Give me everything–yep, everything–about this look.
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Alright, fellas, take note.
This is Louise Howland King Cox in a full portrait by Kenyan Cox. We have a little bit of a Celine Dion/Rene thing, in that Kenyan was older (but only by 9 years, not 24!), as well as her art teacher/mentor.
Of Louise, Kenyan wrote:
“Long before I felt the thrill of love, I knew that she would make the best wife in the world for me if I should love her . . . When love came to add to the friendship and confidence, I felt safe and so we mean to marry as soon as we can.”
Well, go ahead and melt my heart, why don’t you!? AGE IS JUST A NUMBER.
hbd frida
Frida Kahlo would’ve been 109 today. I’d write more, but I’m getting back from my Maine vacation and my body is going through some serious lobster roll withdrawal.
Actually. I think it’s a medical condition.
rock well, rockwell, pt. 2
I found some more Norman Rockwell paintings that celebrate baseball.
Can you imagine if he’d seen how well the Cubs are playing this season?
Well, not the last week. My mom gets ESPN’s push notifications, and she was NOT PLEASED with this past week.
Step up, Cubbies!
rock well, rockwell.
I’m going to call this a series, and a brief series at that.
But come on, can we think of anything more American than Boy Scouts?!
Oh right, that baseball apple pie stuff.
I’ll keep searching…
so modest
Believe it or not, this is an allegory of “Modesty.” It was carved by Antonio Corradini in 1750, two years before his death. People aren’t sure about his exact birthday, so I’ll guess he was in his sixties at the time of this work.
GOOD. I was really getting tired of seeing exceptional sculptures created by BABY BOYS (Michelangelo was like, six, when he carved Pieta; Bernini was maybe a toddler when he carved the Rape of Europa, here).
Though I will most certainly applaud Corradini’s take on modesty. Gives a good argument to anyone trying to challenge business casual with short skirts and high boots.
Any time I hear “I trade your broken wings for mine” in Beyonce’s “All Night” from Lemonade, I just imagine the Winged Nike of Samothrace.
Doesn’t everyone?
holy (rap)h(a)el[l]
I’m just going to sit here and judge the hell out of dates that chose this garden terrace. Right after I find a giant necklace that goes well with my embellished corset.
lisa frank
Gonna be honest: this is not what I was expecting to see when Facebook Trending told me Lisa Frank would soon be creating “adult coloring books.”
Unrelated: Can we PLEASE bring back Trapper Keepers?
the pantry
This weekend, my family had an estate sale, and I’m gonna be frank: Thank goodness this copy of The Pantry by Pieter de Hooch didn’t sell because I absolutely love it. I mainly appreciate his attention to illuminating two different throughviews: one into the pantry, the other into a sitting room.
Like Hooch, I always try and set my sights on various, immediate exits. You know, in case anyone who looks like they went to my high school approaches…
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