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Henry Wilson and James Caulfield
Illustrations from ‘The Book of Wonderful Characters: Memoirs and Anecdotes of Remarkable and Eccentric Persons in all Ages and Countries, Chiefly from the Text of Henry Wilson and James Caulfield’ (1869)
Francis Trovillou, The Horned Man
Joseph Clark, The famous Posture Master
Barbara Urslerin, The Hairy faced Woman
Frank O’Hara
Frank O´Hara reading his poem “Having a coke with you” in his flat in New York in 1966, shortly before his accidental death.
Pietro Perugino
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Pietro Perugino, ‘Combat of Love and Chastity’ (1505) with detail of Daphne turning into a laurel tree
William Hogarth
William Hogarth‘s ‘Time smoking a picture’ (1822)
The quotation in Greek written on the upper part of the frame reads, “Time is not a great artist but weakens all he touches.”
Song-Ming Ang
Song-Ming Ang, ‘Justin’ (2012)
The work Justin (2012) includes paper sheets with Song-Ming’s “practice versions” of Justin Bieber’s signature, made over a three-month period, and a final perfected autograph on a Bieber poster.
