Through the Looking Glass

vintagegal: Illustration by Edmund Dulac from “The Mermaid” in the 1911 Edition of “Stories from Hans Andersen” (x)

vintagegal:

Illustration by Edmund Dulac from “The Mermaid” in the 1911 Edition of “Stories from Hans Andersen”

(x)

poboh: Clinton Street Princess, 1947, Edward Schwartz.

poboh:

Clinton Street Princess, 1947, Edward Schwartz.

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thecountryfucker: Lilly was 5’9” tall and around 180 lbs, and known for the strength and stamina that stayed with him until old age, “spare, full bearded, with mild, gentle eyes and a frame of steel and whipcord.” In his convictions, Ben Lilly did not smoke nor drink alcohol or coffee, facts that set him apart from the rest of his contemporaries. He was, however, fond of eating bear and particularly cougar meat, which, he believed, in a similar fashion to syncretic Native American ideas, would give him feline powers. this painting is beautiful

thecountryfucker:

Lilly was 5’9” tall and around 180 lbs, and known for the strength and stamina that stayed with him until old age, “spare, full bearded, with mild, gentle eyes and a frame of steel and whipcord.” In his convictions, Ben Lilly did not smoke nor drink alcohol or coffee, facts that set him apart from the rest of his contemporaries. He was, however, fond of eating bear and particularly cougar meat, which, he believed, in a similar fashion to syncretic Native American ideas, would give him feline powers.

this painting is beautiful