Woman in long pink dress holds a child on her lap. The child has its arms around the woman's neck. Printed below the picture is a post script: "Yes this country is full of malaria but it does not bother us as we take Wintersmith's Tonic and it...
Acting; Yankowitz, Susan. Night sky; Yankowitz, Susan--Characters--Anna
This thesis is divided into six chapters covering my evolution as an artist. The introduction features the growth and awareness I have attained, spanning the past three years, since I arrived at graduate school. Chapter One discusses my approach to...
Acting; Eno, Will, 1965---Characters--Man; Eno, Will, 1965- Flu season
This thesis examines my work on the role of Man in the University of Louisville's 2011 production of Will Eno's The Flu Season directed by James Tompkins. It is composed of three primary chapters: rehearsal process, character development, and...
The Qur'an or Holy Koran is the key religious text for Islam. Followers of Islam find the Qur'an to be the literal word of God, revealed through the prophet Muhammad and containing all things necessary for a righteous life. This illuminated leaf of...
Soup tureen sits on a platter decorated with holly. Four lit candles glow in the corner. "Here's to a happy holiday, health and wealth for all the year" is printed on the front. "Ellen H. Clapsaddle" is written in script...
Persian poetry, written in calligraphy on handmade paper. This original fourteenth century leaf is from a calligraphic manuscript of the Divan of Hafiz, the collected poems of the poet also known as Muhammed Shamsuddin Hafiz or Shamsoddin Mohammad...
Khamsah--Illustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian
Persian poetry, written in calligraphy on handmade paper. One of Persia's most famous poets, the twelfth century Nizam-uddin Abu Mahommed Ilyas bin Yusuf lived most of his life in Ganja, in what now is Azerbaijan. Nizami is best remembered for his...
Original sixteenth century leaf from a commentary or writings about the text of the Qur'an written on handmade paper. Followers of Islam find the Qur'an to be the literal word of God, revealed through the prophet Muhammad and containing all things...
Oil, house paint, crayon, and pencil on canvas. "The classical setting and celebration of intellectual probity evoked in the title's reference to Raphael's School of Athens (c.1510-12, Vatican, Rome) are offset by markings evoking bodily...
Mezzanine lounge at Loews Theater on Fourth Street between Broadway and Chestnut, Louisville, Kentucky. View includes part of a carpeted, curvy interior room situated in front of a partition mostly encompassed by two archways and one rectangular...
Indoor exhibit at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, probably in the Palace of Agriculture, containing many open-sided structures or display cases topped by domes and then balls with triangular tufts above. "Virginia" is written...
Frankfort Avenue near Mellwood Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. View of Frankfort Avenue with telephone wires on each side. Little else is shown on the right but on the left are two drugstores at opposite street corners; the second one is "Billig...
Chinese government building at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, is pagoda style, with Chinese characters on dark, central pillars. There is an octagonal gazebo wing to the left, and a flag on a flagpole in front of the building....
Child in glasses and oversized overcoat sits in chair holding a "newspaper" that advertises Wintersmith's Chill Tonic. Arthur Peter & Co., Louisville, is listed as the "general agent" for the chill tonic. A post script is...
An original manuscript leaf from a late sixteenth century or early seventeenth century Persian Qur'an, written and illuminated circa 1570-1630 on handmade paper. The Qur'an or Holy Koran is the key religious text for Islam. Followers of Islam find...
Address: 419 Finzer Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Along the top portion of this brick building are signs painted directly on the brick which read "Stewart's" and "Furniture Warehouse." The section with the word...
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1500-1550
A Book of Hours was the primary text for private lay devotion in the late middle ages and Renaissance. Consisting of the cycle of prayers to be recited at the eight canonical hours or established times for prayers throughout the day, the content of...
