Photographs; Stats; Reproductions; Collages; Language; Slogans; Graphic design; Inscriptions; Lettering (Layout features); Advertisements; Advertising; Feminism; Women; Social aspects; Social classes; Social life; Social justice; Social values;...
"Given her interest in writing, it is not surprising that [Kruger] soon began to incorporate words into her art. Her new mode - large-scale black and white images reshot from scavenged photos and interpolated with a written message - debuted...
Photographs; Stats; Reproductions; Collages; Language; Slogans; Graphic design; Inscriptions; Lettering (Layout features); Advertisements; Advertising; Feminism; Women; Social aspects; Social classes; Social life; Social justice; Social values;...
"Given her interest in writing, it is not surprising that [Kruger] soon began to incorporate words into her art. Her new mode - large-scale black and white images reshot from scavenged photos and interpolated with a written message - debuted...
Sculpture; Metalwork; Abstract sculpture; Abstract works
"In formal terms, this sculpture manages to harmonize the claims of an aspiring, organic element within and the protective, enveloping characteristics of an outer casing. This is achieved via Moore's signature 'holes'. (Caption, p.68);...
"In Romare Bearden (1914-88) Harlem found its own history painter, an artist who won dominion over form by studying the Old Masters, and then reinvigorated it with the jazzy rhythms pioneered in painting by Stuart Davis, the master of...
Sculpture; Electric signs; Electric lighting; Lighting; Lamps; Light bulbs; Names; Artists' signatures; Language; Anamorphic images
"This relates to another work of 1968, My Name As Though It Were Written on the Surface of the Moon, also in neon. The latter, slightly more legibly, reads: 'bbbbbbrrrrrruuuuuucccccceeeeee'. It has been suggested that it may have been a...
A beech tree with letters carved into the bark of the trunk apparently commemorating an event or relationship. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on the album page. Title supplied by cataloger.
Dwellings; Houses; Wooden buildings; Historic buildings; Driveways; Trees
A driveway leads to Tuliphurst, a white frame house with dark shutters. The basic structure of Tuliphurst, a historic home in Pewee Valley, Kentucky (registered as a national historic place, NHRP Bldg. #89001979), was built around 1854 by Noble...
A driveway winds among trees on a rural estate, believed to be Tuliphurst in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on the lower right corner of mount. Also on the album page in an unidentified handwriting is...
A ewe stands near two large planters on the terrace at photographer Kate Matthews' family home, Clovercroft, in Pewee Valley Kentucky. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on the lower right corner of mount. Also handwritten on album page by...
Churches; Presbyterian churches; Bell towers; Trees
A few steps lead to the main door of Pewee Valley Presbyterian Church in Pewee Valley. The bell tower above the door is framed by large trees. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on the lower right corner of mount. Title supplied by cataloger.
Girls; Windows; Casement windows; Stone buildings; Dwellings; Houses
A girl looks out an open casement window at Twigmore, an estate in Pewee Valley, Kentucky owned by photographer Kate Matthews' niece, Lillian Fletcher. Matthews' signature is on lower right corner of mount. Also handwritten on the album page by...
A grandfather clock, harp and fireplace line the far wall of a room with floral wallpaper. Chairs and other seating furniture are also visible. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on the lower right corner of mount. Title supplied by cataloger.
A group of women and girls pose for a group picture on the grounds at Clovercroft. Most are wearing dark skirts and blouses, although a few appear to be wearing dresses. All are wearing hats and one woman is holding a tennis racket. The...
A large tree casts shadows on the lawn of the photographer Kate Matthews' family home, Clovercroft, in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on the lower right corner of mount. Also handwritten on album page by Kate...
A man identified in other Kate Matthews photographs as Ted plays a violin as he stands facing the camera next to the pipe organ in Pewee Valley Presbyterian Church in Oldham County, Kentucky. There is a music stand in front of him and a music book...
A man identified in other Kate Matthews photographs as Ted plays a violin as he stands facing the camera next to the pipe organ in Pewee Valley Presbyterian Church in Oldham County, Kentucky. There is a music stand in front of him and a music book...
A man wearing a suit and hat bends over to read a tombstone that is partially obstructed by tall grass. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on lower right corner of mount. Also handwritten on album page by Kate Matthews: "Perhaps in some...
A man, perhaps photographer Kate Matthews' nephew Charles Marc Osborne, is reading a newspaper as he sits in a rocking chair in Clovercroft, the Matthews' family home in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. He is wearing a suit, bow tie and glasses, and a large...
A photograph of a painting of photographer Kate Matthews hangs on a wall in Clovercroft, the Matthews' family home in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. A vase of flowers, a lamp, books and other items are arranged on a table below the painting. Photographer...
