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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Portraits Of Human Monsters In The Renaissance: Dwarves, Hirsutes, And Castrati As Idealized Anatomical Anomalies, Touba Ghadessi
Portraits Of Human Monsters In The Renaissance: Dwarves, Hirsutes, And Castrati As Idealized Anatomical Anomalies, Touba Ghadessi
Monsters, Prodigies, and Demons: Medieval and Early Modern Constructions of Alterity
At the center of this interdisciplinary study are court monsters - dwarves, hirsutes, and misshapen individuals - who, by their very presence, altered Renaissance ethics vis-à-vis anatomical difference, social virtues, and scientific knowledge. These monsters evolved from objects of curiosity, to scientific cases, to legally independent beings. Although many images of and writings about these individuals depict them as jokes of nature or indices of courtly wit, others transcend these categories, combining a vocabulary of courtly self-fashioning with close observations akin to dissections that humanize monsters, while simultaneously stressing their anatomical difference. More importantly, the works examined in this book …
James Rogers Senior Art Exhibition Portfolio, James Rogers
James Rogers Senior Art Exhibition Portfolio, James Rogers
Senior Art Portfolios
This portfolio contains several graphic design illustrations and one package design all created by James Rogers
Sadie Jung Senior Art Exhibition Portfolio 2018, Sadie Jung
Sadie Jung Senior Art Exhibition Portfolio 2018, Sadie Jung
Senior Art Portfolios
Senior Art Show Exhibition Portfolio by Sadie Jung. This exhibition includes five oil paintings and one documentary.
Adorn The Halls: History Of The Art Collection At Thomas Jefferson University, Julie S. Berkowitz
Adorn The Halls: History Of The Art Collection At Thomas Jefferson University, Julie S. Berkowitz
Jefferson History Books
On March 11, 1871 Samuel D. Gross, M.D., the internationally celebrated surgeon and author, entreated fellow Jefferson alumni to "adorn the halls" with portraits of those who had "devoted their lives to the service of the school," and thus "inspire the pupil with ambition to excel in great and noble works." This clarion call to emulate European medical and scientific institutions by memorializing their great men was taken up almost immediately.
One hundred and twenty-five years later, Thomas Jefferson university is still securing portraits, accepting art donations and bequests, and exhibiting art works effectively. By manifesting an appreciation for the …
1963-01, Photograph 003, Raphael H. Barto
1963-01, Photograph 003, Raphael H. Barto
Bette J. Barto correspondence
This collection contains 139 correspondence from Maj. Bette J. Barto, USAFE to her parents while serving as a nurse during the late 1950s and 1960s. Also included are three photographs, one special orders document, and one marriage license. In several cases, Bette refers to her parents as "Lizzie" and "Hugh Elmer," or simply "Elmer." Three letters from 1961 or 1962 are undated and placed in a separate folder.
Undated, Photograph 002, Bette J. Barto
Undated, Photograph 002, Bette J. Barto
Bette J. Barto correspondence
This collection contains 139 correspondence from Maj. Bette J. Barto, USAFE to her parents while serving as a nurse during the late 1950s and 1960s. Also included are three photographs, one special orders document, and one marriage license. In several cases, Bette refers to her parents as "Lizzie" and "Hugh Elmer," or simply "Elmer." Three letters from 1961 or 1962 are undated and placed in a separate folder.
Photograph: Tintype In Paper Sleeve Depicting A Man And Two Young Women, N.D., Anonymous
Photograph: Tintype In Paper Sleeve Depicting A Man And Two Young Women, N.D., Anonymous
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Tintype exposure is about 1"W x 2"H.
A girl in a white dress stands next to a seated man in dark clothes with her left arm around his shoulder. The man wears a hat and his hands rest on his lap. A young woman or girl, also in a white dress, sits next to him with her hands folded in her lap.
Date of photograph is unknown but tintypes flourished in popularity in the 1860s and 1870s and the clothing of the figures suggests a similar time period.
Carte-De-Visite, Full Portrait Of Mr. & Mrs. "General Tom Thumb" In Their Wedding Costume, 1863, By Matthew Brady., Matthew B. Brady, E. & H.T. Anthony
Carte-De-Visite, Full Portrait Of Mr. & Mrs. "General Tom Thumb" In Their Wedding Costume, 1863, By Matthew Brady., Matthew B. Brady, E. & H.T. Anthony
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Charles Sherwood Stratton (whose stage name was "General Tom Thumb" in P.T. Barnum's productions) is pictured with his wife Lavinia Stratton (maiden name: Warren). Stratton and Warren were married on February 10, 1863. Verso of CDV includes mimeographed inscriptions by the couple.
Carte-De-Visite, Full Portrait Of "Commodore Nutt," George Washington Morrison Nutt., Silsbee, Case, & Co.
Carte-De-Visite, Full Portrait Of "Commodore Nutt," George Washington Morrison Nutt., Silsbee, Case, & Co.
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
"Commodore Nutt," a character played by little person George Washington Morrison Nutt in P.T. Barnum's productions, is portrayed.