Those wretched hot, humid summer "dog days" owe their name to the Roman Empire. The Romans called them dies caniculares, which meant “dog star days” after Sirius, the Dog Star. As we get ready to bid farewell to dog days for another year John Foster has posted some lovely dogs in art.
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DOG ARCADE TARGET
Painted sheet iron St. Bernard dog with target circle when hit triggered
the dog to flip over. c.1920-40s |
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Image © Elliott Erwitt, photographer
Paris, 1989 |
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Allen McCollum
The Dog From Pompeii, 1991 |
Lots more wonderful dogs at
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