G.D. Falksen's Blog, page 1118
April 17, 2013
Christian Lacroix wedding dress photographed by Irving Penn
Christian Lacroix wedding dress photographed by Irving Penn
The Indiscretion (1895). Constant Aime Marie Cap (Belgian,...
The Indiscretion (1895). Constant Aime Marie Cap (Belgian, 1842-1915). Oil on panel.
The scene is inside a stationary train. The elegant lady puts down her newspaper as a gentleman is courting her through a window of the compartment. The lady may be using her fan for a degree of privacy.
Wrong religion by Ilona Nelapsi
Wrong religion by Ilona Nelapsi
April 16, 2013
Little did you know that Cthulhu was a drunk.
Little did you know that Cthulhu was a drunk.
bildungsburgertum:
Russian children’s stories make reference to...
Russian children’s stories make reference to “houses with chicken legs” (Baba Yaga) which were really in reference to raised storehouses known to the Slavs as “izbushka”.
Pictured is a Sami storehouse.
pbsthisdayinhistory:
October 1, 1890: Yosemite Established as...
October 1, 1890: Yosemite Established as National Park
On this day in 1890, President Benjamin Harrison signed a bill into law creating Yosemite National Park. This law decreed that about 1,500 square miles of public land in the California Sierra Nevada would be preserved for the public trust.
To learn more about all of America’s national parks, explore Ken Burns’s The National Parks: America’s Best Idea collections.
Photo: Library of Congress
Dress made entirely of porcelain, by Li Xiaofeng
Dress made entirely of porcelain, by Li Xiaofeng
