Within the Appalachian hills of eastern Kentucky, large-scale coal mining operations are directly altering the headwater landscape through the construction of hollow fills. These man-made landforms and their associated in-stream structures alter a...
Church buildings--Spain; Church architecture--Spain; Spain--History--711-1516
This dissertation examines the architectural evidence in the ongoing debate surrounding the demographical and political value of the shifting Iberian frontier of the tenth through twelfth centuries. In particular, it seeks to problematize the...
Detail of a watercolor copy of a wall painting. "More remarkable still is a painting in one of the older rooms at Çatal Höyük that generally has been acclaimed as the world's first landscape (a picture of a natural setting in its own right,...
A man sits on a small rock giving scale to the landscape in the distance. The area is known as Kenwood Hill, aka "Devil's Backbone" which is across from Iroquois Park.
Catalog of an exhibition of landscape prints by Richard Claude Ziemann presented by the University of Louisville, Allen R. Hite Art Institute, March 6-31, 1967.
The top portion is a hazy mountain landscape, but the lower portion is dark and indistinguishable. It may be a log cabin built into the side of a hill, or perhaps a double exposure. Title supplied by cataloger.
Landscape including a house or church by a path. The landscape is framed by a circle on a cross; the bottom of the frame is surrounded by flowers. Postmarked 1917 on verso.
"Dali's famous 'melting clocks' in The Persistence of Memory portray the uncanny quality of certain dreams. In a stark, oddly illuminated landscape, a number of elements referring to time - watches, eggs, a dead fish, a dead tree - are...
"Bojewyan is a small village near St. Just in Cornwall, England. At the time of the painting local farmsteads were falling empty because they were uneconomic. Lanyon saw this as a serious threat to the region. His painting contains hints of a...
Dwellings; Houses; Interiors; Dining rooms; Servants; African Americans; People
The dining room table has a white runner and a vase of flowers on it. Two servants in black suits, white shirts and black bowties stand in the corner of the room by two doors. To one side of the room some decanters, candlesticks and a pitcher sit...
The clubhouse of the Louisville Country Club sits atop a landscape of rolling hills with manicured grass and trees. A flagless flagpole stands to the right of the three-story building. The first floor windows are arched and appear to have striped...
Ten women pose for a picture during the Movie Double Contest held at Oriental Garden. The women appear to be costumed; one holds a bouquet, and she and two others wear award ribbons. A number of signs are displayed including, "Southern Star...
Two-story brick building with a pinnacled tower. "The Town Hall" is written above the building's top windows, which hold a banner reading "National Educational Association." Two curving sets of stairs with statues in front lead...
A man and woman are seated on a shale rock landscape. There is a large chain coming from the upper left of the photo and sweeping through off to the right side. The woman appears to be sitting on the chain.
Spring house on site of Chenoweth Massacre in Middletown, Kentucky. Stone wall and an overgrown landscape with vines. The Chenoweth Massacre took place on July 17, 1789 and was the last Indian raid in Jefferson County. A party of Native Americans...
Portrait of Mary Louise Speed of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing her hair short and in finger curls. Crop marks outline her image, and the photograph is badly creased, damaged around the edges, and marked with discolorations from age. Stamped on back...
Buildings; Health care facilities; Hospitals; Drug abuse
Narcotic Farm, Lexington, Kentucky, aerial view. Low, expansive, mazelike structure with interior courtyards, located on a barren landscape crisscrossed with roads. The Narcotic Farm was built as a drug treatment facility.
Scenic view along Beargrass Creek in winter at Cherokee Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Bare trees are reflected in a gently curving creek with snow dappled banks. Vertical photograph has been painted with black crop lines and carats and the words...
Scenic view along Beargrass Creek in winter at Cherokee Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Bare trees are reflected in a gently curving creek with snow dappled banks. Cherokee Park is one of eighteen parks in Louisville designed by landscape architect...
