Friday, November 27, 2015

A Book to Read Outdoors

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Embroidered satin book with floral motif. The Whole Booke of Psalmes (London, 1639), The British Library Database of Bookbindings. .
Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Dogs & Cats in American Folk Art - Robert Peckham 1785-1877

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Deacon Robert Peckham (American, 1785-1877). Portrait of a Young Child in a White Dress and Red Shoes with Peach and Dog. C. 1830
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

17C Love on Horseback

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Gonzales Coques (Flemish artist, 1614-1684) A Couple on Horseback  ,1640-50 Aelbert Cuyp (Dutch artist, 1620-91)  Lady & Gentl...
Sunday, November 1, 2015

The earliest Picnics occured after the Hunt in the 18C

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Food historians tell us picnics evolved from the elaborate traditions of outdoor feasts enjoyed by the wealthy. Medieval hunting feasts ...
Friday, October 30, 2015

Bastille Day 1890 by van Gogh

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Vincent van Gogh (Dutch artist, 1853-1890) is Auvers Town Hall 14 July 1890
Friday, October 16, 2015

"Women Artist" Painting Flowers as Symbols - Clara Peeters 1594-1657

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Clara Peeters (Flemish painter, 1594-c 1657) Clara Peeters (1594-c 1657) was not painting portraits as were most women painters born in ...

1935 Picnic in California

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1935 Picnic in California
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

1910-1925 American Picnic

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1910-1925 American Picnic. Photo by John Johnson. Johnson was born in Lincoln in 1879 to Harrison Johnson, an escaped slave and Civil War...
Saturday, October 10, 2015

1920 Picnic in North Carolina

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1920 Picnic in North Carolina
Thursday, October 8, 2015

1915 Picnic in Seattle, Washington

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1915 Picnic in driftwood at beach below Magnolia Bluff, Seattle, Washington
Sunday, October 4, 2015

1894 Maine Picnic

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1894 An outing in the Maine woods
Friday, October 2, 2015

1871 The Glorious Fourth - Sending up the Fire Balloon

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1871 The Glorious Fourth - Sending up the Fire Balloon. Harper's Weekly
Saturday, September 26, 2015

1720s-30s English houses & landscapes by Peter Tillemans (1684–1734)

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Peter Tillemans (Flemish artist, 1684–1734) A View of the Garden and Main Parterre of Winchendon House, Buckinghamshire, from the East, wi...
Thursday, September 24, 2015

1738 Unusual Gardens flanking the courtyard of this hunting-lodge castle

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Charles Leopold van Grevenbroeck (c 1731-1799)  Arrival of King Louis XV (1723–1774) at La Muette Castle in 1738. Detai The castle was ...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Families In Gardens & Parks by Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788)

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 Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) Mr and Mrs Carter, c.1747–8 Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) Conversation in a Park - Self Portrai...
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

1500s The Ladies get equal time with The Nine Male Worthies

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The Nine Worthies are 9 historical, scriptural, & legendary males who personify the ideals of chivalry as were established in the Middl...