#1896
The #Lie said to the #Truth, "Let's take a bath together, the #well water is very nice. The Truth, still suspicious, tested the water and found out it really was nice. So they got naked and bathed. But suddenly, the Lie leapt out of the water and fled, wearing the clothes of the Truth.
The Truth, furious, climbed out of the well to get her clothes back. But the World, upon seeing the naked Truth, looked away, with anger and contempt. Poor Truth returned to the well and disappeared forever, hiding her shame. Since then, the Lie runs around the world, dressed as the Truth, and society is very happy...
Because the world has no desire to know the naked Truth.
#Painting: Truth Coming Out Of The Well, Jean-Léon Gérome, #1896. #quote
SUTRO BATHS on the Shore of the Pacific Ocean 1896)
#art by unknown #poster from #1896 https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/Lots/LotDetails?salename=DESIGNER-UNKNOWN.-%5BSUTRO-BATHS.%5D-1896.-78x82-inches%2C-199x209-2484%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B511%2B-%2B%2B748603&saleno=2484&lotNo=511&refNo=748603
Arnold #Genthe, Street of Gamblers in #Chinatown, S. Francisco, circa #1896
#photography #street #people #frisco
Street of the Gamblers (Ross Alley), from the Chinatown Series
Arnold Genthe
