Becca Lo Presti
@beccalopresti.bsky.social
Historian, curator, and a big fan of granite! I study the histories of science, medicine, and disability through material culture
The world sucks so here’s some art! One of my favorite paintings of all time, by the artist Charles Ethan Porter (1847-1923), the first Black artist to become a professional still life painter. This is a unique painting because of the off center composition and negative space. Truly love this piece
January 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The world sucks so here’s some art! One of my favorite paintings of all time, by the artist Charles Ethan Porter (1847-1923), the first Black artist to become a professional still life painter. This is a unique painting because of the off center composition and negative space. Truly love this piece
paired an O’Keeffe landscape with a print by contemporary artist Dewey Tafoya to show the ways that artists have taken inspiration from the present-day American Southwest. O’Keeffes landscapes were devoid of people, but Tafoya makes art directly about the people who inhabit the land, then & now
November 21, 2024 at 6:59 PM
paired an O’Keeffe landscape with a print by contemporary artist Dewey Tafoya to show the ways that artists have taken inspiration from the present-day American Southwest. O’Keeffes landscapes were devoid of people, but Tafoya makes art directly about the people who inhabit the land, then & now
One of the best parts of my job is working w contemporary artists like Mary Janacek! She makes works out of torn and cut sketchbooks in response to environmental events. This one is about the 2021 Dixie Fire and includes singed paper - the piece deteriorates over time as ash collects in the frame
October 2, 2024 at 5:08 PM
One of the best parts of my job is working w contemporary artists like Mary Janacek! She makes works out of torn and cut sketchbooks in response to environmental events. This one is about the 2021 Dixie Fire and includes singed paper - the piece deteriorates over time as ash collects in the frame
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Yet another sign that infectious disease history is coming back to life w/i #histmed. A Master's thesis on the material history of the lancet as a tool in smallpox inoculation & vaccination in the 18th century. www.proquest.com/docview/3105...
Unfolding the Lancet: The Material Culture of Smallpox Inoculation and Vaccination in the Long Eighteenth Century - ProQuest
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September 23, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Yet another sign that infectious disease history is coming back to life w/i #histmed. A Master's thesis on the material history of the lancet as a tool in smallpox inoculation & vaccination in the 18th century. www.proquest.com/docview/3105...