Christina Riggs
@christinajriggs.bsky.social
Writer and historian: photograpy, art, archives, museums, colonialism (Egypt, Sudan). Tango dancer, Italophile, Chair in History of Visual Culture @durhamhistory.bsky.social. Author of Treasured: How Tutankhamun Shaped a Century. https://christinariggs.com
I am ignoring it everywhere it appears…
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I am ignoring it everywhere it appears…
A framed colour copy of Warner Sallman’s ‘Head of Christ’ (we were staunch Methodists), a pendulum wall clock my mother wound every Saturday, and a generic woods-and-water landscape (signature ‘E Wood’) that my parents had purchased with their first sofa. No wonder I craved something more…
The man who painted Jesus
April 30 is the birthday of one of the most famous artists you never heard of: Warner Sallman painted the famous “Head of Christ,” circulated in the millions on postcards, portraits and nightlights.
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A framed colour copy of Warner Sallman’s ‘Head of Christ’ (we were staunch Methodists), a pendulum wall clock my mother wound every Saturday, and a generic woods-and-water landscape (signature ‘E Wood’) that my parents had purchased with their first sofa. No wonder I craved something more…
Shoes not to scale.
November 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Shoes not to scale.