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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Third Round: Bierstadt v. Blake!


Albert Bierstadt
1830 - 1902
German-born American






William Blake
1757 - 1827
English
  • Defeated Sir Peter Blake in Round 1.
  • Beat Italian Futurist Umberto Boccioni in Round 2.
  • Knocked out by Hieronymous Bosch in Round 3.






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15 comments:

  1. Christine M.4:00 AM, October 01, 2013


    William Blake

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  2. Morgan8:34 AM, October 01, 2013

    Bierstadt!

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  3. DrSchnell9:47 AM, October 01, 2013

    Bierstadt!!!

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  4. Elizabeth11:17 AM, October 01, 2013

    Albert Bierstadt. I find Blake's poetry more interesting than his painting.

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  5. Ben12:31 PM, October 01, 2013

    Blake

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  6. pfly12:35 PM, October 01, 2013

    Hmm, well... Bierstadt was my first thought, but thinking more I'm going with Blake.

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  7. mrs.50007:50 AM, October 02, 2013

    Yeah, Blake was amazing in several disciplines, but looking art-to-art I've got to go with Bierstadt.
    Saw my favorite weather vortex (second from top) at the Boston MFA and it just swirled right off the wall.

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  8. Chuckdaddy6:06 AM, October 03, 2013

    Blake's grown on me during his sabatical. And I'm starting to sour, just a bit, on the excessively luminescent Hudson School.

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  9. Nichim10:13 AM, October 04, 2013

    BIERSTADT!! HUDSON SCHOOL!! IT'S MY HOME!! Also, Blake needs to get over himself. Maybe Bierstadt does too. But his pictures are better.

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  10. Michael50008:19 PM, October 10, 2013

    Vote by mail: a hard one for Bierstadt.

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  11. Michael50008:20 PM, October 10, 2013

    And for me, an easy one for Bierstadt. USA! USA!

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  12. Eavan Moore8:34 PM, October 11, 2013

    William Blake. The last one reminds me of the d'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants. Basically, I like the look of his headspace.

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  13. UnwiseOwl4:55 AM, October 21, 2013

    Bierstadt. Blake was coming home strong, especially with that last little number, but I'm a sucker for a snowy mountaintop towering in the distance. And that sunlight....whoa.

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  14. Candida8:49 PM, November 20, 2013

    Blake.

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  15. Michael50003:39 PM, June 22, 2014

    Bierstadt nurses an early lead and hangs on for the 8-6 win. He's heading to the semi-finals!

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