Category Archives: Things Past

Maddie

Posted on March 21, 2014 by ubu507

Madeleine Atwood Violett

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Transformation Mask

Posted on January 24, 2014 by ubu507

unknown Kwakwaka’wakw artist (Kwakwaka’wakw) Late 19th century, red cedar, fur, leather, paint, abalone shell, and string Portland Art Museum

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Head of a Woman

Posted on December 28, 2013 by ubu507

Unknown Etruscan (Etruscan), Plate – Head of a Woman , 299/200 BCE, clay The Portland Art Museum

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When I was editor of the literary magazine at school Stacy submitted a story about a girl who stabs another girl with an icicle in the ladies’ room, then puts it under hot water in the sink and, voila, no … Continue reading →

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J Coombes

Posted on October 21, 2013 by ubu507

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Wax anatomical figure of a reclining female, c 1771-1780.

Posted on September 28, 2013 by ubu507

This model, probably from Florence, Italy, was used in the study of anatomy, and shows the body’s vital organs. The figure is made of bees-wax and hair, with a detachable front to reveal removable internal organs. The Science Museum

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Vessel fragment in the form of a nude female

Posted on September 25, 2013 by ubu507

Period: Neo-Elamite Date: ca. 8th–7th century B.C. Geography: Southwestern Iran Culture: Elamite Medium: Ceramic, paint The Metropolitan Museum

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COSTUME DRAWING FOR THE AKRON RUBBER BALL: TRANSPORTATION (FEMALE) , 1938-1939

Posted on September 6, 2013 by ubu507

Viktor Schreckengost (Sebring, Ohio, 1906 – 2008, Tallahassee, Florida) Renowned for his work in ceramics and toy and industrial design, Schreckengost also designed dazzling costumes for the royal court of the 1939 Akron Rubber Ball, a lavish social … Continue reading →

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Astarte

Posted on May 28, 2013 by ubu507

Unknown, Syrian Standing Female Figure, 8th Century BCE Syrian Sculpture; Made in Hama Ivory Memorial Art Gallery

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Male Figure Before a Goddess Drawing Aside Her Mantle

Posted on May 14, 2013 by ubu507

Cylinder seal and impression Syria (ca. 1720–1650 B.C.) For the ancient Near East, the act of procreation symbolized creation itself. The female figure in this scene reveals only her pubic area as if to emphasize this idea of procreation rather than … Continue reading →

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