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  • The Landscape Paintings of Robert Duncanson

    The Landscape Paintings of Robert Duncanson

    Robert Duncanson was an early Hudson River School painter in the United States and Canada. His work is gorgeous, but we don’t talk much about him today.

  • Skating Carnival Montreal by William Notman (December 9th)

    I’ve seen this image before, in a book about ice skating history. This work by Scottish-Canadian photographer William Notman (1826-1891) depicts an elaborate gala at Montreal’s Victoria Rink in 1870. The event was to honor Prince Albert of the UK. It looks like a painting or print, but it’s actually a colored albumen photographic print. I can’t get…

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