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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Writers in Art: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
She died on this day in 1762:
Portrait of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu by Jonathan Richardson the Younger
[Book Nerd Links] Edward Gorey
Edward Gorey’s Books of Eerie Glory [AbeBooks]
This is a nice piece about one of my favourite artists and writers. It’s well-illustrated with many of his book covers.
[Book Nerd Links] Poetry, Painting, and Punk Rock
- The Startling Poetry of a Nearly Forgotten Japanese Modernist [THE NEW YORKER]
- Smoking with Lucia Berlin [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- Vengeance, Death, Blood, and Revenge [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- I Think I Would Rather Be a Painter [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- Bikini Kill to Reissue Debut Record With Three Previously Unreleased Tracks [FLAVORWIRE]
- 6 Quick Ways to Jump-Start Your Creativity [FLAVORWIRE]
Daily Diversion #271: Sweet-Smelling Jane Austen
Sensibly Scented
Jane Austen Air Freshener
Books in Art: Drawing of Elizabeth Siddal Reading
Drawing of Elizabeth Siddal Reading by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, June 1854
Goodbye, Edith Wharton (and your little dogs, too)!
Legendary writer Edith Wharton died on 11 August 1937. She was seventy-five.
Here she is, in her twenties, with her two vicious looking little dogs. I bet they liked biting strangers’ ankles.
Edith Wharton
Ernest Hemingway Quote and a Few Follow-Up Questions
“Prose is architecture, not interior decoration.”-Ernest Hemingway
What does this mean to you?
Do you agree or disagree with Hemingway?
Why?
Discuss!
Daily Diversion #270: Topsy-Turvy Studio
We’re moving in 3 1/2 weeks. My poor studio is in total disarray.
A Sad Little Corner in My Topsy-Turvy Studio
A Small Press Life: Books. Art. Writing. Life. Tea. 