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the first tasks undertaken by Weatherford is to define the term "Native American" itself. Indeed, the term Native American is a c...
in the reigning powers influence over art. In addition, art was commonly used to glorify those in control at the time, a reality n...
opposites."1 Art is perhaps the most obvious place that one can envision the true nature of this balance as presented by the Chine...
point that there was a strongly ritualistic and shamanic element to funeral rites: pictorial representations of funeral ceremonies...
spirited figure of St George in armour, expressing in the head of this saint the beauty of youth, courage and valour in arms, and ...
desire of Gropius to make "modern artists familiar with science and economics," which he felt would "unite creative imagination wi...
the post-Civil War period, which was one of unprecedented patronage for the arts from government and private sources, produced wor...
Holofernes reflects the angst so commonly portrayed in Gentileschis work. With the prospect of danger forever just around the cor...
spread across Europe, and as the technology spread, so did ideas, revolutions and feelings (Phinney, 2002). During the 19t...
"exciting, gripping story of crime and bloodshed" (Anonymous PG) leaves the reader with many unanswered questions, which only serv...
Common Definitions One of the earlier definitions of pornography appeared in an 1864 edition of Websters dictionary: "licentious ...
life that one would want to aspire toward. And, typically, as in a religious painting, the consequences of not choosing the faith ...
elements in their temples and homes, would also lend credibility to the fact that the codices were a form of written language, rat...
North and the more rural, ante-bellum Old South. Most historians agree that, in addition to the concept of slavery, vast d...
people of Mexico have a very complex and elegant non-linear writing style. We call their ancient documents codices (hieroglyphic p...
life..." (Tait PG). It is important for the student to emphasis the individuality of artistic endeavor with regard to arguing the...
what is present. It can be said that this theme of absence, of something not completely right, which is featured in most of their ...
predecessor to writing (Tierney & Readance, 2000 as cited in David, & Capraro, 2001) . Again, there are few who would argue that ...
its ruler and padding back to America in search of the woman who scorned his advances when he was nothing more than a lowly consum...
the epitome of this planning. Many of the same criteria which are used to ascertain contemporary cities can be used to...
the nineteenth century, painting was characterized by "flights of imagination" and "academic glorifications of the heroic past" (F...
their relationship to human development and a greater awareness evolved of the role and the importance of the individual rather th...
only permitted slavery, but found it acceptable, and the economic reasons which perpetrated the condition for so long. To the mode...
graphic art, indeed there is a plethora of advertisements form the Victorian era that may be seen as accomplished graphic art, wit...
- the nation then being confined largely to the east coast" (Theatre History, 2003). The four largest theatre towns were Philadel...
completely rejected the "establishment" and decided that it was unwise to trust anyone over the age of thirty. This was clearly a ...
an imaginary podium, and is steadily building volume when Socrates interrupts.) Socrates: Oh, I see. Then the nude statuary that s...
and the author. Puryears attempts to reveal the characteristics of greatness in military leadership. Here, Puryears has uncovere...
is all there in his first pictures" (Phillips, 1993, p. 20). Although his early works are regarded as nothing particularly extrao...
son. Ansel was quite the musician and for many years believed that the music would be his professional career choice. However, h...