Family portraits by American painter Eastman Johnson. Living from 1824 to 1906 he studied art in Düsseldorf, The Hague and Paris. One of the founders of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Have a powder room like the Empress Joséphine’s. Wallpaper borders by Jacquemart et Bérnard. A French wallpaper manufacturer, they were active from 1791 to 1840 with all of these samples being from 1803.
Dollhouses and other miniature worlds for today. My spring art series over on Substack and free to see.
smouldering on air on the tip of a scuba diver’s fin as in a far away neighborhood under a golden sun the children who live down the street sneak away and inch in through an unlocked door into the closed up art studios up on the corner . . . .no children it says but no one there now. . . .paint to spill in puddles to roller skate through and someone to climb up and open the net filled with feathery things .. . . supposed to pack things in it but not today . . .no a shower in light pink to run through and pretend it’s snowing .. . . life’s for fun . . .if you can’t have fun . . .well . . .who wouldn’t want to have fun . . . someone somewhere but them no one wants to be friends with.
https://sarahbguestperry.substack.com/p/dollhouses-and-other-miniature-worlds-b9c
50 or so images including this one
Neo-Renaissance hand-fans decorated by French artist Edouard Moreau. Living from 1825 to 1878, he designed and decorated fans for Maison Alexandre and their competitors. Not just the leaves, he decorated up the sticks and guards, too.
Off to see the sights at the World’s Fair. The 1939–40 New York World’s Fair opened on April 30th, 1939 in Flushing Meadow, Queens and closed on October 26, 1940. Imagery from a photo album up for sale from rare book dealer James E. Arsenault.
The 1939–40 New York World’s Fair opened on April 30th, 1939 in Flushing Meadow, Queens. The first exposition to have a futuristic theme (“World of Tomorrow”), it hosted exhibits by sixty countries, the League of Nations, thirty-three U.S. states, several federal agencies, and the City of New York. By the time the fair closed on October 26th, 1940, over forty-four million people had visited the fair.
Life lived large and not so large. Aquatints by Joseph Constantine Stadler (1755-1828) of British people and places. 1800-1815 ish.
Imagery by John Ross Key of various expositions that were held in the United States between around 1892 and 1905. Living from 1832 to 1920, he studied art in Boston and New York before relocating west. Grandson of the author of the “Star Spangled Banner.”
Fans with animals to make your own breeze while sitting on the bench on your next visit to the zoo downtown. From Fan d’Eventails, Paris.
Feathery hand-fans to tickle your beaux with and make them sneeze. The better to flirt with, my dear. From Fan d’Eventails, Paris.
Dollhouses and other miniature worlds, April 12th issue in the 2024 show. . . .
my spring series over on my Substack with 50 odd great images and free to look at if you like.
https://sarahbguestperry.substack.com/p/dollhouses-and-other-miniature-worlds-e15
lots and lots of pictures just like this one