"All art is exorcism. I paint dreams and visions too; the dreams and visions of my time. Painting is the effort to produce order; order in yourself. There is much chaos in me, much chaos in our time."

~ Otto Dix in 1891

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David Mamet (b. 30 Nov 1947), American playwright, director, and screenwriter.

"Noted for his often desperate working-class characters and for his distinctive, colloquial, and frequently profane dialogue."

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Virginia Mayo (30 Nov 1920 - 17 Jan 2005), American actress and dancer.

"Her better films of the 1950s included 'The Flame and the Arrow,' 1950, 'Great Day in the Morning,' 1956, and 'Westbound,' 1959."

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Born on this day: Gino D'Achille (1935-2017).

Here's his cover art for The Colour Out of Time by Michael Shea.

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James Rosenquist (29 Nov 1933 - 31 Mar 2017), American artist.

"Seminal figure of Pop art movement. Used commercial art techniques to depict popular cultural icons and everyday objects."

🎨 'Space Dust,' 1989.
🎨 'The Stowaway Peers Out at the Speed of Light,' 2000.

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[Il fascismo]
"Sotto forme diverse, sotto diversi nomi, con maggiore o minore virulenza, esso ha serpeggiato in tutte le nazioni, come un' infezione diffusa in tutto l'organismo e che si localizza qua e là."

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Carlo Levi,
scrittore, pittore.

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🎨 Russian Neoclassical architect and painter, was 29 November 1798.

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William Blake (28 Nov 1757 - 12 Aug 1827), English engraver, artist, poet, visionary.

"Exquisite lyrics in Songs of Innocence & Songs of Experience; profound & difficult 'prophecies' in Visions of the Daughters of Albion, The First Book of Urizen, Milton, & Jerusalem."

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Born this day - William Blake (1757 - 1827)

Nebuchadnezzar
Newton
The Ghost of a Flea

(Tate collection)

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The Great Red Dragon paintings are a series of watercolour paintings by the English poet and painter William Blake, in 1757. They depict various scenes from the Book of Revelation https://t.co/eSgyw8V4Ww

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To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour

Poems: https://t.co/0EIbkJqtOW]

🎨✒️#WilliamBlake, English poet and artist, was 28 November 1757.

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Celebrating that little round headed kid Charles M. Schulz, creator of the greatest comic strip of them all.

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Scarlett Johansson (b. 22 Nov 1984), American actress, model, singer.

"Her acting range has earned her popular acclaim in a variety of genres, from period drama to thriller and action adventure."

📷 Darcy Hemley, 2004.
📷 Annie Leibovitz, 2005.

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