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Octopus #6 3/26/64 Melvin Edward Nelson Photo by Adam Reich
6. The octopus begins crushing the earth something terrible
Melvin Edward Nelson
March 26, 1964, 2:30 AM
2017.3.10
Bessie Harvey, (1929–1994), “7 Legs”, Alcoa, Tennessee, c. 1985, Painted wood with beads, 17 3/…
7 Legs
Bessie Harvey
c. 1985
1998.10.23
Artist unidentified, South Family Chair Factory, “#7 Shaker Rocking Chair,” Mount Lebanon, New …
#7 Shaker Rocking Chair
Artist unidentified, South Family Chair Factory
1875–1900
1984.39.1
Octopus #7 3/26/64 Melvin Edward Nelson Photo by Adam Reich
7. Two forces at work
Melvin Edward Nelson
March 26, 1964, 7:37 PM
2017.3.11
Octopus #8 3/27/64 Melvin Edward Nelson Photo by Adam Reich
8. The octopus puts a terrible squeeze onto the earth below
Melvin Edward Nelson
March 27, 1964, 4:31 PM
2017.3.12
Octopus #9 Melvin Edward Nelson Photo by Adam Reich
9. Seeing the end of the octopus but the advent of the serpent
Melvin Edward Nelson
March 28, 1964, 2:16 AM
2017.3.13
Ninth Avenue El Vestie Davis, 1903-1978 New York City 1959 Oil on canvas 18 x 24" Collect…
9th Avenue Elevated
Vestie E. Davis
1959
2008.5.8
Octopus #10 Melvin Edward Nelson Photo by Adam Reich
10. The octopus is whirled and hacked to pieces
Melvin Edward Nelson
March 29, 1964, 3:31 AM
2017.3.14
11. Aftermath: A few weeks later, a big whirl encircles the earth
11. Aftermath: A few weeks later, a big whirl encircles the earth
Melvin Edward Nelson
April 11, 1964, 12:50 PM
2017.3.15
12. Greater earthquakes are still to come
12. Greater earthquakes are still to come
Melvin Edward Nelson
April 16, 1964, 2:51 AM
2017.3.16
18 At Norma Catherine. But wild thunderstorm with cyclone like wind saves them. (double-sided) …
18 At Norma Catherine. But wild thunderstorm with cyclone like wind saves them. (double-sided)
Henry Darger
c. 1940–1950
2002.22.2A
Inez Nathaniel Walker, (1911–1990), “24-page Académie Sketchpad”, New York, 1976, Pencil, color…
24-page Académie Sketchpad
Inez Nathaniel Walker
1976
1996.12.156