Emoji Art History

1. It all started with a harmless Tumblr post:

Source:  ladiesupfront

Source:  ladiesupfront

3. Artist Man Bartlet took the idea and ran with it.

Source:  @ManBartlett

4. #EmojiArtHistory was born.

Source:  @artisandoflove

5. The J. Paul Getty Museum had some great tweets:

Source:  @GettyMuseum

Source:  @GettyMuseum

Source:  @GettyMuseum

8. Other museums followed with pieces from their own collections:

The ASU Art Museum tweeted:

Source:  @ASUArtMuseum

9. The examples seem endless:

Source:  @ceeevoon

Source:  wired.com  /  via: @museummammy

Source:  wired.com

Source:  emojiarthistory.tumblr.com

Source:  emojiarthistory

Source:  emojiarthistory.tumblr.com

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Go check it out for yourself.

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Article author: skarlan