Russian Book Jackets from the 1930s
E. Kuznetsov, Circus, 1931. These Russian book jackets from the thirties are among the many riches on offer in the New York Public Library’s newly enhanced digital collections. Below are some...
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Bernardo Strozzi, Sleeping Child, after 1607 It’s late, and you’re still awake. Allow us to help with Sleep Aid, a series devoted to curing insomnia with the dullest, most soporific texts available in...
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Gustave Courbet, Schlafende Spinnerin, 1853 It’s late, and you’re still awake. Allow us to help with Sleep Aid, a series devoted to curing insomnia with the dullest, most soporific texts available in...
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From a 1917 ad for Sagless Spring Mattresses. It’s late, and you’re still awake. Allow us to help with Sleep Aid, a series devoted to curing insomnia with the dullest, most soporific texts available in...
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John George Brown, Sleeping Angel, 1859. It’s late, and you’re still awake. Allow us to help with Sleep Aid, a series devoted to curing insomnia with the dullest, most soporific texts available in the...
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David Rijckaert, Man Sleeping, ca. 1649. It’s late, and you’re still awake. Allow us to help with Sleep Aid, a series devoted to curing insomnia with the dullest, most soporific texts available in the...
View ArticleThe Art of Bread Making
It’s late, and you’re still awake. Allow us to help with Sleep Aid, a series devoted to curing insomnia with the dullest, most soporific texts available in the public domain. Tonight’s prescription: a...
View ArticleI Found This Wastebasket for You
Jules Bouy, Wastebasket, ca. 1930. This week, the Metropolitan Museum of Art released some 375,000 images into the public domain, granting unprecedented digital access to a wide swath of its...
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Félix Vallotton, Femme couchée dormant, 1899, oil on canvas. It’s late, and you’re still awake. Allow us to help with Sleep Aid, a series devoted to curing insomnia with the dullest, most soporific...
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