wallacepolsom:

Wallace Polsom, All Things Come Alike to All (2022), paper collage, 21.4 x 27.3 cm.

smithsonianlibraries:

An illustration of a cup of Lignum nephriticum from Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution 1915.

Wikipedia explains:

“Lignum nephriticum (Latin for “kidney wood”) is a traditional diuretic that was derived from the wood of two tree species, the narra (Pterocarpus indicus) and the Mexican kidneywood (Eysenhardtia polystachya). The wood is capable of turning the color of water it comes in contact with into beautiful opalescent hues that change depending on light and angle, the earliest known record of the phenomenon of fluorescence.”

The creation of this type of infusion and use as a diuretic arose independently in both Aztec culture and in the Philippines.

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shihlun:

Hand Gestures of the Legendary Peking Opera Master Mei Lanfang (梅蘭芳)

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ancientegyptdaily:

_{Italian conservator Lorenza D'Alessandro working on the conservation of the tomb of Nefertari, QV66, in the 1980s.}

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pressworksonpaperblog:

gene davis, “artpark”, from “architectural color: a design guide to using color on buildings”, 1982.

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heavenpoison:

Jan Frans Portaels (1818–1895), Portrait of a Young Girl with a Mask, 1886, Oil on board.

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thegroovyarchives:

House & Garden Colors of 1971

From the September, 1970 issue of House & Garden magazine

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