This paper explores issues of identity and difference in art and its institutions through a historiographic study of two landmark exhibitions, "The Other Story: Afro-Asian Artists in Post-War Britain" (1989) and the 1993 Whitney Biennial....
Kentucky--History--1792-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Causes
During the secession winter of 1860-61 the Commonwealth of Kentucky found itself caught in the middle of the great sectional controversy. With the Union's fate hanging in the balance Kentucky figured as a prominent player in the outcome of that...
More than a dozen cars are parked along a slope by the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky. The steamboat America is featured prominently. Further along are the coast guard station and another steamboat which appears to be leaving shore. In the...
Portrait of Irvin S. Cobb, Paducah, Kentucky-born author of more than fifty works and later an actor, wearing a jacket and printed tie. Stamped on back of image: July 10, 1930. Attached to back: one of the most famous living short-story writers,...
Portrait of Jerry Shelton of Louisville, Kentucky, playing an accordion. The photograph has some damage in the corners and marks of discoloration. Attached to back of image: Music Corporation Of America, Chicago, presents, Featured Accordionist...
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...
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.); Kentucky--Social life and customs; Coal mining; Oil wells; Lumber industry; Croplands; Horse farms; Buildings; Educational facilities
Assembled in 1904 for display in the Kentucky Building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (World's Fair) in St. Louis by the chair of the Kentucky delegation, Arthur Y. Ford, two of the albums contained 309 photographs from the Appalachian,...
Character portrait of Helena Modjeska wearing a tam and jacket, possibly costumed for a role as a male. Born October 12, 1840 in Cracow, Poland, Mme. Modjeska was a leading Polish actress who became even more famous after emigrating to the United...
Color lithograph advertising Emerson's Megatherian Minstrels, which featured performer Billy Emerson (pictured here). Billy Emerson (Edmund) was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1846 and died in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. Emerson's Megatherian...
Color lithograph advertising Emerson's Megatherian Minstrels, which featured performer Billy Emerson and were managed by Richard M. Hooley (pictured here). Hooley was born in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland in 1822 and died in Chicago in 1893. The...
Autographed character portrait of Vaudeville performer Harry Lauder wearing a Scottish beret and jacket with bow tie. Harry Lauder performed in "Ever Ne" at Macauley's Theatre on December 19, 1923. The performance listed at Macauley's on...
113 maps, plus legends and information about publishers Louisville Title Company, Inc. (a real estate insurance and mortgage company), representing the city of Louisville, Kentucky and surrounding county ca. 1913, with color coding for railroads,...
Mrs. Robin Cooper, daughter of L & N Railroad president and Pewee Valley resident Milton Hannibal Smith, acquired The Wolf Pen Mill property in 1925 as a summer home. After repairing damage caused by moonshiners, she reopened the mill in 1926...
Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Cultural facilities; Broadcasting; Buildings; Electric signs; Signs (Notices)
Close-up view of Scoop Theatre and WGRC electric sign and marquee reading "Ky. Derby in the News Defense of Moscow." The latter is also featured on a sandwich board under the marquee. The Scoop Theatre opened at 418 W. Walnut Street,...
Panhandle Bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky. A train is crossing the bridge, moving toward the viewer. A house-like structure sits atop the trestle. This bridge, known also as the Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge, spanned the Ohio...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Stadiums; Sports & recreation facilities; Sculpture; Baseballs;
Jim Patterson Stadium, front entrance. The Cardinal Bird logo is featured on the two "towers" anchoring the corners. A sculpture made of three oversized bats stands in front of the entrance, and two large baseballs that give the...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Health care facilities;
Entrance of the Student Health and Counseling Center, University of Louisville. The doorway and sign are featured; little else is visible. The Student Health and Counseling Center is located in the former Bearings Building, which was acquired by...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Research facilities;
Medical-Dental Research Building on University of Louisville's Health Sciences Campus. A view of the front entrance, with the name of the building featured on the roof of the entranceway. Current uses: Departments of the School of Medicine...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Stadiums; Sports & recreation facilities; Public sculpture; Baseball bats; Fountains; Banners;
Jim Patterson Stadium, front entrance, with a sculpture of three oversized "Louisville Slugger" bats and a fountain in the foreground. The Cardinal Bird logo is featured on a "tower" anchoring the corner of the building. There...
