Philip Hartigan
@philiphartigan.bsky.social
I'm a printmaker and painter, born in the UK, now in Tucson, USA. Former art journalist (Hyperallergic, Time Out), art teacher (Columbia College Chicago), and lifelong cat lover.
My uncle Roger. Merchant seaman all his life. Photo of his hands is from his 90th birthday party in March. Got the tattoos on shore leave in Delhi, India, in 1955. Traded them for a packet of British cigarettes.
October 25, 2025 at 6:29 AM
My uncle Roger. Merchant seaman all his life. Photo of his hands is from his 90th birthday party in March. Got the tattoos on shore leave in Delhi, India, in 1955. Traded them for a packet of British cigarettes.
Just want to say I love your writing and videos (from a fellow sometimes-hater)...
September 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Just want to say I love your writing and videos (from a fellow sometimes-hater)...
"I quite like soccer."
"Oh, you know who ELSE liked well-drilled groups of men in identical uniforms??"
"Oh, you know who ELSE liked well-drilled groups of men in identical uniforms??"
July 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"I quite like soccer."
"Oh, you know who ELSE liked well-drilled groups of men in identical uniforms??"
"Oh, you know who ELSE liked well-drilled groups of men in identical uniforms??"
So everyone should sit at home, allow their neighbors to be arrested, watch it all on TV, and then ...what? How would this have worked in Poland-1980s, Berlin 1989?
June 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
So everyone should sit at home, allow their neighbors to be arrested, watch it all on TV, and then ...what? How would this have worked in Poland-1980s, Berlin 1989?
Who's rioting!? These are people standing against tyranny and for democracy.
June 8, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Who's rioting!? These are people standing against tyranny and for democracy.
Played so well against Barça, guess this was 1 game too far.
May 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Played so well against Barça, guess this was 1 game too far.
Englishman living in the USA for 25 years now: Brits use the C word like "jerk" or "buddy", this caused me many problems when I first got to the USA...
May 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Englishman living in the USA for 25 years now: Brits use the C word like "jerk" or "buddy", this caused me many problems when I first got to the USA...
The appropriately named enbrown, perhaps ...
January 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The appropriately named enbrown, perhaps ...