Brigitte Bardot
photographed by Richard Avedon in 1959.

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6 February 1959. First successful launch of a Martin Marietta SM-68A/HGM-25A Titan I. First US multistage ICBM.

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Rationing…

Trouser legs were only taken off the list in 1959. There were widespread street parties to celebrate the event.

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Here's another one of Billy and Crackers from 1959.

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Aunque normalmente se habla mucho de 'Mama no Violin' (1958) como punto de inflexión en la carrera del mangaka, esa obra que le permitió dar el salto, nosotras os queremos hablar de 'Yuka o Yobu Umi' una historia que debutó en la Shojo Club en el número de junio de 1959.

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Fauna, Flora y Primavera . Mi versión de la peli de Disney “La Bella Durmiente” de 1959. Porque “Conceder deseos es de Divas”.

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Indulge in a quick with this watercolor by American painter born in 1883.

"Landscape with Tree." 20th century. Charlotte Abbott Gilman Paul Bequest Fund. BMA 1959.21

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Halloween horror movie marathon is going strong. So far: SHIVERS, WNUF HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, SLEEPY HOLLOW, and SPLATTER FARM is on now. 1959. Version of the MUMMY is next!

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Roberto Matta, El verbo ser, 1959.

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Steve Ditko and three other Charlton artist draw a horse, c.1959. Ditko — seen first — takes a very different, stylized approach.

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Grandes de la ilustración de libros para chicos: Maurice Sendak. Ilustración para el libro “What Do You Say, Dear?”, con texto de Sesyle Joslin y publicado por HarperCollins en 1958. Esta obra recibió una mención de honor en la Medalla Caldecott de 1959.

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"He was all man - rough, mean and too hot to handle." The Man From Madura, by Leslie Gillespie. WDL Books, 1959.

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No te sientes observado??? 🧐👀

El mes de la vendimia 🎨 René Magritte
Date 1959.

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Ancient Coin of the Day: we've bit a bit Rome-heavy of late, so let's head to Greece today with this striking electrum hemidrachm from Thebes, perhaps ca. 350-340 BC.

Image: ANS 1959.73.1

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This is the Levacar Mach I from 1959. It was the first wheel-less car. It was a one man “flying car” that used air jets to levitate itself. They had planned to use a small turbo jet engine to power it, allegedly up to almost 500 mph!

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"el arte no es otra cosa, no puede ser otra cosa que vida, carne viva..."

R.G. El Sentimiento de la Pintura, 1959.
Obra: Dos rosas (la sombra), 1999.

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Leili Muuga (b. 1922, Maima, Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast, RSFSR - d.2016). Protest against the war, tryptic, 1959.

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Angelo Bianchetti 1911-1994
"Autogrill Montepulciano" 1967
Bridge Restaurant. Restaurant built like a bridge over a road or motorway...
introduced this concept to Europe in 1959. He built 9 bridge restaurants for Italian food chain
https://t.co/26MFurXRGN

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to writer and artist Dan Jurgens born June 27, 1959.

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