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lronlacy.bsky.social
@lronlacy.bsky.social
Pindaric flights - voli pindarici
Training: classical archaeology & Greek
Concern: civilization and more perfect unions
Tuscany, Italy
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November 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Early morning walk
November 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Early morning walk
November 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Early morning walk
Olive-tree choreography
November 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Early morning walk
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Early morning walk
Olive-tree choreography
November 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Early morning walk
From *The Many Moods of San Vito di Sopra*
November 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
For #NOVEMBER 2002
‘Boromir’
Ted Nasmith (b. 1956). Gouache on illustration board.
*Tolkien Calendar 2002* (HarperCollins) for November.
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #TedNasmith #JRRTolkien #TheLordOfTheRings #LOTR #Boromir
November 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
For #NOVEMBER 1992
‘The Last Words of Boromir’
Ted Nasmith (b. 1956). Gouache on illustration board.
*The 1992 #JRRTolkien Calendar* (Ballantine Books) for November.
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #TedNasmith #TheLordOfTheRings #LOTR #Boromir #Aragorn
November 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In #NOVEMBER 1979
‘At last, a fluid just for correcting your handwriting errors.’
Liquid Paper correction fluids. November 1979.
#LiquidPaper #correctionfluid #graphicdesign
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
#OTD in 1970
(autumn still life)
Cover of The New Yorker, November 28, 1970
Charles Martin
#TheNewYorkerCover #CharlesEMartin #stilllife #autumn
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
#OTD in 1966
‘Winged Spirit Buttoning His Underpants’
Yannis Tsarouchis (1910-1989)
Acrylic on paper. 39.2 x 28.2 cm.
28 November 1966
#YannisTsarouchis #GreekArt #GreekArtists
November 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
In #NOVEMBER 1961
👇🧵
‘I snapped the padded lead against her skull, just behind her right ear, striking through the cushion of her hair.’
Illustration by Thornton Utz (1914-1999) for ➡️
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #ThorntonUtz #noir #crimefiction
November 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
In #NOVEMBER 1953
‘”One of these days, POW!” The Amazing story of TV’s Jackie Gleason’
Cover of *Cosmopolitan*, November 1953
‘A Thrilling Novel of Love and Crime in a Big City’
#TVshows #JackieGleason #comedians #comicactors #TheHoneymooners #legs #fishnetstockings #mensfashion
November 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
#THISWEEK in 1952
‘Sensational New Engine Development!’
‘Twin H-Power …packs real punch into *your* driving range!’
‘Fabulous Hudson Hornet and Spectacular Hudson Wasp’
Collier’s, Nov. 22, 1952
#automotiveIndustry #HudsonMotors #AutomotiveDesign #AutomotiveEngineering #1950s
November 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
#THISWEEK in 1952
‘Held as dangerous spies by the Russians, Katie and Diana weren’t too scared to get in a few good digs’
Illustration by William von Riegen (b. 1909) for ➡️
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #WilliamvonRiegen #ColdWar #USSR #1950s
November 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
In #NOVEMBER 1950
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‘Enchanted Evening by Zenith’
‘The setting: You ... Your guests ... 1951 Black Magic TV with Reflection-Proof Screen’
#illustration #illustrationart #interiordecoration #womensfashion #teleisionsets #industrialdesign #mensfashion #graphicdesign #Zenith
November 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In #NOVEMBER 1948
👇🧵
‘Wilson's. . . America's Finest’
#illustration #illustrationart #graphicdesign #ham #turkey #Thanksgiving
November 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
#OTD in 1943
*Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur*, written & illustrated by Hal Foster.
From No. 355 - 28 November 1943
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1: Synopsis: Now that the Kingdom of Thule has been saved by the luck and quick thinking of Sir Valiant, the King and the Prince are trying to ➡️
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
#OTD in 1942
(wartime logistics challenges)
Cover of The New Yorker, November 28, 1942
Constantin Alajálov
#TheNewYorkerCover #ConstantinAlajálov #Thanksgiving #turkeys #WW2
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In #NOVEMBER 1937
Completed for #theNewDeal’s Treasury Section of Painting & Sculpture at the Dept. of Justice Blg. in Washington in 1936-1937, Boardman Robinson (1876–1952) painted an enormous set of 18 tempera murals “Great Events and Figures of Law”
👇🧵 MORE Events & Figures:
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#OTD in 1936
Dedication ceremony, LSU Stadium; W.P.A. Administrator Harry Hopkins speaking (back). Works Progress Administration. November 28, 1936.
👇🧵
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
#blackandwhitephotography #LSU #WPA #WorksProgressAdministration
November 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
#OTD in 1936
Illustration by J. C. Leyendecker (1874-1951)
Cover of *The Saturday Evening Post*, November 28, 1936
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(‘Reggie and the Greasy Bird - By P. G. Wodehouse’)
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JCLeyendecker #Thanksgiving #turkey #PGWodehouse
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
#OTD in 1936
(Dames will be dames.)
Cover of The New Yorker, November 28, 1936
Constantin Alajálov
#TheNewYorkerCover #ConstantinAlajálov #hunt #hunting #foxhunt
November 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
#OTD in 1931
Illustration by J. C. Leyendecker (1874-1951)
Cover of *The Saturday Evening Post*, November 28, 1931
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JCLeyendecker
November 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM