March 2018

Jonathan Schneer – London 1900: The Imperial Metropolis

Time inexorably marches on at a 12x speed, and sometimes there isn’t the opportunity to fully immerse myself in the moment. I bought this book at Oxfam two weeks ago, but have only had time to read the introduction and two chapters. The one on entertainment was excellent, its description of the cultural value of …

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1900 in Art

Vilhelm Hammershøi — Sunbeams Aurelia de Sousa – Self-portrait Pablo Picasso – Le Moulin de la Galette L.A. Ring – Sommerdag ved Roskilde Fjord J. W. Waterhouse – Destiny Ambrose McEvoy — Bessborough Street, Pimlico Maximilien Luce — Notre Dame de Paris William Orpen — Herbert Everett Mary Cassatt – Young Mother Sewing Thomas Eakins …

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L. Frank Baum – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

I’ve somehow owned a copy of this book since childhood but hadn’t thought to read it until now. It’s weird, and not always in a fun way. I was reminded most of the Grimm fairly tales, with their meandering, unstructured, unresolved plots, confused morals and sudden lurches into violence. The prose itself is a disconcerting …

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Listen: 140 Years of Recorded Sound at The British Library

I was in London yesterday, and had a little time free to visit this exhibition about the history of recorded sound at the British Library. Having something so exactly match up with my interests is a very lucky co-incidence – and if anything my expectations were exceeded, though it is by no means a large …

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Elsewhere in 1900

The second modern Olympics takes place in Paris. Events include angling, cannon shooting, life saving, pigeon racing, fire fighting and ballooning. The Boxer Rebellion in China escalates into a full-blown war between China and a coalition of western forces The Boer War continues, with heavy losses on both sides, and the expansion of concentration camps …

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1899 in Art

Kamal-ol-molk – The Doshan Tappeh Street Almeida Júnior – Saudade (Longing) Winslow Homer – The Gulf Stream Claude Monet — Charing Cross Bridge John F. Peto — Still life with Mug, Pipe and Book Nikolaos Gyzis – Behold the Bridegroom Arriving Paul Gauguin – Deux Tahitiennes Thomas Eakins – Wrestlers Vilhelm Hammershøi – Ida Reading …

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