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,...
While the character of women in the plays of ancient times has ever played an important part in the history of the drama, the appearance of women in the feminine roles is a distinctly recent development. It might well be said that this is a fairly...
"Autograph drawing. Schematic pen sketch for a figure on the Sistine Chapel Vault or for one of the Popes. (Florence. Casa Buonarroti. See Exhibition of drawings by Michelangelo. Catalogue edited by P. Barocchi, page 35)." (caption,...
For this thesis, I wrote 28 new pages, all composed between December, 2011 and March,
2012. They are the best I've written. The other five pages are drafts from work
previously written in U of L Creative Writing workshops. My poems endeavor to...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Gunboats; Carondolet (Gunboat); Vehicles
Stylized, dark sketch of the gunboat Carondelet in battle. A label inset at the bottom right corner says, "The 'Carondelet' running the Confederate batteries at Island Number 10 (April 4, 1862). After a sketch by Rear-Admiral Walke." The...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Belmont, Battle of, Belmont, Mo., 1861; Gunboats; Vehicles
Drawing by Rear Admiral Walke at the Battle of Belmont of gunboats Tyler and Lexington, at center of larger drawing. Guns are shooting from a high cliff on the left. Right of that, on a low area lies a town. Shots are also coming from the right....
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Armies
Army transports at Cairo levee at Cairo, Illinois. Drawing of steamboats in a line in the river and people by the shore and approaching the shore at night, the moon visible over the city on the embankment. Below image: "Army transport at the...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ships; Armies
Crew between decks servicing the guns. Sketch by Rear Admiral Walke. Realistic drawing of muscular men in sailor shirts and hats who are pulling on thick ropes and a man in the center, who is barefoot on the wood deck. Below image: "Between...
Charcoal sketch, possibly for a costume design, of a man wearing a hat with insignia above the bill and dark sideburns, beard, and mustache. Title supplied by cataloger.
"The ever-present, brooding presence of Lorca [Federico García Lorca]." (Caption); "That Lorca continued to be on Dali's mind as he worked on Bacchanale is confirmed by a painting done during these months at La Pausa, The Great...
This thesis deals with the events and issues which were connected with the 1935 gubernatorial election. There is first a brief sketch of Kentucky politics prior to the 1935 election. Particular interest is given to the history of the Democratic...
Neef, Joseph, 1770-1854; Pestalozzi, Johann Heinrich, 1746-1827
In the early nineteenth century the Pestalossian system of education became very popular in Europe, and, aided by the necessity of something positive to take the place of the decayed and formalistic systems then prevalent, the movement spread...
Sketch of champion harness racer Prince Wilkes, with the horse racing and pulling a jockey in a sulky, or two-wheeled cart. "D. W. Smith, 1887" is written in the left corner, and "2.14 3/4" and "Prince Wilkes" in the...
Sketch of men on the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Louisville, Kentucky. They are inspecting frames of cars. Image has been touched up. Possibly a drawing instead of photograph.
Sketch of Kentucky Wagon Manufacturing Plant. Located on thirty-two acres at Third Street and Eastern Parkway in Louisville, Kentucky, the company was established in 1878. There is an oval company sign grown on the grass at the bottom left of the...
Sketch of Kentucky Wagon Manufacturing Plant. Located on thirty-two acres at Third Street and Eastern Parkway in Louisville, Kentucky, the company was established in 1878. There is an empty circle grown on the grass at the bottom left of the...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Fort Henry, Battle of, Tenn., 1862; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Armies
Sketch of the "Reembarkation of Grant's troops after the battle. From a drawing by Rear-Admiral Walke." Dark smoke and light clouds obscure the boats, but their stacks can be seen. The ships are near the left shore. The right shore is...
Marion County Courthouse, Lebanon, Kentucky. Architect's sketch credited at left corner to "Thos. J. Nolan, Architect, Louisville, Kentucky." The Marion County Courthouse is a three to four-story brick building with a two-story pillared...
Corner view of library in Cardinal Hill, home of Adolph Reutlinger, at 2633 Taylorsville Road, Louisville, Kentucky. Brick fireplace at right wall with wood paneling on wall above; bookcase built into wall left of fireplace, above cabinets. Dark...
Marine hospitals; United States. Marine Hospital, no. 11 (Louisville, Ky.); United States. Works Progress Administration; Murals
Section of WPA project mural by Hendrik Martin Mayer (also known as Henrik) of Indianapolis at Marine Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Mural section appears to be a quick sketch. A man stands on a small train and waves; a man riding a horse waves;...
