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Ready or Not: 1912
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 07/14/2007 - 3:38am.
"Blind children playing hide-and-seek among arcade pillars" at the Overbrook School in Philadelphia ca. 1912. View full size. Geo. Grantham Bain Collection.
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Ico
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 10:51pm.
Looks like the cover art for the game ICO. Scarily close, actually.
[That cover art (below) is a tribute the the art of Giorgio de Chirico. Which might be where the name Ico comes from. - Dave]
Overbrook tableau
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 07/14/2007 - 6:55pm.
Surreal! Giorgio de Chirico meets Edward Gorey ...
Overbrook: the Album
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 07/14/2007 - 12:10pm.
What a beautiful picture. I could see this on the cover of a CD.
Overbrook II
Submitted by Jason on Sat, 07/14/2007 - 9:22am.
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