African Americans; African Americans--Education; African Americans--Social conditions; Louisville Municipal College for Negroes (Louisville, Ky.); Central High School (Louisville, Ky.); Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity; African Americans--Employment;...
Oral history interview conducted with James Shively on December 18, 1978 by Dwayne Cox. Mr. Shively focuses largely on his education in Louisville, at Louisville Central High School and the Louisville Municipal College, in the 1930s and 1940s. He...
Stone building ruins and columns surrounded by grass with mountains in the background. Title: 143. Recently Excavated Palace, Pompeii, Italy. Text on left: World Series. Reproduced from Original Stereoscopic Photograph. Text on right: Copyright...
"The sacks used in these canvases often displayed stenciled letters relating to their commercial origins. This suggests some link with the German prewar Dadaist, Kurt Schwitters who made collages from printed waste paper. However, Burri,...
Basilicas; Plazas; Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano; Buildings
View of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome from across the square. The church is ornately decorated with columns and a dome. Other buildings are around the perimeter of the square with a fountain or state in the center. Title: 35. Magnificent St....
Church architecture--Italy; Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, d. 397; Italy--History--To 476
This thesis argues that the architecture of the churches of northern Italy that were constructed during the fifth and sixth centuries reflected the influence and vision of Ambrose, bishop of Milan (374-397), whose spiritual authority, theologically...
Narrow stone walkway between two rows of buildings. A figure stands in a doorway to the left. Title: Brothal [Brothel?] and Chemist's Sign on Wall Supinara Street Pompeii Italy.
Sculpture; Metalwork; Maps; Industrialization; Industry; Economic & social conditions; Social aspects; Industrial arbitration; Social classes; Wealth; Poverty; Economic & industrial aspects
"Fabro made his first sculpture in the Italia series in 1968. Dozens of variations followed in subsequent years. Another theme established in 1968 was that of 'Feet'. This involved the artist in producing a series of bizarre sculptural...
Photographs; Portrait photographs; Advertisements; Advertising; Selling; Commercialism; Commerce; Business & finance; Business enterprises; Industry; Puns (Visual works); Products; Art objects; Feces; Bodily functions; Cans; Containers; Men;...
The Artist [Piero Manzoni ] with 'Merda d'artista' [Artist's Shit], at Angli Shirt Factory, Herning, Denmark, 1961. "This provocative image of Manzoni with one of his cans of excrement could be seen as a rejoinder to photographic images of...
Sculpture; Mixed media; Maps; Recycling; Conservation of natural resources; Economics; Economic & political systems; Political issues; Politics & government
"It was not until the end of the 1970s, in the work of a new generation of sculptors including Tony Cragg, Richard Deacon, Anish Kapoor, and Bill Woodrow, that the sculptural object as such, in relation to human or urban themes, reassumed...
Excerpt from Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen website (http://oldenburgvanbruggen.com/) regarding the sculpture shown here: Soft Shuttlecock. Collection Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Partial Gift, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, New...
Excerpt from Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen website (http://oldenburgvanbruggen.com/) regarding the sculpture shown here: Soft Shuttlecock. Collection Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Partial Gift, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, New...
Side entrance of Lyndhurst mansion in Lexington, Kentucky, formerly owned by Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Stone. The architect based his plans on a villa he visited in Italy. Construction began in 1861 but was interrupted by the Civil War. The villa was...
View from the tracks of an elevated train on the railroad tracks above city streets. A train approaches on the inside set of tracks. Buildings are on either side. Pedestrians and carriages are on the street below. Title: 2755. Curve on the Elevated...
View from the tracks of an elevated train on the railroad tracks above city streets. Buildings are on either side. Pedestrians and carriages are on the street below. Title: 2002 New York, Elevated R. R. and Chatham Square. Text on left: Sold only...
Elevated railroads; Street railroads; Railroads; Cities & towns; Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art; Buildings
Section of elevated railroad with two sets of tracks diverging. Trains are on both sets of racks. City buildings are in the background. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk, and streetcars, carriages, and wagons are on the street below. Title: 2757. The...
