Alsatian at the Wheel, 1910
‘Alsatian at the Wheel’ (Alsacienne au Rouet) postcard, Alsace, France before 1910
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Love Song
‘Vigil Bressane’ (Veillée Bressane) postcard. Bourg-en-Bresse, France 1905 Love Song ‘Konopa konopa Koho rada vidímn’ (Hemp Hemp – To One Who I Like To See) is an ancient Slovak song steeped in the culture of hemp. It Read More …
The Spinner, 1889
“Gardeners instinctively know that flowers and plants are a continuum and that the wheel of garden history will always be coming full circle.” -Francis Cabot Lowell The Spinner by Vincent van Gogh, 1889
Legend of the Two Hemp Weavers
“Snake has no eyes but sings beautifully. Earthworm gives him his eyes in exchange for snake’s song.” – The Earthworm’s Song (Japanese Folktale) Japanese women weaving, c.1890 Legend of the Two Hemp Weavers Earthworms wear Hemp scarf’s… That’s just what Read More …
Clothes for Brown Leaves, 1927
“Albert and Baltazar Negrite, aged 9 and 10, are shown with George Contreras, Detective Chief of the District Attorney’s Office. Boys are wearing new clothes purchase for them after Contreras had found them in destitute circumstance upon investigating charges that Read More …