William McKinnon IV Geology Lab Report: Gold Mine and Museum January 27th 2013 Gold is the buzzword associated with some of the most amazing human migrations during the 19th century. The first major gold rush occurred in Dahlonega‚ GA. This town lies in the portion of the state that is in the Appalachian gold belt and was originally discovered by Benjamin Parks in 1828. It is estimated that the total amount of gold yet to be retrieved from the Earth is 100‚000 tons. South Africa is the world’s
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2015). There is an early example of this painting technique usage in the Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ where frescoes recovered from the Villa of P. Fannius Synistorat at Boscoreale‚ an area north of Pompeii‚ are exhibited. These wall paintings‚ dated somewhere between the 40–30 B.C‚ use various trompe l’oeil devices to simulate objects and architectural details which in reality aren’t there (The Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ 2004). Then‚ the purpose of the illusion was purely ornamental. Trompe l’oeil
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The artifact that I picked from Metropolitan Museum of Art is called Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara of the Lion’s Roar. It is a large wood statue of an Avalokiteshvara‚ the basic idol of Buddhism‚ completed around the 12th century in China during the Ming Dynasty. The Buddha Statue is a representation of the philosophical belief system of Buddhism. Different Buddha Statues have different meanings. Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara symbolizes "the compassion in the world and the willingness to bear the pain
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As I entered the gallery where the Bust of Queen Nefertiti was displayed‚ my attention came to a complete focous on the work. The lifelike beauty radiating from this work of art has the ability to capture all attention in the room. I could only imagine that Queen Nefertiti had the same capability herself. The formal elements that contributed to the intensity of the art were color‚ shape‚ and pattern. The bust features an array of colors covering the entire surface of the figure. A soft‚ brown color
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The object being analyzed is the Railing Pillar Yakshi on display at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena. The object depicts a yakshi‚ traditionally a fertility spirit‚ usually associated with a tree‚ standing on top of a gremlin or imp-like figure in relief. Above the yakshi is another smaller figure in which only the torso is shown. The second smaller figure is surrounded by columns and appears to be in something like a chaitya hall. The yakshi has a similar purpose to others surrounding such places
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You were involved for several years as a committee member in the Museum Computer Group‚ a group interested in the relationship between the museums and digital technologies. In what ways‚ do you feel that digital technologies can further develop to enhance the future prospects of Museums? The Museum Computer Group is an open and interesting group. I was involved in a couple of their conferences and some of their meetings and it was really interesting. What I found quite frustrating‚ quite difficult
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SUMMER PROJECT A VISIT TO NATIONAL HANDICRAFTS AND HANDLOOM MUSEUM‚ NEW DELHI B.F.TECH SESSION: 2012-16 NIFT KOLKATA CERTIFICATE DATE: This is to certify that the summer project document is bonafide work done by RAVI RANJAN of Batch 2012-2016 during the 3rd semester in B.F.Tech course‚ National Institute of Fashion Technology‚ Kolkata. The document is submitted in partial fulfilment of curriculum requirement of the 3rd semester‚ Bachelor of Fashion Technology. The work found to be
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laboratories and study rooms which are given functionality through the servant spaces (Manrique‚ 11/08/04). This concept was practiced through out most of Kahn ’s career‚ but is most notable in his ingenious designs of the Salk Institute and Kimbell Art Museum. The Salk Institute located in La Jolla California is of the most unusual nature. The building is set up into two large towers separated by a large concrete courtyard. The building is arranged in this way because one side of it faces the ocean
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With regard to a hospital‚ a state university‚ and a museum‚ define (a) a possible primary aim‚ or goal‚ of each‚ (b) some of the constraints under which they operate‚ and (c) the relationship of (a) and (b) to the study of managerial economics. Name of Firm Primary Goals Possible Constraints We‚ the San Pedro Hospital community of health workers commit to: • Provide the best quality and compassionate health care services in satisfying all individuals with respect and reverence of their person;
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1. Why‚ according to Abram‚ are conversations about immigration important in the context of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum? Abram says conversations about immigration are important due the lack of knowledge Americans have today about how their ancestors immigrating to the U.S. is very similar to why immigrants come to America today. Not only why immigrants came to America but what was life like. It looks like Abram wanted to fix the social norm of fear and hatred to immigrants today but found
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