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The Talismanic Seal Stone Of Crete: A Re-Evaluation., Catherine Stram

School of Art, Art History, and Design: Theses and Student Creative Work

This thesis presents a re-evaluation of the talismanic seal stones of Crete. Its purpose is to present previous scholarship on these seal stones, introduce the reader to a new way of recording and viewing seal stones through Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), and to offer the data from a study on 384 talismanic seal stones.

Seals were small stones or pieces of wood or ivory with intaglio, meaning designs were cut into their surface in order to create a relief when stamped in wet clay or a similar substance. They served several purposes: as identification, as a way of showing ownership, …

Transversal Approaches And Ecological Artwork., Madison Deanna Sevilla

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This work explores systematic ecology as it relates to sculpture and language. This project exists in two parts: a written thesis and a thesis exhibition. Although both works explore ecological systems, Unseen: Visualizing Ecological Systems investigates visualizations and concepts of the ecological, whereas this thesis continues the exploration into the ramifications of disruptions in systems. Ecological systems such as the environmental, social/mental, economic, and political define the foundations of our known world and encapsulate all regions of society. No single system can function independently of the rest and all systems contain some aspect of human-system involvement. By using the work …

Uncovering The Mystery Of Machu Picchu, Barbara Cardona

Butler Journal of Undergraduate Research

If mysteries were ranked, Machu Picchu would be on the top of the list. This Incan site, destination for millions of tourists, archaeologists and researchers each year, is one of the biggest enigmas of Incan culture. Its mesmerizing view has prompted hundreds of unanswered questions about this civilization. Incan culture revolved around cities, built without reference to the world beyond. Although the Incas were incredible architects and inventors, they lack written records, shrouding their culture in mystery for many years. While research has illuminated some facets of Incan culture, a significant question still remains: what purpose did Machu Picchu play …

Aesthetic Survival, Adrienne Devine

CGU MFA Theses

I am a mixed media artist and my creative process is guided by cultural memory, the materials I use, and the pleasure I find in the activity of making. My compulsion to make things is accompanied by a propensity for scholarship, hence, my thesis exhibition incorporates Index Obscura; a growing visual and text-based corpus of research into the history and presence of African American artists in the tapestry of American art and culture. I work with a variety of materials and techniques, and consider wide-ranging themes, connected by recurring motifs, gestures, and attributes. Abstraction creates space wherein viewers can …

Our Uncommonwealth - Kentucky And Ohio Brawled Over Indian Head Rock; Now It's In A Storage Shed, Cheryl Truman

Indian Head Rock Project

An article published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on April 25, 2017 describing the location of Indian Head Rock after its return to Kentucky and the release of a documentary on the history of the rock.

Indian Head Rock Star Of New Documentary, Mike James

Indian Head Rock Project

Article published in the Ashland Daily Independent by Mike James on the documentary featuring Indian Head Rock by Steve Middleton.

Kentucky And Ohio Brawled Over Indian Head Rock; Now It’S In A Storage Shed, Cheryl Truman

Indian Head Rock Project

Article published in the Lexington Herald Leader on the status of the Indian Head Rock from April 24, 2017.

Kentucky And Ohio Brawled Over Indian Head Rock; Now It's In A Storage Shed, Cheryl Truman

Indian Head Rock Project

Article written by Cheryl Truman and published in Lexington Herald-Leader on the Indian Head Rock and the documentary film based on the Rock by Steve Middleton.

A Light In The Darkness – The Taper Burns Of Donington Le Heath Manor House, Alison Fearn

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Book Review: Ron Baxter, The Royal Abbey Of Reading, John Mcneill

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Introduction To Special Issue On New Research On Medieval And Later Graffiti, Matthew Champion

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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A Special Class Of Prisoner: Graffiti At Winchester’S Westgate, Claire Woodhead

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Scratches And Storytelling: Graffiti And Interpretation At National Trust Sites In Kent And East Sussex, England, Nathalie Cohen

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Medieval Milwaukee: Unlikely Graffiti At The St. Joan Of Arc Chapel, Crystal Hollis

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Book Review: Douglas Brine, Pious Memories. The Wall- Mounted Memorial In The Burgundian Netherlands, Sophie Oosterwijk

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Book Review: Susie Nash Et Al., Late Medieval Panel Paintings Ii. Materials, Methods, Meanings, Lucy Wrapson

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Discoveries: Possible Medieval Synagogue Uncovered Near Sea Of Galilee

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Discoveries: Lost Early-Medieval Kingdom In Galloway

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Discoveries: Thirty Lead Coffins Of “Lost” Archbishops Of Canterbury Discovered In Deconsecrated Church Next To Lambeth Palace

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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The Priest, The Prostitute, And The Slander On The Walls: Shifting Perceptions Towards Historic Graffiti, Matthew Champion

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Monsters, Masons, And Markers: An Overview Of The Graffiti At All Saints Church, Leighton Buzzard, Becky Williams

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Conclusions Regarding The Study Of Medieval Graffiti, Becky Williams

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Pious Phalluses And Holy Vulvas: The Religious Importance Of Some Sexual Body-Part Badges In Late-Medieval Europe (1200-1550), Ben Reiss

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Discoveries: Rare Noah's Ark Mosaic Uncovered In Ancient Israeli Synagogue

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Discoveries: Rebuilding Or Restoring The North Tower Of St. Denis

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Discoveries: Reconstructing The Castle Of Füzér, Hungary

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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From The Cabildo To The Creole Cottage: Historic Architecture In The French Quarter Of New Orleans, Justin C. Oakley, Perky Beisel

Undergraduate Research Conference

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Bad Curation: Exhibiting "Degenerate Art", Hannah Colletti

Undergraduate Research Conference

In a time of censorship and social control under the ideology of the Nazi regime, Hitler and his counterparts produced an exhibition to discredit artistic developments deemed inappropriate and counterproductive for society. This project analyzed the ''Degenerate Art'' exhibition within the context of Nazi Germany, giving particular attention to the curatorial methods used to display the works, in order to understand the purpose of this exhibition and evaluate its impact.

The Eighteenth-Century Origins Of Sally Mann’S “New Child”, Victoria L. Pitts

Georgia College Student Research Events

Sally Mann’s 1992 series, Immediate Family, of sixty-five gelatin silver prints captures her three young children—Emmett, Virginia, and Jessie—in various stages of nudity while delighting in the pleasures of childhood games, including roller-skating, swimming, and fishing. Critics have argued that Mann’s overtly sexualized depictions of her children transgress the traditional, unsullied representation of youth in art history. The abandonment of proper social norms for the comportment of children in Mann’s work parallels similarly transgressive themes explored by other twentieth-century photographers, including Diane Arbus and Nan Goldin. Arbus and Goldin reveal the world of outsiders in their depictions of club goers, …