Rifles; University of Louisville--Sports; Rifle ranges
Rifle team practices shooting from the kneeling position at the indoor range in Dougherty Hall - April, 1969. Rifle Team at the University of Louisville Getting in Some Target Practice at the Range in Dougherty Hall - April, 1970. People: John...
Fraternities & sororities; Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Student housing
View looking west to Pi Beta Phi house at 2030 Confederate Place (University of Louisville); Pi Beta Phi sisters on the steps. People: Dace Turpuritis; Margaret Pierce.
Fraternities & sororities; Racing; Bicycles & tricycles; University of Louisville--Students
Pegasus Pedalathon competition for University of Louisville students at Fairgrounds Motor Speedway on April 28, 1968. The Pegasus Pedalathon was a bicycle/tricycle racing competition for greeks and other student campus groups held at the time of...
Sculpture; Mixed media; Men; Young adults; Discrimination; Race discrimination; Racism; Prejudice; Cultural relations; Social classes; Social aspects; Interpersonal relations; Fear
Earth, linen cloth, and wood, and recorded interviews; “ ‘My godson’s experience stimulated this piece. He’s grown up in Greenwich Village and one evening while out with his friends the police swooped down upon them. They were thrown...
“Truth or consequence and believe-it-or-not notions umbrella Colescott’s work. Whether replacing Old Master work subjects with Black images or revealing the fantasies held about Black men and women, the subtext is race and sex and the power...
Oil on heavy fabric, canvas; “ ‘My artwork is a process of storytelling—bringing and invoking the past and spirits and ancestors into people and environments. The society… has created an environment of mistrust… Everyone has to conform to...
“In various letters and diary notes the artist has explained how the preoccupation with ethnological problems, with the symbolism of colors, and certain literary concepts participated in the genesis of this canvas: ‘I painted the nude of a...
"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...
Architecture; Architectural elements; Towers; Walls; City walls; Forts & fortifications
"As the town's wealth grew and powerful neighbors established themselves, the need for protection resulted in the first known permanent stone fortifications. By approximately 7500 BCE, the town, estimated to have had a population of more than...
"From the 'King's Grave' at Ur comes a splendid lyre that, in its restored state, resembles the instrument depicted in the feast scene on the Standard of Ur [from Tomb 779]. A magnificent bull's head caps the instrument's sound box. It is...
