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Restoring the Lost Sense – August 30, 2014

The ghastly horseman, from The Forgotten Isles: Impressions of Travel in the Balearic Isles, Corsica, and Sardinia by Gaston Vuillier, 1896.

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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 #horseman #illustration #ghastly

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

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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

I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought – August 27, 2014

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There are several theories concerning why the British Empire failed. We suggest adding this illustration to the set. From Around the World on a Bicycle by Thomas Stevens (1888).

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#vintage illustration #horse #pennyfarthing

Precursors – August 18, 2014

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Here's a precursor to the film The Science of Sleep, from A String of Chinese Peach Stones by William Arthur Cornaby (1895).

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#vintage illustration #illustration #toy horse #science of sleep #living toy

Staring Into the Depths – July 31, 2014

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An illustration from Shafts from an Eastern Quiver by Charles Jodrell Mansford (1894). The caption reads: "Headlong down the abyss."

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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 #falling #horse #lightning #abyss #illustration

Did You Hear the One I Just Made Up? – July 30, 2014

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You've heard of "forced perspective," but we call this unusual effect "horsed perspective." From Across France in a Caravan by George Nugent Bankes, 1892.

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#vintage illustration #tarot chariot #illustration #miniature animal #miniature horse #horse and buggy

Did You Hear the One I Just Made Up? – July 20, 2014

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This image inspired an additional caption: "Back in my day, even taking a break was miles away." From Through Connemara in a Governess Cart by Edith Somerville, 1893.

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#horse and buggy

Restoring the Lost Sense – January 15, 2014

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An illustration from Life in the Mines or Crime Avenged by Charles H. Sompson (1898). The caption reads: "It was the Phantom Horseman!"

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#vintage illustration #illustration #phantom horseman

Restoring the Lost Sense – December 12, 2013

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An illustration from William Makepeace Thackeray in Thackerayana (1898).

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#nightmare #demon #weird #horse #thackeray #fiddle

Restoring the Lost Sense – December 2, 2012

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An illustration from an 1898 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.

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#vintage illustration #mythology #pegasus #flying horse #illustration

Restoring the Lost Sense – November 29, 2012

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An illustration from an 1897 issue of Harper's magazine.

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#conjuration #horse #vintage #native american #fire ceremony

Restoring the Lost Sense – March 12, 2012

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An illustration from an 1899 issue of Century Illustrated magazine. The caption reads: "He held while earth and sky whirled with him."

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#vintage illustration #chariot #flying horse

I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought – July 20, 2007

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I wonder if this 1889 drawing of a daredevil girl on a horse (made from both bottle corks and burnt matches) was an early attempt to educate children on the dangers of smoking and drinking.

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#horse #living toy