon

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Boy and Moon  by  Edward Hopper

1906–07 / Pen, brush + ink, and transparent + opaque watercolor on paper
Image: 16”x13” / Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, NY

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Summer~ July 21

Isaac Stern: Born July 21, 1920

Artist Birthday Quiz for 7/21~

July 20, 1969~ Neil Armstrong steps onto the surface of the moon

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Ladder to the Moon by Georgia O’Keeffe

1958 / Oil on canvas / 40 3/16”x30 1/4” / Emily Fisher Landau Collection,
Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, NY

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Summer~ July 20

July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap For Mankind

Artist Birthday Quiz for 7/20~

July 18, 1610~ Italian painter Caravaggio dies in Tuscany

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Boy Bitten by a Lizard by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio

c.1594-5 / 26”x19 1/2” / Oil on canvas / The National Gallery, London
(a second version of this painting belongs to the Roberto Longhi Foundation’s collection in Florence)

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Summer~ July 18

Artist Birthday Quiz for 7/18~

July 17, 1918~ The Romanovs and several retainers are executed

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Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Fjordorovna
with their daughters Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia (as a baby)
by Elena Petrovna Samokish-Sudkovskaya

[Note: Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov was not born until 1904]

1902 / Watercolor on pencil heightened with white on cardboard / 7 1/10”x12 1/5” / Private collection

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Summer~ July 17

Artist Birthday Quiz for 7/17~

July 16, 1956~ Last show under a “Big Top” for Ringling Bros. and Barnum + Bailey Circus

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Top of the Tent by Esther Bruton

1930 / Drypoint / 8”x6” / Various, including National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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Summer~ July 16

“Redes” released on July 16, 1936 (Mexico City)

Charles Sheeler: Born July 16, 1883

Artist Birthday Quiz for 7/16~

July 14~ La Fête Nationale Française (Bastille Day)

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July 14th-Bastille Day  by  Henri Jules Jean Geoffroy

c.1900 / Oil on canvas / 18”x24” / Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, under construction, LA, CA

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Jean Geoffroy: the world of the child~
https://eclecticlight.co/2019/01/07/jean-geoffroy-the-world-of-the-child/
Bastille Day: 14 July The National Holiday~
https://www.gouvernement.fr/en/bastille-day-14-july-the-national-holiday
The French Revolution in Pictures~ https://frda.stanford.edu/en

July 12, 1863~ British forces invade Waikato in New Zealand

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King Tawhiao Potatau Te Wherowhero by Gottfried Lindauer

c.1885 / Oil on canvas / 29”x25” / Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, New Zealand

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Summer~ July 12

Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: Born July 12, 1874

Oscar Hammerstein II: Born July 12, 1895

Van Cliburn: Born July 12, 1934

Artist Birthday Quiz for 7/12~