Paul Mison’s random stuff that doesn’t go elsewhere. Is it microblogging, or microactivity? (Previously known as ‘tumblr is my sock drawer’, for reasons that are somewhat unclear.)Tumblr (3.0; @blech)http://notes.husk.org/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1gxj7fcjJ1qz4vjro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1gxj7fcjJ1qz4vjro2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1gxj7fcjJ1qz4vjro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1gxj7fcjJ1qz4vjro4_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Four of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thirty-Six-Views-Eiffel-Tower-Century/dp/0811876985">thirty six views of Eiffel Tower</a>, published in 1902 by the illustrator Henri Rivière.</p> <p>I first came across these works as part of the exhibition on <a href="http://legionofhonor.famsf.org/legion/exhibitions/japanesque-japanese-print-era-impressionism">Japanese prints in the era of Impressionism</a> at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco last January. Rivière’s homage to <span>Hokusai is as powerful despite featuring a technological icon rather of a natural feature.</span></p> <p>Images <a href="http://kajap.hypotheses.org/275">via</a>, <a href="http://rimbusblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/henri-riviere-le-shin-hanga-la.html">via</a>, <a href="http://blog.dhalstead.com/henri-riviere/henri-riviere-eifelview-161/">via</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alwaysfine/5650145137/">via</a>.</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/20005586460http://notes.husk.org/post/20005586460Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:05:05 +0100imageimageseiffel towerviewsillustrationshenri riviere<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh1v0go0ho1qz4vjro1_500.jpg"/><br/> The Ladybird Book Of London<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh1v0go0ho1qz4vjro2_500.jpg"/><br/> The Zoo<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh1v0go0ho1qz4vjro3_500.jpg"/><br/> Kew Gardens<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh1v0go0ho1qz4vjro4_500.jpg"/><br/> London Airport<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh1v0go0ho1qz4vjro5_500.jpg"/><br/> Piccadilly Circus<br/><br/> <p>A couple of weeks ago, <a href="http://www.exquisitetweets.com/tweets?eids=cNr6XpxyoK.cNs03cUnG8">Anne</a> mentioned that she had bought the <a href="http://www.ladybirdprints.com/image.php?id=215087&idx=0&fromsearch=true">Ladybird Book Of London</a>. I’ve had a copy since I was a child, so I thought I’d upload a few quick photos of some of the spreads in the book. Enjoy.</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/3466211396http://notes.husk.org/post/3466211396Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:37:00 +0000book of londonillustrationsimageladybirdlondonslideshow