GO to MOOT POINT: July 2017

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Sunday, July 23, 2017

N E I G H B O R H O O D S . . . by different artists, part 1

a 1900 London neighborhood illustration

a 1900 London neighborhood

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a John O’Hara Cosgrave II illustration of old London

a John O’Hara Cosgrave II illustration

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1800s New York crime weapons photograph

1800s New York neighborhood confiscated items

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1865 apartment building cross section diagram

an 1865 apartment building with shared toilets

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1886 urban block neighborhood image

1886: close to a vibrant downtown core, school, and parks see full size

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an 1895 fantasy neighborhood cartoon from Judge magazine

an 1895 fantasy neighborhood

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1917 apartments exterior photograph

1917 apartments exterior see full size

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1957 future homes illustration, living in a bubble

1957's future has us living in isolated bubbles while displaying our lives to others

... they certainly got that one right

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Adolph K. Kronengold 1937, the New Yorker june 1937, rooftop gardening

Adolph K. Kronengold, 1937

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an animation still, neighborhood festival

an animation background

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Daniel Rich digital art, view from an air travel window

Daniel Rich art

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a David Roberts illustration 1800s

a David Roberts illustration see full size

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a Disney background

a Disney background see full size

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a Gahan Wilson cartoon about sour old seniors complaining about change

"I hate what's happened to the neighborhood." Gahan Wilson

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Gahan Wilson cartoon, civic pride, civic shame

"Somehow, somewhere along the line, this town lost it's pride." Gahan Wilson

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Gustave Dore's illustration of London housing

Gustave Dore's illustration of old London see full size

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Heinrich Zille, slums, poor neighborhood

Heinrich Zille

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Joost Swarte

Joost Swarte

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Mabel Dwight backyard drawing

Mabel Dwight

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Max Klinger neighborhood dramadrama

Max Klinger

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MC Escher 1939

M.C. Escher, 1939

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a Remy Charlip 1959 children's book illustration

a Remy Charlip 1959 children's book see full size

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a winter neighborhood in Russia, photograph

a neighborhood in Russia see full size

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an illustration by cartoonist Virgil Partch, boy following neighborhood trail of dots

an illustration by cartoonist Virgil Partch

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a Walter Burley Griffin architectural design, furure housing

a Walter Burley Griffin architectural design see full size

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Winsor Mccay, rooftop playground children

"The Playground!" social commentary by cartoonist Winsor Mccay

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Clifton Karhu, a neighborhood

a Clifton Karhu print see full size

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a Kawase Hasui print

a Kawase Hasui print see full size

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a WT Cummings illustration, 1962

a W.T. Cummings illustration, 1962

Neighborhoods 1 Neighborhoods 2 Neighborhoods 3

Sunday, July 16, 2017

S L E E P . . . in art

a George Cruikshank cartoon, a man awakes to the human shape of his clothes on a chair

a George Cruikshank cartoon

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a Franz von Stuck painting, a satyr asleep in a tree

a Franz von Stuck painting see full size

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a 1963 gilt frame bed with satin headboard

a 1963 gilt frame bed with satin headboard and sheets

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1890 flophouse beds, 1890 homeless

"bunks in a seven-cent lodging-house" 7 cents in 1890 is almost $11 now

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1946 subway sleepy riders in a photograph

1946 subway riders see full size

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a Hans Tegner illustration of a man asleep in public trash

a Hans Tegner illustration see full size

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Popular Problems, a 1984 Ron Hauge cartoon for The National Lampoon Magazine

a 1984 Ron Hauge cartoon see full size

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Randolph Caldecott, cat steals food

a Randolph Caldecott children's book illustration see full size

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an Aubrey Beardsley illustration of illness and sleep

an Aubrey Beardsley illustration of illness and sleep after travels

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Agnes Miller Parker 1940

a 1940 illustration by Agnes Miller Parker

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Hush-a-bye Baby, Leonard Leslie Brooke illustration 1916

"Hush-a-bye Baby" Leonard Leslie Brooke, 1916 see full size

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a George du Maurier cartoon 1892, a man asleep in public with his mouth open

a George du Maurier cartoon, 1892 see full size

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an Ivar Arosenius children's book illustration

an Ivar Arosenius children's book illustration see full size

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studies of a pillow by Albrecht Dürer, 1493

studies of a pillow by Albrecht Dürer, 1493

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Howie Post, Hot Stuff, nap time

a puddle in the sleeping place ... Howie Post artwork for a

"Hot Stuff" comic book see full size

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Heinrich Zille 1913, no privacy, crowded living in poverty

Heinrich Zille, 1913 see full size

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Mila Von Luttich, secession, secessionistisches schlummerkissen

a Mila Von Luttich illustration see full size

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a Peter Christen Asbjørnsen 1909 illustration of a tired old king

a Peter Christen Asbjørnsen illustration see full size

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Samoa interior from an old book, a photograph

a Samoa interior from an old book see full size

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Franz Von Stuck, sleeping centaurs

Franz Von Stuck, sleeping centaurs

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a George Du Maurier cartoon, 1898 nightmare, bad dream

a George Du Maurier cartoon, 1898

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Chris Van Allsburg 1985, Polar Express, dreaming

a Chris Van Allsburg 1985 children's book illustration see full size

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Ellen Stratton children's book illustration, dead baby

"In the pond lies a little infant, who has dreamed itself to death"
an Ellen Stratton children's book illustration

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Ferdinand Hodler, nightmare, bad dream

a bad dream by Ferdinand Hodler see full size

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John Vassos 1931 illustration of potamophobia

a John Vassos 1931 illustration of potamophobia

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a Barry Moser illustration see full size

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Charles Robinson, new baby, center of attention, Rococo baby

a Charles Robinson book illustration

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1912 sleeping cartoon

"For goodness sake, Albert, wake up and move over! You're crowding me
out of the picture!" a 1912 magazine cartoon

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1881 bed divider illustration, pillow divider

"At some time or other the breath of one of the sleepers must in some degree affect the other, the breath is heavy, disagreeable, it may be so intolerable . . ." an 1881 pillow divider

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Dugold Stewart Walker, hog sleeping in shade

a Dugold Stewart Walker book illustration

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NC Wyeth, Rip van Winkle, Rip van Winkel

an NC Wyeth book illustration of Rip Van Winkle awakening after a long sleep

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