The Bookworm’s Table by Claude Raguet Hirst, circa 1890. Brooklyn Museum.
Fun fact: Claude Raguet Hirst, an artist from Cincinnati, was actually a woman (real name: Claudine).
Books in Art: The Bookworm’s Table
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Happy Birthday, James Thurber!
James Thurber, my hometown boy, was born on 8 December 1894:
James Thurber by Fred Palumbo, 1954
“It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.”-James Thurber
Also check out: A Sunday Afternoon Virtual Tour of the (James) Thurber House Museum
Books in Art: Girl Reading by Frederick Carl Frieseke
Girl Reading by Frederick Carl Frieseke, circa 1903-1904. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
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