Rampant Optimism

colorfulgradients:

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50watts:

Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012), Bateau bleu (The Grotto), 1950 lithograph

intheheatherbright:

… there stood an old hollow tree, and this had to be her dwelling place.
Brothers Grimm, Household Tales, illustrated by Mervyn Peake (London: Methuen, 1985). Illustrations first published 1946.

writersnoonereads:

No one reads Zora the Unvanquished.
Photograph by Ken Russell titled “We Regret to Inform You,” 1955, copyright Ken Russell/TopFoto.
From The Guardian: “This image is taken from a series called Zora the Unvanquished, taken of 72-year-old Zora Raeburn who wrote novels and sent them to publishers for 30 years, with no acceptances – she is pictured here with a montage of her rejection letters.”
Part of the exhibit Reality is a Dirty Word: Photographs by Ken Russell at Proud Galleries, Chelsea, 1 December - 3 January.