Welcome to this week’s historical highlights. If you’re interested in art, war, slavery, archives, libraries, or prison graffiti, you should find something worth reading.
2019 is the 500th anniversary of the birth of Renaissance artist Tinteretto.
On the art theme, here’s an interesting look at self-portraits.
Got a few thousand dollars to spend on a 17th century prison door covered in graffiti?
Here’s an obituary of a bomber pilot who survived 36 raids during World War II.
Looking at first-hand accounts and census records yielded the discovery of the last survivor of U.S. slave ships.
“[T]he Nelson Mandela Foundation’s late photo archivist, Lucia Raadschelders, is to be honoured posthumously by the Presidency for her role in South Africa’s freedom struggle.”
The Library of Congress is planning a major renovation (plans include an oculus).
Of course I had to click on the Library of Congress link and then look up “oculus” since I had no clue. Very interesting!