Monday, April 11, 2011
We're moving
I was told that unless I remove those images they can not continue to allow me to display ads on that or indeed on any other of my blogs that also contain images of nudity - which is perfectly possible, seeing as I love art.
I would have liked to contact whoever is the decider in the AdSense team, to inform him/her that neither Tamara de Lempicka nor François-Emile Barrauda were pornographers, nor did they produce anything other than quality content (not to say there is no quality porn) - but the same mind that could not tolerate the sight of these works of art understandably will also not tolerate to be contacted. They appear to be spooked by many things with no rational motive.
In this the AdSense team is not alone. For example, the team in charge of supervising the content of blogs has become sadly known for its tendency to feel upset over gay sites (including those that, like mine, are not pornographic) deleting them without justifying so to their authors - which makes perfect sense for, in truth, how does one justify a morally indefensible aversion? How does one justify a prejudice?
Seeing as it's not possible to talk to these people, nor would they understand me if I did, and they'd just get emotionally stressed for nothing; and seeing as I would not wish to cause any more emotional distress to people who already worry themselves so much over things that don't matter, I thought it best to simply transfer all my blogs to Tumblr, something which was very easy to do and not a bother at all.
The new address is Art Deco and there I will continue to do much the same that I've been doing here. So if you've liked it so far, just follow the link.
I'd like to thank Blogger for having served me so well throughout these years and I hope those responsible for these reprehensible decisions keep taking the pills. See you soon! :)
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Pauline Johnson, 1930
Click image for 820 x 1012 size. Scanned from Portuguese magazine Ilustração, No. 111, August 1 1930.
Saturday, April 09, 2011
Czech composer Smetana, 1930
Click image for 528 x 616 size. Ilustração, No. 111, August 1 1930.
Friday, April 08, 2011
Ilustração, No. 112, August 16 1930 - 24
Click image for 1088 x 1498 size.
Illustrations by Ilberino dos Santos.
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Illustrations by Ilberino dos Santos, 1930
Click image for 1068 x 1508 size. Ilustração, No. 112, August 16 1930.
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Bust of a Woman, 1930
Click image for 523 x 756 size. Ilustração, No. 112, August 16 1930.
Bust of a Woman, sculpture by Enrique Perez Comendador, photo by Zàrraga.
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
The Great Internacional Beaches, 1930
Click image for 1880 x 2536 size. Ilustração, No. 112, August 16 1930 - 31
German dancers Grete Wahren and Berta Scharren, of the Italian Lido; and Spanish singer Conchita Supervia, of the Royal Theatre of Madrid.
Monday, April 04, 2011
Long Robe at the Beach, 1930
Click image for 676 x 1244 size. Ilustração, No. 112, August 16 1930.
Sunday, April 03, 2011
Joan Crawford sunbathing at Palm Beach, California, 1930
Click image for 1158 x 792 size. Ilustração, No. 112, August 16 1930.
Saturday, April 02, 2011
Friday, April 01, 2011
Pearls at the beach, 1930
Click image for 534 x 890 size. Ilustração, No. 112, August 16 1930.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Two girls at the beach, Portugal, 1930
Click image for 897 x 1284 size. Ilustração, No. 112, August 16 1930.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Flapper at the beach, Portugal, 1930
Click image for 530 x 1064 size. Ilustração, No. 112, August 16 1930.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Sunbathing in Portugal, 1930
Click image for 1069 x 568 size. Ilustração, No. 112, August 16 1930.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Sunbathers in Portugal, 1930
Click image for 1067 x 539 size. Ilustração, No. 112, August 16 1930.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Black silk pajama, 1930
Click image for 544 x 1074 size. Scanned from Portuguese magazine Ilustração, No. 112, August 16 1930.
Society miss at the Estoril beach, Portugal, wearing a black silk pajama.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Illustration by Tom, 1930
Click image for 808 x 603 size. Scanned from Portuguese magazine Ilustração, No. 111, August 1 1930.
Brazilian born artist Thomaz de Mello (Tom).


























designed by Edmund Dulac, based on portrait photography by Dorothy Wilding
rejected designs and sketches by Eric Gill"