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Illustrator Nell Brinkley and a little friend - 1908

In 1907, at the tender age of twenty-two, Nell Brinkley came to New York to draw for the Hearst syndicate. Within a year, she had become a household name. Flo Ziegfeld dressed his dancers as “Brinkley Girls,” in the Ziegfeld Follies. Three popular songs were written about her. Women, aspiring to the masses of curly hair with which Nell adorned her creations, could buy Nell Brinkley Hair Curlers for ten cents a card. Young girls cut out and saved her drawings, copied them, colored them, and pasted them in scrapbooks. The Brinkley Girls took over from the Gibson Girls.

carolathhabsburg: Another “Myrurgia” ad. 1918

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:33:29 +0200

carolathhabsburg:

Another “Myrurgia” ad. 1918

f-featherbrain: Herbert Cole, She dreamt that two fair knights...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:30:49 +0200

f-featherbrain:

Herbert Cole, She dreamt that two fair knights came to her side, 1867-1931

© The Trustees of the British Museum

redmallee: Christian Waller with Baldur, Undine and Siren at...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:28:05 +0200

redmallee:

Christian Waller with Baldur, Undine and Siren at Fairy Hills 1932 (Napier Waller)

pmikos: Arthur Hacker The children’s prayer, 1888 (by hauk...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:42:56 +0200

pmikos:

Arthur Hacker

The children’s prayer, 1888

(by hauk sven)

Photo

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:42:03 +0200

themagicfarawayttree: Arthur Hacker

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:41:54 +0200

themagicfarawayttree:

Arthur Hacker

shadesandshadows: The Cloister or the World, 1896, oil on...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:41:42 +0200

shadesandshadows:

The Cloister or the World, 1896, oil on canvas by Arthur Hacker, British, 1858-1919.

In her mind’s eye, the young woman is in a dilemma of choice between worldly delights behind her and spiritual fulfillment beside her. The Cloister or the World was the picture of the year at the Royal Academy in London.

Hacker painted genre and historical scenes early in his career and turned to myths and allegories later. This painting is held by the Bradford Art Galleries and Museums in Bradford, England.

numanbaba: Arthur Hacker ‘In Jeopardy’ (Aka ‘The Parasol’)...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:36:55 +0200

numanbaba:

Arthur Hacker ‘In Jeopardy’ (Aka ‘The Parasol’) 1902

fleurdulys: By the Waters of Babylon - Arthur Hacker

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:36:37 +0200

fleurdulys:

By the Waters of Babylon - Arthur Hacker

fleurdulys: Lux Incarnationis - Carl Gutherz 1888

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:31:38 +0200

fleurdulys:

Lux Incarnationis - Carl Gutherz

1888