FRICK FINE ARTS LIBRARY ART HISTORY: CONTEMPORARY ART Library Guide Series‚ No. 9 “Qui scit ubi scientis sit‚ ille est proximus habenti.” -- Brunetiere* This bibliography is highly selective and is meant only as a starting place to aid the beginning art history student in his/her search for library material. The list does not include materials on individual artists. The serious student will find other relevant sources by noting citations within the encyclopedias‚ books‚ journal articles‚ and
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Indian Art is the art produced on the Indian subcontinent from about the 3rd millennium BC to modern times. To viewers schooled in the Western tradition‚ Indian art may seem overly ornate and sensuous; appreciation of its refinement comes only gradually‚ as a rule. Voluptuous feeling is given unusually free expression in Indian culture. A strong sense of design is also characteristic of Indian art and can be observed in its modern as well as in its traditional forms. The vast scope of the art of India
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Of the many crimes that are present in this day and age‚ one that not only vandalizes the property‚ but as well as historical background is that of art theft. A crime that has taken away the sanctity of churches as well as many other religious and historical sites. Thefts have ranged from WWII (World War II) to the times of the Holocaust. Of the items that were taken from the churches‚ relics were items of great priority. These items not only had great value to the churches they were stolen from
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Over the summer I was lucky enough to visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington‚ D.C. Although it’s hard to believe‚ the most impactful object I saw in the museum was an old‚ barely visible footprint! Obviously‚ there were numerous important artifacts I saw that day‚ but that footprint helped teach me the importance of always offering as much help as one can give. About midway through the museum‚ a timeworn train car was arranged as a doorway to the next exhibit. Despite the
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The short answer to the above-entitled question is no‚ the Museum of Tolerance is not tolerant. The long answer‚ since everything has both long and short answers these days‚ is the Museum tries to be as tolerant as it can‚ but as my guide commented "humanity is simply incapable of not being prejudiced." Instead of spending the following pages explaining why this exhibit is less tolerant then that exhibit‚ I would like to break this paper up into two parts: the first a discussion on the tolerance
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ΛΙΓΗΤΣ “ΝΔ ΣΟΥΝΔΣ The trip on February 10 ‚ 2011 to Lights and Sounds was very educational and was very fun . The parts about Jose P. Rizal were very interesting and I learned a lot about his life. There were two parts that scared me the most . First ‚ was the one where we saw the characters of Noli Me Tangere and El Felibusterismo . What scared me there was Sisa ‚ because of her laugh( while she cried ) and how she moved . The second thing that scared me was at the last part when we
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Washington Exhibit Celebrates the Art of Wood Turning and Carving Friday‚ January 14‚ 2011 Photo: VOA - J. Taboh Wood turner Eliot Feldman uses a lathe to shape a block of wood into a drinking vessel. Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. This week we play music by Nora Jane Struthers‚ and answer a question about Facebook. But first we look at an exhibit in Washington that celebrates the art of wood turning and carving. Revolution in Wood www.justlisten.cn
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able to go up to them and look at the details rather than staring at the photographs also made me more interested in the art itself. For this assignment I decided to compare “Seated Statue of Gudea” and “Statue of Eros Sleeping”. Fist‚ the “Seated statue of Gudea” is from 2150–2100 B.C. the Neo-Sumerian period. It is a 44cm tall Diorite statue. The description at the museum mentioned that this sculpture belongs to a series of diorite statues commissioned by Gudea‚ who was a Mesopotamian king
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TEACHING OF ART HISTORY IN ART EDUCATION A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA IN THE PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF BACHOLOUR OF FINE ART IN ART EDUCATION BY NANCY MITALI MONDOL UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF MR. M.G. KIDWAI (SUPERVISOR) DEPARTMENT OF PAINTING JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA NEW DELHI-110025 INDIA 2010 CONTENTS
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Is graffiti art? Anyone who lives in a big city knows that graffiti is becoming more popular. When it comes to the topic of graffiti‚ most of us will readily agree that it is a rising art for. Where this argument usually ends‚ however‚ is on the question of is graffiti art. Whereas some convinced that it is vandalism‚ other maintains that it is a crime. Most people would agree that graffiti is a way an artist can express his or her feelings‚ inspires today’s generation‚
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