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The Snow Maiden by Viktor Vasn..

Posted December 31, 2012 by Karen in Art / 0 Comments

1899 Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov (Russian: Виктор Михайлович Васнецов) (Lop’jal near Vyatka, May 15 (N.S.), 1848 — Moscow, June 23, 1926) was a Russian artist who specialized in mythological and historical subjects. He is considered a key figure of the revivalist […]

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The New School Mistress

Posted December 17, 2012 by Karen in Art / 0 Comments

In Remembrance of the women who dedicated themselves to educating the young children of Newtown, Connecticut. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. Title: The New school-mistress / drawn by Miss Jennie Brownscombe. Illus. in: Harper’s weekly, 1873 Sept. 20, p. […]

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Ferri’s The First Thanks..

Posted November 19, 2012 by Karen in Art / 0 Comments

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday and to mark the occasion, we’ve chosen J.L.g Ferris’s painting depicting the first Thanksgiving. The First Thanksgiving, reproduction of an oil painting by J.L.G. Ferris, early 20th century. Credit: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (neg. […]

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