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Vincent van Gogh mutilates his ear – 23 December 1888
Read moreOn this day in 1888 in Arles in southern France, Vincent van Gogh performed the most infamous act of self-mutilation…
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The death of Mary Leakey – 9 December 1996
No CommentsRead moreNo matter who we are and what we think, the beautiful truth is that we are all children of Africa.…
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All the plays of Shakespeare
Read moreA painting of all the plays of Shakespeare as a map with the plays shown in their approximate location.
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The death of Alfred Russel Wallace – 7 November 1913
Read moreHow and why do species change? Why do some occur in some places, but not in others? Why do they…
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The death of Dr Jane Elizabeth Hodgson – 23 October 2006
No CommentsRead moreThere are many reasons why a pregnancy may be unwanted. A woman may have no access to contraception or already…
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Amelia Earhart disappears – 2 July 1937
Read more“…first lady of the skies, she had no guy holding her down, no one could clip her wings, she was…
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Guernica – 26 April 1937
No CommentsRead moreOn 26 April 1937, it was market day in Guernica, a small town in northern Spain considered to be the…
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iCan – a self-portrait as a folk artist
No CommentsRead moreMy iCan is a self-portrait in the folk art style; a picture of me in the form of all the…
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What is folk art?
No CommentsRead moreA few years someone described me as a folk artist. I’m not talking about music here, I’m talking about visual…
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The death of Johannes Gutenberg – 3 February 1468
No CommentsRead moreWhere would humanity be without the stone axe, the wheel, the plough, the compass and the steam engine? Likewise the…
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