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The Library Company of Philadelphia, a private lending library founded by Benjamin Franklin in the mid-18th century, commissioned Jennings (an ex-Philadelphian relocated to London) to create a work depicting "the figure of Liberty (with her cap and proper Insignia) displaying the arts" as a representation of slavery and a symbol of the abolitionist movement.
Albert Victor's posthumous reputation became so bad that in 1964 Philip Magnus called his death a "merciful act of providence", supporting the theory that his death removed an unsuitable heir to the throne and replaced him with the reliable and sober George V. [118] In 1972, Michael Harrison was the first modern author to re-assess Albert ...
Robert Scott Duncanson, Landscape with Rainbow c. 1859, Hudson River School, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC.. This list of African-American visual artists is a list that includes dates of birth and death of historically recognized African-American fine artists known for the creation of artworks that are primarily visual in nature, including traditional media such as painting ...
Alix Jennings (1884–1980) was a British artist, who specialised in portrait, animal and flower painting using oils. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Her works are in the collections of the Museum of the Order of St John , Windsor & Royal Borough Museum and at Jesus College, Oxford .
Life of Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch, who paints various paintings with sequential narratives which can be considered prototypical comics (The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things, Death and the Miser, The Garden of Earthly Delights, The Haywain Triptych, The Last Judgment, Triptych of the Temptation of St. Anthony, Hell and the Flood).
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Song of the Gringo is a 1936 American Western film directed by John P. McCarthy.The film is also known as The Old Corral in the United Kingdom.The film was the debut of singing cowboy Tex Ritter.
The Jennings Creek wildfire has burned over 3,000 acres in New Jersey and is 10% contained, according to fire officials. The blaze is threatening 25 structures, including two homes.