
"Bridge"
Teableau for 08/25/25
The painting is "Bridge" by Joseph Stella, 1936, for the WPA. You know, back when the US federal government could actually do something good for the country and its people.
#Tea #WPA #Art #GreatDepression #Teableau #TeaCozy #TeaCosy #BlackTea #GreenTea #VintageChina #Handmade #Sewing #Painting #1930s #ArtDeco #ArtNouveau #NewDeal #JosephStella
Your art history post for today: by Reginald Marsh (1898-1954), “500,000 Czechs on Nazi Front,” 1938, tempera on masonite, 24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm.), photo: Christie’s New York, 23 May 2013. #arthistory #painting #WPA #socialrealism
Context: in 1938, Germany annexed Austria. Taking over the northern part of Czechoslovakia (known as the Sudetenland) was Hitler’s next priority. The leaders of Britain, Italy, France, and Germany met in Munich to discuss the issue September 29-30, 1938. They pointedly did not include leaders of Czechoslovakia in the meeting.
The Allies agreed in that meeting to German annexation of the Sudetenland in exchange for Germany’s pledge of peace. This agreement is known as the Munich Pact.
And we all know how much a Nazi pledge of peace turned out to be worth. Never take a dictator at his word. Not then, not today.
#ELF scores week 13:
Ended games:
09.08.2025, 15:00 #BTH 31 @ 34 #ENT
09.08.2025, 17:00 #SRG 44 @ 3 #CCE
09.08.2025, 18:00 #WPA 36 @ 50 #VIE
09.08.2025, 18:00 #HEL 0 @ 77 #PAR
10.08.2025, 13:00 #HSD 7 @ 40 #NOR
10.08.2025, 13:00 #MBR 27 @ 30 #MUN
10.08.2025, 13:00 #FGY 28 @ 21 #PRA
10.08.2025, 16:25 #SRT 24 @ 34 #RHE
