
The Tree of Tongues, c. 1930-37 by J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973).
From The Morgan Library & Museum’s exhibition “Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth.”

The Tree of Tongues, c. 1930-37 by J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973).
From The Morgan Library & Museum’s exhibition “Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth.”

Triptych, 1963 by Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979)
RIP Agnès Varda, 1928-2019

The Visionary, 1904 by Serafino Macchiati (1861-1916)

Contingent by Lukifer Aurelius

Equilibre (Balanced), 1946 by Suzanne Van Damme (1901-1986)

Eleven Heads, 1935 by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941)


Boy in Profile, 1645 by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607–1677)

Two Telegrams (Antonioni), 2013 by Jen Mazza (b. 1972)

Under the orders of the Great Master, they’re embroidering the earth’s mantle, seas, mountains, and living things. Only the girl has woven a ruse in which she is seen beside her beloved.

Remedios Varo’s description of her painting The Embroidering of the Earth’s Mantle (1961). From the collection Letters, Dreams & Other Writings. Translated by Margaret Carson. From Wakefield Press.

Figure with Horn, 2017 by Derek Fordjour (b. 1974)

The Split, 1992 by Alexander Boghossian (1937-2003)

An Arm for an Eye, 2017 by Elizabeth Glaessner (b. 1984)

Glory of Spring (Radiant Spring), 1950 by Charles Burchfield (1893-1967)

The Spring Witch, c. 1880 by George Wilson (1848-1890)

The Hill: Hobbiton-across-the Water, 1937 by J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973).
From The Morgan Library & Museum’s exhibition “Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth.”