The role of mothers, the constitution of families, and the power of their stories are the bedrock of my thesis, which is the first 90 pages of a novel entitled Playing House . In it, I hope to investigate the denotation and connotation of the words...
"Whilst implicitly acknowledging the Surrealism of [Joseph] Cornell, Arman possibly evokes [Roland] Barthes's mournful vision of commodified toys as expressed in the latter's book Mythologies (1957). Barthes wrote that in the consumerist era,...
An older woman with gray hair stands in a garden holding an Asian style parasol on her right shoulder and a vine or branch in her left hand. She is wearing a dress with large sleeves and a lace collar. The woman may be Fannie Caldwell Macaulay,...
Panhandle Bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky. A train is crossing the bridge, moving away from the viewer. A house-like structure sits atop the trestle. This bridge, known also as the Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge, spanned the Ohio...
Two women and a young girl dressed in late nineteenth century clothing stand in a grassy area beneath large trees in Central Park in Louisville, Ky. A. W. Terhune wrote on the front of the postcard: "Your mother & I spent one Sunday...
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...
Politicians; Political campaigns; Democratic Party (Louisville and Jefferson County, Ky.); Legislators--United States; Legislators--Kentucky;
Congressman Romano L. (Ron) Mazzoli, interviewed by Kevin Collins on May 21, 2010 as part of the Romano L. Mazzoli oral history project. This is the third of 17 interviews conducted with the Congressman, who represented the Third District of...
Two men and three women, possibly family members, pose with an elderly woman on the front porch of the Hegan family log cabin. The cabin, located near Jacob's Park south of Louisville, Kentucky, was owned by Samuel W. Hegan, father of Alice...
The Hegan family log cabin located near Jacob's Park, which was then south of Louisville, Ky. It sits on a hill and has a porch spanning the entire front of the cabin with a crawlspace, or storage area, underneath. An elderly woman sits in the...
Three-quarter length character portrait of John Fox, Jr. standing before a forest backdrop, wearing clothing and supplies (a canteen, a satchel) appropriate to an outdoorsman. He wrote the play "The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come," which...
Three-quarter length character portrait of John Fox, Jr. standing before a forest backdrop, wearing clothing and supplies (a canteen, a satchel) appropriate to an outdoorsman. He wrote the play "The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come," which...
Autographed full-length character portrait of Francis Wilson, an actor who also wrote, directed, and produced the Francis Wilson Opera Company, and served as the first President of Actors' Equity Association (1913-1920). He stands on a stage set...
Portrait of Francis Wilson, an actor who also wrote, directed, and produced the Francis Wilson Opera Company, and served as the first President of Actors' Equity Association (1913-1920). He is wearing a tweed jacket and collarless shirt. Wilson...
Character portrait of performer and writer Clara Morris with eyes turned downward, wearing a crocheted head covering and print scarf. Born Clara Morrison in Toronto, Ontario on March 17, 1848, she took the stage name Clara Morris and also wrote...
Character portrait of performer and writer Gilda Varesi (later Gilda Varesi Archibald) with bobbed hair, a strapless dress, and long pearl necklace, partially obscured by a fan made of large feathers. Gilda Varesi starred as Madame Lisa Della Robia...
Autographed full-length character portrait of performer and writer Clara Morris in costume for the role of Sister Genevieve in "The Two Orphans." She stands in a room with curtains and an end table, wearing a habit with a rosary at the...
Full-length character portrait of actress Clara Morris facing away from camera with arm outstretched, forming a shadow. Born Clara Morrison in Toronto, Ontario on March 17, 1848, she took the stage name Clara Morris and also wrote under the name...
Three-quarter length portrait of left profile of performer and writer Clara Morris wearing a long dark dress. Born Clara Morrison in Toronto, Ontario on March 17, 1848, she took the stage name Clara Morris and also wrote under the name Mrs. Clara...
Oval-shaped three-quarter length portrait of performer and writer Clara Morris seated in a wooden chair, wearing a long white dress and holding a book. Born Clara Morrison in Toronto, Ontario on March 17, 1848, she took the stage name Clara Morris...
Oval-shaped portrait of British character actress Margaret Wycherly wearing a velvet hat with feather, fur stole, and pearl necklace. Born in London, England on October 26, 1881, Wycherly died June 6, 1956 in New York City. She was married to...
