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Landmark Report (Vol. 11, No. 2), Kentucky Library Research Collections Dec 1990

Landmark Report (Vol. 11, No. 2), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Landmark Report

Newsletter published by the Landmark Association; this local group advocates the preservation, protection and maintenance of architectural, cultural and archaeological resources in Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky


The Future Of Jewish Monuments, Samuel Gruber, Samuel D. Gruber Nov 1990

The Future Of Jewish Monuments, Samuel Gruber, Samuel D. Gruber

Religion - All Scholarship

Exhibition essay from first exhibition focused on the documentation, protection and preservation of Jewish monuments and historic sites. The exhibition opened in conjunction with the international conference "The Future of Jewish Monuments," organized by the Jewish Heritage Council of the World Monuments Fund. The exhibition focused on the needs of historic sites in Eastern Europe, North Africa, the united States and elsewhere, and made the case for international support.


X-Ray Rock Art Of Australia And Southeast Asia, Paul Faulstich Nov 1990

X-Ray Rock Art Of Australia And Southeast Asia, Paul Faulstich

Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research

Throughout the world, cultures have expressed social, economic, and religious concerns through art. As the oldest surviving artistic form, rock art illustrates mankind's continuing effort to understand his place in the material and immaterial worlds. The study of rock art can lend an important insight into prehistory, as it provides the earliest illustration of beliefs, technologies, and activities.


Birds, "Meniskoi," And Head Attributes In Archaic Greece, Brunilde S. Ridgway Oct 1990

Birds, "Meniskoi," And Head Attributes In Archaic Greece, Brunilde S. Ridgway

Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Faculty Research and Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Nemea Valley Archaeological Project: A Preliminary Report, James C. Wright, J. F. Cherry, J. L. Davis, E. Mantzourani, S. B. Sutton, R. F. Sutton Oct 1990

The Nemea Valley Archaeological Project: A Preliminary Report, James C. Wright, J. F. Cherry, J. L. Davis, E. Mantzourani, S. B. Sutton, R. F. Sutton

Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Faculty Research and Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Huntington Mansion In New York: Economics Of Architecture And Decoration In The 1890s, Isabelle Hyman Oct 1990

The Huntington Mansion In New York: Economics Of Architecture And Decoration In The 1890s, Isabelle Hyman

The Courier

In 1889 railroad millionaire Collis P. Huntington (1821-1900) and his wife Arabella (d. 1924) purchased a large property on the southeast comer of New York's Fifth Avenue and Fifty-seventh Street, the most fashionable residential neighborhood of the period, and undertook to build there another of the great stone piles that constituted the habitats of the very rich during the city's Gilded Age. Aspects of the history of the Fifty-seventh Street Huntington mansion have been recounted, but supplementary information about its decoration and about the artists and craftsmen who embellished it can be found in the George Arents Research Library at …


Landmark Report (Vol. 11, No. 1), Kentucky Library Research Collections Aug 1990

Landmark Report (Vol. 11, No. 1), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Landmark Report

Newsletter published by the Landmark Association; this local group advocates the preservation, protection and maintenance of architectural, cultural and archaeological resources in Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky


Review Of Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (Limc), Vol. 4 (Eros-Herakles), Brunilde S. Ridgway Jul 1990

Review Of Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (Limc), Vol. 4 (Eros-Herakles), Brunilde S. Ridgway

Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Faculty Research and Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Development And Structure Of Mycenaean Industries, James C. Wright Apr 1990

The Development And Structure Of Mycenaean Industries, James C. Wright

Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Faculty Research and Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Landmark Report (Vol.10, No.2), Kentucky Library Research Collections Apr 1990

Landmark Report (Vol.10, No.2), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Landmark Report

Newsletter published by the Landmark Association; this local group advocates the preservation, protection and maintenance of architectural, cultural and archaeological resources in Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky


The New School Of Wood Engraving, Edward A. Gokey Apr 1990

The New School Of Wood Engraving, Edward A. Gokey

The Courier

This article traces the history of modern wood engraving, including the argument in the art world that took place regarding whether wood engraving could be considered "art" in the first place. As the art form gained popularity with print publishers due to its convenience and beauty, internal debates took place about which direction the art form should take, especially within the "New School" of wood engraving that had emerged. Research for the article was aided by Syracuse University's Special Collections.


Portfolio, Donald Kurka Jan 1990

Portfolio, Donald Kurka

Historical Material

The Fall 1990 newsletter for the Ut Department of Art covers the establishment of student-run Gallery 1010, the grand opening of The Knoxville Museum of Art, the dedication of the Sculpture Tour permanent collection to Chancellor Jack Reese, a Ewing Gallery exhibition by Mary Beth Edelson, and the retirement of painting professor Richard Clarke.


Ordering The Urban Environment: City Statutes And City Planning In Medieval Todi, Italy, Samuel Gruber, Samuel D. Gruber Jan 1990

Ordering The Urban Environment: City Statutes And City Planning In Medieval Todi, Italy, Samuel Gruber, Samuel D. Gruber

Art & Music Histories - All Scholarship

Presents examples of how legal system and city government action ordered the urban environment through regulations and actions for streets size and widths, building materials, size and appearance, and distribution of activities. As demonstrated in the medieval Umbrian town of Todi, such regulations helped create the image of the medieval town we appreciate today.


An Iconographic Index To Danmarks Kirker 1100-1600: Supplement To Part I, James Mills Jan 1990

An Iconographic Index To Danmarks Kirker 1100-1600: Supplement To Part I, James Mills

Early Drama, Art, and Music

A supplement to the partial index published in 1987.


Richard Lippold: Space As A Metaphor For The Spiritual In Art, Curtis L. Carter Jan 1990

Richard Lippold: Space As A Metaphor For The Spiritual In Art, Curtis L. Carter

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Review Of L'Immagine Dell'imperatore Ottone Iii, By Gerhart B. Ladner, Dale Kinney Jan 1990

Review Of L'Immagine Dell'imperatore Ottone Iii, By Gerhart B. Ladner, Dale Kinney

History of Art Faculty Research and Scholarship

No abstract provided.