Yevgeny Yevtushenko wrote five poems that critiqued Soviet society. The poems, on topics as diverse as anti-Semitism, the suppression of humor, the mistreatment of women, state repression, and bureaucracy, were written at separate times and for...
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Great Britain--History--16th century; Great Britain--History--17th century
Of all the arts drama is the most democratic. Other forms of artistic and aesthetic expression, literature, music, painting, may be cultivated in solitude. Not so the drama. It is demanded by the public; produced for the public and unless it is...
The role of mothers, the constitution of families, and the power of their stories are the bedrock of my thesis, which is the first 90 pages of a novel entitled Playing House . In it, I hope to investigate the denotation and connotation of the words...
To gain a true appreciation of the works of any author, we must first be familiar with his race, his environment, and the period in which and of which he wrote. The Paris of the early seventeenth century was far different from the modern metropolis...
History in art; Pastel drawing, American--21st century--Kentucky--Exhibitions; Civilization in art
The new work I have developed while pursuing my Masters in Art at the University of Louisville is strongly based on the narrative. I have always used the imagery in my work as social commentary. The stories and images I develop are to be viewed as...
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...
Several horses with carriages are on Third Street in Louisville, Ky. The Grabfelder Mansion at 1442 Third Street is on the left sitting two doors down from the Samuel Culbertson Mansion at 1432 Third Street. A. W. Terhune wrote on the front of the...
Panhandle Bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky. A train is crossing the bridge, moving away from the viewer. A house-like structure sits atop the trestle. This bridge, known also as the Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge, spanned the Ohio...
Politicians; Political campaigns; Democratic Party (Louisville and Jefferson County, Ky.); Legislators--United States; Legislators--Kentucky;
Congressman Romano L. (Ron) Mazzoli, interviewed by Kevin Collins on May 21, 2010 as part of the Romano L. Mazzoli oral history project. This is the third of 17 interviews conducted with the Congressman, who represented the Third District of...
Buildings; Educational facilities; Schools; Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864
Architectural drawing of Stephen Foster School at 3920 Garland Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Two-story brick building. The central front entrance is a pointed dome. At the roof over the entrance is the date "1914." Foster elementary...
Buildings; Educational facilities; Schools; Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864
Foster School at 3920 Garland Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Diagonal view from right of long, narrow two-story brick building. The front entrance, a pointed dome set in a one story square porch, is reached by stairs. Foster elementary school was...
Buildings; Educational facilities; Schools; Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864
Foster School, 3920 Garland Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Diagonal view from left of long, narrow two-story brick building with an above ground basement. The front entrance, a pointed dome set in a one story square porch, is reached by stairs....
Buildings; Dwellings; Houses; Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864; State parks & reserves; Historic buildings
On back of image: "My Old Kentucky Home, Bardstown, Where Foster Wrote Song." Federal Hill, a two-story brick Greek Revival mansion with shutters and white curtains in every window and a flat roof with two chimneys, was the estate of the...
World War, 1914-1918--France; Verdun, Battle of, Verdun, France, 1916; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Trees
André Jeunet, in soldier's attire, sits in the grass under a tree. Jeunet wrote on the verso side of a print of this image (ULPA 2010.003.002), "Août 1917. Route vers côte 304. Visage et vêtements couvert de poussière. Apres 3 h de...
Waterfalls; Hydroelectric power; Power plants; Hydroelectric power plants
Kanawha Falls in Glen Ferris, West Virginia. The Glen Ferris Hydro Electric Station sits on the bank on the south side of the falls. A. W. Terhune wrote on the front of the postcard, to his daughter: "Saw these today, Father, June 11/07."
A crowd of men stand on the floor of a tobacco market in Louisville, Kentucky among large rolls of tobacco. A. W. Terhune wrote on the front of the postcard: "Have just been through place like this with Mr. Brasham Sr., Pop, June 19,...
Kanawha River in downtown Charleston, West Virginia. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge can be seen in the distance. A. W. Terhune wrote on the front of the postcard: "I'm a thinkin of you honey all de while, Pop."
Fort Pitt Blockhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This structure was built in 1764 and is the only remaining building from Fort Pitt. A guard stands in the doorway of the building. A. W. Terhune wrote on the front of the postcard: "Walked down...
Two women and a young girl dressed in late nineteenth century clothing stand in a grassy area beneath large trees in Central Park in Louisville, Ky. A. W. Terhune wrote on the front of the postcard: "Your mother & I spent one Sunday...
Street corner view of the Seelbach Hotel in Louisville, Ky. at night. The hotel is located at 500 S. Fourth Street. It was constructed in the Beaux Arts style and completed in 1905. Several people stroll along the street in front of the hotel. A....
