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Museum Impressions
The museum I attended was the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, which is located at 100 15th Street (Raoul Wallenberg Place) Southwest in Washington D.C. It is part of the National Mall. I was initially struck by the size of the museum itself, and the many labyrinth-like passages, rooms, and corridors it contained that were all related to some different aspect of the Holocaust. I had known that the museum existed and had heard stories about many of the horrors of this particular time period, but I was a little surprised at how much history was preserved and at the number of people who were present on what was just a routine day at the museum.
One of the pieces that I spent the most time looking at was the cover of The Secrets of the Wise Men of Zen, which was displayed in its original German language in an exhibit in the lower level of the Gonda Education Center. This...
The cover of The Secrets of the Wise Men of Zen was simple enough, containing blue text in a colorful, calligraphy print over a sand colored background. To my surprise, a Star of David (which is a symbol of the Jewish religion), is prominently featured on the upper portion of the book, while there is a symbol of the earth and hands shaking on the bottom. However, it was amazing to see the cover of one of the documents that has been so influential in propagating anti-Semitic sentiment throughout the world. The exhibit featured the covers of several other versions of this text, of course, but it was incredible to see the first one to appear outside of Russia -- which helped to fuel the translation and appearance of the…
Getty Museum Before making plans to personally visit the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, I spent an hour or so researching the museum, Mr. Getty, and some of the issues that this richest of all art museums had recently faced. The assignment calls for finding out what is available to see, and I also found out what was not available to see. One important statue that I would
San Diego Museum of Art: The European Masters Collection to 1900 Location: 1450 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, California Hours of Operation: Tuesday through Sunday to 6 p.m. Thursdays to 9 p.m. Closed on Mondays Choosing the permanent European collection of art hanging at the San Diego Museum of Art reflects my personal interest in European Art and specifically Spanish art. Additionally, cultural representation through timed and temporary events is a clear expression of the ability for culture to mold
Statue of an Offering Bearer' (c.1985 BC) The work of art to be considered in this paper is a statue from Ancient Egypt. The statue is large, nearly four feet in height (112.1cm), and consists of a female figure standing on a substantial rectangular base. The material used is carved wood treated with gesso, a water-based preparation consisting of glue and gypsum or chalk (Aldred, 1980, p. 24), and elaborately
III. Conclusion Albert Bierstadt is a renowned American painter, best known for his creations of beautiful landscapes from the American West. At the same time, he avoids including any humans in his paintings, which is also the case of the painting analyzed here. According to sources, this has a commercial purpose: offering the impression of the potential buyer, usually from the East Coast, that he is submerged in the nature all
art and influences of African-American artist Faith Ringgold. FAITH RINGGOLD Ringgold was born in New York City on October 8, 1930. She grew up in Harlem. Her mother, Willi Posey Jones, was a fashion designer, and when Ringgold was young, she spent a lot of time at home, watching her mother work. She learned how to sew from her mother, and learned about working with different kinds of fabrics, and about
He learned quickly, showed political prowess, was not afraid to lead his followers in troubled times (like the Screen Actors' strike), and he could think on his feet, develop his own very moving speeches, and he had very strong beliefs which he was not afraid to voice. All of these are qualities of a leader, and they developed as he made his way thorough life. Reagan, with support of some