institution‚ the Dallas Museum of Art significantly improved its standing within the art world when it received the undeniably world-class modern and contemporary art collections of three prominent local collectors (the Hoffmans‚ the Rachofskys‚ and the Roses); the collections‚ gifted together in an unprecedented deal‚ totaled more than 900 works and with subsequent acquisitions has grown since the announcement to more than 1‚200. The Edward Larrabee Barnes-designed museum also contains impressive
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The exhibit that I viewed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art was one about European Art between the years 1100-1500. This was a series of paintings‚ sculptures‚ architecture‚ and tapestry of the Medieval and Early Renaissance as well as objects from the Middle East. This exhibit was an important part of the history of the Philadelphia Museum of Art because for the first time‚ Italian‚ Spanish‚ and Northern European paintings from the John G. Johnson collection were shown. It gave me a good idea
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Art is portrayed in so many different views. When looking at each piece of art and its cultural background I was interested to see more. I enjoyed each piece of art and the inspiration behind it was even more eye opening to me. There is a historical perspective behind each piece of art and we as people have not taken the time to see how art was started. I have never looked at art in such a serious way until now‚ being able to see such a wide variety of art and how each piece was created was very
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was four years ago‚ when I traveled from Matamoros‚ Tamaulipas to San Antonio‚ Texas. I had the opportunity of visiting San Antonio for the first time‚ and more importantly‚ of spending time with my family who I had not seen in years prior to the trip. Spending time with my family is of great value and importance to me‚ so I became utterly excited to see them as soon as I had the chance. The trip to San Antonio really consisted of time well spent with family. Our first stop was
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Unequal school funding based on wealth discrimination in the San Antonio School District deprives many Mexican-American students of the opportunity to a quality education. The Supreme Court rules that education is not a fundamental right and therefore cannot be given explicit protection by the Constitution; education is the state’s responsibility. This decision fueled the expansion of judicial federalism. INTRODUCTION I. Attention Material A. The true value of education 1. Can it be fought for
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On a recent visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ I took a tour of the museum with a lecturer. During the tour‚ the leader lectured on particular paintings. She told the know history behind each shown painting. She also gave the history of the period in which the painting was painted. The lecturer also helped everyone to understand what the colors in the paintings brought to each painting. While viewing the many paintings‚ the first one that caught my eye was Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and
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21 January 2015 Use of pathos in “San Antonio: A City Guided by Its River” and “Flood of Memories” In this essay from excerpts from “The Water and Culture Reader”‚ Alexis Harte talks about the history of the San Antonio River walk. It is also known as Paseo del Río which is a network of walkways along the banks of the San Antonio River. Today‚ the River Walk is an enormously successful special-case pedestrian street‚ one level down from the automobile street. The River Walk loops under bridges
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discussed in class. Table at the Window‚ Pablo Picasso‚ 1919 7. A work of art made in the Renaissance. (hint: think 1400-beginning of the 1600’s) Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist‚ Giuliano Bugiardini‚ 1510s 8. A drawing. Drawing of the Chief Painter Abol Hasan‚ Mohammad Shah‚ 1842-66 9. A piece that would be considered “art for day-to-day living.” Comb‚ Indian‚ Karnataka‚ 18th Century 10. An Egyptian work of art. Mosque Lamp‚ Egypt. 1320 11. A painting by Jackson Pollock. (hint:
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San Antonio has always been considered a sanctuary city‚ even though this was not publicly announced‚ everybody new that immigrants were safe here in San Antonio. Perhaps it was that most of the citizens are immigrants or maybe because citizens here see the benefits immigrants bring. Even though we considered our city a sanctuary city we can still see discrimination‚ but is something that was not out in the open‚ until recently. Recently with the election of our current president and having the
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The Alamo Mission in San Antonio also known as Mission San Antonio de Valero is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in San Antonio‚ Texas. In 1716‚ Roman Catholic missions in East Texas was being established by the Spanish government. San Juan Bautista‚ Coahuila‚ the nearest Spanish Settlement was approximately over 400 miles away. It was then declared that San Antonio de Valero would be used as a new mission. Father Antonio de San Buenaventura y Olivares was in charge of the mission which was located
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