Statues and Monuments
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 50
The artist's Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 24, 2023 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Statues and Monuments, 1960s, Russia
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 40
Raymond Duchamp-Villon.
His Wikipedia page.
Sculpture page.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 08, 2021 -
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Category: Animals, Avant Garde, Statues and Monuments, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century
Statues at the Hexentanzplatz, Germany
The Wikipedia entry on the whole region.A small article on the sculptures.
Happy Halloween!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 31, 2021 -
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Category: Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Statues and Monuments, Europe
Lyndon Johnson’s go-to gift
President Lyndon Johnson met with Pope Paul VI on Dec 23, 1967. The two spoke for over an hour and then exchanged gifts. The Pope gave Johnson a sixteenth-century painting of the Nativity. Johnson, in return, gave the Pope a small bust of himself, Lyndon Johnson.
Pope Paul VI admiring the LBJ bust he just received
It struck people at the time (and ever since) as odd for Johnson to give a bust of himself as a gift to the Pope. But, in fact, the Pope wasn't the only recipient of this bust. It was Johnson's go-to gift for just about everyone: world leaders, congressmen, white house aides, etc. He traveled with a box of them, so he would always have one at hand.
The busts were replicas of a lifesize bust created by sculptress Jimilu Mason. In case you'd like to give one as a gift, they're available for purchase from the Johnson Presidential Library — only $150 each.
More info: Dead Presidents blog
Jimilu Mason poses with her bust of LBJ
Arizona Republic - Jan 14, 1968
Posted By: Alex - Wed Oct 06, 2021 -
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Category: Art, Statues and Monuments, Gifts, Presents, Tributes, and Other Honoraria, 1960s
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 37
Moore's Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 28, 2021 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Statues and Monuments, 1950s, United Kingdom
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 36
"Dorothea Tanning and Max Ernst with his sculpture, Capricorn, 1947"
Foto source.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 13, 2021 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Surrealism, Statues and Monuments, Husbands, Wives, 1940s
The Invisible statues of Salvatore Garau
The Italian artist Salvatore Garau has been creating "invisible statues". The 'statues' are simply squares drawn on the ground with white ribbon.He just sold one of them for 15,000 euros. Garau says that even though you may not see the statue, it exists. "It is made of air and spirit".
Would this fit into Paul's category of artwork that Khrushchev probably wouldn't like?
More info: Garau's instagram page, courier
Posted By: Alex - Mon May 31, 2021 -
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Category: Art, Statues and Monuments
Banana Ganesh
Read all about it here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 24, 2021 -
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Category: Animals, Art, Statues and Monuments, Food, Religion, Bananas
The Ettl Enlarging Machine
I would love to see a picture of this gadget, but cannot find one online. I assume all such work today is done easily on computers.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 22, 2021 -
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Category: Art, Statues and Monuments, Inventions, 1910s
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 33
Nude Woman with Upraised Arms ca. 1926
Gaston Lachaise American
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 20, 2021 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Statues and Monuments, Body Modifications, 1920s, North America
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