#Nicholas Roerich

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'Battle in the Heavens'. Nicholas Roerich. 1912.

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Tibet, Himalayas by Nicholas Roerich

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Nicholas Roerich  (Russia 1874–1947) 

In a Monastery, 1914

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Nicholas Roerich - And we are not afraid (1922)

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Nicholas Roerich: Song of Waterfall, 1920

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Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947)—Charaka Ayurveda [tempera on canvas, 1932]

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Writing Notes: Signal Verbs

Signal verbs are verbs that show your understanding of an author's purpose and alert the reader to the context in which the source’s statement should be viewed.

They help your reader understand the author's intentions and the degree to which the author supports his statements.

Common Signal Verbs

acknowledges, advises, agrees, allows, analyzes, answers, appreciates, asserts, assumes, believes, charges, claims, considers, criticizes, declares, describes, disagrees, discusses, embraces, emphasizes, explains, expresses, holds, implies, interprets, leaves us with, lists, objects, observes, offers, opposes, points to, presents, proposes, recognizes, regards, remarks, replies, reports, responds, reveals, says, states, suggests, supports, tells us, thinks, wants to, wishes, wonders

Source ⚜ More: Writing Basics & Refreshers

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Midnight Pals: Scary Mountains

HP Lovecraft: Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this the tale of the mountains of madness Lovecraft: it's about a scientific expedition to antarctica that finds a terrifying ancient evil Clive Barker: is it penguins Lovecraft: Lovecraft: m-maybe

Lovecraft: look it's not just penguins Lovecraft: these penguins are really scary Lovecraft: for one thing, they're really big Barker: so emperor penguins Lovecraft: no i Lovecraft: you know what shut up

Lovecraft: the important thing isn't the penguins Lovecraft: the important thing is the mountains Barker: ah yes those mountains of madness Lovecraft: yes Barker: the ones alluded to in your title Lovecraft: yes Barker: those mountains Lovecraft: yes

Lovecraft: ok so these mountains Lovecraft: they're not like ordinary mountains Lovecraft: they're strange and sinister Lovecraft: like the strange and disturbing paintings of Nicholas Roerich King: Koontz: Poe: Barker:

Barker: "strange and disturbing paintings of nicholas roerich" huh Poe: clive don't start Barker: no no edgar tell me you don't want to hear this explanation Barker: because i want to hear it Barker: i think we all do King: i'd kinda like to hear it Barker: yeah i thought so

Nicholas Roerich: so i'm just gonna paint a nice pink mountain here Roerich: maybe put a happy little tree right there Roerich: gotta give him a friend Roerich: like I always say, 'everyone needs a friend' Lovecraft: horrifying!

Roerich: now we'll paint some happy little clouds Roerich: Remember how free clouds are Roerich: they just lay around in the sky all day long Lovecraft: ghastly!

Lovecraft: horrifying! look at those soft pastel hues! Barker: Lovecraft: the almost hypnotic sense of peace and tranquility! Barker: Lovecraft: a certain "asian" quality to those mountains Barker: there it is

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Nicholas Roerich (Russian,1874-1947) 

Arjuna, 1928-1929

tempera on canvas

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Star of the Hero

Artist: Nicholas Roerich (Russian, 1874-1947)

Date: 1936

Style: Symbolism

Genre: Landscape

Medium: Canvas, Tempera

Collection: Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York City, NY

The Hero Stars

Out of Perseus they come, sparks from a hero’s sword as I stand, rapt in the whispering darkness, my head tilted back, mouth hanging open, waiting for the stars to land on my tongue, waiting for the sky to fall through my eyes into my soul.

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Nicholas Roerich (Russian, 1874–1947) Song of the morning 1920

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Buddha, the Conqueror by Nicholas Roerich (1925)

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Glory to the Hero by Nicholas Roerich

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Paintings by Nicholas Roerich, heavily referenced in Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness.

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Old Pskov painted by Nicholas Roerich (1874 - 1947)

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Nicholas Roerich - Elias the Prophet (1931)