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#otd in 1929 Constance Spry unveiled her first floral shop window display, shocking London by using hedgerow flowers. Considered a trailblazer, she set up her own Flower School and during WWII gave lectures encouraging people to grow their own food. https://t.co/2Pd41KvbmW
#ArtHistory 1930
Dame Elisabeth Frink was #bornonthisday in #Suffolk.
#art #artist #artists #fineart #modernart #britishart #figurativeart #sculpture #sculptor #botd #onthisday #otd #discoverher
#HappyBirthday to HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, born #otd 1948 at Buckingham Palace. Here is a taster of some of the hundreds of pictures we have @Mary_Evans #HappyBirthday #RoyalFamily #PrinceCharles70
Born #OTD 1774 in #Edinburgh, Scottish surgeon, artist and neurologist Charles Bell. In the early 19thc he produced the most influential anatomy books in Britain, you can read our digitised Bell texts online now: https://t.co/RuXeIE2OE6
#ArtHistory 1935
Esther Mahlangu was #bornonthisday in #SouthAfrica.
#art #artists #artist #fineart #contemporaryart #paintings #painting #mural #africanart #folkart #botd #onthisday #otd #discoverher
#OTD 10 November 1813 - Battle of Nivelle. Wellington’s army assaults strong French defensive positions along the line of the river Nivelle in south-west France. 8 companies of the 5/60th were in action during the day, & led attack’s by 2nd & 3rd divisions. 8 KIA, 61 wounded.
"Our little boy is a wonderfully strong & large child" wrote Queen Victoria of the future Edward VII, who was born #OTD 1841, "I hope & pray he will be like his dearest Papa." Hmmmm.
Reflective portrait of Baba Beaton, sister of Cecil Beaton, later Mrs Alec Hambro. Photograph by #MadameYevonde published in The Sketch #OTD in 1932
Art 🎨 In Remembrance
Leonard Cohen Music 🎶
#OTD November 7 2016
Artist @shulman_susan A prolific visualartist inspired by great musicians
Watch biography here: https://t.co/0P837NhYc3
#ArtHistory 1911
Àngeles Santos Torroella was #bornonthisday in #Catalonia.
#art #artist #artists #fineart #modernart #surrealart #surrealism #painting #paintings #spanishart #portrait #portraits #botd #onthisday #otd
Heinrich Lefler was born #OTD 1863. These beauties are from “Grimms Märchen” (Grimms’ Fairy Tales) and were by both Lefler and his brother-in-law Joseph Urban.
Godfather Death
Sleeping Beauty
Snow White and Rose Red
Snow White
#Art #ArtHistory #ArtNouveau #GrimmsFairyTales
Born #otd 1864 #MargaretMacdonald #GlasgowStyle #genius & wife of #CharlesRennieMackintosh with whom she collaborated often #womensart More from: https://t.co/1VvOXuj6wf
Born #otd 1864 #MargaretMacdonald #GlasgowStyle genius & wife of #CharlesRennieMackintosh with whom she collaborated often #womensart
Born #OTD 1864 #MargaretMacdonald #GlasgowStyle genius & wife of #CharlesRennieMackintosh #womensart