Fugacious Ephemera

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A Legend of Florence - Isobel Lilian Gloag

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The Scent, 1890 by Paul (Paulus Philippus) Rink (Dutch, 1861–1903)

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Sirene by Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel

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Thayaht (Ernesto Michahelles) (Italian, 1893–1959)

Man, 1919

Mixed media on paper, 12.5 x 18.5 cm

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Bruce Ricker

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And The Symbol of Welcome is Light

Norman Rockwell

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Illustration from Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales by Harry Clarke (1916)

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From Amway distributor leaflet, ca. 1968

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Die-cut wall decoration by H. E. Luhrs (Beistle Co.), ca. mid-century 

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From catalog cover, The Fox Furnace Co. (Elyria, OH), 1937

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“Nice new tie!”

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1966 ad for the Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396.

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Le Vieillard et Les Nymphes, from Pierre Louÿs’ Les Chansons de Bilitis by Georges Barbier (1922)

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