All posts tagged "nineteenth century"
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After Image
Madness and Mesmerism: Charles Deas Revisited
February 1, 2023Put as simply as possible, Matthews thought he was being tortured and his thoughts disrupted by...
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Biography
Book Review: Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin
January 30, 2023The happiness was not to last. More Scrooge than Bob Cratchit in some respects, he was...
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Art
Art Review: Charles Dickens at 200, The Morgan Library and Museum
January 14, 2023Dickens’ novels probed the social ills of Victorian England in order to create unforgettable images of...
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Art
Beauty & Bounty: American Art in the Age of Exploration, Seattle Art Museum
December 22, 2022The highlight of the gallery would have to be the three paintings by lesser-known artist Martin...
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African American
Book Review: Mightier Than The Sword: Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the Battle for America by David S. Reynolds
December 12, 2022The escalating one-upmanship led to some truly bizarre innovations, such as casting famous boxers in the...
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Books
Book Review: Doc by Mary Doria Russell
December 10, 2022It is the daily struggle of life that blights the lives of Russell’s protagonists. Ill-health and...
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Biography
Book Review: From Splendor to Revolution: The Romanov Women, 1847-1928 by Julie P. Gelardi
November 24, 2022Following this betrayal, the Romanov dynasty was swept off the stage of history. Many of the...
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History
Book Review: The New York Times Complete Civil War 1861-1865
November 12, 2022This collection of the Times' news coverage during the war is a must-have for Civil War...
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Art & Design
The Civil War Begins: An Exhibition at the Rosenbach Museum and Library, Philadelphia
November 9, 2022These are not merely newspapers, letters, transcripts of speeches and official reports from the 1850's through...
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History
Book Review: The Big Policeman by J. North Conway
November 7, 2022J. North Conway's new account of the law enforcement career of Thomas Byrnes, The Big Policeman,...
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