Irvin S. Cobb, Paducah, Kentucky-born author of more than fifty works and later an actor, sitting at a desk writing, smoking a cigar. Photograph is damaged in several places and also has some discolored blemishes. Attached to back of image: When...
Executive staff, OFC Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky. On a sunny day, the Executive staff--six men in suits and three women in white dresses--pose outside. The four people on the left look serious; the five on the right are smiling. Names on back...
Oval-shaped, seated portrait of performer and producer Tim Murphy wearing a three-piece suit and tie, and a serious expression. He performed at Macauley's Theatre in "Old Innocence" on December 12-15, 1906, and starred in a total of...
"Bojewyan is a small village near St. Just in Cornwall, England. At the time of the painting local farmsteads were falling empty because they were uneconomic. Lanyon saw this as a serious threat to the region. His painting contains hints of a...
Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Men; Military personnel; Soldiers; Military officers; People associated with military activities; Guards; Bodyguards; People associated with health & safety; Clothing & dress; Military uniforms; Uniforms; Belts...
"This piece depicts three soldiers in high relief in the foreground and two others, accompanied by a standard bearer, in bas-relief behind. The plaque's original upright is preserved in the lower right; the upright on the left is modern. As...
Sculpture; Metalwork; Myths; Legends; Supernatural beings; Fictitious characters; Goddesses; People associated with religion; Women; Clothing & dress; Hairstyles; Gestures
One of the Piraeus bronze statues; "The statue of the large Artemis reflects a different conception of the goddess, that of a serious young woman, in which her role as huntress is indicated only by the position of the fingers holding the bow...
Sculpture; Metalwork; Myths; Legends; Men; Gods; People associated with religion; Supernatural beings; Fictitious characters; Nudes; Muscles; Genitals; Hairstyles; Beards
"With a serene expression in the eyes and the body of an athlete, the father of the gods hurls a thunderbolt. The statue, an original bronze by a great sculptor, dates from about 460 BC." (Caption, p. 350); "Bronze statue of Zeus or...
