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Daily Life Collection (#5)

"Capturing the Essence of Daily Life: From Hogarth's Gin Lane to Rivera's Day of the Dead" Step into a world where art intertwines with reality

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Fellah Women Drawing Water, c1873-75. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome

Fellah Women Drawing Water, c1873-75. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome
Fellah Women Drawing Water, c1873-75.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Madonna, 1900. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Madonna, 1900. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Madonna, 1900. A young Swedish woman holds her baby up close in a heartwarming scene. A glow seems to come from the baby. Only the mother can see their face.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Rue Gubernatis, Nice, 1920-1935. Creator: Frederick Marriott

Rue Gubernatis, Nice, 1920-1935. Creator: Frederick Marriott
Rue Gubernatis, Nice, 1920-1935. A street in central Nice, in the South of France. We look down the steep streetscape, with lots of figures moving about, including two with a pushcart

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Fire rescue work, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Fire rescue work, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Fire rescue work, 1912. Shows a fire drill exercise at the National Cloak and Suit Company, Seventh Avenue, New York City, on Oct. 9, 1912.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: The cobbler, 1671. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

The cobbler, 1671. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The cobbler, 1671. A peasant smoking a pipe as he talks in relaxed fashion with a cobbler who is at work, while the latter's dog is curled up on the roof of his hut

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Austen Gray & wife, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Austen Gray & wife, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Austen Gray & wife, 1913. Shows Austen Gray and his wife Alice Monroe Burnham, on Easter day, New York City.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Man and woman conversing, 1673. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

Man and woman conversing, 1673. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
Man and woman conversing, 1673.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: 5th Ave., Easter,'13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

5th Ave., Easter,'13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
5th Ave., Easter,'13, 1913. Shows Fifth Avenue, New York City on Easter day, March 23, 1913.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: 5th Ave., Easter, '13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

5th Ave., Easter, '13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
5th Ave., Easter, '13, 1913. Shows Fifth Avenue, New York City on Easter day, March 23, 1913.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: 5th Ave., Easter,'13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

5th Ave., Easter,'13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
5th Ave., Easter,'13, 1913. Shows Fifth Avenue, New York City on Easter day, March 23, 1913.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Piccadilly Circus, 1915. Creator: David Muirhead Bone

Piccadilly Circus, 1915. Creator: David Muirhead Bone
Piccadilly Circus, 1915. A dramatic scene of crowds as they move through Piccadilly Circus, a circular road junction and major public space bordered by stately buildings in London's West End

Background imageDaily Life Collection: 5th Ave at 42d [i.e., 42nd] St. - Easter, 1913, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

5th Ave at 42d [i.e., 42nd] St. - Easter, 1913, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
5th Ave at 42d [i.e., 42nd] St. - Easter, 1913, 1913. Shows Fifth Avenue, New York City on Easter day, March 23, 1913. The New York Public Library is on the left.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: 5th Ave. - Easter, '13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

5th Ave. - Easter, '13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
5th Ave. - Easter, '13, 1913. Shows Fifth Avenue, New York City on Easter day, March 23, 1913.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Man and woman talking, 1650? Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

Man and woman talking, 1650? Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
Man and woman talking, 1650? A man and woman holding a basket are talking, with a dog between them. Behind them, another man is carrying a sack

Background imageDaily Life Collection: The scales, 1921. Creator: Ernest Stephen Lumsden

The scales, 1921. Creator: Ernest Stephen Lumsden
The scales, 1921.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Strand with sky, 1916. Creator: Francis Dodd

Strand with sky, 1916. Creator: Francis Dodd
Strand with sky, 1916.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: St. Mary le Strand, 1916. Creator: Francis Dodd

St. Mary le Strand, 1916. Creator: Francis Dodd
St. Mary le Strand, 1916. Shows James Gibbs's early 18th century church of St Mary le Strand, in London's West End.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: California delegates cheering on stagecoach at the 1912 Republican National Conv

California delegates cheering on stagecoach at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22, 1912.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: California delegates on stagecoach at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the...1912

California delegates on stagecoach at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the...1912
California delegates on stagecoach at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22, 1912.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: California delegates on stagecoach at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the...1912

California delegates on stagecoach at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the...1912
California delegates on stagecoach at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22, 1912.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Peckham, 1915. Creator: Francis Dodd

Peckham, 1915. Creator: Francis Dodd
Peckham, 1915. Showing Peckham Hill Street and St Chrysostom Church which was demolished in 1963 due to severe dry rot.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: E.R. Stoddard and J[ohn] P. Haswell, Ky., 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

E.R. Stoddard and J[ohn] P. Haswell, Ky., 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
E.R. Stoddard and J[ohn] P. Haswell, Ky., 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Entrance to Convention Hall, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Entrance to Convention Hall, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Entrance to Convention Hall, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Cal[ifornia] Delegation entering Coliseum, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Cal[ifornia] Delegation entering Coliseum, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Cal[ifornia] Delegation entering Coliseum, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: California delegates cheering on stagecoach at the 1912 Republican National Conv

California delegates cheering on stagecoach at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22, 1912.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Times of Day/ Aurora, 1660. Creator: Jan de Visscher

Times of Day/ Aurora, 1660. Creator: Jan de Visscher
Times of Day/ Aurora, 1660. From the 'Times of Day', after Nicolaes Berchem. The first in the series, it depicts dawn and features an entertaining cast of characters

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Bay Of Naples, Evening, 1881. Creator: Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Bay Of Naples, Evening, 1881. Creator: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Bay Of Naples, Evening, 1881. The scene is full of local flavor--characteristic Neapolitan boats, donkeys loaded with supplies, a woman carrying a burden on her head

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Easter - 5th Ave. 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Easter - 5th Ave. 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Easter - 5th Ave. 1912,

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Easter - 5th Ave. 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Easter - 5th Ave. 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Easter - 5th Ave. 1912,

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Easter - 5th Ave. 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Easter - 5th Ave. 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Easter - 5th Ave. 1912,

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Ormsby McHarg and G.T. Taylor, Tenn., 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Ormsby McHarg and G.T. Taylor, Tenn., 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Ormsby McHarg and G.T. Taylor, Tenn., 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Pennsylvania delegation at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the..., June 18-22, 1912

Pennsylvania delegation at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the..., June 18-22, 1912
Pennsylvania delegation at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22, 1912.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Convention crowd - Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Convention crowd - Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Convention crowd - Chicago, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Chicago - Coliseum (exterior), 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Chicago - Coliseum (exterior), 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Chicago - Coliseum (exterior), 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Convention crowd - Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Convention crowd - Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Convention crowd - Chicago, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Chicago Convention, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Chicago Convention, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Chicago Convention, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Crowd listening to T.R. [Theodore Roosevelt] speak, Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Crowd listening to T.R. [Theodore Roosevelt] speak, Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Crowd listening to T.R. [Theodore Roosevelt] speak, Chicago, 1912. Possibly taken at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22).

Background imageDaily Life Collection: New York's streets, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

New York's streets, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
New York's streets, 1911. Shows a horse-drawn garbage wagon with its load dumped in the street during a New York City garbage strike, Nov. 8-11, 1911.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Chicago police at convention, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Chicago police at convention, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Chicago police at convention, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Convention crowd, Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Convention crowd, Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Convention crowd, Chicago, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Coliseum - Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Coliseum - Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Coliseum - Chicago, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Summer scene, N.Y. - drinking water from street pump, between c1910 and c1915

Summer scene, N.Y. - drinking water from street pump, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Summer scene, N.Y. - drinking water from street pump, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: 6th Ave., Xmas shoppers [New York], 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

6th Ave., Xmas shoppers [New York], 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
6th Ave., Xmas shoppers [New York], 1910. Christmas shoppers on Sixth Avenue, New York City.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Shovelling snow in City Hall Park, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Shovelling snow in City Hall Park, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Shovelling snow in City Hall Park, New York, 1910.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Snow plow during storm, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Snow plow during storm, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Snow plow during storm, New York, 1910.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Horse-drawn wagons on snowy street, NY snow storm, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Horse-drawn wagons on snowy street, NY snow storm, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Horse-drawn wagons on snowy street, NY snow storm, 1910.

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Street With Tradesmen, late 16th-early 17th century.. Creator: Giovanni Maria Tamburini

Street With Tradesmen, late 16th-early 17th century.. Creator: Giovanni Maria Tamburini
Street With Tradesmen, late 16th-early 17th century..

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Route De Versailles, Louveciennes, Rain Effect, 1870. Creator: Camille Pissarro

Route De Versailles, Louveciennes, Rain Effect, 1870. Creator: Camille Pissarro
Route De Versailles, Louveciennes, Rain Effect, 1870.




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"Capturing the Essence of Daily Life: From Hogarth's Gin Lane to Rivera's Day of the Dead" Step into a world where art intertwines with reality, offering glimpses into the diverse tapestry of daily life. William Hogarth's iconic engravings, "Gin Lane" and "Beer Street, " transport us to 18th-century London, revealing contrasting scenes of debauchery and sobriety. These powerful images serve as a reminder that our choices shape our existence. Diego Rivera's mural, "Feast of the Day of the Dead, " immerses us in Mexico City's vibrant celebration, honoring departed loved ones. Through colorful imagery and intricate details, Rivera captures both sorrow and joy in this timeless tradition. Edgar Degas' masterpiece, "At the Cafe, " transports us to Parisian streets in 1873. The haunting image of an absinthe drinker invites contemplation on society's vices and escapism through art. Georges Seurat takes us on a leisurely Sunday afternoon stroll along La Grande Jatte Island with his pointillist marvel. In this serene scene filled with picnickers and boaters, we witness ordinary people finding solace amidst nature’s beauty. Pieter Bruegel the Elder paints a winter landscape in his renowned work "Hunters in the Snow. " This Flemish masterpiece reminds us that even amid harsh conditions, life goes on – hunters trudge through snow-covered fields while children play games on frozen ponds. Traveling back centuries earlier brings Marco Polo leaving Venice during the 1300s to mind. His departure symbolizes humanity’s eternal quest for exploration and discovery – seeking new horizons beyond familiar shores. Rivera once again enchants us with his mural depicting pre-Columbian life within Zapotec Civilization. With vivid colors and meticulous detail, he showcases ancient rituals intertwined with everyday activities - reminding us that history shapes our present.