Johnny, Fill up the Bowl!, 1863

Tintype portrait of a group of Union officers of the the 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment smoking pipes and cigars and drinking wine during the Civil War. Johnny, Fill Up the Bowl! The same year when the all time classic Read More …

Hemp is King of Cotton, 1861

Zouave with flag, c.1861 Civil War Postal Cover (printed picture on envelopes for decoration)   “Jeff Davis boasts that “cotton’s king,” Upon his throne so rotten- But he’ll soon find, amid his swing, That Hemp is king of cotton.”   Read More …

Lakota Pipe Bags, 1908

Lakota Pipe Bags   “In Edward S. Curtis’ third volume he describes the decorative arts of the Lakota people. They were known for their deerskin garments, parfleches, shields, pipe-bags, robes, saddles blankets and of course, tipis. The primitive works they Read More …

Psycho Active Art

“These chemical cocktails [embedded in the paintings] can no longer reach the brain through the bloodstream and must take a different route to altering perception. In my work, they travel to the brain through the eyes.” —Fred Tomaselli Super Plant Read More …

Hashischin Dinner Party, 1909

“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” “How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice. “You must be,” said the Read More …