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The Fossil Records, Glenn Craig Cornwall Jul 1986

The Fossil Records, Glenn Craig Cornwall

Art & Art History ETDs

This paper deals with how the traditional fossil record of the geological past with its scientific interpretations has influenced and affected my current work. It also deals with the more recent metaphoric explorations of Robert Rauschenberg with regard to the term "fossil" and their subsequent influence on my work. Comparisons between these different representations of fossils and my own work reveal similarities and parallels.


Stylistic And Iconographic Study Of Lower Central American Stone Sculpture, Joan Kathryn Lingen B.V.M. Jun 1986

Stylistic And Iconographic Study Of Lower Central American Stone Sculpture, Joan Kathryn Lingen B.V.M.

Art & Art History ETDs

In this study of Pre-Columbian sculptures from Panama and Costa Rica, style and iconography were investigated with the purposes of determining relationships among the different archaeological regions of this area of Lower Central America, establishing geographic and time distributions of traits, and creating a relative chronology for both style and motif. Over 1400 volcanic stone sculptures were organized into the two primary categories of Ceremonial Objects and Figural Images. These were further divided on the basis of formal similarities.. The major emphasis of this study has been an analysis and seriation of effigy grinding stones and standing human images. Two …


The Effect Of Soils On Settlement Location In Colonial Tidewater, Virginia, Craig Lukezic Jan 1986

The Effect Of Soils On Settlement Location In Colonial Tidewater, Virginia, Craig Lukezic

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Community In Gloucestertown, Virginia: The Context And Archaeology Of Town Development In 17th And 18th Century Virginia, Karen B. Fisher Jan 1986

Community In Gloucestertown, Virginia: The Context And Archaeology Of Town Development In 17th And 18th Century Virginia, Karen B. Fisher

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Historical Settlements In Sarpy County, Nebraska, 1803-1900, Monique Ernestine Sawyer Jan 1986

Historical Settlements In Sarpy County, Nebraska, 1803-1900, Monique Ernestine Sawyer

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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Virginia Woolf, I Understand, Nancy S. Follis Jan 1986

Virginia Woolf, I Understand, Nancy S. Follis

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Trying To Publish An Article On American Painter Thomas Eakins, Elise Hempel Jan 1986

Trying To Publish An Article On American Painter Thomas Eakins, Elise Hempel

Masters Theses

Freelance writing for magazines is an uncertain business; that is, one cannot specifically school oneself to guarantee even a modicum of success in this career. A writer may, of course, learn the "proper" procedures for preparing and submitting an article by reading any of several reference books written by those who have "made it" in the business. These procedures vary, however, with each author; also, they say little or nothing about the actual business of writing well. Ultimately, then, a writer must test the waters of freelance magazine writing by trying and failing and trying again.

This paper details the …