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No single figure has been more often featured in Western art than Jesus Christ. Sculptures, particularly—though they have received less notice than paintings—provide some of the most moving representations in their capacity to show Christ alongside us in three-dimensional space. In this “catalog for an imagined exhibition,” two prominent art historians—one from the Roman Catholic tradition, one from the Protestant tradition—offer a guided tour of fifty-two sculptures of Jesus Christ from throughout the Western world. The chronological scope of the selection ranges from the third century to the present, with the work of well-known sculptors featured alongside the work of less fami...
The purpose of this book is to excavate and recover a wealth of under-examined artworks and research materials directly to interrogate, debate and analyse the tangled skeins undergirding visual representations of transatlantic slavery across the Black diaspora. Living and working on both sides of the Atlantic, as these scholars, curators and practitioners demonstrate, African diasporic artists adopt radical and revisionist practices by which to confront the difficult aesthetic and political realities surrounding the social and cultural legacies let alone national and mythical memories of Transatlantic Slavery and the international Slave Trade. Adopting a comparative perspective, this book in...
Architects can turn to THE ARCHITECT's SOURCEBOOK to locate the most innovative architectural artists available. This guide includes art sources for private, public, or liturgical spaces. There is sculpture and fountains for atriums; murals, mosaics or trompe l'oeil for walls; and other landscape and architectural elements.
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An anthology of indie artists, poets, and authors meant to show off the talent inherent in the Indie Community. Poetry, Short Stories, and art with a mostly fantasy theme.
The Collector’s Guide strives to be a trusted partner in the business of art by being the most knowledgeable, helpful and friendly resource to New Mexico’s artists, art galleries, museums and art service providers. Through a printed guidebook, the World Wide Web and weekly radio programs, we serve art collectors and others seeking information about the art and culture of New Mexico.
David Hall (ca. 1775/1779-1840) moved from Pennsylvania or Virginia to Mercer County, Kentucky, married widow Elizabeth (Ruble) Hale in 1800, and (after several moves) settled in Breckenridge County. Kentucky. Descendants and relatives lived in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, California and elsewhere.