"Gala-Leda rendered 'in accordance with the modern "nothing touches" theory of intra-atomic physica' (Dali)." (Caption); Dali himself was only too happy to admit his debt to Gala. In the early 1930s he had begun to sign his...
Photographs; Composite photographs; Montages; Justice; Social justice; Social values; Economic & social conditions; Moral & ethical aspects; Ethics; Alcoholism; Men; Sleeping; Artists; Sculptors; Photographers; Heads (Anatomy); Faces;...
"Gilbert and George's presence in their photo-works can be seen as an extension of their early performance activities. They often stand apart from the other imagery in the pieces as though acknowledging the artifice involved. Moral conundrums...
City & town life; Sculpture; Automobiles; Office buildings; Buildings; Transportation
Address: 500 block of W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Rows of black automobiles and a statue of Thomas Jefferson can be seen from the South-facing steps of the Courthouse. Jefferson's figure is posed atop a bell-shaped pedestal adorned...
Buildings; Theaters; Cultural facilities; Rialto Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 616 S. Fourth Street (Demolished, 1969). The second floor promenade of the Rialto Theatre included chandeliers, wall paper, frescoed ceilings, mirrors, chairs and loveseats, and table with mythological figures forming the pedestal....
Corner of breakfast room in the home of R. S. Reynolds on the north side of Woodbourne Ave. east of Valletta Lane, Louisville, Kentucky. Marble nude of kneeling or bathing woman with head turned aside, on pedestal behind five potted plants on tile...
Crowd in garden area at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, 1930. A crowd of men and women mingles or sits in wooden armchairs on a brick path encircling a square of grass and plantings in a circular pattern of petal-like sections. At the center...
Full-length character portrait of Alice Hanlon, a young girl, on her knees atop a pedestal. The Hanlons performed their "Fantasma" at Macauley's Theatre in March 1885, January 1891, and October 1891, returning with "New...
Full-length character portrait of Irene Meara seated on a wooden pedestal with ankles crossed, holding her right arm (with wide sleeve) in the air, and her left arm (sleeve tied in bow) on her hip. Inscription on print, upper right: "To Mr....
Full-length character portrait of Julia Marlowe as Galatea, the ivory statue created by Pygmalion in Greek myth. She wears an Empire-waist tunic and stands on a pedestal between slightly parted stage curtains. Julia Marlowe was a child actress born...
Full-length portrait of performer Edna Luby (1891-1928) leaning on a pedestal, wearing a long dress and holding a bouquet of flowers. Luby appeared in "The Two Schools," starring Winchell Smith and Elsie Ferbuson, at Macauley's Theatre in...
Garden area at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, 1930. Crowd of men and women stands and sits around a square, grassy area with plantings in a circular pattern of petal-like sections and a white pedestal with a glass ball at the center. The...
Home of D. D. Bell on Sayre Avenue in Lexington, Kentucky (National Register of Historic Places Building #78001312). Two men wearing bowler hats are on the front steps, one sitting, one standing. A large urn on a pedestal flanks the entrance.
Horse cemetery at Hamburg Place, a horse farm owned by Edward Wiaddeus, near Lexington, Kentucky. A statue of a horse stands on top of a massive, many layered pedestal encircled by a fence of pointed stakes which is covered by bare vines. Six low...
Horse cemetery at Hamburg Place, a horse farm owned by Edward Wiaddeus, near Lexington, Kentucky. Another print of 1194.18.0702. A statue of a horse stands on top of a massive, many layered pedestal encircled by a fence of pointed stakes which is...
Horse cemetery at Hamburg Place, a horse farm owned by Edward Wiaddeus, near Lexington, Kentucky. Close up of a statue of a horse on top of a massive, many layered pedestal encircled by a fence of pointed stakes which is covered by bare vines.
Hubert Johnston Jenkins home at 1908 Tyler Lane, Louisville, Kentucky. Two-story white wood house with attic under peaked roof. Every window except the attic window has a dark canopy. There is a porch on the far side of the house. In the foreground...
Exhibition buildings; Buildings; World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition (1884-1885 : New Orleans, La.); Salt
Large sculpture of a woman carrying a container on her shoulder, apparently constructed from salt. On the pedestal is the title 'Lot's Wife' and below are rows of small bags. On a sheet of paper are the words 'Pure Rock Salt' and 'American Salt...
Historic sites; Monuments & memorials; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln statue in Hodgenville, Kentucky. He sits in a chair, his head slightly bowed, on a pedestal that says his last name. Abraham Lincoln National Park was established in 1916. It is now the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site run...
Park with gazebo and statue on tall pedestal. A large building can be seen behind the monument; a sign on the building reading "Cohen's" is partially visible. There are palm trees, flowers and other flora, and people are walking in the...
Photographer Kate Matthews' pug dog, Hypo, poses on a pedestal. The dog was named for the chemical fixer used in printing photographs. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on lower right corner of mount. Also handwritten on album page by Kate...
