Sentence examples for historical obscurity from inspiring English sources

Sarah Burnage, one of a trio of art historians behind the project, said: "We aim to drag Etty's art from the doldrums of historical obscurity and give the world a fresh chance to study his truly remarkable work".

Yet even while the series does a generally admirable job of rescuing at least the individuals it showcases from historical obscurity, the full and complex story of the abolition movement that advocated emancipation for years before the Civil War has yet to be told.

That this minuscule loss still nags at me, prompting compulsive early-morning sweeps of eBay, Etsy and the rest, is testimony both to the sentimental power of objects and to the mysterious allure of a designer people keep trying to dredge from historical obscurity, despite her all-but-moribund brand.

So Calhoun remained in a support role for the duration of the war, and then disappeared into the historical obscurity that is a supply officer's lot.

Yet, we must remember Michael--like so many others whose names have gone into historical obscurity.

For plenty of time, he was just a shouty git man who could have disappeared into historical obscurity if he had been stopped.

The original manuscript of Mendel's great work, called "Experiments on Plant Hybridization" in English, has suffered a longer obscurity, despite its historical significance.

For want of money and almost any concerted political will to get the deed done, at least until recent years, the Grange languished in near-obscurity as other historical landmarks gained a higher profile.

She's out to correct the historical record, by rescuing Kober from obscurity and giving her discoveries their due.

He also tries to make too much out of minor American government officials or other characters whose obscurity is not a historical accident that needs to be remedied.

Not only would we have had it, we would have had it the same day," Mr. Lemley said, adding: "The people who aren't the winners in the historical dispute sort of fade into obscurity".