The abolition of Russian serfdom in 1861 and American slavery in 1865 transformed both nations as Russian peasants and African Americans gained new rights as subjects and citizens.
One of the most important monuments of Imperial Rome and at the same time one of the most poorly understood, the Column of Marcus Aurelius has long stood in the shadow of the Column of Trajan.
Analyzing the modernist art movement that arose in Cairo and Alexandria from the late nineteenth century through the 1960s, Alex Dika Seggerman reveals how the visual arts were part of a multifaceted transnational modernism.
This book invites readers into a growing, dynamic conversation among scholars and critics around a vibrant community of artists from an African American South.
Inspired by a companion exhibition, Southern/Modern is the first book to survey progressive art created in the American South during the first half of the twentieth century.
Before he joined the staff of Punch and designed its iconic front cover, illustrator Richard "e;Dicky"e; Doyle was a young man whose father (political caricaturist John Doyle) charged him with sending a weekly letter, even though they lived under the same roof.
Between 2009 and 2014, as the nation contemplatedthe historic election of Barack Obama andendured the effects of the Great Recession, Matthew Frye Jacobson set out with a camera to explore and document what was discernible to the historians eye during this tumultuous period.
This anthology foregrounds the complex interplay of artistic production, material conditions, and political conjuncture in East Roman Empire and the wider Orthodox Commonwealth.
The first monograph to address Ben Jonson's thought on the visual arts, Image, Word, and Catholicism in Ben Jonson's Works: Curating Pictures, shows how Jonson placed a high value on the visual arts and the extent to which he designed his poetics around visual frames.
The first monograph to address Ben Jonson's thought on the visual arts, Image, Word, and Catholicism in Ben Jonson's Works: Curating Pictures, shows how Jonson placed a high value on the visual arts and the extent to which he designed his poetics around visual frames.
A trailblazer for women photographers in the South, North Carolinas Bayard Wootten (18751959) overcame economic hardship, gender discrimination, and the obscurity of a small-town upbringing to become the states most significant early female photographer.
The fight for racial equality in the nineteenth century played out not only in marches and political conventions but also in the print and visual culture created and disseminated throughout the United States by African Americans.
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2024 im Fachbereich Kunst - Kunstgeschichte, Note: 1,0, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Institut für Kunstgeschichte), Veranstaltung: Die Rezeption der Französischen Revolution in der Kunst der Moderne, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Hausarbeit widmet sich Pablo Picassos künstlerischen Paraphrasen und Stilzitaten von Jacques-Louis Davids Gemälde 'Der Tod des Marat'.
Art and the Influence of Revolution explores the extraordinary cultural flourishing of 1925, a year that remains a high-water mark for international literature and cinema.
Drawing from 167 examples of decorative needlework-primarily samplers and quilts from 114 collections across the United States-made by individual women aged forty years and over between 1820 and 1860, this exquisitely illustrated book explores how women experienced social and cultural change in antebellum America.
Now available in a gorgeous hardcover slipcase edition, this "e;object d'art"e; will be sure to add grace and elegance to tea shelves, coffee tables and bookshelves.
For almost three hundred years the noble T'ang Dynasty fostered a period of artistic and intellectual endeavor which has never been equaled in the history of China.
A History of Japanese Art offers readers a comprehensive view of Japanese art through Japanese eyesa view that is the most revealing of all perspectives.
With dozens of beautiful photographs and extensive text, this Malaysian art book is a testament to the skill and spirituality of Malaysia's traditional woodcarvers.
Featuring over 450 archival photographs and line drawings, Chinese Dress traces the evolution of Chinese clothing from court and formal costumes to the fashions of modern China.
With over 630 striking color photos and illustrations, this Chinese art guide focuses on the rich tapestry of symbolism which makes up the basis of traditional Chinese art.
With over 350 full-color photographs and in-depth text, Classic Thai showcases the finest interior design art and architecture of the Kingdom of Thailand.
The art of Japanese woodblock printing, known as ukiyo-e ("e;pictures of the floating world"e;), reflects the rich history and way of life in Japan hundreds of years ago.
Written over a century ago when Japan was abandoning its rich traditions to embrace the hysteria of colonization, this classic written by Okakura Kakuzo helped preserve the masterpieces of Japanese art and culture by illuminating the spirit of the Japanese Tea Masters.
Zen & Oriental Art is an indispensable, beautifully illustrated introduction to the influences of Zen Buddhism on Oriental painting, folk art, and architecture, with a special section on the role of Zen in twentieth-century art and architecture in the West.
Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2026 im Fachbereich Kunst - Kunstgeschichte, Note: 2,0, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Kunsthistorisches Institut), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeit untersucht den Malprozess Bridget Rileys und dessen Bedeutung für ihren Schaffensprozess.
In 1985, the Sohio oil company commissioned Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen to design and construct a large outdoor sculpture for its new corporate headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio.
Phenomenology has played a decisive role in the emergence of the discourse of place, now indispensable to many disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, and the contribution of Merleau-Ponty's thought to architectural theory and practice is well established.
If modernism initially came to Africa through colonial contact, what does Ethiopia's inimitable historical condition-its independence save for five years under Italian occupation-mean for its own modernist tradition?
Ancient Bovillae is the first comprehensive study in English about the ancient city south of Rome that flourished for centuries before eventual abandonment.
This first-of-its-kind book brings together writing by artists and scholars to survey the lively field of Puerto Rican experimental dance across four decades.
This first-of-its-kind book brings together writing by artists and scholars to survey the lively field of Puerto Rican experimental dance across four decades.
A beautifully illustrated history of the many inventive, poetic, and alluring ways in which color swatches have been selected and stagedThe need to categorize and communicate color has mobilized practitioners and scholars for centuries.
From 1952 to 1981, South Africa's apartheid government ran an art school for the training of African art teachers at Indaleni, in what is today KwaZulu-Natal.
