Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left (all images signed "Hartwell" unless otherwise noted): Sardanapalus (Assyrian king) seated on throne holding a goblet aloft, with men and women in attendance; scene in city square;...
Birthday parties; Dwellings; Houses; Stone buildings; Garden parties; Walkways
Members of photographer Kate Matthews' family gather outdoors at Twigmore in Pewee Valley, Kentucky to celebrate a birthday. Twigmore was an estate owned by the photographer's niece, Lillian Fletcher. Charlotta Matthews Osborn is seated at the...
Book of Hours--France--Illustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts--France--Renaissance, 1450 - 1600
Leaf from a Book of Hours, a book used for private prayers, written by hand on a sheet printed with woodblock borders. The Book of Hours originally including this leaf was made in Paris around 1524. The leaf is from a supplemental section, the...
Shield with a thick, angled stripe and three animal heads [possibly horse, boar, or dragon] with fangs in profile. A fourth head is above the shield, which is surrounded by an ornamental rectangular border. Below the shield is a scroll with text....
Ornamental frame with decorative elements of nature. The frame contains the text "Who loves Not Woman, Wine & Song, a Fool remains his whole life long" followed by the phrase "Ex Libris." At the bottom is the name "H....
Abstract design with floral elements divided into two sections. On the left is a rectangle containing a circle with the phrase "Ex Libris." To the right is a larger square containing a circle with the initial "NMH." Black ink....
Profile of a male elf wearing oversized glasses and walking while carrying a large book. The image is framed by a circular inside a rectangle with decorative elements. Above the frame is a banner with the text "His Book." Above the banner...
House with two windows and a door in front of trees. Shrubbery runs along the front of the house. The house is contained in a circle. Below the house is the text "Little Melcombe." [This bookplate could refer to Melcombe, the Bingham...
Decorative panel with columns. In the center are the name "Sallie Bird Wilson Roach" and the phrase "Her Book." Dark blue and tan, brown, or gold ink. No signature or date.
Two of photographer Kate Matthews' nephews, Charles Barrows Fletcher, Jr. and Matthews Fletcher, in a bed with wooden side rails like those seen on baby beds. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on lower right corner of mount. Also handwritten...
Boy with two baskets full of food. One basket contains red apples; the other contains cabbage, radishes and a chicken. The chicken's feet stick up out of the basket. The boy also carries a small bunch of flowers. Next to the boy is a poem:...
Address: 1028 Cherokee Road. The Bonnie (a.k.a. The Highlander) was the earliest of Joseph & Joseph's suburban apartment buildings and displays two of the firm's signature characteristics: a highly decorated appearance achieved with the use of...
Buildings; Hotels; Lodges; Henry Clay Building (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 604 S. Third Street. This drawing of the Henry Clay Hotel shows Joseph and Joseph's signature suspended canopy over the entrance. Originally built as the Elks Athletic Club in 1924, it was converted into the Henry Clay Hotel in 1928 and...
Buildings; Lodges; Young Men's Hebrew Association (Louisville, Ky.); Canopies;
Address: 729 S. Second Street (Building no longer exists). Although the building materials, mostly brick, are modest, this building was made distinctive through the use of contrasting stone belts to delineate the floor levels, quoins on the window...
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...
Young boy seated at a table in front of a large roast of some type. The boy is seen from behind; he wears a large napkin tied around his neck and he wields a fork and spoon. Holly decorates the roast and the tablecloth. A large dog and a black bird...
Churches; Catholic churches; Stone buildings; Trees
St. Aloysius, a large stone Catholic church, sits among trees in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. The church was dedicated in June, 1914. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on lower right corner of mount.
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.
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...
