Environmental art; Islands; Trees; Bays (Bodies of water); Bodies of water; Water; Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Bird's-eye views
"Europe's great master of Environmental Art is, of course, Christo, who continues to work triumphantly with a significance equal to the ever-greater ambition and scale of his projects. For the recent Surrounded Islands, Christo spent over $3...
Environmental art; Islands; Trees; Bays (Bodies of water); Bodies of water; Water; Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Bird's-eye views
"Europe's great master of Environmental Art is, of course, Christo, who continues to work triumphantly with a significance equal to the ever-greater ambition and scale of his projects. For the recent Surrounded Islands, Christo spent over $3...
Paintings; Oil paintings; Mixed media; Allusions; Symbols; Fantasy; Communication; Fear; Disgrace; Anxiety; Distress; Loneliness; Despair; Lust; Sex; Relations between the sexes; Body parts; Human body; Genitals; Hands; Fingers; Beaches
"The painting they refused to show in Barcelona." (Caption); "One of the most sexually provocative of the summer's paintings was Dialogue on the Beach, whose much later title, Unsatisfied Desires, clarifies its theme. The hand on the...
A girl in a beaded dress and head covering stands with her arm in front of a tree trunk. In her hand she holds a cloth. She may be Bagobo Moro (a Muslim tribe from the western coast of Mindanao in the Philippine Islands). Since the World's Fair in...
Transportation; Street railroads; Automobiles; Union Station (Louisville, Ky.); Railroad stations; Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company; Streets
Address: Broadway and Tenth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Union Station's impressive stone edifice faces Broadway. A large canopy protects the entryway above which is a large circular stained glass window. A clock tower indicates the time as 9:00....
At the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, three barefoot men in bead-adorned shorts, jackets, and sheaths, each wearing a different style of hat, hold swords. Behind them is a hut and trees. They are Bagobo Moros, a Muslim tribe from the western...
Historic sites; Monuments & memorials; Bunker Hill Monument (Boston, Mass.)
Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Obelisk-shaped monument made of granite with a small building next to it on a grassy area. A city skyline is in the background. Title: Bunker Hill Monument. Text on left: Boston & Suburbs....
Color map of Louisville, Kentucky with parts of Jeffersonville and New Albany, Indiana. Includes Ohio River islands, railway bridges, Portland canal, ferry routes, roads, both steam and street rail lines, and major public buildings, cemeteries, and...
Detailed map of Caribbean islands and most of Central America plus the coasts of Florida and northern South America shows countries, mountain ranges, rivers, lakes, large creeks, cities, and towns. Printed below the title, "by J....
From Hierakonpolis, Egypt. "In Predynastic times, Egypt was divided geographically and politically into Upper Egypt (the southern, upstream part of the Nile Valley), a narrow tract of grassland that encouraged hunting, and Lower (northern)...
Full-length character portrait of "The Jersey Lily," performer and writer Lillie Langtry, standing in front of an outdoor backdrop with ferns and stone steps, wearing a long white dress with train. Born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton in...
Full-length character portrait of "The Jersey Lily," performer and writer Lillie Langtry, wearing a long dark dress with long white gloves. Born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton in Jersey, Channel Islands, on October 13, 1853, Langtry appeared...
Hand-colored character portrait of "The Jersey Lily," performer and writer Lillie Langtry, seated on the grass holding a water pail. She shields her eyes with her right hand, and wears a cotton dress and apron. Born Emilie Charlotte Le...
In studying the culture of any people we learn that no group has been absolutely independent of influences from other people. No man indeed can say that he has attained anything of value absolutely by himself; an individual must give credit to the...
Map of Louisville, Kentucky and parts of Jeffersonville and New Albany, Indiana, shows Ohio River islands, railway bridge, Portland canal, ferry routes, city streets, toll roads, rail lines, and major landmarks. City limits are outlined in color...
Map of Louisville, Kentucky, including Portland, Shippingport, the Ohio River islands, Jeffersonville Indiana, and an inset of the "Southern Extension of Louisville," where the University of Louisville's Belknap Campus is now located....
Niagara Falls, with a large building in the background and a boat on the water in the foreground. Text printed on verso reads, "View of Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, New York. Niagara Falls is located in Niagara River which flows from Lake...
One of twelve plates in Antonio Zatta's "Le Colonie Unite dell'America Settentrle" based on John Mitchell's "Map of the British and French Dominions in North America." This hand-colored map shows the Wabash River flowing into...
Portrait of "The Jersey Lily," performer and writer Lillie Langtry, wearing a dark bonnet with veil, and holding a fan. Born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton in Jersey, Channel Islands, on October 13, 1853, Langtry appeared in twelve...
Portrait of left profile of "The Jersey Lily," performer and writer Lillie Langtry, wearing a hat that matches her dress and a stole. Born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton in Jersey, Channel Islands, on October 13, 1853, Langtry appeared in...
