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Voynich manuscript - Wikimedia Commons - 1 views

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Images of each page from the Voynich Manuscript - an anonymously written, indecipherable book from the 15th or 16th century.

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Jake and Dinos Chapman - Fucking Hell - 2 views

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shared by c newsom on 11 Nov 09 - Snapshot

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Short flash movie of an elaborate tableau consisting of corpses, skeletons, severed pig heads, Nazis and bathers playing with a beach ball.

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British Museum - Hoa Hakananai'a - 2 views

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Hoa Hakananai'a means "stolen or hidden friend" in the indigenous language of Rapa Nui. Hoa Hakananai'a is rare in that it is carved from basalt. The hardness of the basalt has maintained a lot of the decorative detail that has been lost from many of the other statues on Rapa Nui.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Hoa Hakananai'a means "stolen or hidden friend" in the indigenous language of Rapa Nui. Hoa Hakananai'a is rare in that it is carved from basalt. The hardness of the basalt has maintained a lot of the decorative detail that has been lost from many of the other statues on Rapa Nui.</div>

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In Bruno Schulz's Art, Walls That Talk of Unspeakable Cruelty - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by c newsom on 25 Oct 09 - Snapshot

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Article focuses on fragmentary mural painted by Bruno Schulz for the children of an SS officer who was protecting him. Slideshow shows some of the remnants of the painting.

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The Lost : Searching for Bruno Schulz - 0 views

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shared by c newsom on 25 Oct 09 -

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"An event may be small and insignificant in its origin, and yet, when drawn close to one's eye, it may open in its center an infinite and radiant perspective because a higher order or being is trying to express itself in it and irradiates it violently,"
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c newsom on 25 Oct 09

Article about Bruno Schulz that begins with the mural he painted for the children of an SS officer who was protecting him but expands to include more of his literature and art.

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Vogel 50x50 - 0 views

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The Vogels collected art in a voracious, almost maniacal manner. This collection represents items from all 50 states in the USA.

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Craft In America / Welcome to Craft in America - 1 views

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shared by c newsom on 08 Oct 09 - Snapshot

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A comprehensive guide to craft in America including interviews and process videos. Also a springboard to the PBS series currently running on TV.

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Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa - 3 views

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shared by c newsom on 04 Oct 09 - No snapshot

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Extremely high resolution image of Hokusai's Great Wave off Knagawa. Good enough for details and close-ups. 8261x5653 pixels.

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NYPL Digital Gallery | Ehon: The Artist and the Book in Japan - 1 views

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shared by c newsom on 02 Oct 09 - Snapshot

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An extensive collection of interior illustrations from Japanese books.

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1001wonders.org : UNESCO World Heritage sites in panophotographies - immersive and interact... - 3 views

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shared by c newsom on 30 Sep 09 - Snapshot

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360 views of places deemed by UNESCO as World Heritage sites. Many are in disrepair or need attention. Bamiyan and Angkor are especially well photographed.

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Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art - 2 views

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Well organized and stocked with great images.

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Black Panther Posters - 1 views

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shared by c newsom on 25 Sep 09 - Snapshot

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An exhibition of Black Panther posters from the 60's and 70's designed by Emory Douglas.

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Dora Maar: Pere Ubu (2005.100.443) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan M... - 0 views

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Photograph by Dora Maar titled Pere Ubu

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Moby Dick Illustrations - 1 views

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Musée d'Orsay: Max Ernst, "Une semaine de bonté" - the Original Collages - 2 views

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An exhibition of Max Ernst's collage novels.

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Xie He's Six Laws of Painting - 0 views

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shared by c newsom on 21 Sep 09 - Snapshot

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Xie He's Six Laws of Painting as laid out in Gardner's Art Through the Ages. This is a Google Books link.

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Taoism and the Arts of China - 0 views

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A nice article connecting ideas within Taoism to Chinese Aesthetics.

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Draw Me Schools Of Commercial Art: Observatory: Design Observer - 0 views

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shared by c newsom on 20 Sep 09 - Snapshot

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Great article on old correspondence schools for art and design.

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From Pen to Printing Press - 0 views

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Islamic book arts from the Indiiana University Collection

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Reimagining 'Fahrenheit 451' As A Graphic Novel : NPR - 0 views

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shared by c newsom on 29 Aug 09 - Snapshot

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Graphic Novel adaptation of Bradbury's famous book - officially sanctioned by the Bradbury estate.

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