Posts Tagged ‘statues’

27
Jul

DPD 27 July 2010: “L’Empereur” by James Carroll Beckwith (1852-1917)

   Posted by: Tidbit    in Daily Public Domain Image, From the Public Domain Art email list

L'Empereur
‘L’Empereur’ by James Carroll Beckwith (1852-1917). From the Public Domain Graphics email list.

James Carroll Beckwith was an American painter, who studied at the Chicago Academy of Design until it was destroyed by fire in 1871. He then studied in New York at the National Academy of Design. Beckwith traveled to Paris in 1873 and stayed there 5 years; it was during that time that he painted this picture of the sun setting on a statue.

Beckwith lived and worked mostly in the United States, where he was a well-known, successful, and often exhibited artist. He did return to Europe several times, including a four year stay in Italy from 1910-1914. He died of a heart attack at age 66 in New York City in 1917.
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Peace,
Bekka
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19
Nov

DPD 19 November 2009: Gravestone Angels

   Posted by: Tidbit    in Daily Public Domain Image, Images I made or modified

November, for Catholics (among others), is a time especially dedicated to remembering and praying for the dead. So two days ago, I stopped by a local cemetery to do just that. While I was there I took some photographs, and have decided to release a few of them into public domain. I was fascinated by some of the angels on the monuments. Click on the images to see them full-sized.

Angel, cemetery, Middleburg Hts, OH. Taken by author 17 Nov. 2009. Released to the Public Domain.

Angel, cemetery, Middleburg Hts, OH. Taken by author 17 Nov. 2009. Released to the Public Domain.

 

Angel, cemetery, Middleburg Hts, OH. Taken by author 17 Nov. 2009. Released to the Public Domain.

Angel, cemetery, Middleburg Hts, OH. Taken by author 17 Nov. 2009. Released to the Public Domain.

Angel, cemetery, Middleburg Hts, OH. Taken by author 17 Nov. 2009. Released to the Public Domain.

Angel, cemetery, Middleburg Hts, OH. Taken by author 17 Nov. 2009. Released to the Public Domain.

 

Angel, cemetery, Middleburg Hts, OH. Taken by author 17 Nov. 2009. Released to the Public Domain.

Angel, cemetery, Middleburg Hts, OH. Taken by author 17 Nov. 2009. Released to the Public Domain.

Peace,
Bekka
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