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Sarah Spurgeon: Artist And Educator, Karen J. Blair
Sarah Spurgeon: Artist And Educator, Karen J. Blair
History Faculty Scholarship
This brief article is a personal history of Sarah Spurgeon (1903-1985), who was a professor of art (painting and drawing) and art education in the Department of Art and Design at Central Washington University between 1939 and 1971.
First Fire, Richard Bresnahan
First Fire, Richard Bresnahan
Asian Studies Faculty Publications
Potter Richard Bresnahan discusses wood firing. He asserts that it is not the placing of the pots in the kiln but where they are not placed that is the truth of wood firing; this theory involves the creation of a chamber in the kiln where no pots at all are placed. The theory, he continues, provided him with the answers to several problems in wood firing, including the problem of building a front fire-mouth chamber from previous first chambers. He adds that there is also the problem of combining three distinctly different styles of firing in a larger kiln for …
The Seven Deadly Sins Of Hieronymus Bosch, Sally A. Struthers
The Seven Deadly Sins Of Hieronymus Bosch, Sally A. Struthers
Art and Art History Faculty Publications
Some have tried to explain the iconography of Bosch’s works through alchemy, astrology, medicine and the Adamites. Bosch’s work is rich, and seems to come from a number of sources, but he always drew from traditional Christian themes. The sinfulness of mankind is a major theme in Bosch’s oeuvre, and is bound up with the late Medieval theme of the punishments of the damned at the Last Judgment. The theme of the seven deadly sins pervades every surviving painting by Hieronymus Bosch.
The Professionalization Of Artists: A New Approach To The Social History Of Art, Mcclelland
The Professionalization Of Artists: A New Approach To The Social History Of Art, Mcclelland
History Faculty Publications
Perhaps because of the somewhat inchoate and seemingly disorganized nature of the world of the arts, most students of modern social history and professions have steered clear of engagement with this fascinating crowd. Yet further acquaintance with the subject reveals that artists did in fact attempt to professionalize, and -- even if their efforts were not as successful as those of some others -- these efforts left a clear record of articulated demands and statements.