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Nothing Left To Say, Joel Fisher

Art Honors Theses

Sculpture BFA Exhibition held December 5-9, 2011 in the Devries Student Gallery, Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Western Michigan University.

Michigan Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, Brandon Bruce Dellario

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Artwork.

[Photographs], Valerie Dawn Hampton

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Photos of the Abbey Church of Rievaulxand The Cloister, An Augustinian Convent Translated to the Bahama.

Artwork, Brandon Bruce Dellario

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Michigan Ruby-throated Hummingbird and two untitled paintings.

Artwork, Brandon Dellario, Alessandra Santos Pye

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Artwork by Brandon Dellario: Hummingbird, Annarose, Boats, Moon Over Marin, Blue Sail Boat. Cover art also by Dellario.

Artwork by Alessandra Santos Pye: The exhausted bird remains exuberant.

Re-Visioning White Nudes: Race And Sexual Discourse In Ottoman Harems 1700-1900, Jennifer M. Black

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As a viable social actor, art constitutes one of many institutions participating in the creation and reification of ideologies constructed within our society. Investigating the work of Ingres, Gérôme, and others reveals striking connections between the ritual use of Europeanized women in Orientalist harem paintings and the perpetual nature of women’s social oppression. A close examination of prominent works provokes the question “why paint recognizably white women against such non-white Eastern backdrops?” Continually, visual hierarchies and prescriptive codes allow the virtual entrance of the male voyeur into the painting. (first paragraph)

Creating Collaborative Art, Sarah J. Nott

Honors Theses

Project involved in-class teaching experience of the author in collaboration with Robin Nott and Gull Lake High School and third grade teacher Mary VanderWal at Ryan Intermediate School in Richland, Michigan. The project expanded upon a program pairing high school students with elementary students to participate in various activities, and for this particular instance, the students collaborated on art projects.

Increased Enrollment For The Graphic And Print Science Program Through Specialty Print Advertisement, Christa Ickowski

Honors Theses

This project evaluates whether a mailer (containing information on the Graphic and Print Science Program) that is folded in a unique manner and containing color graphics would attract more students to the program. With this printed piece the capabilities of the program's students and the program are demonstrated to attract more motivated students who wish to pursue the Graphic and Print Science field. The current method of advertising the program consists of sending form letters which tend to be a little interest to the target audience of high school graphic arts students. With a specialty folded, 4-color mailing in a …

Contemporary Clothing Issues Of Women Who Are Post-Mastectomy, Carol Beard

Dissertations

The intent of this three-paper format dissertation is to examine three topics germane to the clothing requirements and clothing acquisition of women who are postmastectomy. Each paper’s focus resides within a broader theme of addressing a population that has specialized clothing needs. While each study is independent in nature, they build on each other. The first paper describes the demographics of the population and how those demographics and treatment path for breast cancer provide a different framework for reaction to the retail offerings currently on the market. The next paper focuses on the association between demographics and treatment path of …