“Suspended in Gaffa” is from the 1982 Kate Bush album The Dreaming.
Category: On This Day
Jul 28 2022
“Palm Valley” by Albert Namatjira
Painter Albert Namatjira was born on this day July 28, 1902 in South Australia.
Jul 17 2022
Aleksandr Petrov, Master of Painted Glass Animation
Today is the birthday of Aleksandr Petrov, the Russian animator born July 17, 1957, in the village of Prechistoye. He is known for his unique technique of creating animations from pastel oil paintings on glass, using his fingertips to paint for added texture. Petrov’s first animation was made in 1988, Marathon, and was a tribute …
Jun 25 2022
Joseph Eichler’s Sunny, Stylish Housing for the People
Joseph Eichler was born on this day, June 25, 1900, in New York City. He lived in a Frank Lloyd Wright home in Hillsborough, California for a while, and was so inspired by Wright’s new naturalist designs, that he founded a company that eventually created modern, innovative housing for the Greater San Francisco Bay and Greater Los Angeles areas, …
Jun 24 2022
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Enola Gay”
Happy birthday to OMD frontman Andy McCluskey, born on this day June 24, 1959 in Heswall, England.
Jun 21 2022
“Jersey Silk Mills” by Oscar Bluemner
Jersey Silk Mills was painted by Oscar Bluemner, born Frederick Julius Oskar Bluemner on June 21, 1867, in the small town of Prenzlau, located in the Brandenburg region of central Prussia.
Jun 08 2022
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Organic Architecture: Homes in Harmony with Nature
Speaking of great architects with June 8 birthdays, in addition to Bruce Goff, Frank Lloyd Wright also has a birthday today. Wright is one of America’s most influential architects, defining the Organic Architecture movement which incorporated natural designs into homes. He was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin, on June 8, 1867. Wright’s best known work …
Jun 08 2022
The Architectural Genius of Bruce Goff
Architect Bruce Alonzo Goff was born in Alton, Kansas on June 8, 1904 and passed away on August 4, 1982. He was a brilliant child with a talent for drawing, and in 1915, his parents moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was later made an apprentice at the Tulsa architectural firm of Rush, Endacott and …
May 28 2022
“It’s a Small World” Opened On This Day In Disneyland In 1966
Happy birthday, Small World! 🎈 The colorful “It’s a Small World” attraction first opened in Disneyland on this day, May 28, 1966, following its successful showing at the New York’s ’64-’65 World’s Fair UNICEF salute at the Pepsi-Cola pavilion. In the opening ceremony, children from around the world in traditional costumes joined Walt Disney. Water that …
May 24 2022
A Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration in 5 Songs
On May 24, 1941, American legend of song and 2016 Nobel Literature Prize winner Bob Dylan was born. With music of gold and his lyrics of pure poetry, Dylan has been an influence on artists of all walks of life and will continue to shine for a long, long time. Take Bringing It All Back …
