This thesis focuses on twentieth-century poet Frank O'Hara and his relationship to painting and painters in New York in the 1950s. An examination of the concept of ekphrasis functions as a theoretical frame and substantiation for the discussion of...
Cadman, S. Parkes (Samuel Parkes), 1864-1936; Radio in religion--United States--History; Religious broadcasting--Christianity--History; Religious broadcasting--United States--History; Christianity--United States--20th century
S. Parkes Cadman (1864-1936), a Christian minister at Central Congregational Church in Brooklyn, New York from 1901 to 1936, was a popular religious figure in interwar America. From 1924 to 1928, Cadman served as president of the Federal Council of...
Israel--Social conditions; Israel--Social life and customs
Times Square went mad with noise and excitement,
and a small freighter slipped from its Brooklyn berth into
the drama of the night. It was December 31, 1949--midnight-January
1, 1950; and I was on my way to the world in general
and Israel and the...
"Regen-Kanon" is the fourth of six pieces or "sound images" in the orchestral cycle Spharen, composed by York Holler between 2001 and 2006. The first four movements, namely "Wolkengesang" ("Song of the...
The Chautauqua movement has been called "culture under canvas" and "the university of the people." What began as a training camp for Sunday School teachers on the shores of Lake Chautauqua in western New York State in the...
American literature--Hispanic American authors; Santiago, Esmeralda; Ortiz, Cofer, Judith, 1952-
United States capitalist development efforts, known as Operation Bootstrap, created an economic need for Puerto Ricans. Two authors, Esmeralda Santiago and Judith Ortiz Cofer, are both women of Puerto Rican decent who lived through this historic...
Railroad tracks; Electric railroads; Railroads; Canals
Four sets of railroad tracks with fields on either side. Electric poles and lines run parallel to the tracks. A train is on the left set of tracks with a person sitting on the top of one of the cars. A second train is on one of the middle sets of...
City & town life; Elevated railroads; Street railroads; Pedestrians
View of streets and elevated railroad tracks in New York City. Buildings line the streets on the right, while the railroad tracks run perpendicular to the streets. Carriages, streetcars, and pedestrians are on the streets. Trains run on the tracks....
HIV-positive persons--Employment; HIV-positive persons--Mental health; AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Mental health; AIDS (Disease)--Patients-- Employment
It is well established that HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), the virus responsible for AIDS, directly attacks the central nervous system, altering cognition, behavior, and affect, and can result in a full dementia syndrome. HIV-associated...
City & town life; Elevated railroads; Street railroads; Railroads; Pedestrians; People
View of streets and elevated railroad tracks in New York City. Buildings line the streets on the right, while the railroad tracks run perpendicular to the streets. Carriages, streetcars, and pedestrians are on the streets. Trains run on the tracks....
Cities & towns; Buildings; Flatiron Building (New York, N.Y.); Streets
View of Flatiron Building in New York from down the street. Twenty-story wedge-shaped building at the intersection of two streets. Pedestrians and horses and wagons are on the street. Title: 10 Most striking of Sky-scrapers - the 'Flatiron' Bldg.,...
Photograph first published in the New York evening newspaper PM Daily, 7 September, 1944; "The freelance newspaper photographer Arthur Fellig, better known as 'Weegee', was notorious in New York in the 1930s for being the first to arrive at...
Large five-story building with domed roof and short tower. Viewed from across the street. A streetcar passes in front. Pairs of columns mark the front door. Title: New York Post Office, New York. Text on left: 98 Nassau Street, New York. Text on...
City & town life; Street railroads; Railroads; Buildings; Pedestrians; People
Busy city street lined by shops and other buildings. Men and women walk on the sidewalk and in the street. Streetcars, wagons, and carriages are on the street. Title: Broadway from Prince St., New York, U.S.A. Text on left: Strohmeyer & Wyman,...
Elevated railroads; Railroads; Cities & towns; Parks
View from above of elevated railway with a train on the tracks. Below is a park with paths, a gazebo, and trees. A ship is in the water in the distance. Title: Battery Park - extreme southern part of Manhattan Island - Elevated Railway and New York...
City & town life; Elevated railroads; Railroads; Buildings; Pedestrians; People
View down the Bowery of the cobblestone street and the elevated railroad tracks on either side in front of the buildings. Streetcars, carriages, and pedestrians are on the street. Trains are on the elevated railroads on both sides of the street....
City & town life; Elevated railroads; Railroads; Buildings; Pedestrians; People
View down the Bowery of the cobblestone street and the elevated railroad tracks on either side in front of the buildings. Streetcars, carriages, and pedestrians are on the street. A wagon carrying lumber is in the center of the street. Title: (3)...
City & town life; Elevated railroads; Railroads; Buildings; Pedestrians; People
View down the Bowery of the cobblestone street and the elevated railroad tracks on either side in front of the buildings. Streetcars, carriages, and pedestrians are on the street. A train is on the elevated railroad on the left side of the street....
Railroad stations; Railroads; Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.); Luggage; Buildings
Interior view of railroad station. Behind an iron fence and gate are multiple sets of railroad tracks with a platform in the center. Trains are on tracks on the left. A curved ceiling is above. A stack of suitcases is in the right corner. Title:...
Photographs; Posters; Billboard posters; Billboards; Signs (Notices); Collages; Language; Slogans; Graphic design; Inscriptions; Lettering (Layout features); Advertisements; Advertising; Publicity; Social aspects; Power (Social sciences);...
Top left: We Get Excited [Exploded] Because They Have Money and God in Their Pockets, 1985, poster, New York City; Top center: Surveillance is Your Busywork, bus placard for Nexus project, Atlanta, 1985, photograph courtesy Gerald F. Jones,...
