Fertility, Human, in art; Fertility, Human, in literature; Kollwitz, Käthe, 1867-1945; Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941
Though Virginia Woolf’s and Kathe Kollwitz's personal histories and specific cultural circumstances were quite different, their aesthetics share fundamental qualities. This dissertation demonstrates that both artists affirm memory, the maternal,...
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
Leaf from a small portable Gothic Bible, copied in France in the thirteenth century. The Latin translation used throughout this period was known as the Vulgate, since Latin was the common or vulgar language read by all literate people of the time....
Elsie Allen Ferguson (Mrs. Philip Thompson) Chinn of Lexington, Kentucky with daughter Mrs. Hal Steele. They are both wearing hats, dresses and gloves, standing outside in front of steps. Photograph is damaged in several places. Attached to back of...
Portraits; Women; Children; Girls; People associated with education & communication
Portrait of Gertrude I. (Mrs. Harry D.) Compton with daughter of Louisville, Kentucky. She is wearing her hair in finger waves and pin curls, and a v-neck dress with a flower pinned on the shoulder. Her daughter wears a lace collared dress. A frame...
A cabinet card of the exterior of a stately brick house with an overgrown lawn, apparently belonging to Henry Bell, Jean Thomas' uncle. A little girl wearing a dress with pinafore standing outside one door of the house is Henry's daughter, Nellie...
Lillian Fletcher, wearing a long dress, sits on the floor looking up at either a woman or young man dressed as an older man sitting in a chair. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on lower right corner of mount. Also handwritten on the mount...
Elizabeth Cobb Brody, daughter of author/actor Irvin S. Cobb, sitting atop a white horse, wearing an elaborate costume. Stamped on back of image: May 17, 1932; Acme NewsPictures. Attached to back: Seeking material for a new book, daughter of Irvin...
Portraits; Men; Children; Girls; Bathing suits; Teachers; Lawyers; People associated with education & communication
Ford Fishback, of the University of Louisville Law Department, Louisville, Kentucky, with daughter. They are wearing swim suits and he is probably advising her on the correct way to swim. The photograph has been marked in a few places with paint....
Portrait of Chestine (Mrs. William B.) Hardy, Jr. of Louisville, Kentucky with daughter Chastine MacGregor. They are posed, holding each other, both in simple Sunday dresses. The photograph is yellowing with age. Handwritten on back of image: Mrs....
Polly Harrison of Louisville, Kentucky outside in the snow, skiing equipment in hand. She is the daughter of William B. Harrison, who served as Mayor of Louisville from 1927-1933. The photograph is yellowing with age. Stamped on back of image: The...
Polly Harrison of Louisville, Kentucky, daughter of William B. Harrison, who served as Mayor of Louisville from 1927-1933. She is leaning against a doorway and wearing a calf-length skirt. The photograph has been cut so that only she is visible....
Dorothy F. Harrison of Louisville, Kentucky with Emily Vog standing on a pool ladder, wearing swim suits and caps. The photograph has been cut irregularly. Stamped on back of image: August 13, 1935. Handwritten on back: Emily Vogt, daughter of Mrs....
Portrait of Louisa Starks (Mrs. Newton) Yager, Jr. of Louisville, Kentucky with daughter Eleanor Cannon seated on her lap. The photograph has been painted on cropping her image, marked with discolorations, and yellowing from age. Stamped on back of...
Robert H. Lucas house at 341 South Birchwood, Louisville, Kentucky. Family in living room. Robert Lucas reads Travel as his teenage daughter sits on the arm of his armchair and his wife reads a book on the couch. A magazine rack holds Nature. There...
Knight in armor astride a horse. Below the horse is a shield containing the name "Caroline Belknap Allen" and a cross. Caroline Allen was the daughter of William Burke Belknap (1811-1889), who founded what became Belknap Hardware &...
Aunt West (an old woman wearing a shawl) stands in front of a corn pile with two grandsons, wearing tattered clothing. Her daughter, seated, holds an infant wrapped in a blanket.
The exterior of a stately brick house with an overgrown lawn, apparently belonging to Henry Bell, Jean Thomas' uncle. A little girl wearing a dress with pinafore standing outside one door of the house is Henry's daughter, Nellie Bell; another girl...
Sculpture; Stelae; Portraits; Group portraits; Men; Kings; Rulers; Women; Queens; People associated with politics & government; Couples; Spouses; Fathers; Mothers; Families; Family; Children; Girls; Clothing & dress; Headgear; Headdresses;...
From Tell el-Armana, Egypt. "A sunken relief stele, perhaps from a private shrine, provides a rare look at this royal family. The style is familiar from the colossus of Akhenaton [from the temple of Aton, Karnak, Egypt, Dynasty XVIII, ca....
African Americans; African American politicians; African American businesspeople; African American business enterprises; Women politicians; Civil rights; Louisville (Ky.)--Politics and government; Politicians; Integration; Discrimination in housing
Oral history interview conducted with Louise Reynolds on June 13, 1979 by Mary Bobo. Louise Reynolds was the first African American woman elected alderman in the city of Louisville. Ms. Reynolds discusses her work with the Republican Party,...
Portrait of Juliana Asman of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing her hair short and pearls around her neck. The photograph has spots of discoloration. Handwritten on back of image: Daughter of Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Asman of Bardstown Rd. Stamped on...
