Paintings; Acrylic paintings; Abstract paintings; Abstract works
"In Louis's enormous 'veils' of the 1950s the physical operations of pouring paint or tilting a canvas so that the paint floods down it are powerfully implied." (Caption, p.28); "[Clement] Greenberg's conception of 'Modernism' as...
"In her consistent use of grids Agnes Martin participated in a tradition in twentieth-century art stretching from the Cubists and Mondrian to her Minimalist contemporaries. The grid was a non-hierarchical and non-referential structure. It...
"In de Kooning's black canvases the elimination of color was conditioned as much by financial constraints as by the need to simplify pictorial problems in the spirit of Analytic Cubism. The deliberately artless use of shiny enamel housepaints...
African Americans; African American singers; African American musicians; Jazz; Jazz singers; Women jazz musicians
Oral history interview with Helen Humes, a jazz singer from Louisville, conducted on June 12, 1979 by Mary Bobo, for the University of Louisville Archives and Records Center. In this interview, Ms. Humes discusses her career, including her start in...
An elderly African-American couple sits on a bench in front of a cabin. The woman appears to be sewing while the man looks at her. A ladder leans against the cabin's chimney. Title: Uncle Tom's Cabin--The Old Folks at Home, Kentucky, U.S.A....
American literature--Hispanic American authors; Santiago, Esmeralda; Ortiz, Cofer, Judith, 1952-
United States capitalist development efforts, known as Operation Bootstrap, created an economic need for Puerto Ricans. Two authors, Esmeralda Santiago and Judith Ortiz Cofer, are both women of Puerto Rican decent who lived through this historic...
Brick building with a center tower and two chimneys on the ends. Three archways in the front and two, bricked-in archways on the right side. The building is surrounded by overgrown grass. Title: 7007 - John Brown's Fort, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.,...
Photograph first published in the New York evening newspaper PM Daily, 7 September, 1944; "The freelance newspaper photographer Arthur Fellig, better known as 'Weegee', was notorious in New York in the 1930s for being the first to arrive at...
Automobiles; Libraries; Louisville Free Public Library; Buildings; Historic buildings; Transportation
Address: 301 York Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A Winton automobile is parked in front of the Louisville Free Public Library. One of a series of photographs of Winton automobiles owned by John Maas, Mrs. Mooney, Mrs. Read, Dr. Anderson, Mr. Long,...
A Franklin automobile is shown with four men in it. The top is down for the picture, but the road appears icy and a little bit of snow appears at the base of the statue of Abraham Lincoln at the side of the Louisville Free Public Library at 301...
Grover Hatfield and son (holding rifle) listen to Bud McCoy (with York petition), by auto in Cannonsburg, Kentucky, June 1942. The Hatfield and McCoy families were involved in a famous feud in the 1870s-1880s. Title supplied by cataloger.
Standing next to an auto, Bud McCoy shows Grover Hatfield the York petition in Cannonsburg, Kentucky, June 1942. The Hatfield and McCoy families were involved in a famous feud in the 1870s-1880s. Title supplied by cataloger.
Grover Hatfield, smoking pipe, listens to Bud McCoy, with York petition, by auto, Cannonsburg, Kentucky, June 1942. The Hatfield and McCoy families were involved in a famous feud in the 1870s-1880s. Title supplied by cataloger.
Automobiles; Transportation; Universities & colleges; University of Louisville--Buildings; Grawemeyer Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Parkway Field (Louisville, Ky.)
A row of cars is lined up on a field between the University of Louisville's Belknap campus and Parkway Field minor league ballpark. Under each of the vehicles is a number typed on the photograph. In the back left is Grawemeyer Hall. Other campus...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Boston Red Sox (Baseball team)
Red Kleinow or John Peter Kleinow (1877-1929). Color portrait of Red Kleinow framed by two baseball bats. A 'B' is in the top left corner and 'Red Sox' is in the top right. The team is the Boston Red Sox. Verso: John Kleinow. 'Jack' Kleinow, the...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; New York Giants (Baseball team)
Otis Crandall or James Otis Crandall (1887-1931) also known as Doc. Color portrait of Otis Crandall. An 'NY' is in the top left corner and 'Giants' is in the top right. The team is the New York Giants. Verso: Otis Crandall. Otis Crandall, the...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; New York Giants (Baseball team)
Art Devlin or Arthur McArthur Devlin (1879-1948). Color portrait of Art Devlin in a uniform with an 'NY' on the sleeve. The team is the New York Giants. Verso: Base Ball Gum. This card is one of a set of 50 Base Ball Players. Prominent members of...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; New York Giants (Baseball team)
Larry Doyle or Lawrence Joseph Doyle (1886-1974) also known as Laughing Larry. Color portrait of Larry Doyle. A 'NY' is in the top left corner and 'Giants' is in the top right. The team is the New York Giants. Verso: Lawrence Doyle. 'Larry' Doyle,...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; New York Giants (Baseball team)
Art Fletcher or Arthur Fletcher (1885-1950). Color portrait of Art Fletcher. A 'NY' is in the top left corner and 'Giants' is in the top right. The team is the New York Giants. Verso: Arthur Fletcher. Arthur Fletcher, the Giants' active young...
