July 6, 2007
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Fine Art Friday
Five Boys on a Wall
Eastman Johnson c. 1871
For a larger view of the picture,
go to The Athenaeum and click on the pictureI like the contrast between the sharply defined edges of the boys’ figures,
and the fuzzy lines at the grass and sky.
Also, the wide parallel chunks across the picture
contrasted with the vertical images of the boys.Aren’t you glad that we don’t have to wear all those clothes when it’s hot?
I saw a picture of a fair in St. Louis taken around 1910.
Every man wore a suit and hat; every woman had volumes
of dark dress and skirts gathered close to her body.
Long sleeves on every man and woman.
And the temperature was 105°!!
They made them tough back then.
Comments (2)
Glad I checked back….I was thinking you had already *done* your posting for Friday with *the list*.
Yup, that Athenaeum is a good source
Dana in GA
Well, and where did I find it? Or through *whom* did I make the connection? {wide grin}
Thanks Dana in GA
(I’m coming there someday too…)