148 search results for “The Owsley Moment”
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S02 E36 – Philippe Halsman – Marilyn Jumping – 1959
This photographer believed that photographs of people jumping revealed their true personality.
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S02 E35 – Roger Fenton – Colonel Wood, Major Stuart Wortley, Col. the Honorable F. Colborne – 1856
This photographer was known for being the first to document a war, yet he did not show the action of battle.
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S02 E34 – Eliot Elisofon – Black Woman with Child – 1960
The photographer did not document details of the culture this photograph captures, so it operates as a generalization about life in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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S02 E33 – John M. Divola – Zuma Number 21 – 1977
The photographer described his process of creating photography like this as one of “visceral involvement.”
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S02 E32 – Alvin Langdon Coburn – The Great Temple, Grand Canyon – 1911
The photographer’s eye for abstract patterns can be seen in this photograph of one of America’s greatest natural wonders.
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S02 E31 – Margaret Bourke-White – Portrait of Five Men – 1940
This portrait may seem somewhat ordinary, but taking photographs of regular people was an important part of the photographer’s work.
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S02 E30 – Ansel Adams – Forest Detail, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California – 1949
Instead of a towering peak or a picturesque canyon, this detailed image may obfuscate your sense of perspective.
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S02 E29 – Berenice Abbott – Warehouse, Water and Dock Streets – 1936
This image is part of a series for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration, a project that aimed to create a documentary archive of life in the United States during the 1930s.
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S02 E28 – Pieter Aertsen – Kitchen Still Life with a Scene of the Supper at Emmaus Beyond – 1551-1553
The smells of warm bread, a crackling fire, cooked meat, and fresh fruits & vegetables almost waft through the second floor of the DOMA thanks to this still life.
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S02 E27 – Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli – Christ the Redeemer Depicted as Zeus – 1550
During the Renaissance, artists often saw parallels between stories from Christian history and those of the ancient Greek and Roman past.
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S02 E26 – Domenico Puligo – Portrait of a Lady – about 1525
Portraits like this one showcased young women to suitors and promised a large dowry.
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S02 E25 – Unidentified French Artist – possible Head of Christ – about 1225-1235
There is nothing more compelling than a good mystery, and this limestone head offers just that.
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S02 E24 – Hans Holbein the Younger and Studio – Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam – 1530-1531
Despite its small size, his portrait holds its own with its skillful details and vibrant blue background.
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S02 E23 – Studio of Benedetto da Maiano – The Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, God the Father, and Seraphim – 1491-1497
The naturalism of the painted stucco helps us relate to the figures in this work as humans.
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S02 E22 – Book of Hours – about 1485 to 1500
A popular possession among the wealthy and merchant classes.
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S02 E21 – Lorenzo di Credi – Madonna and Child – 1494
A different sort of depiction of these two figures.
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S02 E20 – Unidentified Craftsman, Roman Empire – Dish – 100-399 CE
The fact that this remains fully intact after all these centuries – and the story behind its beautiful coloration – is truly remarkable.
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S02 E19 – Unidentified Artist, Chinese (Yuan Dynasty) – Standing Kuan Yin – 1279-1368
Despite the sculpture’s looming presence, this rare female Bodhisattva’s demeanor is soft and was created during a century when representations of this figure in China became entirely female. Written by John Seig Voiced by Dakota Reed Produced by Sean Ashcraft in cooperation with the David Owsley Museum of Art and the Ball State School of Art. […]
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S02 E18 – Unidentified Artist – Carved Ivory Group: Christ as the Good Shepherd – 1650-1750
In this very delicate sculpture, Christ is reminiscent of images of the Buddha and bodhisattvas from Indian art.
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S02 E17 – Unidentified Pre-Columbian Artist – Chimu Vessel – 900-1200 CE
This vessel takes the form of a mother dog suckling her four pups which could represent fertility and familial protection.