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RedCloud

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12. When I was a teenie bopper

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2014, 03:14 PM

Apr 2014

People of Polish origin seemed to hate me a lot.

I bore a lot in common with this mugshot #9...

http://www.cracked.com/blog/14-photographs-that-shatter-your-image-famous-people/

Maybe a little more beard and greener eyes.

We have since gone very separate ways.

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The Origins of Socialist Realism. [View all] NNadir Apr 2014 OP

My dear NNadir! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2014 #1

You've seen it. rug Apr 2014 #2

Thank you, my dear rug... CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2014 #3

For all that, it's striking how similar the styles are. rug Apr 2014 #5

I would have thought abstract art or Dada would be the antithesis of socialist realism. JVS Apr 2014 #4

He's as antithetical as individualism is to collectivism. rug Apr 2014 #6

First let me say Peg, that this internet reproduction doesn't do the painting any justice. NNadir Apr 2014 #7

Thanks for the explanation and the history. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2014 #8

Well, "grotesque" might be a better word. NNadir Apr 2014 #9

interesting, thanks for the thread Kali Apr 2014 #10

When I was a little boy, my neighbor's parents were two people who escaped... NNadir Apr 2014 #11

When I was a teenie bopper RedCloud Apr 2014 #12

Well, you have to admit #9 was a good looking guy... NNadir Apr 2014 #13

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