Marina Amaral
@marinamaral.bsky.social
Digital colorist, history buff, bestselling author, Forbes Under 30, loves dogs and coffee, etc. #actuallyautistic
Look at this masterpiece
May 31, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Look at this masterpiece
Good morning indeed
May 30, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Good morning indeed
I climbed the Acropolis. Brutal sun, way too many people. And at the top, the Parthenon - huge, perfectly designed to trick your eyes into seeing symmetry. I’ve seen it in books, in every documentary ever made about ancient Greece. I’ve written about it. But none of that actually prepares you.
May 29, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I climbed the Acropolis. Brutal sun, way too many people. And at the top, the Parthenon - huge, perfectly designed to trick your eyes into seeing symmetry. I’ve seen it in books, in every documentary ever made about ancient Greece. I’ve written about it. But none of that actually prepares you.
Women’s achievements have always been met with resistance. Every profession, every right, and every space we entered was one we had to fight for, mostly during a time when something as simple as wearing pants or opening a bank account was once considered radical.
March 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Women’s achievements have always been met with resistance. Every profession, every right, and every space we entered was one we had to fight for, mostly during a time when something as simple as wearing pants or opening a bank account was once considered radical.
Edgar Allan Poe was paid $9 for "The Raven" when it was first published on January 29, 1845. That's around $370 in today's money.
For perspective, a first edition of his 1827 work, Tamerlane and Other Poems, sold for $662,500 at a Christie’s auction in 2009.
For perspective, a first edition of his 1827 work, Tamerlane and Other Poems, sold for $662,500 at a Christie’s auction in 2009.
January 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Edgar Allan Poe was paid $9 for "The Raven" when it was first published on January 29, 1845. That's around $370 in today's money.
For perspective, a first edition of his 1827 work, Tamerlane and Other Poems, sold for $662,500 at a Christie’s auction in 2009.
For perspective, a first edition of his 1827 work, Tamerlane and Other Poems, sold for $662,500 at a Christie’s auction in 2009.
The Veiled Virgin is a Carrara marble statue carved in Rome by Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza, depicting the bust of a veiled Virgin Mary. The exact date of the statue's completion is unknown, but it was probably in the early 1850s.
December 30, 2024 at 12:48 PM
The Veiled Virgin is a Carrara marble statue carved in Rome by Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza, depicting the bust of a veiled Virgin Mary. The exact date of the statue's completion is unknown, but it was probably in the early 1850s.
June 5, 1946: Jimmy Carter, freshly graduated from the Naval Academy, surrounded by his mother and Rosalynn, who would soon become his wife. Today, we remember him as he passes at the age of 100.
December 30, 2024 at 9:40 AM
June 5, 1946: Jimmy Carter, freshly graduated from the Naval Academy, surrounded by his mother and Rosalynn, who would soon become his wife. Today, we remember him as he passes at the age of 100.
On this day in 1944, Amy Beach passed away. A piano prodigy and the first American woman composer to have her symphony performed by a major orchestra, she left a legacy of over 300 works.
December 27, 2024 at 2:49 PM
On this day in 1944, Amy Beach passed away. A piano prodigy and the first American woman composer to have her symphony performed by a major orchestra, she left a legacy of over 300 works.
5/6 By late 1943, Chicago's restaurants were serving unprecedented numbers of customers. Many operated around the clock, feeding workers from the city's war production facilities on all shifts.
December 10, 2024 at 2:17 PM
5/6 By late 1943, Chicago's restaurants were serving unprecedented numbers of customers. Many operated around the clock, feeding workers from the city's war production facilities on all shifts.
4/6 Notice the placement of Coca-Cola advertising. Despite sugar rationing, Coca-Cola maintained production through special allocations, deemed important for military and civilian morale. Restaurants were key distribution points.
December 10, 2024 at 2:17 PM
4/6 Notice the placement of Coca-Cola advertising. Despite sugar rationing, Coca-Cola maintained production through special allocations, deemed important for military and civilian morale. Restaurants were key distribution points.
3/6 This pic was taken in 1943, during wartime. In January of that year, the Office of Price Administration established the Food Rationing Program. Restaurants had to register as "institutional users" if they served more than 50 meals daily, placing them under different regulations than households.
December 10, 2024 at 2:17 PM
3/6 This pic was taken in 1943, during wartime. In January of that year, the Office of Price Administration established the Food Rationing Program. Restaurants had to register as "institutional users" if they served more than 50 meals daily, placing them under different regulations than households.
2/6 Going through old product catalogs helped me identify all these amazing vintage items. Among them, Kellogg's product line (Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Pep, All-Bran), multiple Coca-Cola advertising pieces, and Wheaties.
December 10, 2024 at 2:17 PM
2/6 Going through old product catalogs helped me identify all these amazing vintage items. Among them, Kellogg's product line (Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Pep, All-Bran), multiple Coca-Cola advertising pieces, and Wheaties.
🧵 1/6 With the client's permission, I'd love to share this incredible piece of 1943 Chicago history that I recently colorized. A father and son at their family diner, "The Loyola", when diners were the heart of communities.
The research for this project was fascinating! See next...
The research for this project was fascinating! See next...
December 10, 2024 at 2:17 PM
🧵 1/6 With the client's permission, I'd love to share this incredible piece of 1943 Chicago history that I recently colorized. A father and son at their family diner, "The Loyola", when diners were the heart of communities.
The research for this project was fascinating! See next...
The research for this project was fascinating! See next...
8/ On December 5, 1933, when news spread about the end of this "noble experiment", people rushed to the bars and the country erupted in what you could call the "binge of the century." In New York City, people flooded Times Square, celebrating with champagne and cheering in the streets.
December 5, 2024 at 12:27 PM
8/ On December 5, 1933, when news spread about the end of this "noble experiment", people rushed to the bars and the country erupted in what you could call the "binge of the century." In New York City, people flooded Times Square, celebrating with champagne and cheering in the streets.
7/ The irony is that drinking actually increased during Prohibition. By the late 1920s, more people were drinking (illegally) than before the ban. The government tried poisoning industrial alcohol to deter people from repurposing it, but instead, over 10,000 people died from drinking tainted booze.
December 5, 2024 at 12:27 PM
7/ The irony is that drinking actually increased during Prohibition. By the late 1920s, more people were drinking (illegally) than before the ban. The government tried poisoning industrial alcohol to deter people from repurposing it, but instead, over 10,000 people died from drinking tainted booze.
6/ Prohibition agents, called "revenuers", had one of the worst jobs in the country: underpaid, hated, and often fighting criminal syndicates. But they did have one perk: they could taste the confiscated alcohol, supposedly to verify it was real.
December 5, 2024 at 12:27 PM
6/ Prohibition agents, called "revenuers", had one of the worst jobs in the country: underpaid, hated, and often fighting criminal syndicates. But they did have one perk: they could taste the confiscated alcohol, supposedly to verify it was real.
5/ Even grape juice became suspect. The government had to step in and make sure producers added so many preservatives that it was almost impossible for people to ferment it at home. But well, they still figured it out.
December 5, 2024 at 12:27 PM
5/ Even grape juice became suspect. The government had to step in and make sure producers added so many preservatives that it was almost impossible for people to ferment it at home. But well, they still figured it out.
4/ Sacramental wine, for once, was still allowed, so suddenly, people discovered a deep connection to their faith, mainly to get their hands on some legal wine.
December 5, 2024 at 12:27 PM
4/ Sacramental wine, for once, was still allowed, so suddenly, people discovered a deep connection to their faith, mainly to get their hands on some legal wine.
3/ Pharmacies had their own way of cashing in. "Medicinal alcohol" was still legal, so a prescription from your local pharmacist meant you could still have your fix.
Funny enough, Walgreens’ business was one that boomed during this period, expanding from 20 locations to over 500!
Funny enough, Walgreens’ business was one that boomed during this period, expanding from 20 locations to over 500!
December 5, 2024 at 12:27 PM
3/ Pharmacies had their own way of cashing in. "Medicinal alcohol" was still legal, so a prescription from your local pharmacist meant you could still have your fix.
Funny enough, Walgreens’ business was one that boomed during this period, expanding from 20 locations to over 500!
Funny enough, Walgreens’ business was one that boomed during this period, expanding from 20 locations to over 500!
2/ When Prohibition kicked off in 1920, Americans went into full-on panic-buy mode. Liquor stores were wiped clean, basements got converted into makeshift cellars, and people stocked up like it was the end of days.
December 5, 2024 at 12:27 PM
2/ When Prohibition kicked off in 1920, Americans went into full-on panic-buy mode. Liquor stores were wiped clean, basements got converted into makeshift cellars, and people stocked up like it was the end of days.
1/ Today marks the anniversary of the end of Prohibition in the US - the day in 1933 when America decided enough was enough and brought alcohol back into the open.
But there are some pretty wild details that got lost into this story. 🧵
But there are some pretty wild details that got lost into this story. 🧵
December 5, 2024 at 12:27 PM
1/ Today marks the anniversary of the end of Prohibition in the US - the day in 1933 when America decided enough was enough and brought alcohol back into the open.
But there are some pretty wild details that got lost into this story. 🧵
But there are some pretty wild details that got lost into this story. 🧵
Memento Mori Finger Ring, black enamel and gold, 17th Century
From the London Museum
From the London Museum
December 2, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Memento Mori Finger Ring, black enamel and gold, 17th Century
From the London Museum
From the London Museum
Woman sitting amid rubble, Irish civil war, Dublin, 1922, photographed by Walter Doughty
November 26, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Woman sitting amid rubble, Irish civil war, Dublin, 1922, photographed by Walter Doughty
On March 3, 1876, Mrs. Crouch was making soap in her yard in Bath County, Kentucky, when chunks of FRESH MEAT began falling from the sky. The mysterious shower scattered across an area about 100 yards long and 50 yards wide, under perfectly clear skies.
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November 25, 2024 at 12:40 PM
On March 3, 1876, Mrs. Crouch was making soap in her yard in Bath County, Kentucky, when chunks of FRESH MEAT began falling from the sky. The mysterious shower scattered across an area about 100 yards long and 50 yards wide, under perfectly clear skies.
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