1999-2003: Photograph by Stephen Gill. Link
Showing posts with label 20th century. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 20th century. Show all posts
Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis)
1977: "This photograph is a print made in 1995 from the original transparency. This was used as an illustration in Roger Phillips's book, The Wild Flowers of Britain, which was published in London by Pan Books in 1977. Phillips pioneered the use of photography for field guides to plants. His own curiosity about plants inspired him to produce the book. He was frustrated with the standard flora or field guide that catalogues plants by family and assumes that the user has some specialist botanical knowledge.As a photographer, Phillips set out ‘to make a book in which the visual is paramount’. He organised the contents in a way that was logical and accessible to those without any special knowledge of botany. In fact, he reverts to much earlier models such as the florilegia (decorative flower books) of the 17th century, and arranges the plants by their season of flowering." Link
Jessie Newbery
1900: "Newbery believed design the most important element in her work. Despite being highly stylised, her patterns are based on her lifelong interest in botany. Each element was reduced to a geometrical, almost abstract, shorthand which helped evolved the Glasgow style." Link
Albino Deer
1974: On December 19th of 1974, Emil Tylka spotted something very unusual as he passed along the waterways of the lower Indian Creek area. An albino white tail deer had busted through the ice and died.Emil then made necessary arrangement to make sure that history and education would be restored, he donated the deer to the Fountain City Rod & Gun Club. Today, the deer can be seen in the Rock Bottom bar within the Monarch Tavern. Link
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Pictures of an Albino Whitetail Deer. This buck can be identified as an albino deer and not a piebald by looking closely at its eyes and nose. The pink eye and the pink nose are a dead give-away.The brown on the head near the base of the antlers might lead you to the conclusion that this isn't an albino buck but the color comes from the buck rubbing his antlers on trees (rubs). Link
Iris Apfel: Rare Bird of Fashion
2008: "Iris Barrel Apfel is one of the most vivacious personalities in the worlds of fashion, textiles, and interior design and has cultivated a personal style that is both witty and exuberantly idiosyncratic. Her originality is typically revealed in her mixing of high and low fashion—Dior haute couture with flea-market finds, Dolce & Gabbana striped leather trousers with a Zuni belt. With remarkable panache and discernment, she combines colors, textures, and patterns without regard to period, provenance, and, ultimately, aesthetic conventions." LinkAmazing collection currently exhibiting here. Exhibition review and interview here.
For Sale: 100% Hand-woven Roll of Antique European Hemp/Linen
1900s: 100% hand-woven roll of antique/vintage European hemp/linen roll measuring ~*~(13.67 yards) 41 feet long by 22 inches wide (12.5 meters by 56cm). Link
For Sale: WW1 Embroidered Postcard
1900s: Embroidered SILK postcard in beautiful bright colours - Made in France measures 3.5" x 5.5. Link
For Sale: Japanese Woodblocks
Cassiopeia
1951: Joseph Cornell diary describing and illustrating the constellation Cassiopeia. Link
Ossabaw Island dead tree
1964: 1 photographic print, b&w ; 13 x 9 cm., on card 21 x 13 cm.Photograph of a tree on Ossabaw Island Strengell used as part of [Marianne Strengell] her sources material for her textile designs. Identification (handwritten): #1 This is my favorite "Old age". Please treat it kindley. Link
Toying with Japan
"1877-1942: The Ningyo-Do Bunko Database has released a collection of more than 100 albums of late 19th to early 20th century watercolour sketches of toy designs. All the images of the toy designs can be found from the sixty albums in the Kyosen Guangucho section of the website." Link
(Link and info via BibliOdyssey)
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