"Action behind the sheet, in the presence of the ubiquitous lion. Dali said the painting referred to his and Gala's repudiation by his father. There are allusions to Gala's operation, which Dali feared might be fatal." (Caption);...
"Ad Reinhardt's satirical cartoons, which contrasted sharply with his practice as a painter, dated back to the 1930s and 1940s. His strong Communist sympathies during that period had informed a series of cartoons for left-wing journals. By the...
"Alice Aycock […] bases her forms on the logic of the imagination. […] Aycock revels in conjuring the past. The rich associative content of her sculpture is often nurtured by fanciful titles and accompanying texts that refer to history,...
Sculpture; Signs (Notices); Language; Electric signs; Electron tubes; Advertisements; Advertising; Slogans; Commercialism; Communication; Communication devices
"Jenny Holzer extended the use of language in art to another dimension by presenting words alone; for the viewer, looking and reading became one and the same act. […] In graduate school at the Rhode Island School of Design in the mid-1970s,...
Prints; Broadsides; Broadsides; Advertisements; Advertising; Language; Communication; Communication devices; Inscriptions; Lettering (Layout features); Punctuation; Question marks
"Jenny Holzer extended the use of language in art to another dimension by presenting words alone; for the viewer, looking and reading became one and the same act. […] In graduate school at the Rhode Island School of Design in the mid-1970s,...
"School gardens are not intended to create gardeners or farmers but to afford the growing boy or girl an opportunity for many aided developments." In the school garden the children are taught by one who can inspire them with a love not...
Address: 2210 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky. Trolley tracks run down the street where Bardstown Road meets Harvard Drive. On the left side is the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company and on the right are Taylors Drugs and Steiden Stores....
Streets; Buildings; Lumberyards; Steeples; Religious facilities
Address: 837 E. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Utility lines criss-cross above Broadway, which is lined with trolley tracks. John Bartman's Sons Lumber stands on a corner and advertises shingles, cedar posts, and flooring, among other things. Cars...
Aerial view of Manhattan. Rows of buildings and streets with parkland in the center. P-26295 Manhattan Island, N.Y. as Seen from an Airplane. Text on left: Keystone View Company. Copyrighted. Manufacturers Publishers. Made in U.S.A. Text on right:...
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...
Museum exhibits; Art--Study and teaching (Elementary); Color in art
Color is an important part of art and life, which can be utilized by the museum educator to engage visitors with the art. For the museum educator, development of appropriate programs and activities to meet the needs of their audience is a central...
Sculpture; Signs (Notices); Advertisements; Advertising; Electric signs; Electron tubes; Communication; Communication devices; Language; Slogans; Cities & towns; Night; Night photographs; Architecture; Buildings; Walls; Streets; Roads;...
Excerpt from the Survival series. "Jenny Holzer extended the use of language in art to another dimension by presenting words alone; for the viewer, looking and reading became one and the same act. […] In graduate school at the Rhode Island...
Horse farmers make yearly decisions concerning the management of feeding horses. These decisions are affected by the cost to grow hay, the cost to buy hay, the cost associated with selling hay, the expected crop yield under various weather...
In studying qualitative chemistry, two things impress you. The one being, the systematic, inclusive and generally accepted tables for the detection and identification of the several metals; the other, the lack of any agreement as to the method of...
Inspired by William Butler Years and his theory that "A poet...never speaks directly as to someone at the breakfast table…" from "A General Introduction for My Work" this poetic thesis examines everyday occurrences in an often...
Long row of freight cars filled with coal curving back along the railroad tracks. More tracks and another train are to the left. Industrial equipment is in the background. Title: 6705 - A Trainload of Coal - Fresh from Pittsburgh Fields for Lake...
Man and woman in an embrace. Their heads are blocked by the man's large hat; presumably they are kissing. Above them is a landscape with hills and trees. Beside the couple is a poem: "There's lots of things that charm me / In country life -...
Stores & shops; Department stores; Window displays; Mannequins
Mannequins on display inside a store window. Various scenes of a man, woman, and child with a horse in a stable. A sign in front of the straw reads 'Smart Things to Wear That Have That Casual Air So Much Desired When Kentucky goes to the Derby.'
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
Leaf from a small portable Gothic Bible, copied in France in the thirteenth century. The Latin translation used throughout this period was known as the Vulgate, since Latin was the common or vulgar language read by all literate people of the time....
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...
