Hogan's Fountain in Cherokee Park on a winter day. The large stone structure, which was built in 1905 to provide water for horses, features a sculpture by Enid Yandell of the Greek god Pan. Title supplied by cataloger.
Angel suspended in sky holding ribbon banner that reads, "Glory to God in the Highest." An article in "The Louisville Courier-Journal" on November 12, 1942 described how this picture was produced: "In the attic of...
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
Leaf from a small portable Gothic Bible, copied in France in the thirteenth century. The Latin translation used throughout this period was known as the Vulgate, since Latin was the common or vulgar language read by all literate people of the time....
Original sixteenth century leaf from a commentary or writings about the text of the Qur'an written on handmade paper. Followers of Islam find the Qur'an to be the literal word of God, revealed through the prophet Muhammad and containing all things...
An original manuscript leaf from a late sixteenth century or early seventeenth century Persian Qur'an, written and illuminated circa 1570-1630 on handmade paper. The Qur'an or Holy Koran is the key religious text for Islam. Followers of Islam find...
The Qur'an or Holy Koran is the key religious text for Islam. Followers of Islam find the Qur'an to be the literal word of God, revealed through the prophet Muhammad and containing all things necessary for a righteous life. This illuminated leaf of...
A group of uniformed Salvation Army members stand on stage along with a group of children, some holding American flags, and props including a giant pot of Peacock Coffee (with mug); an oversized "In God We Trust" coin (dated 1932); a drum...
World War II victory banner from Louisville post office employees. Banner with images of men in American military uniforms, Abraham Lincoln, FDR, and George Washington, the Statue of Liberty, stars, and tanks and airplanes. The text reads...
Small wood cabin with a man and two women standing in front of it. Two Children sit against rocks near one woman, who is feeding a goat. Mountains are in the background. Title: 13409 - Taking Hay Down from the Mountains - In the Heart of Norway....
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.,...
Hogan's Fountain in Cherokee Park, Louisville, Kentucky. Water streams from a figure of the Greek god Pan into a round reservoir below. A female figure stands beside the fountain on the right, leaning on it. The fountain is in a clearing surrounded...
Scroll decorated with holly, bearing the inscription:"Glory to God!' the sounding skies loud with their anthems ring, peace to Earth, good-will to men, from Heaven's eternal king! Light on thy hills, Jerusalem! The Saviour now is born; more...
This mosaic "decorated the vertical bar of the T-form figured composition of the dining room floor to which the mosaic of Pasiphae and Daedalus belonged. The thick swastika-meander band in perspective at the top was the partition between the...
"The center of the north wall is occupied by the flying figure of Apollo with his lyre. The god, crowned with a laurel wreath and wearing a light blue mantle [...]." (p.167); "The excavation unearthed parts of a building, later...
"The painting belonged to Edward James. Surely one of Dali's finest double images." (Caption); "Dali said that The Great Paranoiac had been conceived after a discussion with Josep María Sert about Arcimboldo, and that the...
"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...
"Here the god is shown standing, naked, a coat thrown over his left shoulder. His left arm is raised and perhaps at one time leaned on a long scepter. The thunderbolt in his right hand and the eagle at his feet are other attributes of this...
"The outstanding preserved example of early Sumerian temple architecture is the 5,000-year-old White Temple at Uruk, the home of Gilgamesh. Usually only the foundations of early Mesopotamian temples can still be recognized. The White Temple is...
