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“Universal Figure of The Divine Comedy” and “Order of Paradise”, two of six chromolithographs published in 1872 by Michelangelo Caetani mapping out Dante's Divina Commedia. More from this and an earlier 1855 printing in our post: publicdomainreview.org/colle…
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❝It takes courage and strength to be an artist. Don’t be afraid. Just do it. Get moving.❞ —Thomas Anthony “Tomie” dePaola⁣, born on this day, September 15, in 1934
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The amazing wedge design of the 1980 Citroën Karin Love the warm color palette of the 70s perfectly mixed with the futuristic designs we would see in the 80s
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Scott Wills paints a background for the first run of Samurai Jack (2001–2004), created by Genndy Tartakovsky, Cartoon Network Studios
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From 1903 to 1907 Augustus Jansson produced more than 30 striking adverts for the Queen City Printing Ink Company, including the wonderful Ink Beasts Parade series, with its "Magenta Ponies" and "Orange-Yellow Ibexiaticus". More here: publicdomainreview.org/colle…
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Laura Knight’s seemingly-effortless pencil sketch of her bare-footed Cornwall neighbour & friend Ella Naper, eating an apple as she looks back down at us from her perch on a tree in a local orchard (1916). Love those delicate shadows! royalacademy.org.uk/article/…
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Published in 1948, this French book of paper cut out flowers is a real gem. All 13 pages here presentandcorrect.com/blogs/…
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Janet and Anne Johnstone were born on this day, June 1, in 1928. In the 1960s, the Johnstone twins were “the most widely recognized children’s book illustrators in England”. They illustrated more than one hundred books—including, Dodie Smith’s “The Hundred and One Dalmatians”.
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Letters F to N in Jacobus Publicius' "mnemonic alphabet", 1482. Each object echoes a letter's shape, a technique used to aid memory. More here: publicdomainreview.org/colle… Our attempt in emojis: 🖇🏹 🥐👌🏾 🎼🎏🐌🛏🕴🏻🎷 🎋💪🏿🎹 ⛩🎾👎🏾🍭🎗⚡️🌴⚓️🍕🦋🙅🏻‍🤸🏾‍💤
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Spread from Olle Eksell – Swedish Graphic Designer, 2006 designreviewed.com/artefacts…
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Retta Scott was born on this day, February 23, in 1916. A trailblazer in animation, she was the first woman to receive on-screen credit as an animator while working for Disney.⁣
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Illustrated Journeys: The Designs of Alain Cornic designreviewed.com/illustrat…
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Marie Hall Ets was born on this day, December 16, in 1895. One in every four books she created won a Caldecott. The number of Caldecott Medals and Honors she earned is second only to… Maurice Sendak.
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❝For any artist to persevere, they must have an enthusiastic audience of at least one.❞ —Stuart Davis, born on this day, December 7, in 1892
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❝I begin by going to see the things I've heard about or read about. One thing leads to another until the book is completed. All I really do is run from my hotel to someplace and then back to the hotel!❞ —Miroslav Šašek, born on this day, November 16, in 1916
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William Benson, Chart of Colours (Cube of Colours). 1868.
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Owen Schuh, Notebook #2. 2006-2012. Graphite, ink, colored pencil, and gouache on paper.
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Pinball No. 4 (1977), dir. Jeff Hale, Imagination Inc.
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Zanussi's Ping-O-Tronic home video game console, Italy 1974. (with Magnadyme Alfa BE1022 TV)
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Chemistry of Combustion and Illumination, from Edward Livingston Youmans' Chemical Atlas (1856). ⠀⁠ ⠀⁠ One of 900+ prints in our online shop. Explore through our "Themes Sets" — this print being part of "Diagram and Schemas" which you can see here: publicdomainreview.org/shop/…
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