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The world is a museum - admission is free. Old Guy - Designer - PNW
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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: National Hospitality Workers Day Bar and Grill, 1941 Jacob Lawrence, (1917-2000) gouache on paper "In mid-20th-century America—a partition, separating white and black patrons—underscoring the absurdity of segregation." #ArtHistory #TodayInART #BlackHistorymonth

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: National Walk Your Dog Day Body of work Jimmy Lee Sudduth (1910-2007) Bronze "known for mud-based paintings. His dog Toto was a frequent subject, capturing personality." #art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #News #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist #NationalWalkYourDogDay

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: Card Reading Day The Phrenologer’s Window II, 1966 Betye Saar (b.1926) Assemblage “...concepts of passage, crossroads, death & rebirth, along with the underlying elements of race & gender.” #ArtHistory #TodayInART #News #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist #CardReadingDay

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: Clean Out Your Bookcase Day Walking Prayer, 2018 Theaster Gates (b.1973) Installation "A metaphor for knowledge, preservation, & the sacredness of everyday objects & themes of Black intellectual heritage" #art #TodayInART #News #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: Tug of War Day If the Leader Only Knew, 2014 Hank Willis Thomas (b.1976) Bronze "Symbolizing oppression, struggle, and resilience-it evokes imprisonment and the fight for freedom." #art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #News #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist #TugofWAR

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: National Drink Wine Day Kitchen Table Series, 1990 Carrie Mae Weems (b.1953) Photographs "The series examines women’s lives. It boldly asserts Black womanhood’s complexity, strength, and beauty." #art #TodayInART #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist #photography

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We have just entered WEEK 5 if the Trump Administration. I will be updating this calendar every Monday.

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: Family Day The Thankful Poor, 1894 Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937) Oil on canvas "The work reflects dignity of Black life and compassionate portrayals of everyday existence." #art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist #FamilyDay

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: World Whale Day Whales Fucking Series, c.1981-1982 Mary Lovelace O’Neal (b. 1942) acrylic and mixed media on canvas "Unseen forces—both literal and metaphorical, vast societal structures of oppression & power." #News #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist #WorldWhaleDay

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UPDATED EVERY MONDAY What did you do this past week to ensure Trump's Project 2025 fails? What will you do this upcoming Week?

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: National Flag of Canada Day It's a Blur Exhibition, 2017 Sandra Brewster (B. 1973) Photo-based gel transfer on archival paper "Emphasizing time and memory." #art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #News #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist #NationalFlagofCanada Day

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: Valentines Day Nwantinti, 2012 Njideka Akunyili Crosby (B. 1983) Mixed Media "Collage-like paintings capture intimate moments in Black lives, focusing on love, affection, and memory" #art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #News #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist #ValentinesDay

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: Black Love Day Body of work Kwame Brathwaite (1938–2023) Photography "A pioneer of the “Black is Beautiful” movement, his photographs celebrate Black love, pride, and natural beauty." ArtHistory #TodayInART #News #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist #BlackLoveDay

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: Georgia Day Southern Landscape, 1965 Benny Andrews (1930–2006) Oil on canvas "Inspired by his life in rural Georgia, depicting the resilience of Black communities" AfricanAmericanArt art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #News #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist #GeorgiaDay

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: National Guitar Day I have given the world my songs, 1947 Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) Linocut on paper "A black sculptor and printmaker known for depictions of social justice, and women’s resilience." #art #TodayInART #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: All the News thats fit to print day Amendment #1, 2013 Mark Bradford (B. 1961) Mixed media "He redacts portions of the text-echoing the ways civil rights have been eroded over time" AfricanAmericanArt #art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #News #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: Super Bowl Sunday Super Bowl LIX logo, 2024 Tahj "Queen Tahj" Williams (B. 1998) Beadwork black masking "Black masking - a blend of African and Native American heritage." #AfricanAmericanArt #art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #SuperbowlSunDay #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: Molasses Bar Day African Boy Attendant Curio with Molasses and Brown Sugar, 2014 Kara Walker (B. 1969) Cast resin with molasses and brown sugar "The brutality of child slavery." #art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #MolassesBarDay #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: National Wear Red Day Saturday Night, 1935 Archibald John Motley, Jr. (1891-1981) Oil on Canvas "Motley was known for his vibrant depictions of Black life during the Harlem Renaissance." #AfricanAmericanArt #art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: National Frozen Yogurt Day Innocent You, Innocent Me, 2016 Amy Sherald (b. 1973) Oil on Canvas "Sherald's work explores identity, race, & historical representation." AfricanAmericanArt art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #NationalFrozenYogurtDay #BlackHistorymonth

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: National Shower with a Friend Day Untitled (Bathers), 2017 Kerry James Marshall (B. 1955) Acrylic on PVC board #AfricanAmericanArt #art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #NationalShowerwithaFriendDay #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: African American Coaches Day Bronco Locker Room, (1982) Ernest “Ernie” Eugene Barnes, Jr. (1938 – 2009) Acrylic on canvas #AfricanAmericanArt #art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #AfricanAmericanCoachesDay #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist

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TODAY IN (Black History) ART: National Carrot Cake Day The Carrot Piece (1985) Lubaina Himid CBE RA (b. 1954) Acrylic paint on plywood, wood and cardboard, and string. #AfricanAmericanArt #art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #NationalCarrotCakeDay #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist

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TODAY IN ART: Groundhog Day Face Jugs ca. 1867-85 Unrecorded Edgefield District S.C. potter Alkaline-glazed stoneware with kaolin fired in groundhog kilns #AfricanAmericanArt #art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #GroundHogDay #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist

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TODAY IN ART: National Freedom Day Freedom Flag #1, 2003 Faith Ringgold (1930 - 2024) color digital print on wove paper #AfricanAmericanArt #art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #NationalFreedomDay #BlackHistorymonth #BlackArtist

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TODAY IN ART: National Hot Chocolate Day Woman in a Café (A Cup of Hot Chocolate), (1917) Georg Tappert (1880 - 1957) Oil on canvas #art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #NationalHotChocolateDay #painting

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TODAY IN ART: Martyrs’ Day Crucifixion of Saint Peter, (1601) Caravaggio (1571-1610) Oil on canvas art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #MartyrsDay #carravagio #painting

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TODAY IN ART: Chinese Lunar New Year (Year of the Snake) Snake (Mi): Nitan Shirō, (Edo Period ca.1840) Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (1798-1861) Ink and color on paper #art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #Year of the Snake #LunarNewYear #AsianArt #Print

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TODAY IN ART: National Daisy Day Field of Daisies, (c.1975) Robert Remsen Vickrey (1926 - 2011) Tempera on board #art #ArtHistory #TodayInART #National Daisy Day #painting

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TODAY IN ART: International Holocaust Remembrance Day Watercolours painted whilst in hiding from the Nazis, (1943) Nelly Toll (née Landau) (1932 – 2021) Watercolor on paper art ArtHistory #TodayInART #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay #painting

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Mount Saint Helens is out today!

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TODAY IN ART: National Compliment Day Jokes/ Compliments, (2019) DOMINIQUE FUNG (B. 1987) Oil on Canvas #art ArtHistory #TodayInART #NationalComplimentDay #painting @dominiquefung.bsky.social

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i saw a post today (paraphrase) “i don’t care who it hurts as long as i get chap gasoline”

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@laliistarshine1.bsky.social I’m just now getting into ‘Severance” - Patricia arquette makes this show

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TODAY IN ART: Martin Luther King Day Martyrs of Hope: Martin Luther King -A Testament of Hope, (1968) Shelly Terman Canton (1930-1986) watercolor and pencil on paper #art ArtHistory #TodayInART #MartinLutherKingDay #watercolor

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TODAY IN ART: Cable Car Day San Francisco Cable Car (1945) Mead Schaeffer (1898-1980) oil and pencil on canvas The Saturday Evening Post, September 29, 1945, cover illustration. #art ArtHistory #TodayInART #CableCarDay #OilPainting

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