"Detail of the Second Style painted decoration partially covered by a later wall. Venus emerges from the central doorway of a sanctuary accompanied by a figure of Eros." (caption, p.216); "The Second Style painted decoration has been...
"The Child-Woman is Gala, who appears here for the first time in Dali's work." (Caption); "Meanwhile, Dali had painted the first major work in which he alluded directly to the relationship with Gala that was partially to blame for...
Sculpture; Effigies; Portraits; Men; Philosophers; People associated with education & communication; Clothing & dress; Beards; Mustaches
"This effigy of the august man of letters was inspired by portraits of Greek philosophers from the fourth and third centuries B.C., but it remains true to the art of the Antonine portrait in its attempts to convey sensitivity and...
Wash tubs; Washboards; Trees; Streams; Country life
A "battling board" and a wash tub sit in the "laundry" area under trees by a creek. Wet clothes were placed on the battling board, or the "butcher block" table on the right, and beat with paddles to loosen dirt. This...
A boy ginseng hunter poses with a ginseng root in his right hand and his "sang" hoe and "sang" bag in his left. A bull-tongue plow and grinding wheel lean against a fence in the background. Handwritten on bottom border: 418. ...
A boy, in overalls and a hat, plays a tune bow outside a log cabin. A little girl stands in the doorway behind him. The stick on a tune bow is bent slightly and holds a wire fastened tight at both ends. It sounds similar to a Jew's harp....
A car parked in front of a building on a partially flooded street lined by houses. The water approaches the car's bumper. Image is stamped Ohio River Flood January - February 1937 by Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville, Ky. Original negative is...
Schools; Religious facilities; Classrooms; Children; African Americans
A child stands at the front of the room with one hand risen holding a white object. Rows of other African American children sit with various musical instruments including jugs, drums, and glasses partially filled with water. An adult sits playing...
A circular driveway leads to The Beeches, Annie Fellows Johnston's home in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. The two-story frame house is partially obscured by large beech trees. Two women sit in the shade of a tree on the left. Mrs. Johnston bought The...
A close-up shot of a man (who head is partially out of frame) wearing collarless shirt, three-piece suit and tie, and a woman in a white blouse and a wide-brimmed hat. They are standing outside an iron fence in front of a white house with columns....
Construction; Maintenance & repair; Sewerage; Construction equipment; Hoisting machinery; Bridges
A construction crane is partially submerged in water next to a dirt overlook with a low dirt wall. Wood beams are on the higher portion of land overlooking the water. Title supplied by cataloger.
A farmer uses a hand-operated corn planter to plant his crop in a hillside field. Handwritten on bottom border: 493. Verso inscription is partially obscured by scrapbook paper that has adhered to the print, but appears to say: "___ plant__...
A gravel or dirt road goes over a stone or concrete bridge approximately one half mile from Middletown, Kentucky. A plaque on the bridge support reads, "Erected by Jefferson County Fiscal Court / 1922." On the opposite support beam is a...
Floods; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods--Ohio River; Streams; Towers; Men; Women; People
A group of men and women stands on an exposed patch of land next to a small brick tower at the Point. Water is on either side. There is a row of sandbags. Flooded Beargrass Creek at the Point partially covering a small wood building. Labeled: Ohio...
