Sepia Saturday
Sepia Saturday has challenged bloggers with a photo of a man playing solitaire. Playing cards, solo or with others, is a fine pastime. I fondly remember my grandmother teaching me and my siblings to shuffle cards and play gin. An aunt tried to teach us poker. Bridge is a game that seems to have ended with my mother's generation. She still plays, but I never learned. (I do have one friend from high school who joined the high school bridge club. Now I wish I had.) Here's what I found while searching the Library of Congress archives. Opper, Frederick Burr, Artist. McKinley has almost all the chips; - but the game is young, yet / F.Opper . , 1894. N.Y.: Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, January 3. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2012648746/. Poker . , 1902. [United States: publisher not transcribed] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2018696743/. Siegel, Arthur S, photographer. Detroit, Michigan. Poker hand and hands of girl players . Wayne County United Stat...
The moon or the dog? It's a quirky mural, love the colours and geometric shapes :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for participating in Monday Murals.
Quirky is the right word. I'm not sure why it says "Moon." Is that the dog's name? I have no idea.
DeleteSeems the artist is a Tarot fan. Great mix of colours
ReplyDeleteI think that's the inspiration.
DeleteWhen I first saw it, I was intrigued by the cat. Then I thought it must be a tarot card. I agree it's quirky.
ReplyDeleteI think it's both. Intriguing is the right word.
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