"A moving tribute to her mother, this work combines the personal and the political. The quilt includes a narrative - the witty story of the family of Aunt Jemima, most familiar as the stereotypical black 'mammy' but here a successful African...
"As an African-American who is able to pass as 'white', Piper has written eloquently of the social and institutional prejudices that surface when she divulges her racially mixed identity. In a text entitled 'Flying' of 1987 she wrote: 'I am...
"Durham's symbolic recoding of the imagery of modern America in the terms of its native Indians is interesting in relation to Joseph Beuys's use of Indian iconography for purposes of symbolic retribution. As a modernist, Beuys assumed his work...
"The text on the label punningly translates as 'beautiful breath/veil water'. Duchamp's female alter ego, Rrose Sélavy, peers out from above it." (Caption, p.54); "Among Duchamp's strangest gestures had been the creation of a female...
Book of Hours--France--Illustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
A Book of Hours was the primary text for private lay devotion in the late middle ages and Renaissance. Consisting of the cycle of prayers to be recited at the eight canonical hours or established times for prayers throughout the day, the content of...
Book of Hours--Italy--Illustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--Italy; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
A Book of Hours was the primary text for private lay devotion in the late middle ages and Renaissance. Consisting of the cycle of prayers to be recited at the eight canonical hours or established times for prayers throughout the day, the content of...
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1500-1550
A Book of Hours was the primary text for private lay devotion in the late middle ages and Renaissance. Consisting of the cycle of prayers to be recited at the eight canonical hours or established times for prayers throughout the day, the content of...
A building under construction with snow on the ground. The text in the bottom right corner reads 'S.B.T. & T. Co. Louisville Franklin. DIAL Co. Office. Jan. 2 - 1945.'
A fifteenth century scribe prepared this blank leaf made of animal skin by marking 19 straight lines before writing a text. Animal skin was still being used for many books during this time, although paper was known in Europe by the fourteenth...
A group of men and women stand around a small table with a white tablecloth and metal container on it. A man drops a burning piece of paper into the container. The text below the photo reads "Congregational Dinner June 16, 1946 Burning of the...
A group of men in cowboy outfits with a woman in the center. They stand in front of a log cabin with saddles in the background. Text: Cliff Gross and His Texas Cowboys. Johnnie - Mike - Oscar - Sunny - Dixie Lee - Cliff - Speedy - Gabe.
A group of men in cowboy outfits with a woman to the left. The men crouch in front of a log cabin with saddles in the background. One man stands to the right and a woman stands to the left. Text: Cliff Gross and His Texas Cowboys. Dixie Lee - Oscar...
A group of men stand in multiple rows In front of a building with columns. The signs on the building read "Louisville Credit Men's Association." The text below reads Louisville Lodge No. 5 Loyal Order of Moose. Class Initiation, Sunday...
A group of women protest in front of a brick building under construction. One sign reads ""Telephone workers on strike."" Text in bottom right corner: Raymond Dial Bldg. Louisville, KY. April 15, 1947.
A large group of men in suits pose in four long rows in a meeting room at the Seelbach Hotel. Text on bottom: Louisville Lodge No. 5 Loyal Order of Moose Class Initiation Sunday April 14, 1946 Seelbach Hotel.
A large group of men wearing suits stand in multiple rows in front of a building with columns at its entrance. The text on the photograph reads "Louisville Lodge. No. 5 Loyal Order of Moose. Class Initiation. Sunday Dec. 17th 1944."
Medical records--Data processing; Data mining; Databases--Design
A major problem with integrating information from multiple databases is that the same data objects can exist in inconsistent data formats across databases and a variety of attribute variations, making it difficult to identify matching objects using...
A man stands amidst rows and rows of bourbon barrels. He wears overalls and a cap and is working with a mallet and a metal device on top of one of the barrels. The barrel tops have sequential numbers and some text printed on them. The text reads,...
A man stands in a tobacco field in Kentucky with only his chest, shoulders, and head visible. He is wearing a dark hat and shirt and a lighter colored jacket. The tobacco field is quite large and farm buildings are in the distance. Title: (20092)...
