Bonita Sarita

likeafieldmouse:

Francis Alys - Fabiola (2008)

“The story of St. Fabiola, a 4th-century Roman aristocrat from the Fabia family who is supposed to have been an early Mother Teresa, became popular in the late 19th century, and an 1885 portrait of her by a French academician (which is now lost) has since been endlessly copied around the world.

Appearing on postcards, posters and religious trinkets, Fabiola has been a beloved subject for countless painters, most of them amateurs. The portrait’s format is almost always the same: Fabiola is seen in profile facing left, her head covered by a rich red veil.

Mr. Alys, who was born in Belgium in 1959 and moved to Mexico City in 1990, began collecting Fabiola paintings—as the genre is called—about 15 years ago, buying them at thrift shops, flea markets and antiques stores primarily in Mexico and Europe. He has previously shown his collection three times, when it was much smaller; the current presentation includes more than 300 works.”

(via wnycradiolab)

renderplease:

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nprfreshair:

News you can use?

Beautiful Decay:

Lauren DiCioccio uses a simple needle and thread on cotton muslin to mummify and honor an endangered artifact– the printed newspaper. In each piece, as The New York Times’ text fades, its correlating cover portraits puncture the surface with pockets of strung together color, reminding us of a certain tactile human unraveling as we adaptively wave goodbye to the Industrial Age.

poynterinstitute:

explore-blog:

No female reporter before her had ever seemed quite so audacious, so willing to risk personal safety in pursuit of a story. 

How to pack like Nellie Bly, pioneering Victorian journalist who raced around the world in 80 days.

UPDATE: By popular demand, the illustrated packing list is now available as a print.

Nellie Bly was a groundbreaking journalist, both for women in the field, and for the field itself. She traveled around the world, but also pioneered healthcare reporting by feigning insanity to go undercover at a mental institution. Her expose helped change the field for the better. You can learn more about her at PBS! 

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pbsdigitalstudios:

WHOA. 50 Year old photographs get transformed into GIFs. 

Via: Design Taxi

thelyonrampant:

How To Tell If A Toy Is For Boys or Girls

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blackcontemporaryart:

Stanley Whitney, “Other Colors I Forget (2012), oil on linen, 72 x 72 inches (all Whitney images courtesy Team Gallery and the artist)

I like this. Reminds me of a quilt and/or color bars.

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natgeofound:

Swimming lessons are part of these undergraduates’ curriculum at Tulane University in New Orleans, April 1930.
Photograph by Edwin L. Wisherd, National Geographic