René François Ghislain Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images. Wikipedia
Born: November 21, 1898, Lessines, Belgium
Died: August 15, 1967, Schaerbeek, Belgium
René François Ghislain Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images. Wikipedia
Born: November 21, 1898, Lessines, Belgium
Died: August 15, 1967, Schaerbeek, Belgium
Since the death of the Belgian surrealist René Magritte in #onthisday in 1967, his unsettling images have achieved international prominence and, for better or worse, have embedded themselves in the global mainstream. What can his writings teach us about the artist and the man? https://www.apollo-magazine.com/humans-hide-secrets-well-m…/
Since the death of the Belgian surrealist René Magritte in #onthisday in 1967, his unsettling images have achieved international prominence and, for better or worse, have embedded themselves in the global mainstream. What can his writings teach us about the artist and the man? https://www.apollo-magazine.com/humans-hide-secrets-well-m…/
Poet Mary Jo Salter was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on this day in 1954.
"Lullaby for a daughter" by Mary Jo Salter
Someday, when the sands of time
invert, may you find perfect rest
as a newborn nurses from
the hourglass of your breast.
Poet Mary Jo Salter was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on this day in 1954.
"Lullaby for a daughter" by Mary Jo Salter
Someday, when the sands of time
invert, may you find perfect rest
as a newborn nurses from
the hourglass of your breast.
invert, may you find perfect rest
as a newborn nurses from
the hourglass of your breast.
Mary Jo Salter - Wikipedia
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Mary Jo Salter (born August 15, 1954) is an American poet, a co-editor of The Norton Anthology of Poetry and a professor in the Writing Seminars program at ...
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Napoléon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars.Wikipedia
Born: August 15, 1769, Ajaccio, France
Died: May 5, 1821, Longwood House
Height: 1.69 m
Napoleon, born #onthisday in 1769, once claimed that 'Men are only as great as the monuments they leave behind'. Find out more about how the master designer, Charles Percier, shaped Napoleon's image here: https://www.apollo-magazine.com/napoleons-interior-designe…/
When he was born—on August 15th 1769—France could still claim to be Europe’s predominant power, as it had been for 100 years. By the time he died in 1821, it had been pushed aside
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jo_Salter
Mary Jo Salter (born August 15, 1954) is an American poet, a co-editor of The Norton Anthology of Poetry and a professor in the Writing Seminars program at ...
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Napoléon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars.Wikipedia
Born: August 15, 1769, Ajaccio, France
Died: May 5, 1821, Longwood House
Height: 1.69 m
Napoleon, born #onthisday in 1769, once claimed that 'Men are only as great as the monuments they leave behind'. Find out more about how the master designer, Charles Percier, shaped Napoleon's image here: https://www.apollo-magazine.com/napoleons-interior-designe…/
When he was born—on August 15th 1769—France could still claim to be Europe’s predominant power, as it had been for 100 years. By the time he died in 1821, it had been pushed aside
Ivan Meštrović - Wikipedia
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Ivan Meštrović was a renowned Croatian sculptor and architect of the 20th century. After the end of World War II, he left Yugoslavia and emigrated to the United ...
Ivan Meštrović was a renowned Croatian sculptor and architect of the 20th century. After the end of World War II, he left Yugoslavia and emigrated to the United States. Wikipedia
Born: August 15, 1883, Vrpolje, Croatia
Died: January 16, 1962, South Bend, Indiana, United States
'It seems extraordinary that this great artist, who was once an international figure consulted by statesmen about Balkan politics, and who was hailed in 1924 by Gertrude Stein as the "new Michelangelo", should today be so little known'. Gavin Stamp on the sculptor and architect Ivan Mestrovic, who was born #onthisday in 1883. https://www.apollo-magazine.com/seems-extraordinary-great-…/
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