The "border shows a row of stepped pyramids and a band of guilloche, and between these a wide acanthus scroll. The latter consists of foliate male masks similar to those placed in the corners and from which branches spring in either direction....
“The andron is roughly 5 by 5.8 metres [meters] (16 1/2 by 19 feet). The raised platform round the edge of the room is 82 centimetres [centimeters] wide, and was painted bright yellow. The platform has space for a maximum of nine couches. There...
“Scenes from the Zliten mosaic showing (top left) a man condemned to be killed by beasts. He is pushed towards the animals on a miniature chariot. The other scenes show animals being hunted by venatores, and a fight between a bear and a bull...
“Gladiatorial scenes from the Zliten mosaic. The upper scene shows, on the far left, a retiarius wearing a shoulder shield (galerus) and arm guard (manica). He has been disarmed and wounded by a secutor and is holding up a finger in a plea for...
From caption: Il violinista verde (cm 195.6 x 108) / 1923; from Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, website (http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/) (11-2011): Green Violinist (Violiniste), 1923–24. Oil on canvas, 78 x 42 3/4 inches (198 x 108.6...
"In an article published in Figueres in May 1921, Subias Galter (1897-1984) praised the gouache posters that Dali had done for the recent Santa Creu festivities. Several critics had pointed out that they and other works in the same vein owed...
Military personnel; Women; War work; Entertaining; National Jewish Welfare Board
Activities and events at the Jewish Welfare Board for soldiers. Images include men sleeping on cots, dances and entertainment in an auditorium, soldiers sitting with young women, soldiers standing around a desk with an older woman, and soldiers and...
