Danish historian, teacher, and writer. Father of three rather splendid young people.
Pronouns he/him, but I'm fine with they/them, if that is more comfortable for you.
LGF links are now being blocked from posting at Threads or Facebook (probably Instagram too) with no notice or explanation, probably because one of our members posted a link to Marisa Kabas’s article criticizing Meta’s climate change ad policy.
And they’re removing all links to LGF from Facebook, going back at least 15 years.
Unfuckingreal.
"Coin de la Rue Medard, Paris", 1947, painting by #American #artist Lois Mailou Jones (1905-1998).
In The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC. Object number 0939.
"Winter in Kerteminde", c. 1930-1934. #Painting by American artist William H. Johnson (1901-1970).
Johnson, one of the artists of the Harlem Renaissance, married #Danish textile artist Holcha Krake (1885-1944) in 1930. They lived in Norway for a while before moving to New York in 1938. As the title indicates, this painting was made in #Kerteminde, #Denmark.
In the Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA. Accession number 2008-183-10.
"Children on the steps", 1903. #Etching by #Danish #artist Peder Mørk Mønsted [1859-1941].
In SMK, the Danish National Gallery. Inventory number KKS5100.
"My Granddaughter", 1979. Serigraph on paper by Norval Morrisseau [1932-2007], AKA Copper Thunderbird, an #Indigenous #Canadian #artist from the Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation.
Portable writing #desk, 1775/1776, designed by Thomas #Jefferson for his personal use.
This is the desk on which Jefferson wrote the text of the Declaration of Independence, in 1776.
In the #Smithsonian (National Museum of American History). Record ID nmah_513641.
"Winter landscape with house", 1901, #etching by #Danish #artist Peter Ilsted [1861-1933].
In SMK, the Danish National Gallery. Inventory number KKS6110.
Red Starfleet uniform worn by Nichelle Nichols [1932-2022] as Lt. Uhura on the original series of "Star Trek". Dated 1966/67. Designed by William Ware Theiss [1931-1992].
In the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection. Record ID nmaahc_2016.126.
Merry Christmas to you all!
[Christmas card, print, 1957, creator unknown. In the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Accession number 1959-11-1-a.]
#Christmas card from Ann Parker to Raymond Gloeckler, dated between 1980 and 2009.
From the Raymond Gloeckler papers, 1952-2008. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Record number (DSI-AAA)12381.
Charles Johnson