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...
William Anderson 'Devil Anse' Hatfield, the patriarch of the West Virginia family that feuded with the McCoys of Kentucky in the 1870s-1880s, is depicted in the figure atop this family tomb. The inscription reads: 'Johnson / Wm. A. / Robert L. /...
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....
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...
Well-known and widely reproduced photogravure of a marble bust of Irish-born actor John McCullough in the role of Virginius. With his head in right profile, McCullough's torso takes the form of a marble bust on a pedestal. McCullough performed...
Well-known and widely-reproduced photogravure character portrait of the actress known only as Rachel in costume for the role of Phaedre. She stands next to a sculpture on a pedestal, wearing Greek robes, cape, sandals, and crown of laurels, and...
Portrait of statue of antlered animal on pedestal bearing the inscription "Brotherly Love." Location of photo studio: Louisville (Ky.). Title supplied by cataloger.
Three-quarter length character portrait of actress Florence Barry wearing a cap, jacket, and long skirt. She is perched on a stone pedestal, leaning on her right hand. Barry was a member of the Reed and Collier Company acting troupe, which...
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...
Three-quarter length character portrait of actress Belle Gold in the role of Desdemona in the Vaudeville musical "The Ham Tree." Gold, wearing a hat and dress, holds onto Rex (a black-and-white bull terrier), who is perched on a pedestal....
Still life photographs; Artists' studios; Studio props; Sculpture; Paintings
Studio set-up; a portrait bust of a man sits on a low table to the left that has material draped on one side. To the right stands an easel and a tall pedestal with a small sculpture of a woman with two small children. All this is set against what...
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 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...
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...
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...
Washington, George, 1732-1799--Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Fountains; Parks
Statue of George Washington on a horse, in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The statue stands on a pedestal embellished with military scenes and classically-styled figures. Two stone cattle face the camera, flanking the fountain's...
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...
Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917. Thinker; Sculpture; Public sculpture; Mayors; Children;
The unveiling of Rodin's "The Thinker" in front of the Administration Building (now Grawemeyer Hall) on 25 March, 1949. Mayor of Louisville, Charles P. Farnsley (left) and Mr. Arthur Gunderson, public relations director of the University...
This mosaic's "border consists of two rows of solids in perspective, each with a dot on its face, and between these a rich acanthus scroll. Except in the outer left row the solids meet in the middle. The acanthus branches spring from two...
