Stores & shops; Lamps; Showrooms; Department stores; Commercial facilities
Address: 427-437 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. This showroom of the Kaufman-Straus department store shows displays lamps, cookware, candle holders and other home goods. As the picture was commissioned by the Acme Lighting Fixture Company,...
Paintings; Allusions; Anti-Americanism; Politics & government; Political issues; Capitalism; Imperialism; Wealth; Corruption; Poverty; Emigration & immigration; Social classes; Economic & social conditions; Domestic life; Child labor;...
"This enormous, collage-like painting is crammed with anti-American allusions. An electric chair sits on the plinth at the top center (the Rosenbergs were electrocuted as Russian spies in 1953). A GI nonchalantly reads a pornographic magazine....
“The images on Trajan’s Column are not only notable for their bold artistry, but also constitute an important historical record. This section of the frieze vividly illustrates the painstaking accuracy of the depictions. The lower register shows...
