For throwback Thursday, here is a powerful painting by Normal Rockwell—an artist better known for airbrushed portraits of American life. It captures an iconic moment in the desegregation of the South: six-year-old Ruby Bridges entering school—accompanied by US marshals—in the midst of an angry, heckling white mob. Also: let’s spare a moment for children everywhere who suffer the violence of adults—be it in Sudan or Gaza. WideWalls has an excellent collection of more political art.
SANITY BREAK FEBRUARY 21 2024
Nothing like a Lucky Ali song to heal our mid-week blues. This collab with his brother-in-law Mikey McCleary—titled ‘Dil Gaye Ja’—is part of the 65-year-old artist’s latest album ‘Subah Ke Taare.
SANITY BREAK FEBRUARY 22 2024
Look a little closer. That is the eye of a curious grey whale—taken off the Mexican coast. It is one of the stunning winners of the Underwater Photographer of the Year awards. You can see other winners over at the awards website or BBC ScienceFocus.
SANITY BREAK FEBRUARY 23 2024
This striking photo—which rivals the surrealism of a René Magritte painting—is titled simply ‘Shirley’. Taken by Claudette Holmes, it is part of the book ‘Shining Light’—which features groundbreaking photographs by Black female photographers from the 1980s and 1990s in Britain.
