@lronlacy.bsky.social
Pindaric flights - voli pindarici
Training: classical archaeology & Greek
Concern: civilization and more perfect unions
Tuscany, Italy
Training: classical archaeology & Greek
Concern: civilization and more perfect unions
Tuscany, Italy
Early morning walk
From *The Many Moods of San Vito di Sopra*
From *The Many Moods of San Vito di Sopra*
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Early morning walk
From *The Many Moods of San Vito di Sopra*
From *The Many Moods of San Vito di Sopra*
Early morning walk
Olive-tree choreography
Olive-tree choreography
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Early morning walk
Olive-tree choreography
Olive-tree choreography
For #NOVEMBER 2000
‘Lúthien Escapes the Treehouse’
Ted Nasmith (b. 1956). Gouache on illustration board
*Tolkien Calendar 2000* (HarperCollins) for November
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #TedNasmith #JRRTolkien #Silmarillion #Lúthien
‘Lúthien Escapes the Treehouse’
Ted Nasmith (b. 1956). Gouache on illustration board
*Tolkien Calendar 2000* (HarperCollins) for November
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #TedNasmith #JRRTolkien #Silmarillion #Lúthien
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
For #NOVEMBER 2000
‘Lúthien Escapes the Treehouse’
Ted Nasmith (b. 1956). Gouache on illustration board
*Tolkien Calendar 2000* (HarperCollins) for November
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #TedNasmith #JRRTolkien #Silmarillion #Lúthien
‘Lúthien Escapes the Treehouse’
Ted Nasmith (b. 1956). Gouache on illustration board
*Tolkien Calendar 2000* (HarperCollins) for November
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #TedNasmith #JRRTolkien #Silmarillion #Lúthien
For #NOVEMBER 1995
‘Fingolfin's Challenge’
#JohnHowe (b. 1957)
Christopher Tolkien *The History of Middle-Earth III The Lays of Beleriand* (1992)
Reproduced, *#JRRTolkien Calendar 1995* (HarperCollins) for November
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #Silmarillion
‘Fingolfin's Challenge’
#JohnHowe (b. 1957)
Christopher Tolkien *The History of Middle-Earth III The Lays of Beleriand* (1992)
Reproduced, *#JRRTolkien Calendar 1995* (HarperCollins) for November
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #Silmarillion
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
For #NOVEMBER 1995
‘Fingolfin's Challenge’
#JohnHowe (b. 1957)
Christopher Tolkien *The History of Middle-Earth III The Lays of Beleriand* (1992)
Reproduced, *#JRRTolkien Calendar 1995* (HarperCollins) for November
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #Silmarillion
‘Fingolfin's Challenge’
#JohnHowe (b. 1957)
Christopher Tolkien *The History of Middle-Earth III The Lays of Beleriand* (1992)
Reproduced, *#JRRTolkien Calendar 1995* (HarperCollins) for November
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #Silmarillion
#OTD in 1966
Cover of The New Yorker, 26 November 1966
Charles E. Martin
#TheNewYorkerCover #CharlesEMartin #ThanksgivingDayParade
Cover of The New Yorker, 26 November 1966
Charles E. Martin
#TheNewYorkerCover #CharlesEMartin #ThanksgivingDayParade
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
#OTD in 1966
Cover of The New Yorker, 26 November 1966
Charles E. Martin
#TheNewYorkerCover #CharlesEMartin #ThanksgivingDayParade
Cover of The New Yorker, 26 November 1966
Charles E. Martin
#TheNewYorkerCover #CharlesEMartin #ThanksgivingDayParade
In #NOVEMBER 1960
👇🧵
‘Metal Pyramids at Trackside’
‘Painting by Stanley Meltzoff’ (1917-2006)
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #StanleyMeltzoff #railroads #construction
‘A depot of parts and equipment - including neatly stacked red hopper bottoms - rises ➡️
👇🧵
‘Metal Pyramids at Trackside’
‘Painting by Stanley Meltzoff’ (1917-2006)
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #StanleyMeltzoff #railroads #construction
‘A depot of parts and equipment - including neatly stacked red hopper bottoms - rises ➡️
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
In #NOVEMBER 1960
👇🧵
‘Metal Pyramids at Trackside’
‘Painting by Stanley Meltzoff’ (1917-2006)
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #StanleyMeltzoff #railroads #construction
‘A depot of parts and equipment - including neatly stacked red hopper bottoms - rises ➡️
👇🧵
‘Metal Pyramids at Trackside’
‘Painting by Stanley Meltzoff’ (1917-2006)
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #StanleyMeltzoff #railroads #construction
‘A depot of parts and equipment - including neatly stacked red hopper bottoms - rises ➡️
In #NOVEMBER 1957
Cover illustration by Roland O. Shutts
*Jack and Jill - The Better Magazine for Boys and Girls*, November 1957
#utumnleaves #fallcolors #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #RolandOShutts #JackandJill
Cover illustration by Roland O. Shutts
*Jack and Jill - The Better Magazine for Boys and Girls*, November 1957
#utumnleaves #fallcolors #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #RolandOShutts #JackandJill
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
In #NOVEMBER 1957
Cover illustration by Roland O. Shutts
*Jack and Jill - The Better Magazine for Boys and Girls*, November 1957
#utumnleaves #fallcolors #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #RolandOShutts #JackandJill
Cover illustration by Roland O. Shutts
*Jack and Jill - The Better Magazine for Boys and Girls*, November 1957
#utumnleaves #fallcolors #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #RolandOShutts #JackandJill
#OTD in 1954
‘An occasion worth celebrating deserves Schlitz’
‘Just the kiss of the Hops - no harsh bitterness’
‘If you like #beer, you’ll love #Schlitz.’
#illustration #illustrationart #graphicdesign #footballgame #homecoming #chrysanthemum
‘An occasion worth celebrating deserves Schlitz’
‘Just the kiss of the Hops - no harsh bitterness’
‘If you like #beer, you’ll love #Schlitz.’
#illustration #illustrationart #graphicdesign #footballgame #homecoming #chrysanthemum
November 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
#OTD in 1954
‘An occasion worth celebrating deserves Schlitz’
‘Just the kiss of the Hops - no harsh bitterness’
‘If you like #beer, you’ll love #Schlitz.’
#illustration #illustrationart #graphicdesign #footballgame #homecoming #chrysanthemum
‘An occasion worth celebrating deserves Schlitz’
‘Just the kiss of the Hops - no harsh bitterness’
‘If you like #beer, you’ll love #Schlitz.’
#illustration #illustrationart #graphicdesign #footballgame #homecoming #chrysanthemum
#THISWEEK 1952
‘Hens were tearing for cover, the big red dog directly astern. After several dashes, he crouched, his nose between his paws, his tail wagging’
Illustration by #HarryBeckhoff (1901–1979) for ➡️
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #mensfashion #1950s
‘Hens were tearing for cover, the big red dog directly astern. After several dashes, he crouched, his nose between his paws, his tail wagging’
Illustration by #HarryBeckhoff (1901–1979) for ➡️
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #mensfashion #1950s
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
#THISWEEK 1952
‘Hens were tearing for cover, the big red dog directly astern. After several dashes, he crouched, his nose between his paws, his tail wagging’
Illustration by #HarryBeckhoff (1901–1979) for ➡️
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #mensfashion #1950s
‘Hens were tearing for cover, the big red dog directly astern. After several dashes, he crouched, his nose between his paws, his tail wagging’
Illustration by #HarryBeckhoff (1901–1979) for ➡️
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #mensfashion #1950s
#THISWEEK in 1952
‘Flown to front-line positions by Sikorsky “Flying Trucks”, an Army combat unit unloads supplies and goes into action’’
#illustration #illustrationart #USArmy #CombatOperations #helicopters #militaryTransport #Sikorsky #aircraft #airPower
‘Flown to front-line positions by Sikorsky “Flying Trucks”, an Army combat unit unloads supplies and goes into action’’
#illustration #illustrationart #USArmy #CombatOperations #helicopters #militaryTransport #Sikorsky #aircraft #airPower
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
#THISWEEK in 1952
‘Flown to front-line positions by Sikorsky “Flying Trucks”, an Army combat unit unloads supplies and goes into action’’
#illustration #illustrationart #USArmy #CombatOperations #helicopters #militaryTransport #Sikorsky #aircraft #airPower
‘Flown to front-line positions by Sikorsky “Flying Trucks”, an Army combat unit unloads supplies and goes into action’’
#illustration #illustrationart #USArmy #CombatOperations #helicopters #militaryTransport #Sikorsky #aircraft #airPower
In #NOVEMBER 1947
👇🧵
‘Illinois, Agriculture and Industry’
Illustration by ‘Gi___’
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #industrialsublime #Illinois #agriculture #industry #worker #farmer
👇🧵
‘Illinois, Agriculture and Industry’
Illustration by ‘Gi___’
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #industrialsublime #Illinois #agriculture #industry #worker #farmer
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In #NOVEMBER 1947
👇🧵
‘Illinois, Agriculture and Industry’
Illustration by ‘Gi___’
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #industrialsublime #Illinois #agriculture #industry #worker #farmer
👇🧵
‘Illinois, Agriculture and Industry’
Illustration by ‘Gi___’
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #industrialsublime #Illinois #agriculture #industry #worker #farmer
In #NOVEMBER 1943
‘Japanese-held Wake Island under attack by U.S. carrier-based planes in November 1943’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #colorphotography #WakeIsland #aircraft #aviation #aerialphotography
AP Photo
‘Japanese-held Wake Island under attack by U.S. carrier-based planes in November 1943’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #colorphotography #WakeIsland #aircraft #aviation #aerialphotography
AP Photo
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
In #NOVEMBER 1943
‘Japanese-held Wake Island under attack by U.S. carrier-based planes in November 1943’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #colorphotography #WakeIsland #aircraft #aviation #aerialphotography
AP Photo
‘Japanese-held Wake Island under attack by U.S. carrier-based planes in November 1943’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #colorphotography #WakeIsland #aircraft #aviation #aerialphotography
AP Photo
November 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
#OTD in 1940
👇🧵
‘Springfield workshop. Facing off boundary cone for airplane marker.’
National Youth Administration, Massachusetts. November 26, 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
@livingnewdeal.bsky.social
#blackandwhitephotography #NationalYouthAdministration #NYA
👇🧵
‘Springfield workshop. Facing off boundary cone for airplane marker.’
National Youth Administration, Massachusetts. November 26, 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
@livingnewdeal.bsky.social
#blackandwhitephotography #NationalYouthAdministration #NYA
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#OTD in 1940
👇🧵
‘Springfield workshop. Facing off boundary cone for airplane marker.’
National Youth Administration, Massachusetts. November 26, 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
@livingnewdeal.bsky.social
#blackandwhitephotography #NationalYouthAdministration #NYA
👇🧵
‘Springfield workshop. Facing off boundary cone for airplane marker.’
National Youth Administration, Massachusetts. November 26, 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
@livingnewdeal.bsky.social
#blackandwhitephotography #NationalYouthAdministration #NYA
#OTD in 1938
(time warp?)
Cover of The New Yorker, November 26, 1938
William Cotton
#TheNewYorkerCover #WilliamCotton #Thanksgiving #ThanksgivingDinner
(time warp?)
Cover of The New Yorker, November 26, 1938
William Cotton
#TheNewYorkerCover #WilliamCotton #Thanksgiving #ThanksgivingDinner
November 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
#OTD in 1938
(time warp?)
Cover of The New Yorker, November 26, 1938
William Cotton
#TheNewYorkerCover #WilliamCotton #Thanksgiving #ThanksgivingDinner
(time warp?)
Cover of The New Yorker, November 26, 1938
William Cotton
#TheNewYorkerCover #WilliamCotton #Thanksgiving #ThanksgivingDinner
#OTD in 1935
Fulton Fish Market, New York ‘Fulton Street Dock, Manhattan skyline, Manhattan. Men walk on pier where sailing vessels are moored, skyline beyond.’ Photograph by Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Fulton Fish Market, New York ‘Fulton Street Dock, Manhattan skyline, Manhattan. Men walk on pier where sailing vessels are moored, skyline beyond.’ Photograph by Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
November 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
#OTD in 1935
Fulton Fish Market, New York ‘Fulton Street Dock, Manhattan skyline, Manhattan. Men walk on pier where sailing vessels are moored, skyline beyond.’ Photograph by Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Fulton Fish Market, New York ‘Fulton Street Dock, Manhattan skyline, Manhattan. Men walk on pier where sailing vessels are moored, skyline beyond.’ Photograph by Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
#OTD in 1935
👇🧵
‘Fish Market, South Street, Manhattan. Fish dealers and the Meyers Hotel in row of buildings along South Street’
Photograph by Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
👇🧵
‘Fish Market, South Street, Manhattan. Fish dealers and the Meyers Hotel in row of buildings along South Street’
Photograph by Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
#OTD in 1935
👇🧵
‘Fish Market, South Street, Manhattan. Fish dealers and the Meyers Hotel in row of buildings along South Street’
Photograph by Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
👇🧵
‘Fish Market, South Street, Manhattan. Fish dealers and the Meyers Hotel in row of buildings along South Street’
Photograph by Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
In #November 1934
Cover of the *Standard Oil Bulletin*
#Illustration by William Haines Hall (1903-1977)
The #StandardOilCompany of California
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #graphicdesign #WilliamHainesHall #fishing #deepseafishing #swordfish #petroleumindustry
Cover of the *Standard Oil Bulletin*
#Illustration by William Haines Hall (1903-1977)
The #StandardOilCompany of California
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #graphicdesign #WilliamHainesHall #fishing #deepseafishing #swordfish #petroleumindustry
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
In #November 1934
Cover of the *Standard Oil Bulletin*
#Illustration by William Haines Hall (1903-1977)
The #StandardOilCompany of California
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #graphicdesign #WilliamHainesHall #fishing #deepseafishing #swordfish #petroleumindustry
Cover of the *Standard Oil Bulletin*
#Illustration by William Haines Hall (1903-1977)
The #StandardOilCompany of California
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #graphicdesign #WilliamHainesHall #fishing #deepseafishing #swordfish #petroleumindustry
#OTD in 1932
(heraldic turkey)
‘E pluribus unum’
Illustration by J. C. Leyendecker (1874-1951)
Cover of *The Saturday Evening Post*, November 26, 1932
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JCLeyendecker #Thanksgiving #turkey
(heraldic turkey)
‘E pluribus unum’
Illustration by J. C. Leyendecker (1874-1951)
Cover of *The Saturday Evening Post*, November 26, 1932
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JCLeyendecker #Thanksgiving #turkey
November 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
#OTD in 1932
(heraldic turkey)
‘E pluribus unum’
Illustration by J. C. Leyendecker (1874-1951)
Cover of *The Saturday Evening Post*, November 26, 1932
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JCLeyendecker #Thanksgiving #turkey
(heraldic turkey)
‘E pluribus unum’
Illustration by J. C. Leyendecker (1874-1951)
Cover of *The Saturday Evening Post*, November 26, 1932
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JCLeyendecker #Thanksgiving #turkey
#OTD in 1932
(opera broadcast)
Cover of The New Yorker, November 26, 1932
William Galbraith
#TheNewYorkerCover #WilliamGalbraith #opera #radio #singer
(opera broadcast)
Cover of The New Yorker, November 26, 1932
William Galbraith
#TheNewYorkerCover #WilliamGalbraith #opera #radio #singer
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
#OTD in 1932
(opera broadcast)
Cover of The New Yorker, November 26, 1932
William Galbraith
#TheNewYorkerCover #WilliamGalbraith #opera #radio #singer
(opera broadcast)
Cover of The New Yorker, November 26, 1932
William Galbraith
#TheNewYorkerCover #WilliamGalbraith #opera #radio #singer
#OTD in 1931
(the big game: Harvard vs Yale)
Cover of The New Yorker, November 26, 1931
Harry Brown
#TheNewYorkerCover #HarryBrown #football #footballplayers
(the big game: Harvard vs Yale)
Cover of The New Yorker, November 26, 1931
Harry Brown
#TheNewYorkerCover #HarryBrown #football #footballplayers
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
#OTD in 1931
(the big game: Harvard vs Yale)
Cover of The New Yorker, November 26, 1931
Harry Brown
#TheNewYorkerCover #HarryBrown #football #footballplayers
(the big game: Harvard vs Yale)
Cover of The New Yorker, November 26, 1931
Harry Brown
#TheNewYorkerCover #HarryBrown #football #footballplayers
In #November 1929
Cover of *Air Wonder Stories* [v.1 no. 5], ed. Hugo Gernsback
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #aviation #HugoGernsback
Cover of *Air Wonder Stories* [v.1 no. 5], ed. Hugo Gernsback
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #aviation #HugoGernsback
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
In #November 1929
Cover of *Air Wonder Stories* [v.1 no. 5], ed. Hugo Gernsback
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #aviation #HugoGernsback
Cover of *Air Wonder Stories* [v.1 no. 5], ed. Hugo Gernsback
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #aviation #HugoGernsback
#OTD in 1927
‘Thanksgiving’
‘Let Us Give Thanks unto the Lord’
Illustration by J. C. Leyendecker (1874-1951)
Cover of *The Saturday Evening Post*, November 26, 1927
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JCLeyendecker #Thanksgiving #ThanksgivingDinner
‘Thanksgiving’
‘Let Us Give Thanks unto the Lord’
Illustration by J. C. Leyendecker (1874-1951)
Cover of *The Saturday Evening Post*, November 26, 1927
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JCLeyendecker #Thanksgiving #ThanksgivingDinner
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
#OTD in 1927
‘Thanksgiving’
‘Let Us Give Thanks unto the Lord’
Illustration by J. C. Leyendecker (1874-1951)
Cover of *The Saturday Evening Post*, November 26, 1927
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JCLeyendecker #Thanksgiving #ThanksgivingDinner
‘Thanksgiving’
‘Let Us Give Thanks unto the Lord’
Illustration by J. C. Leyendecker (1874-1951)
Cover of *The Saturday Evening Post*, November 26, 1927
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JCLeyendecker #Thanksgiving #ThanksgivingDinner
#OTD - Nov. 26 - in 1922
Tutankhamen’s tomb discovered & Egyptomania sweeps the US, a phenomenon Charles Demuth (1883–1935) - 'My Egypt' (1922) - exploits: a majestic grain elevator as a pinnacle of American achievement—a modern equivalent to the monuments of ancient Egypt.
👉ALT
Tutankhamen’s tomb discovered & Egyptomania sweeps the US, a phenomenon Charles Demuth (1883–1935) - 'My Egypt' (1922) - exploits: a majestic grain elevator as a pinnacle of American achievement—a modern equivalent to the monuments of ancient Egypt.
👉ALT
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
#OTD - Nov. 26 - in 1922
Tutankhamen’s tomb discovered & Egyptomania sweeps the US, a phenomenon Charles Demuth (1883–1935) - 'My Egypt' (1922) - exploits: a majestic grain elevator as a pinnacle of American achievement—a modern equivalent to the monuments of ancient Egypt.
👉ALT
Tutankhamen’s tomb discovered & Egyptomania sweeps the US, a phenomenon Charles Demuth (1883–1935) - 'My Egypt' (1922) - exploits: a majestic grain elevator as a pinnacle of American achievement—a modern equivalent to the monuments of ancient Egypt.
👉ALT