A Painting
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A 3 page paper which offers up a hypothetical painting and the reason for painting the setting. The setting is Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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A Profile of John Romita, Sr.
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This 5 page paper contains biographical information on this illustrator whose claim to fame is the popular rendition of Spider-Man. How he contributed to the business in general is a theme of this paper. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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A Program for School Based Excellence: An Arts Program at Greenwood Primary School
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This 12 page proposal relates to the use of an Integrated Visual Arts Education programme, designed to enhance arts education learning at Greenwood Primary School (GWPS). This proposal outlines the arguments for a funding request for this programme for school-based excellence, and demonstrates how the programme has succeeded in meeting many of the needs of the learner population. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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A Semiotic Analysis from Elle Decoratio Magazine
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This 5 page paper provides a hypothetical semiotic analysis of the cover of Elle Decoratio Magazine. This paper defines the central components to be considered in this type of analysis, including factors related to the signifiers, codes and syntagmatic dimension of the cover. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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A Study Curriculum of Art, Music and Literature: How the Humanities Make Life Worth Living
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This 5 page paper considers the purpose of humanities and a key curriculum of literature, art and music to be studied which demonstrates the beauty of life. This paper also defines the humanities as a means of understanding cultural identity. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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A Study of Gulru Necipoglu’s Article “The Life of an Imperial Monument: Hagia Sophia after Byzantium”: Summary and Critique
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This is a 10 page paper discussing Gulru Necipoglu’s article “The Life of an Imperial Monument: Hagia Sophia after Byzantium”. Gulru Necipoglu’s article “The Life of an Imperial Monument: Hagia Sophia after Byzantium” highlights many of the cultural and historical aspects of Hagia Sophia since Mehmed II’s conquest of Constantinople in 1453. Necipoglu comments that her purpose for the article is to fill in many of the details which have been missed in other works relating to the transition Hagia Sophia has undergone within its last 451 years. While Necipoglu does have a great deal of professional knowledge in the field of architecture and especially that within the Islamic world, Necipoglu’s article actually emphasizes the cultural and religious significance and changes within Hagia Sophia and of the architectural changes which accompany these transitions. Her emphasis is on the cultural and religious flexibility of Hagia Sophia and not only how it accommodated the transition from being The Great Church in Christianity to becoming the great Ayasofya mosque in the Muslim world but also she reveals many of the myths which were created in order to support its growing importance in the Islamic world. While it may seem that a great many of the historical and architectural details are absent from Necipoglu’s article which preceded Byzantium, the article appears within a larger text on Hagia Sophia and its placement near the end provides a good contextual finish to the text of a monument which has undergone a great deal of architectural, cultural and religious renovation and change. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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A Survey of British Museums
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A 6 page paper which examines several aspects of British Museums, using Peter Vergo’s “The New Museology.” No additional sources cited.
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A Visit to the Art Institute of Chicago
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A 4 page tutorial which presents a look at two works of an Impressionist painter seen in the Art Institute of Chicago. The artist discussed is Mary Cassatt and her works that are examined are Mother and Child (1888) and The Child’s Bath or La Toilette (1893). Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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A Work of Art
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the central characteristics of a number of works of art, including an analysis of Relief of Ramesses IX. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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About Impressionism
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This 5 page paper answers several questions about Impressionism and Impressionist painters. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Abstract Expressionism / Art & Architecture Comparison
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A 20 page paper that explores layering, spatial depth, minimalism, combination of materials, objects and colors, and the moralist vein, all of which typify abstract expressionism. The artists and architects reviewed and compared include: Pollock and Richard Gluckman, Helen Frankenthaler and Garth Alexander Oldershaw, Jasper Johns and James Stewart Polshek, and Barnett Newman and Sam Durant. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Adam and Eve by Albrecht Durer
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A 2 page paper which discusses two different analyses of the engraving "Adam and Eve" by Albrecht Durer. No additional sources cited.
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African American Artists: Alma Thomas and Romare Bearden
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A 5 page paper which compares the life and art of Alma Thomas and Romare Bearden. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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African American Museum/Sackler/Freer Gallery Complex
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A 4 page essay/research paper that discusses Carol Duncan's observation that modern museum represent a form of ritual in regards to the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture and the Sackler/Freer Gallery complex. Because these museums are smaller, the writer argues that the experience of seeing them is necessarily different from seeing a larger museum, such as the National Galleries. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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African Art’s Influence on Picasso and Matisse
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A 4 page paper which examines the influence African art had on Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Airplanes as Art
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This 3 page paper discusses the fact that non-traditional objects can be seen as works of art (in this case, aircraft). It also discusses the influence of Minoan culture on later Hellenic art. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVAirArt.rtf

Alberti's On the Art of Building in Ten Books
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This 6 page paper critically evaluates Alberti's work that was first written during the fifteenth century. His ideas about nature and architecture are explored. No additional sources cited.
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Alexander Calder's Untitled Mobile
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10 pages in length. The creative genius of Alexander Calder spanned the better part of the twentieth century, with the American sculptor establishing his niche of motorized abstract mobiles in the 1930s. With a history of sculptors on his paternal side of the family and his mother a painter, it was no surprise how easily Calder filled those artistic shoes. Fashioned from aluminum and steel, his untitled 1976 creation drew from his past perspectives, including time spent in the Parisian Piet Mondrian studio. Calder expanded his interest in wire and spheres by assembling a collection of brightly colored disks that were held together by way of weights and counterbalances, allowing for the sculpture to reflect his spatial approach to art: free to move with the movement of the atmosphere as it hangs suspended in mid air. This ephemeral aspect of Calder's artistic endeavors became the calling card for the National Gallery of Art's East Building, inasmuch as he was beckoned to produce a piece of work that would capture the true essence of what this new structure was to ultimately represent. Calder's challenge brought to life the giant mobile whose presence seemed to defy gravity and spatial limitation. Sadly, he would not live to see his nine hundred twenty pound aluminum masterpiece hoisted to the ceiling in 1977, nearly eighty years after his birth. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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ALFRED HITCHCOCK AND FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
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This 3 page paper discusses the lives and accomplishments of two innovators of the twentieth century: Alfred Hitchcock and Frank Lloyd Wright. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Alice Neel (1900 - 1984).
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(5 pp) Alice Neel's daring, endearing, disturbing portraits of people and places are among the great treasures of 20th-century art. A retrospective of her work opened in June of this year (2000) at the Whitney Museum in New York. Seventy paintings and an important body of works on paper, celebrates the centennial of her birth. Her 1980 Self-portrait is discussed.
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All Fashion is Feminine
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This 7 page paper provides support for the thesis through a review of relevant literature. The paper concludes that there is little differentiation between male and female fashion today. Cross dressing is discussed as are changes in male clothing and the male body over the years. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Alphonse Mucha & Art Nouveau
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A 3 page research paper that takes the perspective of contemporary journalist writing Mucha’s obituary. The writer discusses Mucha’s career and describes his art. Bibliography lists 1 sources.
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Alternative Building Materials
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A 9 page research paper on alternative materials for home construction other then the traditional use of wood and drywall. The writer discusses unusual materials being used in construction today such as old tires, aluminum cans, bales of straw and rammed earth. This report shows that these homes are not only affordable, but energy efficient. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Alvar Aalto
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A 3 page research paper that examines the work of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto as to how his building designs reflected his stated philosophy as indicated in his writing during the period from 1919 to 1927. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Alvar Aalto's "Summer House"
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10 pages in length. The legacy of Alvar Aalto brings to mind the necessity to soften the inherent hardness of man's machines. Clearly, the prestigious architect knew what he was talking about when he often said that there must be a happy medium between the coldness of typical architectural style and the human beings who occupy such structures. His point was always meant to bring out the intrinsically natural quality of a building or piece of furniture as a means by which to strike a chord of affinity. Perhaps one of his greatest architectural examples of this was his famous Summer House. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Amedeo Modigliani: Portrait of the Painter Manuel Humbert
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A 4 page paper which analyzes “Portrait of the Painter Manuel Humbert” by Amedeo Modigliani. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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American and European Sculpture
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A 4 page paper which examines several American sculptures to several European sculptures. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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American Art In France: The Revolution, Romantic Period And 19th Century
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10 pages in length. The inherent elegance and creativity that French artisans have bestowed upon the world has been quite influential to myriad painters and sculptors from across the globe, but perhaps the most significant impact of France's unique artistry has been upon American craftsman who – during the revolution, romantic period and nineteenth century – sought in great numbers the inspiration and guidance that only the French could provide. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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American Art Movement: French Influence And Romanticism
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses the impact of French artistry upon American artisans, as well as incorporates the influence of Romanticism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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American Artists/Morse and Mount
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A 4 page research paper that examines the work of American artists Samuel F.B. Morse and William Sidney Mount, who were contemporaries, but who took very different stances in regards to American art. The writer argues that an examination of Morse's "Gallery of the Louvre" (1832-33) and Mount's "The Painter's Triumph (1838) clearly demonstrates their differing pedagogical views. Morse saw the role of the artist as an interpreter of culture while Mount saw the American artist primarily as an observer of the American way of life. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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American Costume Jewelry: Miriam Haskell
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A 14 page paper which discusses American costume jewelry from 1925-1960 as designed by Miriam Haskell. Miriam Haskell costume jewelry dates back to the 1920s and is a company that still produces costume jewelry today. The paper discusses some of the history of costume jewelry, Miriam Haskell, the company's involvement through various historical periods of the 20th century, and a look at some of the specific pieces of costume jewelry from Miriam Haskell. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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American Institute Of Conservation (AIC): Preservation Methods
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3 pages in length. The inherent value of history is for people to understand their cultural heritage, see how the global society progressed over time, learn from mistakes, expound upon successes and carry forth this information into the future. Artifacts and documents play a critical role in the ability to recall the past; if it were not for historical objects, man would be ill-equipped to piece together his chronology as a species. The American Institute of Conservation (AIC) exists for the sole purpose of recovering, collecting, repairing and preserving relics from ago as a means by which to keep the past alive. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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American Pop Art and Popular Culture
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A 5 page paper which examines the relationship between pop art and popular culture in America during the 1960s. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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American Romanticism and Artistic Endeavor
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This 6 page report discusses the ways in which the Romantic movement or period influenced the styles of art created during its time. Nathaniel Hawthorne is used as the example of American Romanticism personified. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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American Romaticism and Artists Thomas Cole, Edward Hicks, and Horace Pippin:
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This 6 page paper dicusses these artists and their contributions to the American romanticism movement. This paper further gives examples of each artists work and describes why those works are examples of American romanticism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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American Scene Painters
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A 12 page research paper that examines the art movement that evolved during the 1930s known as American Scene Painting. This movement was in reaction to the modern European style and was also an effort to define a uniquely American style of art. Regionalists, such as Grant Wood, and Social Realist artists are profiled regarding patronage, critical reception and thematic content. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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An Analysis of Art According to Edward Said's Orientalism:
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This 4 page paper examines the Orientalism philosophy of Edward Said. Furthermore, this paper highlights two specific works of art that illustrate the imperialistic intentions of Westerners in accordance with the philosophy of Edward Said. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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An Annotated Bibliography of American Art and Artists: 1900-1950
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This is a 10 page annotated bibliography summarizing ten articles discussing American art and artists in from 1900-1950. A literature review of American art and artists spanning the first half of the 20th century generally falls within two areas of study: the influence of the international market and perception on American art primarily based in New York; and, the important movement of the African American artists which were promoted and funded for the first time in the first half of the 20th century. Generally, according to art historians and critics, American art during the first half of the 20th century is almost disregarded while the pop and commercial movements in the second half of the 20th century are highlighted in most European exhibitions. Also from an international perspective, very little regard is made in the way of the contribution of women and minority artists; an oversight which is slowly being resolved in recent years. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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An Archaeological Survey Prior to New Hydro-Electric Dam Construction
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the reasons for surveying prior to the creation of a hydro-electric dam. The creation of a plan for excavating an area where construction of a hydro-electric dam will occur is an imperative part of the planning process. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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An Evaluation of Ancient Works of Art
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This 3 page paper looks at two different works of art and attempts to evaluate them objectively. The relevance of cultural context is discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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