According to the caption I found, they’re migrant workers, and she said “Next year we’ll be painted… ”
Attempting to settle down… a hard thing during the depression, when the only work might be picking the next crop, in the next county or the next state.
I was still going to post this on yesterday’s comments, but since we’re all here now… This is as good a place as any.
You asked about a painting Nighthawks posted yesterday, of a ship in a harbor.
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I noticed that the filename gives the name of the artist: Joseph Vernet.
In my search results, some sites called him Claude Joseph Vernet, or just Claude Vernet.
Several places said it’s called Night: A Seaport in the Moonlight, though a few said Port, instead of Seaport.
Some said 1748, some 1773. In any case it’s over 250 years old, which might explain both why the artist got the ship right, and maybe some of the confusion over names.
….
The most intriguing thing was that some sites labeled it “Detail of Night: A Seaport ….”
Okay. Just look at the angle of the masts. You know that the ship is going to roll in the opposite direction. And it’s not likely to be a slow smooth swing.
Now, take a look at where the guys are, how far off center they are.
They are working while riding a carnival ride.
Over a deep dark expanse of the end of you.
They have my respect.
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When did they install the gas pumps?
In the days before windscreens, you really needed those goggles!
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Hey Mike! How ya doin’?
(Now I can’t remember if he came on right before or right after “Whirlybirds!”)
His boys did good.
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From Alamy.com:
“Nuns in habit paving on the beach of Zandvoort, 18 February 1961.”
I’m thinking they meant “praying”, not “paving”…. but what do I know about nun’s…um… habits?
Or “playing?”
They’re practicing walking on water to follow their husband.
I was wondering why the sea hadn’t parted for them…
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😭
Our local shelter has a program called Seniors for Seniors. Any older pet adopted by older people gets a special deal on adoption costs.
Arthur Poulin
Author of “Time Tunnel…”
Almost as unbelievable, but actually true….
“Father Arthur Poulin is a Camaldolese monk, priest, and artist living at Incarnation Monastery in beautiful Berkeley, California.”
He considers his paintings, in layers of tiny dots of light, a type of meditation, and a spiritual message to the viewer.
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Pieced together and patched together. Started with good intentions, but it’s probably endured some very tough times. Maybe like a few of us as well.
Bet they did, too!
We’ll all hope she was right.
Hmmm… Trying to find the person but no luck.
According to the caption I found, they’re migrant workers, and she said “Next year we’ll be painted… ”
Attempting to settle down… a hard thing during the depression, when the only work might be picking the next crop, in the next county or the next state.
I was just watching a video on old recipes. Can’t get over the feeling she’s wearing a “potted meat sandwich!”
I like that liverwurst. Haven’t seen it in a long time.
Nice that she was able to wear this extravagance, in contrast to the young mother above.
Guess the Polio vaccine wasn’t photogenic enough…
Pretty sure there were more comfortable beds down below…
Sorta how I imagine Nelly Bly would have looked…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Bly
It’s a wonder she can breathe, let alone carry a suitcase and walk. What a shame. She looks like a beautiful young woman.
Waaaay too perfect.
The lighting, including all the way into the train car, the lack of shadows… incredible depth of field.
The skirt fabric is wrong.
Her makeup is very modern, and it’s hard to explain, but so is her face.
I’m calling at least a modern recreation, but I’m betting AI.
Oh look… Does she have an extra finger holding the suitcase?
And what is that hardware on it?
OMG! I RECOGNIZED HIM!!
His face stayed the same.
At least his eyes did.
To me, it’s obvious that this is
Yes.
R.i.p.
“They was all out of step but Bill…”
“Ten to Two” feet.
WTC?
Of course.
We have traditions around here.
I only thought I recognized it as the girdering that was lying all over the street after the attack.
“DO NOT COPY” Are they kidding? I wouldn’t attempt to do any portion of this.
Only Cleo…. please…. don’t make like Cleo making like Lassie.
I remember that.
It was a disaster.
@ JP Steve…
I was still going to post this on yesterday’s comments, but since we’re all here now… This is as good a place as any.
You asked about a painting Nighthawks posted yesterday, of a ship in a harbor.
…
I noticed that the filename gives the name of the artist: Joseph Vernet.
In my search results, some sites called him Claude Joseph Vernet, or just Claude Vernet.
Several places said it’s called Night: A Seaport in the Moonlight, though a few said Port, instead of Seaport.
Some said 1748, some 1773. In any case it’s over 250 years old, which might explain both why the artist got the ship right, and maybe some of the confusion over names.
….
The most intriguing thing was that some sites labeled it “Detail of Night: A Seaport ….”
So of course I had to keep searching.
And here’s the whole thing!
I’ve posted this on yesterday’s site:
Detail of Night: Seaport by Moonlight
Joseph Vernet
Thank you both. The Google image search kept on coming up with “A Calm at a Mediterranean Port” which it isn’t!
Men working in the Rigging of the Three Masted Steel Barque ‘Garthsnaid’ – 1920.
There isn’t enough Meclizine in the world.
It probably makes you dizzy just thinking about that ship swaying back and forth, back and forth, back and …. 🙁
..and the bow going down down down and then up up up and then down down down and then up up…….
…making you look purplie…
Gosh….thank you all…..
so much
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I think I need to lie down…
for ä bit… *★’’′°•,.•*★”’°•
Okay. Just look at the angle of the masts. You know that the ship is going to roll in the opposite direction. And it’s not likely to be a slow smooth swing.
Now, take a look at where the guys are, how far off center they are.
They are working while riding a carnival ride.
Over a deep dark expanse of the end of you.
They have my respect.
Random things you run into online #34,823,794,106…
She was quite a lady, and very human while being formidable when needed.
We were lucky to have her.
“A basket of eggs?”
“Sally the Cat”
Interestingly, kind of…..
The painting is actually “Mother and Son” by Thomas Sully,
ca 1840.
The Sally the Cat badge and meme inscription seem to be from Instagram.
The title, artist and date on the bottom belong to this work:
