century project: one picture is worth at least 4 number-words.


i helped zoey with a school project by doing a little journeyman artistry. she’s working on a powerpoint that describes how the whole “century project” thing got started, and i drew some comicky icons to match. here they are, with (minimal) explanations.

some come from books.

the scarlet letter (1850):

moby dick (1851):

north and south (1855):

crime and punishment (1866):

to the lighthouse (1927):

hiroshima (for 1945):

and

nineteen eighty-four:

and a couple more come from pop culture.

star wars:

punk rock!