Day 2,531: purgatory
A Britain that served only British food and “Carry On” films would be bleaker than purgatory.
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Artwork of the day
Title: Purgatory Cliff
Artist: William_Trost_Richards (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1833–1905 Newport, Rhode Island)
Date: 1876
Culture: American
Medium: Watercolor and gouache on light tan wove paper
Dimensions: 13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966
Object Number: 67.55.141
Curatorial Department: The American Wing
Word of the day
purgatory: an extremely unpleasant experience that causes suffering:
Quote of the day
Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.
Abraham Lincoln
