John W Buaas
@johnwbuaas.bsky.social
Retired Prof. of English, living in Wichita KS. PhD in 20c. Am. Lit. Proud husband, father. Inordinately fond of Mexico City. Surname rhymes w/ Louis.
Books read in 2025: https://bsky.app/profile/johnwbuaas.bsky.social/post/3lerufociu22y
Books read in 2025: https://bsky.app/profile/johnwbuaas.bsky.social/post/3lerufociu22y
John Singer Sargent, A Dinner Table at Night (1884)
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
John Singer Sargent, A Dinner Table at Night (1884)
6:30 am, Wichita, Kansas
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
6:30 am, Wichita, Kansas
Helen Frankenthaler, Magic Carpet (1964)
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Helen Frankenthaler, Magic Carpet (1964)
It's called "tallgrass" for a reason. These stalks are about 9' tall.
(I led a group of Cub Scouts on a walk through the Great Plains Nature Center in Wichita this morning.)
(I led a group of Cub Scouts on a walk through the Great Plains Nature Center in Wichita this morning.)
November 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
It's called "tallgrass" for a reason. These stalks are about 9' tall.
(I led a group of Cub Scouts on a walk through the Great Plains Nature Center in Wichita this morning.)
(I led a group of Cub Scouts on a walk through the Great Plains Nature Center in Wichita this morning.)
I'm calling it: Atole season has arrived.
November 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I'm calling it: Atole season has arrived.
Helen Frankenthaler, sitting on top of one of her paintings while wearing a white skirt.
What a badass.
What a badass.
November 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Helen Frankenthaler, sitting on top of one of her paintings while wearing a white skirt.
What a badass.
What a badass.
"Really? 'Cornflake Girl' AGAIN???"
(William Merritt Chase, The Song (1907))
(William Merritt Chase, The Song (1907))
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"Really? 'Cornflake Girl' AGAIN???"
(William Merritt Chase, The Song (1907))
(William Merritt Chase, The Song (1907))
Frida Kahlo aged six, Mexico, 1913
November 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Frida Kahlo aged six, Mexico, 1913
Very, very cool!
Sorta related: This famous 1524 map of Tenochtitlan was a co-creation of Nahua and European mapmakers; it in turn would influence later maps of cities such as Turin and Peking/Beijing. See Alessandra Russo's The Untranslatable Image for a fuller discussion of its history.
Sorta related: This famous 1524 map of Tenochtitlan was a co-creation of Nahua and European mapmakers; it in turn would influence later maps of cities such as Turin and Peking/Beijing. See Alessandra Russo's The Untranslatable Image for a fuller discussion of its history.
November 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Very, very cool!
Sorta related: This famous 1524 map of Tenochtitlan was a co-creation of Nahua and European mapmakers; it in turn would influence later maps of cities such as Turin and Peking/Beijing. See Alessandra Russo's The Untranslatable Image for a fuller discussion of its history.
Sorta related: This famous 1524 map of Tenochtitlan was a co-creation of Nahua and European mapmakers; it in turn would influence later maps of cities such as Turin and Peking/Beijing. See Alessandra Russo's The Untranslatable Image for a fuller discussion of its history.
Duy Huynh, The Trust Test
November 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Duy Huynh, The Trust Test
San Gregorio Cemetery, on the outskirts of Mexico City, prepared for Dia de los Muertos.
Photo by Marco Ugarte.
Photo by Marco Ugarte.
November 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
San Gregorio Cemetery, on the outskirts of Mexico City, prepared for Dia de los Muertos.
Photo by Marco Ugarte.
Photo by Marco Ugarte.
Just remembering the time a few years back when I had to explain to my students what these were. The tech equivalent of farm implements, for most all of them.
November 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Just remembering the time a few years back when I had to explain to my students what these were. The tech equivalent of farm implements, for most all of them.
Little-Known Facts about Reformation Day:
Yes, Paul McCartney heard Martin Luther at his door, but Luther wasn't knockin'--he was actually doing this:
Yes, Paul McCartney heard Martin Luther at his door, but Luther wasn't knockin'--he was actually doing this:
October 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Little-Known Facts about Reformation Day:
Yes, Paul McCartney heard Martin Luther at his door, but Luther wasn't knockin'--he was actually doing this:
Yes, Paul McCartney heard Martin Luther at his door, but Luther wasn't knockin'--he was actually doing this:
Jose Guadalupe Posada, Bicicletas
October 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Jose Guadalupe Posada, Bicicletas
Cats. Always spilling things.
Remedios Varo, Sympathy (1955)
Remedios Varo, Sympathy (1955)
October 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Cats. Always spilling things.
Remedios Varo, Sympathy (1955)
Remedios Varo, Sympathy (1955)
October 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Dia Al-Azzawi (Iraqi, b. 1939): Red Sky with Birds (1981)
October 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Dia Al-Azzawi (Iraqi, b. 1939): Red Sky with Birds (1981)
Diego Rivera, The Pinole Seller (1936)
October 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Diego Rivera, The Pinole Seller (1936)
I (jokingly) said to the dinosaur that I hoped *she* wasn't the Dangerous Deranged Dictator.
October 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I (jokingly) said to the dinosaur that I hoped *she* wasn't the Dangerous Deranged Dictator.
Augusta, Kansas (15 miles east of Wichita).
October 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Augusta, Kansas (15 miles east of Wichita).
Here's hoping that Arendt doesn't mind the Banality of Birthday Wishes.
October 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Here's hoping that Arendt doesn't mind the Banality of Birthday Wishes.