My painting of Tippi Hedren in Alfred Hitchcock's THE BIRDS, from a few years ago. Happy birthday, Tippi Hedren!

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Edgar Allan Poe was born today! Here are Berenice and Ligeia painted by me

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A titan of literature. A rebel. Our hero.
(January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849)

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Patricia Highsmith 1921

✒️ Untitled (Self-Portrait) about 1940
🎨 Allela Cornell (1914-1946) 1943

Patricia Highsmith Papers, Swiss Literary Archives

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"What day is it?" asked Winnie the Pooh.

"It’s today," squeaked Piglet.

"My favorite day," said Pooh.
A. A. Milne English author, 🎂 born

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Roy D. Magnuson in 1983: "Innsmouth, Massachusetts - 1927" for amplified/processed viola and wind band... obviously inspired by

by Taeyeon Kim (Mushstone)

https://t.co/pc4WGhOXC3

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Virginia's "Movie of the Day" is The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932), honoring (our mascot) Nils Asther (January 17, 1897 - October 13, 1981).

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Happy birthday Muhammad Ali. Born on this day in 1942. This illustration comes from our Little People, BIG DREAMS biography on this legendary sportsman. Written by and illustrated by https://t.co/e4WD21tg9b

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Athlete and missionary Eric Liddell
1902

🎨 & ✏️ by Eileen Soper 1925
a year after Liddell’s 400 metres Olympic gold medal in Paris - he also played rugby for Scotland earning 7 caps between 1922 and 1923 🥇🏉


https://t.co/xLIPEoXugf

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"However fond one is of one's husband, one does not relinquish a life of work without some difficulty; affection is a very pretty thing provided it is coupled with something to fill one's day."

Berthe Morisot (1841–1895) in

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"It is important to express oneself...provided the feelings are real and are taken from your own experience"

Berthe Morisot (1841–1895) in

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"It is a very exciting experimental age, but after all one's own individual way of saying something is the most important thing."

Nora Heysen (1911–2003) outside

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