Brian Handy

Fantastic painting! Social Realism art of the 1930s is my absolute favorite genre. Thank you for posting!

Memorial stone at Drosendahl Field, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, near Knoxville, Tennessee, commemorating New Jersety Air National Guard pilot Robert H. Drosendahl, who died in a plane crash while on a training mission on March 3, 1974.

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Robert H. Drosendahl, Westfield, New Jersey. NJ ANG member who crashed into Chesapeake Bay on March 3, 1974, during a training mission.
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Belgian artist Rene Magritte's Surrealist painting depicts deep green leaves transforming into birds, against a background of blue leaves punctuated by small purple patches of light.

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Rene Magritte, "Les graces naturelles"
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North American Sanctity: Blessed Maria Concepción Cabrera Arias de Armida “It is of vital urgency to have a clear awareness of what the Cross of Christ means, of what it accomplishes in the mystery of the person," wrote Blessed Maria Concepción Cabrera Arias de Armida (feas...

3 March Saint of the Day: Blessed Concepción Cabrera de Armida 1862-1937
Mexican lay writer, she was married and the mother of nine when her husband died. Her mystical writings inspired the founding of "The Works of the Cross," five Mexican Catholic associations.
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Penguins Honor Arturs Silovs After Shutout Victory Vs. Golden Knights The Pittsburgh Penguins bounced back from a disappointing shootout loss to the New York Rangers by pummeling the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday afternoon, with the final score settling in at 5-0. It w...

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Artur Silovs, Pittsburgh Penguins
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William Charles "Chuck" Erler, Jr., Columbus, Ohio. WWII Marine killed on Iwo Jima on March 2, 1945.
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Pastel on paper by Portuguese artist Paula Rego of three muscular ballerinas stretching (?) on a brown leather couch on a grey floor, against a blue wall.

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Paula Rigo, "Dancing Ostriches from Walt Disney's 'Fantasia'"
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11.6. 1234 Saint Agnes goes to the monastery | LovecPokladu.cz

2 March Saint of the Day: St. Anezka Premyslovna ("St. Agnes of Prague") 1211-1282
Bohemian princess, she was daughter of King Otakar I. She founded two monasteries, along with a hospital and the still extant Knights of the Cross with the Red Star.
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Drake Batherson, Ottawa Senators
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Photograph of Utah Marine Carlos Albert Aragon, killed by a mine in Afghanistan on March 1, 2010.

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Carlos Albert Aragon, Lehi, Utah. Killed by a mine while on foot patrol in Sar Banadar, Helmond Province, Afghanistan, on March 1, 2010.
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Painting by American artist John Moran Blasingame of a native Hawai'ian hula ceremony. Three women--two in red dresses; one in white--dance before many seated figures in front of an orchard of fruit trees.

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Frank Martin Blasingame, "Hawai'ian Hula Ceremony"
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Prayer card depicting St. Amandus, dressed in full bishop's garb and holding a crozier. One of his feast days is March 1st (the other is February 6th).

1 March Saint of the Day: St. Amandus 584 (?)-675 (?)
French-born Merovingian missionary bishop to Flanders, he was successful in converting the people of Ghent to Christianity. He founded monasteries at Elnon and Ghent (St. Peter's Abbey).
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Takeaways: Dubois, Thompson Spark Capitals To Close Win Over Golden Knights The Capitals have now won three straight games.

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Pierre Luc-Dubois, Washington Capitals (on the ice)
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Photograph of US soldier Edgar Clay Spence, who died on his birthday on February 29, 1968, in Vietnam.

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Edgar Clay Spence, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Died of "fragmentation wounds" in Gia Dinh, Vietnam on February 29, 1968, on his birthday.
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Claude Monet, "Maison de Jardinier"
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28 February Saint of the Day: St. Auguste Chapdelaine 1914-1856
French priest, he joined the Paris Institute of Foreign Missions in 1851 and arrived in Guangxi Province, China in 1852. Following arrest along with local Catholics, he was tortured to death.
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Dylan Holloway returns with hat trick as Blues rout Kraken - NewsBreak Dylan Holloway came off the injured list to produce three goals and an assist, leading the St. Louis Blues past visiting Seattle Kraken 5-1 Thursday night.

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Dylan Holloway, St. Louis Blues (#81)
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Soldier from Mississippi killed in Afghanistan Staff Sgt. William S. Ricketts died at Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire, the military said.

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William Seth Ricketts, Corinth, Mississippi. Died February 27, 2010 from small arms fire in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan.
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Kehinde Wiley, "Terence Nance"
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27 February Saint of the Day: Blessed Maria Josefa Karolina Brader 1860-1943
Swiss-born nun, she served as a missionary teacher in Ecuador and then Colombia, where she founded the still extant Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate.
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Interesting article. Thank you for posting!

Kudos!

Dorofeyev scores twice, Golden Knights rally to top Kings | NHL.com Vegas extends winning streak to 3 games; Byfield scores twice, Panarin has 2 assists in debut for Los Angeles

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Pavel Dorofeyev, Las Vegas Knights
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Brian Michael Connelly, Union Beach, New Jersey. Died in roadside bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 26, 2009.
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Painting by Polish artist Aleksander Augustynowicz of a Polish woman in traditional dress picking purple crocus blossoms into a wicker basket.

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Aleksander Augustynowicz, "A Highlander Woman Picking Crocuses"
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Photograph of Spanish nun Paula Montal Fornés de San José de Calasanz, whose feast day is February 26th.

26 February Saint of the Day: St. Paula Montal Fornés de San José de Calasanz 1799-1889
Spanish educator, then nun, she founded schools for girls before starting her own congregation, the still extant Daughters of Mary, Sisters of the Pious Schools.
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Ronald D. Rennison, Dubuque, IA. One of 28 killed in an Iraqi missile attack on a barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia on February 25, 1991.
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Painting by Pakistani-American Salman Toor of a young adult male wearing a heavy coat over a maroon shirt and T-shirt, in a clearing with trees in the background, all under overcast skies.

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Salman Toor, "James"
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Prayer card of Blessed Maria Adeodata Pisani, a Maltese nun, whose feast day is February 25th.

25 February Saint of the Day: Blessed Maria Adeodata Pisani 1806-1855
Italian-born Maltese nun, she emigrated at 18 to join her deported father in Malta. She entered St. Peter's Monastery in Mdina at 21, and remained cloistered until her death. She was abbess.
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American Regionalism Art of the 1930s is my absolute favorite genre. Thank you for posting this painting!