The Impatient Reader | The American 250
Rainey KnudsonHome of The American 250: 250 words on 250 objects, throughout 2026. Ultra-short entries on art and other things.
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171. Zozobra
Zozobra with the Fire Spirit in the foreground. Image: Santa Fe New Mexican
Will Shuster moved to Santa Fe in 1920 to recover from being gassed during WWI. His doctor told him he’d die within the year in Philadelphia, but in some high, dry...
170. Vest Pocket Kodak
By WWI, the Army realized it needed to control the photographic narrative of war. It formed the Signal Corps Photographic Section—one photographer per division—to produce official, sanctioned images. But thousands of doughboys smuggled Koda...
169. Hawkins Bolden Scarecrow
Hawkins Bolden, Untitled, Early 1970s. Coffeepot, wire, fabric, wood, 81.5 x 8 x 6 inches. Souls Grown Deep Foundation. Photo: Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio (source)
Hawkins Bolden lived in Memphis all his long life. An avid baseball player...
168. Breyer Horse
Image: Breyer
Not that long ago, horses were found on every street and country lane. Is it a coincidence that plastic model horses caught on as the real things were disappearing from our lives? Breyer was a plastics company commissioned by...
167. Aermotor Windmill
source: Aermotor
In 1882, a young engineer named Thomas Perry set out to design a better windmill, obsessively testing aerodynamic performance and developing rotors 87% more efficient than those in general use. But the windmill company tha...
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I keep it short. Art and other things. Author of The MFAH 100; founder of Glasstire: Texas visual art online.
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