Posts Tagged ‘Max Ernst’
Celebrating Dadaist and Surrealist Max Ernst and his Love of Nature, Leonora Carrington, and Early Mornings in the Garden
“Max created a technique called frottage or texture rubbings or rubbing on paper – and he used plants or the texture of wood planks and other items in the house to create some fantastic artwork.” April 2, 1891 On this day, the German-American-and-French painter, sculptor, printmaker, poet, Dadaist, and Surrealist Max Ernst was born. He…
Read MoreApril 2, 2020 Prospect Cottage, Pascua Florida, Maria Sibylla Merian, Job Baster, American Farmer, The Overstory by Richard Powers, and Max Ernst
Today we celebrate the discovery and naming of the state of Florida. We’ll also learn about one of the best botanical illustrators ever born as well as the man who introduced goldfish to Holland. We celebrate the publication of the first successful agricultural journal. Today’s Unearthed Words feature words about April. We Grow That Garden…
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