“In various letters and diary notes the artist has explained how the preoccupation with ethnological problems, with the symbolism of colors, and certain literary concepts participated in the genesis of this canvas: ‘I painted the nude of a...
500 block of West Chestnut Street on the south side. Three-story white brick building at the corner next to a three-story dark brick building with a For Rent sign on the front.
"[…] it should be noted that the vases found at Sesklo and Dimini are characterized by an astonishing variety of shapes, which means that they served a large number of uses. For the purposes of study, all these shapes have their own names,...
Women; Men; Spouses; Couples; Heads (Anatomy); Hairstyles; Eyes; Marriage; Relations between the sexes; Crying; Mental states; Pain
"An obsessive self-portraitist, Kahlo reveled in her distinctive features - heavy, continuous eyebrows, piercing gaze, shadowy mustache, small but ripe, cherry-red mouth, massive dark hair braided like a halo in the traditional Mexican style....
"Dali's variation on Paolo Uccello's work of the same title, this is probably his most sacrilegious painting." (Caption); The Profanation of the Host […] is one of Dali's most sacrilegious paintings (although later he tried to exonerate...
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);...
"This painting deliberately combines a host of allusions to Spanish culture such as the stark black/white contrasts of Goya, Velasquez, and Picasso, the Spanish poet Lorca's lament to a dead bullfighter, 'Llanto por Ignacio Jánchez mejías',...
Paintings; Oil paintings; Croplands; Agriculture; Farming; Landscapes (Representations); Men; Adults; Working class; Laborers; Agricultural laborers; People associated with manual labor; People associated with agriculture; Walking; Gestures;...
"Though its exact date is unknown, the nature of the brushwork and general intensity of style suggest late 1888 or early 1889 while van Gogh was still in Arles, the village in Provence [...]. It may even have been executed after van Gogh...
A boy is sitting on a pole, which is being trimmed to match the one leaning against the cabin. The cabin was located at Dark Hollow on Bullskin Creek. Title supplied by cataloger.
A crowd of African Americans, mostly men and boys, stop beside a cart of tobacco and in front of a three-story dark wood building which has an awning over the first floor. One man in front holds a load of tobacco. A man sits on the awning and two...
A crowd of over forty men, some of them holding tools or buckets, stand in front of a coal tipple attached to the front of a simple, dark wood building. Two piles of ladders with another ladder in the middle lie on the ground in front of the crowd.
A dark horse with a white mark on its forehead stands in water a couple of feet deep. The water appears to be a stream due to its depth and the view of land on one side with a branch extending out over the water. A rider sits on top of the horse,...
A dark image of a woman, wearing a suit and wide-brimmed hat with bow, touching a monument in a graveyard. They may be members of Jean Thomas' family, the Bells. Title supplied by cataloger.
A dark picture of a man and two women inside an early-model convertible. They may be members of Jean Thomas' family, the Bells. Title supplied by cataloger.
A dozen children, all girls, in a Simpsonville, Kentucky, park clustered around a see saw. Most of the children are sitting on the right side of the see saw so that it is on the ground. The left side is unoccupied. Every child but one is wearing...
Dwellings; Houses; Wooden buildings; Historic buildings; Driveways; Trees
A driveway leads to Tuliphurst, a white frame house with dark shutters. The basic structure of Tuliphurst, a historic home in Pewee Valley, Kentucky (registered as a national historic place, NHRP Bldg. #89001979), was built around 1854 by Noble...
A family portrait of a man, woman, and girl wearing Victorian attire. The man has a white beard and mustache and wears a dark coat with tails. The blonde girl is wearing a long-sleeved long black dress and boots, and holds a rolled-up paper. The...
A family portrait of a man, woman, and girl wearing Victorian attire. The man has a white beard and mustache and wears a dark coat with tails. The blonde girl is wearing a long-sleeved long black dress and boots, and holds a rolled-up paper. The...
