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Principal Sam's Calendar

May 16

Today is National Drawing Day!

I love it!





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15 May 1660, Parliament passed Acts of Attainder against Oliver Cromwell, John Bradshaw, Henry Ireton and Thomas Pride in preparation for the return of Charles II. Given that all four men were already long dead they weren't terribly aware of this...

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in 1740 William Hogarth donated his portrait of Thomas Coram to the Foundling Hospital.

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1919 George Pringle, excavation foreman on Traprain Law in was loosening soil when he hit something strange…
The Traprain Treasure had come back to the light!

Discover more about it in this blog post from Dr Fraser Hunter:
https://t.co/piGwYrWUho

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Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice was born 1861. Resident engineer for Blackwall tunnel (1892) and engineer for Rotherhithe tunnel (1908) and Greenwich (1902) and Woolwich (1912) foot tunnels. Download his obituary for free at https://t.co/A71iT7gYu6

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Gauguin, who died in 1903, painted this still life in homage to Cézanne. See it in Room 43: https://t.co/Fqt2YDRVcv

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German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation.
Caspar David Friedrich, died in 1840.

In his paintings he often drew inspiration from České Středohoří (Central Bohemian Uplands) and Krkonoše (Giant Mountains)

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New on All Things William Hutchinson's 'unrivalled piece of horsemanship', riding from to in less than 3 hours 6 May 1819.
https://t.co/gX40GPVGVk

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500 years ago Leonardo Da Vinci died at Château du Clos Lucé, Amboise, France – many artists at that time had chosen France as their home. Da Vinci was an iconic artist whose influence lives on to this day!

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Stand up to Caesar
Opponent to Arian
Faced many exiles

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Thank you, Leonardo! You've thrown new light on women. The man from Vinci died 500 years ago in Amboise, France.

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Born in 1951 was photographer Sally Mann, known for her striking black & white photos. Her image “Shiva at Whistle Creek,” 1992, is on view in the section (featuring art about women by women) of the modern & contemporary gallery. Come see it soon!

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Principal Sam's Calendar

May 1

There is such a thing as Principal's Appreciation Day? Really?

OK! I LOVE IT!

I love, love, love it!!!!!



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Principal Sam's Calendar

April 28

Today is Super Hero Day!

Who is your favorite super hero of all time?




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Christ on the Sea of Galilee by Delacroix, who was born in 1798.

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in 1731, Daniel Defoe died. Defoe owned property in Colchester & likely lived here for a period, partly setting his novel Moll Flanders in the town.
He said "Colchester is an ancient corporation; the town is large, very populous; the streets fair and beautiful..."

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The Conjurer by Nathaniel Hone the Elder, who was born in 1718.

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