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Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
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A 6 page paper which examines the life of Flemish painter and sketch artist Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), three of his works and his legacy as one of the most renowned artists of the seventeenth century baroque movement. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Pprubens.wps

Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Vermeer
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A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts Deposition by Peter Paul Rubens and Christ in the House of Mary and Martha by Jan Vermeer. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAapprt.rtf

Peter Paul Rubens' "Medici Cycle"
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This 5 page report discusses the art of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) is generally considered to be the "foremost" or "most important" Flemish painter of the 17th century. The report discusses Rubens' personal style and the influences in his artistic development. The 24 paintings he created between 1622-25 at the behest of the dowager queen of France, Marie de' Medici for her Luxembourg Palace in Paris. They are particularly unique in that his patron was a woman and that she was also the subject. The "Medici cycle" as they have come to be known were large, allegorical paintings based on her life. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWpprube.rtf

Pharaoh's Boat
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A 4 page research paper and annotated bibliography that examines the history and reconstruction of pharaoh's boat, a 4,600-year-old vessel that was discovered dismantled and buried in a pit located close to the Great Pyramid. Also discussed is the examination of a second pit (complete with second boat), which took place in 1987. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khpboat.rtf

Philip Guston
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An 8 page research paper that offers a brief biography of 20th century American artist Philip Guston, analyses of his work and then a discussion of criticism and critical interpretation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khguston.rtf

Philip Guston: Abstract Artist
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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the paintings Late Afternoon and Head and Bottle by Philip Guston. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KTguston.wps

Photographer Bruce Weber
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This 6 page paper considers the life and accomplishments of photographer Bruce Weber. His interests and work in fashion photography, filmmaking and portraiture are explored. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: SA149BW.rtf

Photographer Lewis Hine
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This is a 3 page paper discussing the photography and the social issues addressed by Lewis Hine. Photographer Lewis Wickes Hine (1874-1940) was not only a photographer who achieved a certain artistry within his photographs but also addressed important social issues regarding humanity in the first half of the 20th century. Through his insightful images of the immigrants on Ellis Island at the turn of the century, the child laborers across the country, the devastating human aspects of World War I and the building of the Empire State Building during the Great Depression, Hine managed to open a nation’s eyes to the humanist concerns important within an industrial society which values its luxury but often has little regard for the human price to be paid in the production of such luxury. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TJartwk1.rtf

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION ANALYSIS
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This 3 page paper analyzes three works of photographic art: Migrant Mother, The Missing Link, and Statehood. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MBosd.rtf

Photographic History: The Calotype
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(5 pp.) The base of a calotype negative, rather than the glass or film to which we have become accustomed, was high quality writing paper. The sheet of paper was carefully selected to have a smooth and uniform texture and, wherever possible, to avoid the watermark. It was offered as the chief alternative to the Daguerreotype and was more popular with amateur photographers, artists, and scientists, who used it, largely because the negative could be corrected with pencil. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBcaloph.