“A reconstruction of the three figures […], based on fragments of sixth-century sculptures found on the Acropolis. […] Although it is known that these figures would have been painted, no trace of the colouring [coloring] remains.” (combined...
Sculpture; Mixed media; Women; Women's rights; Feminism; Feminists; Sexism; Stereotyping; Discrimination; Sex; Genitals; Body parts; Human body; Biology; History; Arts & crafts; Dinner parties; Celebrations; Parties; Guests; Dining tables;...
"Each of the ceramic plates adorning the table in this installation was individualized. In this photograph, the Georgia O'Keeffe plate on the right owed something of its original design to her Black Iris paintings of the mid-1920s. The plate...
"Here is concerned with the dancers' preparations just before appearing on stage. [...] One of the dancers is seen from the back; another drinks from a glass; and a third adjusts the blue tulle flowers of her costume." (p.109)
"One of Dali's finest paintings from the 1940s." (Caption); "My Wife, Nude, Contemplating Her Own Body Transformed into Steps, the Three Vertebrae of a Column, Sky and Architecture, on the other hand, was one of the finest, and most...
Paintings; Oil paintings; Fantasy; Allusions; Symbols; Sex; Relations between the sexes; Lust; Gays; Martyrs; Saints; People associated with religion; Sailors; Men; Women; Bathing beauties; Portraits; Self-portraits; Nudes; Muscles; Standing;...
"One of Dali's greatest paintings from the mid-1920s, not exhibited since 1927. The influence of Picasso is manifest. It develops the theme of Saint Sebastian that so fascinated Lorca [Federico García Lorca] and Dali." (Caption);...
Paintings; Oil paintings; Abstract paintings; Abstract works; Collages; Colors; Men; Musicians; Entertainers; Monks; People associated with religion; People associated with entertainment & sports; Music ensembles; Performances; Music; Guitars;...
"Synthetic Cubism marked a return to bright color. Whereas Analytic Cubism fragmented objects into abstract geometric forms, Synthetic Cubism arranged flat shapes of color to form objects. Picasso's Three Musicians - a clarinetist on the left,...
"The Three Sisters," Siamese triplet sycamore trees, at Cherokee Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Two of the three large trees are close together in front, connected by metal rods, and the third tree is slightly visible close behind. The...
Sculpture; Metalwork; Figurines; Men; Bodyguards; Guards; People associated with health & safety; Clothing & dress; Boots; Footwear; Hairstyles; Fasces; Ceremonial objects; Emblems; Symbols; Lifting & carrying
"When the emperor passed by a crowd, lictors were responsible for holding the onlookers back. The statue here is composed of three lictors standing side by side, their heads turned slightly toward their right. They wear long togas draped over...
A boy in a knit cap and a girl in a fur coat stand with a dog in front of a fort made of snow, behind which another boy in a knit cap is hiding. Houses and hills are visible in the background. Title supplied by cataloger.
A boy wearing cutoff overalls, Grover Hatfield's daughter holding a kitten and a puppy, and Grover Hatfield's son holding a rifle pose behind Hatfield's grocery store, Cannonsburg, Kentucky, June 1942. The Hatfield and McCoy families were involved...
A four-door Model A Ford sits in the driveway of a home. Two women in the car look out at a third who is wearing a hat with earflaps and a coat trimmed with fur. The spare tire is attached to the car next to the front tire. The license plate...
A group identified by Jean Thomas as "Musical Martins -- Earl, James and Jane" includes two women standing the back row (one wears a shawl and holds a broom; the other wears a shawl and bonnet) and three men with musical instruments...
A group of men and women, including eastern head of the Kentucky Crippled Children Commission Dr. Arthur Shade Jones (in white suit), stand with a young boy in a pile of stones on a hill. This may be the site where Dr. Arthur Shade Jones...
