Michael

@mdstamper.bsky.social

“Bus Stop” by Elsie Palmer Payne (American) - Oil on canvas / 1949 - Langson Institute and Museum of California Art (Irvine, California) #WomenInArt #art #artText #artwork #WomensArt #WomanArtist #WomenArtists #ElsiePalmerPayne #Payne #LangsonIMCA #AmericanArtist #BlueskyArt #UCI #WomenPaintingWomen

A Black woman stands on a city sidewalk, turned three-quarters away but looking directly back at us. Her beautiful deep brown skin is modeled in soft, shadowed tones while her eyes catch a small, bright highlight that sharpens her alert, guarded expression. She wears a dark blouse patterned with pale, curling shapes and a brown skirt. Her black hair is swept up and pinned into a low, tidy coil. The setting is mid-century Los Angeles, California with storefront signs and brick facades, tall streetlamps, and a line of utility poles leading into the distance. White passersby move a sidewalk including one woman in red with a child, a man pausing near the curb, another woman in green looking at her purse while two dogs play nearby. The woman’s body anchors the composition, separating her from the bustle behind her and making her waiting feel both ordinary and exposed.

Painted in 1949, “Bus Stop” turns a routine pause into a potentially tense social encounter. The subject’s steady gaze makes us part of the street’s choreography. Is she asking, as writer John Seed frames it, “Can you see me and all I stand for?” Payne restrains her palette to blacks, browns, and smoky grays so the drama lies in posture and presence like dignity held under scrutiny or vulnerability held without collapse. The woman’s identity is unknown, but the painting grants a singular interiority to a Black woman in public space, insisting that her experience is central rather than incidental.

The work also echoes the artist’s own life. After the 1947 death of her husband, painter Edgar Alwin Payne, Elsie Palmer Payne supported herself by teaching and commuting by bus in Los Angeles. In these late-1940s genre scenes, she shifted from being publicly framed as “the painter’s wife” to asserting a clear, empathetic voice of her own. “Bus Stop” stands as social realism on a human scale via California light, city grit, and a look that will not be overlooked.

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Demetrioymedio

@demetrioymedio.bsky.social

11 months ago

#genocidio #esubgenocidio #onu #europa #zionists #germany #kinder #sionistas #eurovision #eurobasquet #qatar #worldcup #fifa #uefa #uci #sos #help #paz 👍✌️💪💜☮️🫂🏳️🌹🕊️🇵🇸🍉

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Joe Sarling

@joesarling.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

This is amazing. Brava, Gioia - super strong 💪🏼 And cycling fans are *the best*. Such a necessary timeline cleanse. Imagine climbing the Muur - Kapelmuur before the pros do in #OmloopNieuwsblad 🙌🏻 IG source: www.instagram.com/reel/DG…. #cycling #classics #muur #uci

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misheleneous Handmade Gifts | Home & Hound

@misheleneous.bsky.social

30 days ago

The #TourDeFrance continues 🚴‍♂️ And cute customer Greg the #WelshTerrier wears his bespoke #RainbowJersey dog bandana by @misheleneous.bsky.social If you have any special requests get in touch 🪡🧵 #Handmade #Etsy #Cycling #DogsOfBlueSky #Bsnm #UCI #Terriers #Makers #TDF2026 #TDF #TourDeFrance2026

A colour photograph of Greg the Welsh Terrier sat wearing his bespoke handmade dog bandana by misheleneous. Its inspired by the world cycling rainbow jersey design

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Haizam Amirah Fernández

@haizamamirah.bsky.social

11 months ago

Querían una #Vuelta a España “normal” haciendo algo totalmente anormal: dejar correr un equipo de un Estado que está matando miles de niños con armas, hambre y enfermedad. La gente normal no acepta ese horror. @lavuelta.bsky.social y la #UCI han sido hipócritas (¿Rusia?) y cómplices.

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Hans V⭕️S

@hansvos.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

Sportfotografie ís kunst… (Foto Billy Ceusters) #Dendermonde #cyclocross #WoutVanAert #veldrijden #fotografie #photography #UCI

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BDS Austria

@bdsaustria.bsky.social

11 months ago

After a week of protests against the participation of the #IsraelPremierTech team in the Vuelta a España, today's stage finish was suspended amid massive demonstrations ✊🇵🇸. The demand to #UCI to ban Israeli teams from all competitions for whitewashing genocide is growing. #BDS #LaVuelta25

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misheleneous Handmade Gifts | Home & Hound

@misheleneous.bsky.social

10 months ago

Its the #UCI Road #Cycling World Championships this weekend And cute customer Greg the #WelshTerrier wears his bespoke #RainbowJersey dog bandana by @misheleneous.bsky.social well 🚴‍♂️ If you have any special requests get in touch 🪡🧵 #Kigali2025 #Handmade #Etsy #DogsOfBlueSky #Makers #Bsnm #Terriers

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IDL Procycling

@idlprocycling.bsky.social

4 days ago

Wiebes dropped, Kopecky falls short and favourites miscalculate: Huge Norwegian upset at Tour de France Femmes #TourdeFranceFemmes #SigridHaugset #WomenInSports #Cycling #UCI

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Wiebes dropped, Kopecky falls short and favourites miscalculate: Huge Norwegian upset at Tour de France Femmes

The third stage of the Tour de France Femmes was won by Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset. The Norwegian champion from Uno-X Mobility attacked with 88 kilometres remaining and completed a phenomenal solo raid, securing both the stage victory and the yellow jersey. Race leader Lorena Wiebes was dropped, Lotte...

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IDL Procycling

@idlprocycling.bsky.social

1 day ago

Netherlands’ 2032 World Championships bid gathers momentum, but dangerous rival remains #Netherlands2032 #WorldChampionships #UCI #Cycling #ProCycling

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Netherlands’ 2032 World Championships bid gathers momentum, but dangerous rival remains

The chances of the UCI Road World Championships being held in the Netherlands in 2032 have increased. The northern provinces of Groningen and Drenthe have been working for some time on a plan to bring the event to the Netherlands, and the UCI has now announced that they are among the final two ca...

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