Paintings; Acrylic paintings; Abstract paintings; Abstract works
"In Louis's enormous 'veils' of the 1950s the physical operations of pouring paint or tilting a canvas so that the paint floods down it are powerfully implied." (Caption, p.28); "[Clement] Greenberg's conception of 'Modernism' as...
Address: 2140 Bonnycastle Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Built in 1928, the Commodore Apartment Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The entryway of this 11-story building includes a low field-stone wall with...
Automobile service stations; Signs (Notices); Dwellings; Houses; Buildings
Address: 602 W. Oak Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The Gulf Refining Company service station on Oak Street is shown. Gas pumps stand outside near a street lamp. Signs read "That Good Gulf Gasoline" and "Map and Touring...
Address: 1607 S. Second Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Lettering on a window indicates, "Former Associates Of Jennie C. Benedict & Co." The arched window is topped with a stained glass inset with a fleur de lis at the center. The arch...
Buildings; Building construction; Men; Kosair Temple (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 224 E. Broadway. Construction is almost complete on the Kosair Temple. All windows are in place, including stained glass windows on the first floor. Electricity is still being worked on. A wheelbarrow and other construction supplies can...
Buildings; Churches; Canopies; Stores & shops; Republic Building (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 429 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Blvd.). The Republic Building, using glazed terra cotta as both surfacing and decorative elements, was one of the first buildings designed by Joseph & Joseph. The building is eleven stories with...
Address: 919 Baxter Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. A double set of doors and a double set of windows sit under matching arched windows. Between the windows is the symbol of compass and a builder's square with the letter G inside. The square and...
This entryway is shown with a chandelier, multiple dark wood columns and carpets. To the left is a large urn with umbrellas in it. To the right is a chair and a combination coat rack, mirror, and bench seat. Above the chair is a portrait of a...
The fireplace is the central point of this scene. The front is made of tile and on the mantel a pitcher, clock and other ornaments rest. In front of the fireplace is a table with books and a lamp with chairs surrounding it. A bookcase is to the...
This study is shown with leather, wood and fabric chairs. A marble and brick fireplace is on the right with a trophy, vase and candlestick holders on it and a frieze above it. Across from the fireplace is a chaise, a table with cloth and a large...
Buildings; Religious facilities; Churches; Episcopal churches
Grace Episcopal Church, located at 321 East Gray Street, Louisville, Kentucky, featuring a small cross atop each small turret, stained glass windows, and an iron fence.
Buildings; Religious facilities; Churches; Episcopal churches
St. Stephen's (Episcopal) Church, a brick building with simple stained glass windows, located at Shelby and St. Catherine Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Snow is on the ground.
Buildings; Religious facilities; Churches; Episcopal churches
St. Stephen's (Episcopal) Church, a brick building with simple stained glass windows, located at Shelby and St. Catherine Streets, Louisville, Kentucky.
Address: 122 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. On the first floor of the Urban Building are plate glass windows with signs for "Lincoln Building & Loan Association" and "L&N." Above the plate glass windows are...
Buildings; Temples; Organs; Altars; Temple Adath Israel (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 834 S. Third Street. The interior of Temple Adath Israel is shown. The pews are arched to form a semi-circle around the altar. The altar contains an inscribed podium, two menorahs on large stands and two armchairs. A curtained section is...
Brick church with a corner steepled turret topped by a cross and stone accents on the stained glass windows and buttresses. A low iron fence surrounds the church.
Children; Group portraits; Dresses; Suits (Clothing); African Americans; Rites & ceremonies; People
Address: 1304 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Three rows of children pose for a photograph commemorating their first communion in front of St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church. The children are African American and range in ages from perhaps...
Churches; Baptist churches; First Baptist Church (Bradenton, Fla.)
Stone church with two orange-topped spires. A large rounded wing stretches out to the left side, with stained glass windows. Bradentown is now known as Bradenton. Message on verso dated 1919. Printed by Curt Teich, item number R-67931.
