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.
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