The photo above inspired me to find some photos of people riding donkeys. Here's what I found in the Library of Congress archives. Horydczak, Theodor, photographer. Soldier and child. Man in uniform with child riding donkey . United States, None. ca. 1920-ca. 1950. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2019677714/. he Ambulance of the Hillmen. American Red Cross nurse at Tirana, Albania, unloading a patient from the mountain ambulance of the hillmen, a donkey. Riding astride a donkey is the smoothest and easiest method of travelling in the rough trails of the mountain country. There are few roads in Albania many miles to the American Red Cross hospitals . Tirana Albania, 1920. [January Date Received] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017671326/. Dalrymple, Louis, Artist. Our Don Quixote / Dalrymple . , 1899. N.Y.: Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2012647373/. Pughe, J. S. , Artist. Transformed / J.S. Pughe . , 1904. N.Y.: J. Ott
It looks like the poor bird doesn't stand much of a chance with everyone pointing their weapons at him. It's quite a unique mural.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand the context. You're right the bird doesn't stand a chance.
DeleteVery unusual mural. A peace dove maybe? in the middle of all those weapons. Thanks for participating in Monday Murals.
ReplyDeleteThe bird has some sort of ammunition, I think, in front of it. I just don't understand it.
DeleteI kind of like it, it's almost like a religious mural.
ReplyDeleteIt's quasi religious. There's a definite military tone too.
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