Josephine Turpin Washington. What a fascinating, mostly forgotten woman.
Josephine Turpin Washington, 1891, by Irving Garland Penn.
Writers in Art: Josephine Turpin Washington
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Shopping for the Bookworm: Nancy Drew Edition
Happy Birthday, Mr. Shelley!
Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet and beloved of Mary, was born on 4 August 1792:
Portrait of Percy Bysshe Shelley by Amelia Curran, 1819
“Our sweetest songs are those of saddest thought.”-Percy Bysshe Shelley
Writers in Art: The Cremation of Percy Bysshe Shelley by Louis Édouard Fournier
The Cremation of Percy Bysshe Shelley by Louis Édouard Fournier:
The Cremation of Percy Bysshe Shelley by Louis Édouard Fournier
Books in Art: Harper’s, August 1897
Harper’s, August 1897:
Harper’s, August 1897. Edward Penfield.
[Alternative Muses] Happy Birthday, Emily!
Brontë, of course!
The weird sister was born on 30 July 1818.
“You know that I could as soon forget you as my existence!”-Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights Catherine and Heathcliff ACEO Portraits by Mrs Peggotty Arts. $49.44
[Book Nerd Links] Seven Links for a Tuesday
- 10 of the Most Depressing Places in Literature [courtesy Flavorwire]
- 20 Mind-Bending Aldous Huxley Books Covers [courtesy Flavorwire]
- Miniature Paintings Enshrined in Vintage Books [courtesy Flavorwire]
- William S. Burroughs’s Stunning Photography [courtesy Huff Post Books]
- A Literary Tour of Paris [courtesy Huff Post Books]
- Literary Tourism: Seattle [courtesy Book Riot]
- 25 Literary Pun Names For Your Cat [courtesy BuzzFeed Books]
[Alternative Muses] Happy Birthday, Edward Hopper and Tom Robbins!
The House by the Railroad by Edward Hopper (born 22 July 1882). 1925.
“In the haunted house of life, art is the only stair that doesn’t creak.”-Tom Robbins (born 22 July 1936)
Books in Art: The New York Times Ad, 1895
Strictly speaking, this ad features a newspaper, not a book. It’s so exquisite, though, that I am giving it a pass.
NY Times Advert, 1895
[Alternative Muses] Coming and Going: Edgar Degas/Margaret Fuller Mashup
1869: Ironing Woman by Edgar Degas (born on 7/19/1834)
“I am suffocated and lost when I have not the bright feeling of progression.”-Margaret Fuller (died on 7/19/1850)
1877: Dancers Practicing at the Bar by Edgar Degas
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