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| + | "The incident <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[vandalism of the Rokeby Venus]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> has come to symbolize a particular perception of feminist attitudes towards the [[female nude]]; in a sense, it has come to represent a specific stereotypical image of [[feminism]] more generally." --''[[The Female Nude: Art, Obscenity, and Sexuality]]'' (1992), p.35, Lynda Nead. | ||
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| + | [[Image:Antonio Sant'Elia.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Centrale elettrica]]'' ([[1914]]) - [[Antonio Sant'Elia]]]] | ||
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| - | :[[1910]] - [[1911]] - [[1912]] - [[1913]] - [[1914]] - [[1915]] - [[1916]] - [[1917]] - [[1918]] - [[1919]] - [[1920]] | + | '''1914''' (MCMXIV) was the 5th year of the [[1910s]] decade. |
| - | == Art and culture == | + | |
| - | *Start of [[WWI]] [...] | + | This year saw the beginning of what became known as [[World War I]], after [[Franz Ferdinand]] was assassinated by [[Gavrilo Princip]]. |
| - | *[[March 10]], [[1914]] - Suffragette [[Mary Richardson]] damages Velasquez painting [[Rokeby Venus]] in London’s national gallery with a meat chopper | + | == Events == |
| + | *[[July Crisis]] marks the [[start of WWI|start]] of [[World War I]] | ||
| + | *Suffragette [[Mary Richardson]] [[Slashing the Rokeby Venus|slashes the Rokeby Venus]] | ||
| + | *By [[1914]], Africa had only two independent nations, [[Liberia]], a nation founded by free [[black American]]s earlier in the nineteenth century, and the ancient kingdom of [[Ethiopia]] in East Africa. | ||
| ===Visual art=== | ===Visual art=== | ||
| - | *[[Post-Impressionism]] coined | + | *''[[Glasarchitektur]]'' ("Glass Architecture") by Paul Scheerbart |
| - | *Centrale elettrica (1914) - Antonio Sant'Elia | + | *[[Centrale elettrica]] by Antonio Sant'Elia |
| + | *[[Werkbund Exhibition (1914)|Werkbund Exhibition]] in Cologne | ||
| + | *[[The Box of 1914]] by Marcel Duchamp | ||
| ===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
| *''[[Cabiria]]'' by Giovanni Pastrone | *''[[Cabiria]]'' by Giovanni Pastrone | ||
| - | ===Literature==== | + | ===Literature=== |
| - | *''[[Der Doppelgänger]]'' by [[Otto Rank]] written, published in [[1925]] | + | *''[[A Study of Thomas Hardy]]'' by D. H. Lawrence |
| + | * ''[[Tarzan of the Apes]]'' by Edgar Rice Burroughs is published as book | ||
| + | *"[[Grodek]]", a poem about World War I by Georg Trakl | ||
| + | *"[[Zang Tumb Tumb]]" by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti | ||
| + | *''[[Der Doppelgänger (Otto Rank) |Der Doppelgänger]]'' by Otto Rank | ||
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| - | *[[Sun Ra]] (1914 - 1993) | + | *[[March 28]] - [[Bohumil Hrabal]], Czech writer (d. 1997) |
| - | *[[William Burroughs]] (1914 - 1997) | + | *[[August 26]] - [[Julio Cortázar]], Argentine writer (d. [[1996]]) |
| - | *[[Henri Langlois]] (1914 - 1977) | + | *[[Asger Jorn]], Danish member of the Situationist International, and a prolific artist and essayist. (d. 1973) |
| *[[Mario Bava]] (1914-1980) | *[[Mario Bava]] (1914-1980) | ||
| + | *[[William S. Burroughs]] (1914 - 1997) | ||
| *[[Marguerite Duras]] (1914 - 1996) | *[[Marguerite Duras]] (1914 - 1996) | ||
| + | *[[Henri Langlois]] (1914 - 1977) | ||
| *[[Norman McLaren]] (1914 - 1987) | *[[Norman McLaren]] (1914 - 1987) | ||
| + | *[[Sun Ra]] (1914 - 1993) | ||
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| ==Deaths == | ==Deaths == | ||
| *[[Ambrose Bierce]] (1842 – 1914) | *[[Ambrose Bierce]] (1842 – 1914) | ||
| - | + | *[[Theodor Kittelsen]] (1857 – 1914) | |
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"The incident [vandalism of the Rokeby Venus] has come to symbolize a particular perception of feminist attitudes towards the female nude; in a sense, it has come to represent a specific stereotypical image of feminism more generally." --The Female Nude: Art, Obscenity, and Sexuality (1992), p.35, Lynda Nead. |
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1914 (MCMXIV) was the 5th year of the 1910s decade.
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip.
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Events
- July Crisis marks the start of World War I
- Suffragette Mary Richardson slashes the Rokeby Venus
- By 1914, Africa had only two independent nations, Liberia, a nation founded by free black Americans earlier in the nineteenth century, and the ancient kingdom of Ethiopia in East Africa.
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Visual art
- Glasarchitektur ("Glass Architecture") by Paul Scheerbart
- Centrale elettrica by Antonio Sant'Elia
- Werkbund Exhibition in Cologne
- The Box of 1914 by Marcel Duchamp
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Film
- Cabiria by Giovanni Pastrone
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Literature
- A Study of Thomas Hardy by D. H. Lawrence
- Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs is published as book
- "Grodek", a poem about World War I by Georg Trakl
- "Zang Tumb Tumb" by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
- Der Doppelgänger by Otto Rank
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Births
- March 28 - Bohumil Hrabal, Czech writer (d. 1997)
- August 26 - Julio Cortázar, Argentine writer (d. 1996)
- Asger Jorn, Danish member of the Situationist International, and a prolific artist and essayist. (d. 1973)
- Mario Bava (1914-1980)
- William S. Burroughs (1914 - 1997)
- Marguerite Duras (1914 - 1996)
- Henri Langlois (1914 - 1977)
- Norman McLaren (1914 - 1987)
- Sun Ra (1914 - 1993)
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Deaths
- Ambrose Bierce (1842 – 1914)
- Theodor Kittelsen (1857 – 1914)
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