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W. Allston/Elijah in the Desert
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A 7 page research paper that argues that American artist Washington Allston's painting Elijah in the Desert (1818) exemplifies his philosophy that painting should resemble poetry. The writer discusses the principles that guided Allston's art in this regard and then examines how this painting fits these parameters. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khwaeli.rtf

Wadsworth Antheneum Museum of Art
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A 3 page paper which examines two paintings from the Wadsworth Antheneum Museum of Art. The paintings examined are Gustave Courbet’s “Self Portrait” from 1849 and Jackson Pollock’s “Number 9” from 1949. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAwadart.rtf

Walker Evans’ Life and 1930s Photography
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This is an 8 page paper discussing Walker Evans’ life and photography with the Farm Security Administration (FSA) from 1935 to 1938. Walker Evans (1903-1975) was an American photographer who is probably best known for the introduction of documentary style photography which depicted the people and places of the United States through his extensive collection of still photographs. His style was one in which he faced his subject matter straight on and used a small aperture with a large 8 by 10 negative to enable him to produce sharp detail in his work. One of his better known collections was derived from his contract with the Farm Security Administration (FSA) from 1935 to 1938 when he took photographs of the buildings and people in the southern States during the Depression. His photographs of the poor tenant farmers were commissioned by the FSA to illustrate their need for government relief. Rather than create sympathetic scenes however, Evans remained formal in his approach to his subject matter and simply let the facts which existed provide ample evidence of the dire conditions of the farmers. Other photographs taken during his contract with the FSA were considered collages of local merchant life which again provided documentary-like detail in their context. Paper includes detail about three photographs taken during the contract with the FSA. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TJEvans1.rtf

Wall Paintings of the Etruscan Tombs
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A 6 page discussion of the wall paintings of the Etruscan tombs. References the paintings of Tomb of the Triclinium, the Tomb of the Baron, the Tomb of The Bulls, the Tomb of the Lionesses, the Tomb of Fishing and Hunting, the Tomb of the Augurs, the Tomb of Orcus and the Tomb of the Shields. Explores the chronology of the artistic evolution which is captured in the paintings. Emphasizes the connection of this development with social circumstances of the varying time periods. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Walt Disney the Animator
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A 5 page paper that looks at the development of Walt Disney as an animator and as a focus in the animation industry. Since his beginnings in animation in 1919, Walt Disney always demonstrated his skills as an animator, developing his skills from animation techniques created by others. But Walt Disney's greatest contribution to the industry was his organizational skills, his eye for detail, and his animation process that he developed for other animators. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Waltdisn.doc

Walter Benjamin / 'Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction'
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A 6 page essay discussing the author's view of the mechanical reproduction of art and its impact to the aura and tradition of a piece of artwork. Includes a brief biography of Walter Benjamin and his political beliefs. Discusses modern reproductive capabilities (especially digital reproductions) and their impact on art. Bibliography lists two sources.
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Walter Benjamin and John Berger: Mass Production
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A 9 page paper which examines the works of Walter Benjamin and John Berger as it applies to mass production. The paper also focuses on how the two would perceive the work of Andy Warhol. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAberg2.rtf

Walter Benjamin's Theory Of Dissolution Of Aura In Modern Art: "The Picture Of Dorian Gray"
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8 pages in length. Theorist Walter Benjamin's theory of dissolution of aura in modern art helped to set a precedence with regard to the ever-evolving nature of art and, correspondingly, the absence of time and space from what many believe is an otherwise wholly reproducible entity. From Benjamin's (2004) perspective, the fundamental principles of authentic artwork has all but disappeared from today's social and cultural landscape, replaced instead with a throng of reproductions that simply cannot possess the true emotional, spiritual and tangible substance inherent to the original. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TlCAuraThr.rtf

Walton Ford: Biography and Work
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A 3 page paper which examines the life and work of current contemporary artist Walton Ford. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAwford.rtf

Warhol's Campbell Soup Can Project
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The Campbell soup cans project was one of the early and most successful of Andy Warhol's projects. It established Warhol's preferred method of silk-screening with acrylics, oil and enamel on canvas. Of all the pop art images, the Campbell's Soup Can is probably the most famous and easily recognized as pop art. First exhibited in 1962, it threatened the concept of 'fine art' and meshed it with the emerging graphic arts culture and was linked irrevocably to the basic pop art iconography of consumer items. This 8 page paper explores the process of silk screening and the function, medium, elements, structure and style Warhol used in the Campbell soup cans project. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KTsoupcn.wps