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Austin Spare was something of an
l'enfant terrible, revered and scorned. In 1956 he persuaded this cat burglar who dropped in one night through his skylight, to stay and have his portrait drawn.
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Annie French (1872–1965), Scottish painter, engraver, illustrator, and designer associated with the Glasgow School #Womensart #GlasgowGirls
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South African girl group, The Velvettes, with Hazel Futa, Patience "Princess" Gcwabe and Eunice Mumsie Mthombeni, c 1960s. Photo: Mike Peters
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Wiktoria Goryńska - Joanna d'Arc (drzeworyt na papierze żeberkowym, 30 x 30 cm), 1929, Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie. #PolishMastersofArt
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#Otd 1970: Founding in Dublin of what is considered to be the 1st Celtic rock band @horslipsmusic. Songs frequently inspired by traditional Irish airs, jigs & reels. Some lyrics refer to Irish legends. 🎶☘️🎸en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsli… youtube.com/watch?v=RUSw3jss… youtube.com/watch?v=RFP0ymJb…
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Saint Augustine Church stained glass window on Thomas Street, #Dublin by Franz Mayer & Co. of Munich. The John's Lane church dates from 1862 and was designed by Edward Welby Pugin, the son of the celebrated architect Augustus Pugin who designed London's Palace of Westminster.
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#OnThisDay in 1849, Edgar Allan Poe passed away under mysterious circumstances. Of all the artists who gave life to Poe's macabre tales over the years, perhaps none captured them quite so brilliantly as the Irish artist Harry Clarke: publicdomainreview.org/colle… #OTD #EdgarAllanPoe
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Hoje é o dia brasileiro mais importante das nossas vidas. Defenda o Brasil com o seu voto.
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'Down there Emmet was hanged, drawn and quartered. Greasy black rope. Dogs licking the blood off the street when the lord lieutenant’s wife drove by in her noddy.
Bad times those were. Well, well. Over and done with.'
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On this day, 1803.
His ring.
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Collection of twenty short "prose-songs" (as the Foreword declares them), from the French writer Marcel Schwob. These surreal, hallucinatory little sketches are Schwob's unique take on 3rd century BCE Greek poet Herodas' then-newly discovered mimes: publicdomainreview.org/colle…
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Deconstructing James Joyce.
Ink & collage on vintage book page. 2015.
🎨 Loui Jover.
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#Dublin's Theatre Royal Feb 1957 Bill Haley and his Comets appeared! This very rare original "Souvenir" programme covers all his gigs in Europe. They played all their hits and it is believed the screams and shouts of the audience drowned out the music! #TheatreRoyalWay Campaign
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6 Sept: St Mac Cuilinn (d. 497?) of Lusca/#Lusk #Dublin. Lived in/buried in cave; Lusca='cave'? Area called Bregia in pre-Christian times. Birthplace of Cú Chulainn's wife, Emer in Irish mythology! 📷St Macuilin's CofI. 10/11th C round tower. Lots Viking raids ©Ireland Highlights
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50 years ago today
The iconic shot (along with an alternative view) of Don Letts on Portobello Road in London during the Notting Hill Carnival riots on August 30, 1976.
The image appeared on the cover of The Clash album Blackmarket Clash and inspired the band to write the song "White Riot."
📸 Rocco Macally
#punkrockhistory #50years #TheClash
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On this day in 1976, this iconic photo of Don Letts was taken by Rocco Macally on Portobello Road, London. #TheClash
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Boris Karloff on a tea break during the filming of "Son of Frankenstein," 1939.
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50 years on.
Released today in 1976 — the Joan Armatrading album.
Love and Affection.
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