Schutters van wijk II onder leiding van kapitein Frans Banninck Cocq, bekend als de ‘Nachtwacht’, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1642.
Visual Library. President Obama Meets Civil Rights Icon Ruby Bridges. William Allman July 15, 2011 06:54 PM EDT Watch the video of President Obama and Ruby Bridges here.
When Ruby Bridges visited the Oval Office on July 15, President Obama told her, "I think it's fair to say that if it wasn't for you guys, I wouldn't be here today. " November 14, 2010 marked the 50th anniversary of six-year-old Ruby's history-changing walk to the William Franz Public School in New Orleans as part of court-ordered integration in 1960. Six years after the 1954 United States Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education declared that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students were unconstitutional, this event represented a victory for the American Civil Rights Movement. Bridges was at the White House to see how a painting commemorating this personal and historic milestone looks hanging on the wall outside of the Oval Office. The President likes pictures that tell a story and this painting fits that bill. Menu from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Ball. Document Deep Dive: The Menu From President Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Ball.
President Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural ball was a fête to behold.
On the evening of March 6, 1865 (two days after the inauguration), men escorted their ladies, one on each arm—the $10 ticket admitted three—up a grand staircase. They ascended to the top-floor hall of the Patent Office Building in Washington, D.C., now the site of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery. Document Deep Dive: Rosa Parks’ Arrest Records. William Pretzer was five years old when Rosa Parks of Montgomery, Alabama, was arrested.
It was December 1, 1955. The 42-year-old seamstress was on a city bus, en route home after a day’s work, and she refused to give her seat to a white passenger. The full import of the event did not register with Pretzer, so young and living more than 2,000 miles away in Sacramento, California.
20 Minimal Bedrooms. When it comes to minimalism in the home, some people love it, some people hate it.
The people that hate it usually find that minimalism gives off a cold unwelcoming look. While those who love it, feel that it clears your mind and lets you focus. How To Be A Minimalist. Lisaxcohen (lisaxcohen) on we heart it / visual bookmark. We Heart It Drag to reposition cover lisaxcohen Celebrities are funny 1 Colors galore 5 2 years ago in collection: Computers Heart this image.
Messy Nessy Chic The Paris Time Capsule Apartment. A Parisian apartment left untouched for over 70 years was discovered in the quartier of Pigalle a few summers ago and I’ve been meaning to share the pictures with you.
Time to unlock the vault … The owner of this apartment, Mrs. De Florian left Paris just before the rumblings of World War II broke out in Europe. She closed up her shutters and left for the South of France, never to return to the city again. Seven decades later she passed away at the age of 91. Chad Oppenheim Talks About Turning Overtown Into "Ice Cream City" Last week we reported on a bold conceptual plan by Miami architect Chad Oppenheim and über-hip-hop mogul Pharrell Williams to convert Overtown into Ice Cream City, a whimsical neighborhood that would be home to the nation's largest indoor and outdoor skate park, a big box retailer, ateliers and specialty shops, and artist enclaves.
I recently interviewed Oppenheim about Ice Cream City, including the involvement of affordable housing developer Carlisle Development Group; how far a long the plan is; and what's the strategy for protecting Overtown residents from gentrification. Read the brief Q&A after the jump. LEGO Towers by Bjarke Ingels Group. Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) will show a LEGO model of their LEGO Towers project for an upcoming exhibition at Storefront for Architecture and Design in New York. The 1:50 scale model uses 250,000 bricks and took five weeks to build. A time-lapse movie showing the construction of the model is on YouTube. Earthship. The 1970s Cold War Era Home built 26 Feet Underground. 20 Bookshelf Decorating Ideas. They hold books and help keep us organized.
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Monstrorum Historia. HYDROGENE PORTFOLIO. 50 Watts. I was never more satisfied than when my pen gave birth to some scene. Maira Kalman - And the Pursuit of Happiness Blog - NYTimes.com. Pinakothek. Online journal dedicated to showcasing the most interesting and unusual out-of-copyright works available on the web. Short movies. Lumiere&Cie. Guy Bourdin Films. Mickey 1930's.
11. Alternate Mickeys by Ward Kimball, 1985. Claude Jutra. Artificial Grass Chair: Aeron by Makoto Azuma — Chair Blog. Makoto Azuma collaborated with Herman Miller to create this custom Aeron chair covered in green AstroTurf, a type of artificial grass.
The chair’s functional parts, like the wheels and knobs are left uncovered for easy operation. The chair will be on display at the Tokyo Herman Miller store this summer. Similar Posts: Most Amazing Miniature Food Artworks by Shay Aaron. Faces on Cans public street art. Valentin Ruhry - Forgive Me!! Childrens Story Posters. 25 Stunning Alternate Movie Posters. A semi-recent trend to pop up in the geek-ridden terrain of the internet movie blog is that of the alternate movie poster: basically, an amateurly produced piece of artwork intended to pose as marketing material for a full-length feature.
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X-Rite Color IQ Test – Learn How You Really See Color! National Caves Association. Stratocam. 1850s poster of the planets. Kitsch. Term used to identify spurious imitations of genuine artistic creations in the fine and applied arts, architecture, literature, fashion, photography, the theatre, cinema and music. Kitsch is sometimes used to refer to virtually any form of popular art or mass entertainment, especially when sentimental, but, although many popular art forms are cheap and somewhat crude, they are at least direct and unpretentious. Little-nemo-19080705-s.jpeg 878×1,149 pixels.
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