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This Terrible Problem That Is the Sea – August 29, 2014

From Red Apple and Silver Bells by Hamish Hendry and illustrated by Alice B. Woodward, 1899.

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"The sea is a cruel mistress. Yet again the sea has behaved unconscionably. It's time to address this terrible problem that is the sea." —Captain Neddie, from the hilarious BBC series Broken News

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#vintage illustration #sea horse #illustration #white horses #ocean wave #ocean spirits

This Terrible Problem That Is the Sea – August 13, 2014

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"The storm increased," from Roughing It by Mark Twain.

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"The sea is a cruel mistress. Yet again the sea has behaved unconscionably. It's time to address this terrible problem that is the sea." —Captain Neddie, from the hilarious BBC series Broken News

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#ship #sea #storm

This Terrible Problem That Is the Sea – July 16, 2014

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"It seemed to Elma ... that the sea moaned in an unreasonable and very dreadful manner." From Wild Kitty by Elizabeth Thomasina Meade, 1897.

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"The sea is a cruel mistress. Yet again the sea has behaved unconscionably. It's time to address this terrible problem that is the sea." —Captain Neddie, from the hilarious BBC series Broken News

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#vintage illustration #full moon #ocean #sea #night #illustration

Rhetorical Questions, Answered! – June 5, 2014

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Q: What are the wild waves saying?
A: Go back, go back, go back. (The Leisure Hour, 1873.)

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#ocean #sea #waves

Restoring the Lost Sense – April 14, 2014

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An illustration from an 1877 issue of Cornhill magazine.

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[Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]

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#vintage illustration #sea

Restoring the Lost Sense – October 20, 2013

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How is a paint-worthy subject like an airpane exit hatch? Sometimes the nearest one is behind you. In this illustration by Frank Haviland for The Bystander (1906), the artist is blissfully unaware that he has a half-human sea creature for a critic.

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#mermaid #vintage #seaside #painting

This Terrible Problem That Is the Sea – October 11, 2013

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An illustration from an 1898 issue of Wide World magazine. The caption reads: "The filthy coils wind round my hips like a boa-constrictor's."

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"The sea is a cruel mistress. Yet again the sea has behaved unconscionably. It's time to address this terrible problem that is the sea." —Captain Neddie, from the hilarious BBC series Broken News

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#vintage illustration #sea monster #tentacles #illustration #stranded at sea

This Terrible Problem That Is the Sea – September 19, 2013

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"Why do you always look so sad when you look at the sea, Wenna?" (Cornhill, 1875.)

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"The sea is a cruel mistress. Yet again the sea has behaved unconscionably. It's time to address this terrible problem that is the sea." —Captain Neddie, from the hilarious BBC series Broken News

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#vintage illustration #sea

Staring Into the Depths – January 15, 2013

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"She felt just like sitting on the rocks all day": from Miss Roberts' Fortune by Sophy Winthrop (1875).

[The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]

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#vintage #ocean #meditation #contemplation #illustration #seashore #beach #coastline

I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought – December 30, 2012

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Marguerite Duras, when asked if death frightened her, said, "I don't know know anything anymore since I've reached the sea." Enrique Vila-Matas said, "What terrifies me about the idea of eternal death is to never be able to see the sea again, the waves breaking in winter on deserted beaches."

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#ocean #crab

Staring Into the Depths – September 13, 2012

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An illustration from a 1903 issue of Harper's magazine. The caption reads: "They were looking down into the void below."

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[The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]

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#vintage illustration #sea #cliff #void

Staring Into the Depths – August 18, 2012

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An illustration from a 1904 issue of Life magazine.

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[The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]

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#vintage illustration #sea #spyglass

Staring Into the Depths – August 2, 2012

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An illustration from an 1879 issue of Harper's magazine.

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[The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]

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#vintage illustration #sea

Staring Into the Depths – June 1, 2012

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Staring into the depths: an illustration from an 1893 issue of Pall Mall magazine. The caption reads: "Here she paused a moment."

[The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]

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#vintage illustration #dog #sea

Restoring the Lost Sense – March 21, 2012

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An illustration from an 1898 issue of Wide World magazine. The caption reads: "I haunted the seashore for hours."

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#vintage illustration #illustration #seashore

This Terrible Problem That Is the Sea – January 22, 2012

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An illustration from an 1878 issue of Harper's magazine. The caption reads: "Nearing the end."

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"The sea is a cruel mistress. Yet again the sea has behaved unconscionably. It's time to address this terrible problem that is the sea." —Captain Neddie, from the hilarious BBC series Broken News

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#vintage illustration #lightning #storm #stormy sea

Staring Into the Depths – January 19, 2012

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An illustration from an 1892 issue of Harper's magazine.

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[The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]

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#vintage illustration #sea

Staring Into the Depths – November 19, 2011

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An illustration from an 1864 issue of Harper's magazine.

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[The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]

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#vintage illustration #sea #illustration

Staring Into the Depths – November 18, 2011

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Staring into the depths: an illustration from an 1897 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. The caption reads: "There's a thing in that ocean that would astonish you if you saw it."

Dedicated to Jonathan due to "things."

[The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]

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#vintage illustration #sea

This Terrible Problem That Is the Sea – October 26, 2011

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An illustration from an 1860 issue of Harper's magazine. The caption reads: "I told you so."

Dedicated to Teresa Burritt.

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"The sea is a cruel mistress. Yet again the sea has behaved unconscionably. It's time to address this terrible problem that is the sea." —Captain Neddie, from the hilarious BBC series Broken News

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#vintage illustration #ship #lost at sea #goddess #told you so #sky spirit #illustration

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