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'House in Maida Vale.' (c1956) Adrian Daintrey's work is instantly recognisable with a style very much his own. Like Edward Bawden and Edward Ardizzone he belongs to an English tradition of fluent and well observed draughtsmanship.
'House in Maida Vale.' (c1956) Adrian Daintrey's work is instantly recognisable with a style very much his own. Like Edward Bawden and Edward Ardizzone he belongs to an English tradition of fluent and well observed draughtsmanship.
February 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
museumbums.bsky.social
When the only position that stops them from crying means your back is absolutely killing 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

"Mother and Child", c1956, Benno Schotz, from the Hunterian in Glasgow 😁
A sculpture of a figure holding a child in their arms, with the child's arms wrapped round their neck
September 22, 2026 at 6:18 AM
memoire2cite.bsky.social
Chemins de fer, train USA c1956 Pennsylvania Railroad l'aérotrain EMD LWT12 Paoli PA
March 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
ildiscorotto.bsky.social
Dancer Claire Sombert at the Pyramid of Khafre in Egypt, c1956
Dancer Claire Sombert at the Pyramid of Khafre in Egypt, c1956
June 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
patrickkapty.bsky.social
'La Chute'
photo collage
1956
Leo Dohman (1929-1999)
Belgium

#photography #photocollage #leodohman #belgium #lachute #c1956 #antwerp #surrealism #surrealistphotography #art
February 13, 2026 at 4:44 PM
patrickkapty.bsky.social
#art #photography #artphotography #theAmericans #RobertFrank #NewMexico #c1956 #photographer #photograph #americanphotography
bluesky2020.bsky.social Natscute @bluesky2020.bsky.social · Aug 22
New Mexico, 1956.
Robert Frank (1924-2019), photographe suisse-américain majeur. Son livre 'The Americans' (1958) a révolutionné la photo par un regard libre et brut sur la société américaine, influençant durablement le documentaire.
#RobertFrank
September 14, 2026 at 12:50 PM
patrickkapty.bsky.social
Stringed Figure (Curlew) (Version I)
brass sheet, strings, wood base
1956
Barbara Hepworth
(1903-1975, UK)

#string #sculpture #modernart #modernsculpture #c1956 #stringedfigure #barbarahepworth #uk
February 10, 2026 at 3:13 PM
nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social
Vikky Dougan - Ralph Crane, c1956
B&W photo of a nude woman standing on her head. her arms are up and behind her, and her straight legs angle behind her too, to maintain the balance of the pose
June 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Kansuke Yamamoto , c1956.
Toshio Yamamoto.
November 2, 2023 at 8:25 PM
ahistoryinart.bsky.social
'Tuscan Landscape.' (c1956) A work of art should be more than the sum of its parts, or so critics say. Perhaps. But it is also the sum of its parts. With Henry Inlanders later paintings it may not be so obvious what the parts are, his earlier paintings are much easier to discern.
January 31, 2026 at 7:46 PM
sandyjohnson.bsky.social
#photo #c1956 #NormanParkinson
Norman Parkinson, Self-Portrait, Twickenham, House and Garden Magazine, 1956
Norman Parkinson, Self-Portrait, Twickenham, House and Garden Magazine, 1956
June 9, 2024 at 8:11 PM
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Musk's got all the same sexism, too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bdg...
Robert the Robot by Bernard Smith - Australia c1956
YouTube video by Reuben Hoggett
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May 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
pheselton.bsky.social
My Dads writing, c1956.
October 31, 2024 at 8:47 AM
quirkyfilms.bsky.social
#TakingABreakFromFilming
#ElvisPresley in his 1955 Ford Thunderbird 🚘 (c1956).
January 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM
misshistoryg2.bsky.social
Irish Cottage Postcard, c1956
A photograph on a #postcard of the old traditional cottages in #Ireland from a time gone by but still fondly remembered. Published by Valentine & Sons, Dundee.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekWforWhite #postcards
A vintage postcard with lovely soft faded colours, it has 2/3 rooms, a thatched and tiled roof and the most gorgeous view of the hills beyond. At top right is a short verse by Jennie Carney.
December 2, 2024 at 9:43 AM
ianmartin.bsky.social
Bloody hell, found these in a silly book I did for an architectural audience in the mid-1990s. Cut outs from Practical Householder c1956-62, miscaptioned.
Husband and wife watching TV circa 1959 Silhouettes if two guys decorating a house 1962 Drawing of an architect working on a plan with a model building. Woman inspecting cladding.
March 10, 2024 at 3:11 PM
barrsteve.bsky.social
"What’s the difference between a pickpocket and peeping tom? A pickpocket snatches watches.”
~ Redd Foxx, c1956
January 1, 2026 at 6:58 PM
patrickkapty.bsky.social
Stringed Figure (Curlew) (Version I)
brass, string, wood base
c. 1956
Barbara Hepworth
UK

#handmade ##art #sculpture #modernsculpture #BarbaraHepworth #stringedfigure #curlew #versionI
#c1956 #BritishModern #UK #BritishSculpture #modernart #abstract #brass #fishermanstring #wood #base #1950sart
Stringed Figure (Curlew) (Version I), created in 1956 by the renowned British sculptor Dame Barbara Hepworth. Crafted from brass and tensioned string mounted on an original wooden base. Barbara Hepworth created Stringed Figure (Curlew) (Version I), the larger precursor to Stringed Figure (Curlew) (Marquette), in her studio in St. Ives in 1956. This magnificent sculpture marks a short but meaningful period in the artist’s oeuvre. In the 1950s, Hepworth began to explore the sculptural medium of sheet metal. This medium brought greater freedom than bronze or wood; it allowed for more exaggerated and parabolic curves to be created with ease. The use of new materials is partly explained due to the demand for her work. Working in a more malleable and new material not only allowed the artist to create the work in time to meet the demand but also allowed her to expand her expertise in a new direction. Moreover, there are three works in total that have this same title, as well as this same technique which was used to develop other commissions such as the Orpheus (Maquette 2) (Version II) , further demonstrating not only her continuous artistic evolution but also her commercial success. Aside from the brass, Hepworth also used cotton fisherman’s string, which she acquired locally. Hepworth always had a deep appreciation for St. Ives and it seems natural that the love she felt for the town was extended into her artworks. Parallels can be drawn with the work of other artists from the time such as Lynn Chadwick’s Stabile with Mobile Element 1951). At the time Chadwick was also exploring the varying possibilities of balance, contour, and form that could be developed using sheet metal. Stringed Figure (Curlew) (Version I) conveys a rhythmic quality of movement - similar to that of a bird mid-flight - and explores shape and space in a formal yet innovative way.
September 19, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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"The next time jets thunder overhead, remember that the pilots who fly them are not willful disturbers of your peace; they are patriotic young Americans affirming your New Sound of Freedom!" (c1956)
Freedom Has a New Sound! ALL OVER AMERICA these days the blast of supersonic flight is shattering the old familiar sounds of city and countryside. At U. S. Air Force bases strategically located near key cities our Airmen maintain their round the clock vigil, ready to take off on a moment’s notice in jet aircraft like Convair’s F-102A all-weather interceptor. Every flight has only one purpose — your personal protection! The next time jets thunder overhead, remember that the pilots who fly them are not willful disturbers of your peace; they are patriotic young Americans affirming your New Sound of Freedom!
April 21, 2026 at 8:14 PM
maxmaxwriter.bsky.social
Great shot of the Overhead at The Strand, c1956. Source: Scousescene, Instagram.

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February 29, 2024 at 6:24 PM
adamandthemuses.bsky.social
The Tired Man (c1956)
By Robert Dickerson

#art #painting #modernart #Antipodeans #australianart
January 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM
rostaylor.bsky.social
I enjoyed the Russian response to the Navalny frog poisoning. Very 'indignant desk officer in the Russian embassy c1956' vibes.

"One must ask what kind of person would believe this nonsense about a frog. Yet what truly shocks is the method now favoured by Western politicians - necro-propaganda."
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February 16, 2026 at 10:56 AM
debsadelight.bsky.social
#throwbackThursday
Just me in my 1950s party dresses!
My birthday party c1960 10 of us in my back garden With neighbours on our way to a party c1956 Me and sis posing in our front garden. It was a council estate and the council awarded prizes every year for the best garden. It was fiercely contested and very amusing! Our swing in the back garden. The gardens were a major factor in a very happy,simple childhood.
January 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
quirkyfilms.bsky.social
#TakingABreakFromFilming
#JanisPaige and her Ford Thunderbird at home in Los Angeles, CA (c1956).
August 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
blackhole.bsky.social
Edward Abbey’s background was anarchism, socialism, atheism and the National Parks Service!

He was dismissed as editor of the student paper of the University of New Mexico for putting this spectacular quote on the front cover, misattributed to Louisa May Alcott! (Actually Denis Diderot). c1956
May 3, 2026 at 6:25 PM