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Modern American Cover Art: The Great Gatsby Through Time, Jessica Harrell Apr 2018

Modern American Cover Art: The Great Gatsby Through Time, Jessica Harrell

Senior Theses

Book jackets and cover art are, more than anything, an advertising tool used to attract consumers, promote book sales, and establish company identity. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a staple in the canon of American literature whose cover art has drastically transformed in the ninety years since its original publication. This thesis traces these changes over time, focusing specifically on publishing history, art history, American culture, and thematic interpretations. In doing so, I found that the most substantial influences on these covers were publishing house identity, design trends, and available artistic techniques. Ultimately, The Great Gatsby’s cover …


Handheld Art, Karen Heid Jan 2016

Handheld Art, Karen Heid

Digital Projects

Handheld Art is a virtual learning environment for the classroom, encouraging interdisciplinary study by merging art and the humanities for K-12 education.


Art Or Science?, Allison Marsh Jan 2014

Art Or Science?, Allison Marsh

Section 3: Imaging the Fast Moving

No abstract provided.


Ghosts Of The Horseshoe, Heidi Rae Cooley, Richard Walker, Duncan Buell Jan 2014

Ghosts Of The Horseshoe, Heidi Rae Cooley, Richard Walker, Duncan Buell

Digital Projects

Ghosts of the Horseshoe (Ghosts) is a mobile interactive application that endeavors to bring into view--literally, on mobile micro screens (iPads and iPhones at present)--the largely unknown history of slavery at South Carolina College. It deploys game mechanics (i.e., ludic methods), as well as Augmented Reality (AR) and GPS functionality to generate awareness of and questioning about what otherwise seems ordinary: a grassy space at the center of a university campus. It organizes content into distinct but overlapping themes: (1) architectural ghosts (e.g., razed outbuildings); (2) human ghosts (e.g., un/named enslaved persons); and (3) the historic Wall delimiting the Horseshoe …


Usc's Nanocenter, Allison Marsh Jan 2012

Usc's Nanocenter, Allison Marsh

Section 5: Imaging at the Nano Scale

No abstract provided.


Fact Or Fiction?, Allison Marsh Jan 2012

Fact Or Fiction?, Allison Marsh

Section 5: Imaging at the Nano Scale

No abstract provided.


Nano Imaging, Allison Marsh Jan 2012

Nano Imaging, Allison Marsh

Section 5: Imaging at the Nano Scale

No abstract provided.


Choosing An Instrument, Allison Marsh Jan 2012

Choosing An Instrument, Allison Marsh

Section 5: Imaging at the Nano Scale

No abstract provided.


What Is Nanotechnology?, Allison Marsh Jan 2012

What Is Nanotechnology?, Allison Marsh

Section 5: Imaging at the Nano Scale

No abstract provided.


Spotlight On Usc: Department Of Art, Allison Marsh Jan 2012

Spotlight On Usc: Department Of Art, Allison Marsh

Section 5: Imaging at the Nano Scale

No abstract provided.


Art Versus Image, Allison Marsh Jan 2012

Art Versus Image, Allison Marsh

Section 5: Imaging at the Nano Scale

No abstract provided.


Nanotechnology In Everyday Life, Allison Marsh Jan 2012

Nanotechnology In Everyday Life, Allison Marsh

Section 5: Imaging at the Nano Scale

No abstract provided.