“He rode his way with the Queen unto Joyous Gard.”
N.C. Wyeth illustration of Launcelot and Guinevere from The Boy’s King Arthur. 1922.
| The Boy’s King Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory’s History of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table, Edited for Boys by Sidney Lanier (New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1922.) |
Miguel de Cervantes is believed to have been born on this day in 1547.
Miguel de Cervantes Google Doodle
Portrait of a Nobleman, 18th century. Unknown painter.
Autumn by Alfons Mucha, 1896
“The only true measure of success is the ratio between what we might have done and what we might have been on the one hand, and the thing we have made and the things we have made of ourselves on the other.”
H.G. (Herbert George) Wells was born on 21 September 1866:
H.G. Wells by F. Hollyer, 1890.
H.G. Wells Bicycle Print by Barry D. Bulsara. $57.00
Pulitzer Prize winning author Upton Sinclair was born on 20 September 1878. As many of you know, I love this photo of him as a young man:
Upton Sinclair
You can download a copy of his most important work, The Jungle, at Project Gutenberg.
Cover of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, 1906.
Seán O’Casey died on 18 September 1964. He was 84.
Study of Seán O’Casey by Reginald V. Gray, 1964. (For The New York Times)
The statue of King Gambrinus (“The Drunken King”) in Columbus’ Brewery District:
No, that’s not Burger King…it’s King Gambrinus (“The Drunken King”).
For years, beginning in the early twentieth century, he stood watch over the August Wagner Brewery (originally Gambrinus Brewery). Now, he conducts his eternal revels around the corner from my apartment.
The Misses Vickers by John Singer Sargent, 1884
Georgia O’Keeffe is so intrinsically and eternally elegant that mere fashion doesn’t matter; it’s a blip on an inconsequential radar. Unlike aesthetic conformity, personal style effortlessly squashes large spans of time into nothingness.
Don’t believe me?
This image of the legendary artist is 97 years old.
Georgia O’Keeffe by Alfred Stieglitz, 1918.
There’s so much to love about this look, this vibe, this scene.
Where to start?
Fierce. Every last bit. Fierce.
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