A SPY FOR A SPY
an informal AmRev sketch dump type of thing circling around some thoughts: Benjamin Tallmadge and the corpse of Nathan Hale (they never did recover Hale's corpse, so this is like. you know. symbolism. it's why Tallmadge isn't looking directly at the body, but oh something in you has changed. loss defines the outline, the shape. that body is going to be inside you forever), bad dreams with John Andre and something that looks like Nathan Hale, and the finally Tallmadge and Andre. they turned your friend into a martyr, Tallmadge, but before that, he was your friend, and that makes this personal.
there's a. triangle. happening between these three. a kind of ritual substitution. the absence of Hale's body demands a body in it's place, John Andre's fate was sealed the minute Nathan Hale died.
also, in the first one, Hale's feet are bound because that's my favorite awful detail from both the MacMonnies statue and the Pratt statue.
(MacMonnies)
(Pratt)
on the topic of Hale statues, what really fucks me up is that the MacMonnies rendition of Nathan Hale is. it's a hot statue. the posing suggests something almost provocative (in combination with the open collar of the shirt), but only because his arms have been tied behind him in a way that forces the position, so it turns vulnerable and voyeuristic. horrifying and delightful. I'm obsessed with it.
bsky ⭐ pixiv ⭐ pillowfort ⭐ cohost ⭐ cara ⭐ ko-fi
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If the secret tunnel between Fort Totten and Fort Schuyler wasn't flooded I would be so powerful yall have no idea
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in case you all wanted to meet him this is my son punk rock hallucigenicaris washington and i share custody of him with my friend
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Hello to audience of zero!
No idea how tumblr posts work but here goes anyways. I've been a big amrev history fan for years, but for some reason never joined any online spaces. I finally got tired of talking to myself and thought: why not check out the niche hyperfixation site for my niche hyperfixation? And sure enough there's a lot of you on here, and I'd really like to chat! My blog will probably be focused on Hamilton (I know, basic ass answer) both historical and musical, so reach out anytime. :)
Let me into your gates amrev fandom.
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Others: you ship the Founding Fathers??? eww. it's not real!
me: no one else was in the room where it happened
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I thought of a fun AmRev tag/pass it on game!
What is your favorite interaction between AmRev historical figures? Are there any interactions between your favorite people to learn about?
Personally, I think it was super wholesome that Thaddeus Kosciuszko and Thomas Jefferson were besties. I find it kinda random that their paths crossed! :)
@bowl-of-excuses @kiliane @chaotic-history @gingergentleman @itsoldtimey @elrondsscribe
To everyone not in the tags (sorry if I missed you!): feel free to add your own! :D
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What do you guys think 🤨⁉️
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the random p*rn bots sprinkled in between the lengthy text posts and artworks with #alexander hamilton are making the tag more historically accurate god bless
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