Monthly Archives: October 2019

MOMA gets a facelift

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Devoted fans have been anxiously waiting for New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) to reopen. The museum closed in summer for a four-month $450 million renovation project, and will finally unveil its makeover to the museum-going public today. … Continue reading →

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Alice in Mirror Land

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Go Ask Alice

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Those of you who visit TBTP on a regular basis know of my life-long affection for Lewis Carroll’s classic book. I have had many different editions since I was  a child, but I have long found Ralph Steadman’s drawings for … Continue reading →

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Classically Alice

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

This is one of the first non-Tenniel illustrated Alices issued when British copyright expired in 1907. Pictured in a white pinafore decorated with pale pink roses and grey tights, Rackham’s Alice appears both thinner and taller than Tenniel’s heroine. Muted colors, … Continue reading →

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Geography is just travel when it’s at home

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

This is a surprisingly nice copy of Pomponii Melae De Situ Orbis Libri III, by Abraham Gronovius.  Printed in 1722, the book is about ancient geography and includes some wonderful illustrations and fold out maps to help you learn all … Continue reading →

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Intellectual Wallpaper

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Keeping the UK Weird

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Although the golden age of the zine seems to be over, every once in a while one pops up to grab our attention. I recently stumbled across the first edition of a new UK-based zine titled quite appropriately Weird Walk. The … Continue reading →

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I’m an open book

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Paul Éluard, Le Livre Ouvert III, Editions des Cahiers d’art, Paris, ca. 1944  

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NYC Tourist Hoax

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Sculptor, prankster, and big-time hoaxster Joe Reginella has struck New York City once again with a marvelously silly faux memorial statue. This one “remembers” all of the missing tourists who have been eaten by subterranean packs of wild wolves. The … Continue reading →

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Not Columbus Day Any More

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day  

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