"Autograph drawing. Schematic pen sketch for a figure on the Sistine Chapel Vault or for one of the Popes. (Florence. Casa Buonarroti. See Exhibition of drawings by Michelangelo. Catalogue edited by P. Barocchi, page 35)." (caption,...
"The ever-present, brooding presence of Lorca [Federico García Lorca]." (Caption); "That Lorca continued to be on Dali's mind as he worked on Bacchanale is confirmed by a painting done during these months at La Pausa, The Great...
"This fragment of a wall painting was among the very first ancient artworks discovered in Herculaneum after the volcanic eruption on August 23 in 79 A.D. […] This panel was executed using a technique similar to fresco painting. The design...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Armies
Army transports at Cairo levee at Cairo, Illinois. Drawing of steamboats in a line in the river and people by the shore and approaching the shore at night, the moon visible over the city on the embankment. Below image: "Army transport at the...
Cartoon pages of The Louisville Times newspaper from March 8, 1913, featuring a sketch of John T. Macauley smoking a cigarette, with a cat on his lap and a dog beside him. The text reads: "Col. John T. Macauley & Hobbies - No. 54. Catering...
Charcoal sketch, possibly for a costume design, of a man wearing a hat with insignia above the bill and dark sideburns, beard, and mustache. Title supplied by cataloger.
Composite of single portraits of the Musical McGibeny Family, a musical and sketch entertainment ensemble that toured the United States in the late 19th century. They are identified from top row, left to right, as: Viola, Allie, Mrs. Frank, Victor,...
Corner view of library in Cardinal Hill, home of Adolph Reutlinger, at 2633 Taylorsville Road, Louisville, Kentucky. Brick fireplace at right wall with wood paneling on wall above; bookcase built into wall left of fireplace, above cabinets. Dark...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ships; Armies
Crew between decks servicing the guns. Sketch by Rear Admiral Walke. Realistic drawing of muscular men in sailor shirts and hats who are pulling on thick ropes and a man in the center, who is barefoot on the wood deck. Below image: "Between...
Diagram showing a train in a tunnel and a two-story building. Labeled Comparative Sketch Southwestern Outfall. Cross Section West of Taylor Boulevard. Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville. November-1933. Woolsey M. Caye. Technical Engineer.
Distant view of New Albany below surrounded by water. Caption: Lower Albany or 'Egypt.' From 'Tuleus Knob' Jan'y 1882. Handwritten on back: Sketch of High Water from Knobs.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Belmont, Battle of, Belmont, Mo., 1861; Gunboats; Vehicles
Drawing by Rear Admiral Walke at the Battle of Belmont of gunboats Tyler and Lexington, at center of larger drawing. Guns are shooting from a high cliff on the left. Right of that, on a low area lies a town. Shots are also coming from the right....
Group portraits; Portrait photographs; Entertainers; Families; Men; Women; Boys; Girls
Family portrait of the Musical McGibeny Family, a musical and sketch entertainment ensemble that toured the United States in the late 19th century. They appear before a backdrop with folding screen, potted plant, and fireplace. The four young men...
For this thesis, I wrote 28 new pages, all composed between December, 2011 and March,
2012. They are the best I've written. The other five pages are drafts from work
previously written in U of L Creative Writing workshops. My poems endeavor to...
Neef, Joseph, 1770-1854; Pestalozzi, Johann Heinrich, 1746-1827
In the early nineteenth century the Pestalossian system of education became very popular in Europe, and, aided by the necessity of something positive to take the place of the decayed and formalistic systems then prevalent, the movement spread...
Marion County Courthouse, Lebanon, Kentucky. Architect's sketch credited at left corner to "Thos. J. Nolan, Architect, Louisville, Kentucky." The Marion County Courthouse is a three to four-story brick building with a two-story pillared...
Marine hospitals; United States. Marine Hospital, no. 11 (Louisville, Ky.); United States. Works Progress Administration; Murals
Section of WPA project mural by Hendrik Martin Mayer (also known as Henrik) of Indianapolis at Marine Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Mural section appears to be a quick sketch. A man stands on a small train and waves; a man riding a horse waves;...
Sketch of champion harness racer Prince Wilkes, with the horse racing and pulling a jockey in a sulky, or two-wheeled cart. "D. W. Smith, 1887" is written in the left corner, and "2.14 3/4" and "Prince Wilkes" in the...
Sketch of Kentucky Wagon Manufacturing Plant. Located on thirty-two acres at Third Street and Eastern Parkway in Louisville, Kentucky, the company was established in 1878. There is an empty circle grown on the grass at the bottom left of the...
