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Louis Wain at his drawing table[1] Louis Wain (5 August 1860 – 4 July 1939) was an English artist best known for his drawings, which consistently featured anthropomorphised large-eyed cats and kittens. In his later years he may have suffered from schizophrenia (although this claim is disputed), which, according to some psychiatrists, can be seen in his works. Life and work[edit] A naturalistic cat from early in Wain's career. Louis William Wain was born on 5 August 1860 in Clerkenwell in London. Wain was born with a cleft lip and the doctor gave his parents the orders that he should not be sent to school or taught until he was ten years old. An early Louis Wain caricature, featuring bulldogs rather than cats. Wain soon quit his teaching position to become a freelance artist, and in this role he achieved substantial success. In 1886, Wain's first drawing of anthropomorphised cats was published in the Christmas issue of the Illustrated London News, titled "A Kittens' Christmas Party". Dr. H. Related:  Wiki: PeopleFilm

Misao Fujimura Misao Fujimura Misao Fujimura’s suicide note Misao Fujimura (藤村 操, Fujimura Misao? Biography[edit] Fujimura was born in Hokkaidō. Fujimura became distraught when rejected by Tamiko, the eldest daughter of Kikuchi Dairoku, in favor of Tatsukichi Minobe, whom she later married. Poem[edit] The poem he wrote before his suicide read: For all the truth, all creation, all secrets of yore Can be told in an instant, by then they’re no more. Ah, The Unexplainable All worries unsettled, heartache unresolved… All questions unanswered, with death, shall be solved. We already teeter, this sheer cliff so high. To end is to start; to surrender is to know. Despair and depression, together they grow. References[edit] The Electrical Life of Louis Wain upcoming biographical film The Electrical Life of Louis Wain is a 2021 biographical drama film directed by Will Sharpe, from a story by Simon Stephenson, and screenplay by Stephenson and Sharpe. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough, and Toby Jones. The film premiered at the 48th Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2021, and then the film is set to have a limited release on October 22, 2021 and then later to be released on Prime Video on November 5, 2021. Premise[edit] The film depicts the life of artist Louis Wain. Cast[edit] Benedict Cumberbatch as Louis WainClaire Foy as Emily Richardson-WainAndrea Riseborough as Caroline WainToby Jones as Sir William IngramJamie Demetriou as Richard Caton Woodville Jr.[2]Aimee Lou Wood as Claire Wain[3]Cassia McCarthy as Young Claire WainHayley Squires as Marie WainStacy Martin as Felicie Wain Indica Watson as Young Felicie WainJulian Barratt as Dr. Production[edit] Release[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]

Most Beautiful Henna Colours | Henna, Used, Ceremonies, Art, Also Henna also known as Mehandi has been used to decorate young women’s bodies as part of marriage celebrations from ancient time say, it is about 5000 years old tradition. Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Jews etc. in their marriage ceremonies decorate the bride with Henna. It is used in sacred and ritualistic ceremonies not just in India but also gained popularity in other parts of the world as a beautiful art. Mehandi art or henna is a temporarily done on the body with naturally prepared paste. Olivier Levasseur Olivier Levasseur (1688 or 1690 – 7 July 1730), was a pirate, nicknamed La Buse (The Buzzard) or La Bouche (The Mouth) in his early days, called thus because of the speed and ruthlessness with which he always attacked his enemies. History[edit] Born at Calais during the Nine Years' War (1688–97) to a wealthy bourgeois family, he became a naval officer after receiving an excellent education. After a year of successful looting, the Hornigold party split, with Levasseur deciding to try his luck on the West African coast. They then perpetrated one of piracy's greatest exploits: the capture of the Portuguese great galleon Nossa Senhora do Cabo (Our Lady of the Cape) or Virgem Do Cabo (The Virgin of the Cape), loaded full of treasures belonging to the Bishop of Goa, also called the Patriarch of the East Indies, and the Viceroy of Portugal, who were both on board returning home to Lisbon. The treasure[edit] Alphabet of Olivier Levasseur "I've lost a lot of documents during shipwreck.. "[..]

Eli Eli most commonly refers to: Eli or ELI may also refer to: Film[edit] Music[edit] Places[edit] Alni, Ardabil Province, Iran, also known as ElīEli, Mateh Binyamin, an Israeli settlement in the West BankÉile or Éli, a medieval kingdom in IrelandEli, Kentucky, United StatesEli, Nebraska, United StatesEli, West Virginia, United States Other uses[edit] See also[edit] Topics referred to by the same term 70 Photographs That Will Take Your Breath Away | Digital Photography Shots We here at DPShots believe that the easiest way to learn photography is to learn it by example. Every now and then we come up with some amazing photography examples that take your breath away. This post is no different. We have collected some of the most amazing, most awesome and THE most beautiful photography we could ever get our hands on. This post will help a lot of budding photographers to see where they are headed. It shows what is possible with Photography and a bit of creative thinking. From wildlife to magic to a guy sleeping on the back of a buffalo, this post has photographs for all kinds of photographers to take inspiration from. We have collected over 70 majestic photographs that are simply to good to miss. We hope you like this post and endless others that you will get to checkout in future if you are subscribed to our RSS. The Fearless Cat Dael Giraffe says Hi!. Idealists…foolish enough to throw caution to the winds…have advanced mankind and have enriched the world. Kry Love

Temple Grandin Early life and education[edit] Grandin was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Eustacia Cutler and Richard Grandin. She was diagnosed with autism at the age of two in 1949. Diagnosed and labeled with brain damage, at that early age she was placed in a structured nursery school with what she considers to have been good teachers. After Grandin's mother spoke to a doctor who suggested speech therapy, she hired a nanny who spent hours playing turn-taking games with Grandin and her sister.[3] Grandin suffered from delayed speech development, as she began talking at the age of four (developmental guidelines anticipate a vocabulary of eight to ten words by eighteen months of age.[4]) She considers herself lucky to have had supportive mentors from primary school onward. Career[edit] Grandin is a prominent and widely cited proponent of the rights of autistic persons and of animal welfare.[6] I first met Temple in the mid-1980s [at the] annual [ASA] conference. Personal life[edit] Honors[edit]

Finch Family of birds Finches and canaries were used in the UK, US and Canada in the coal mining industry to detect carbon monoxide from the eighteenth to twentieth century. This practice ceased in the UK in 1986.[2] Systematics and taxonomy[edit] The taxonomy of the finch family, in particular the cardueline finches, has a long and complicated history. Limits of the genera and relationships among the species are less understood – and subject to more controversy – in the carduelines than in any other species of passerines, with the possible exception of the estrildines [waxbills].[4] Although Przewalski's "rosefinch" (Urocynchramus pylzowi) has ten primary flight feathers rather than the nine primaries of other finches, it was sometimes classified in the Carduelinae. Fossil record[edit] Fossil remains of true finches are rare, and those that are known can mostly be assigned to extant genera at least. Etymology[edit] Description[edit] Distribution and habitat[edit] Behaviour[edit] List of genera[edit]

Do It Yourself Doodler | David Jablow | Digital Bus Stop - StumbleUpon So I am many things in this world, but an artist is not one of them. However, David Jablow is just that, and an impressive one no less. His Flickr stream is hands down one of the most impressive I’ve ever seen. He’s taken a 1950′s style Peggy Sue magazine model and put different worlds around her using a single template. The creativity and artistic detail are spectacular. You should definitely go check out his Flickr stream, but here are some you’ll find there. Blank This is the basic template used for the entire portfolio. Ninja Barn Angel v Devil Devil 1, Angel 0 Escapee Riveter There can be no distractions while working the high steel. The Dig I think I know how this ends for our favorite doodle. Trapeeze Painter Picasso he ain’t. Getaway Mermaid I would buy this match on pay-per-view. Mud Papoose’s Revenge Just supporting my statement that babies and toddlers are jerks. Brawl Weresquirrel Mr. Cat Burglar Spacegirl ———- Advertisement ———- ———- Advertisement ———- Fire Drop Body Slam Watcha gonna do brother!?

Olga of Kiev Saint Olga (Old Church Slavonic: Ольга, hypothetically Old Norse: Helga[1] born c. 890 died 11 July 969, Kiev) was a ruler of Kievan Rus' as regent (945–c. 963) for her son, Svyatoslav. Early life[edit] Olga was a Pskov woman of Varangian extraction who married the future Igor of Kiev, arguably in 903. The Primary Chronicle gives 879 as her date of birth, which is rather unlikely, given the fact that her only son was probably born some 65 years after that date. After Igor's death, she ruled Kievan Rus as regent (945-c. 963) for their son, Svyatoslav. Drevlian Uprising[edit] The following account is taken from the Primary Chronicle. With the best and wisest men out of the way, she planned to destroy the remaining Drevlians. Now Olga gave to each soldier in her army a pigeon or a sparrow, and ordered them to attach by thread to each pigeon and sparrow a piece of sulfur bound with small pieces of cloth. Regency[edit] Christianity[edit] Princess Olga meets the body of her husband. See also[edit]

L.A. Confidential Novel by James Ellroy Plot[edit] Reception[edit] The Chicago Tribune said, "Ellroy is a master at juggling plot lines, using a stripped, spare noir style that hits like a cleaver but is honed like a scalpel".[3] The Los Angeles Times gave a critical review, calling the novel "incontinent mayhem" with a plot "faster than a stray bullet and equally random. Kirkus Reviews described LA Confidential as "energetic, sprawling, and often stylistically irritating The New York Times wrote that "the plotting becomes so tortuous and the narrative style so burdened by repetitive scenes of atrocious violence that the author compromises the truthfulness of his own vision Adaptations[edit] Film[edit] Television[edit] In 2003, a television pilot of L.A. See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]

Genie Genie (born 1957) is the pseudonym of a feral child who was the victim of extraordinarily severe abuse, neglect and social isolation. Her circumstances are recorded prominently in the annals of abnormal child psychology.[2] Born in Arcadia, California, United States, Genie's father kept her locked alone in a room from the age of 20 months to 13 years, 7 months, almost always strapped to a child's toilet or bound in a crib with her arms and legs completely immobilized. During this time she was never exposed to any significant amount of speech, and as a result she did not acquire a first language during childhood. In the first several years after Genie's life and circumstances came to light, psychologists, linguists and other scientists focused a great deal of attention on Genie's case, seeing in her near-total isolation an opportunity to study many aspects of human development. Genie was the fourth and last child of parents living in Arcadia, California.

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