THE LOVE OF ANTIQUITIES IN SIXTEENTH-CENTURY ROME

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Manuela Walz, Department of Art History During the fifteenth and sixteenth century, the ruins of Rome began to be seen with different eyes. The flourishing of classical studies that had begun to take place with the coming of humanism, had kindled great interests. The ancient Roman monuments that in the Middle Ages had been either […]

From Ruin to Zion: Research Pertaining to the Farm Security Administration Activities in Utah (1936-1941)

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James R. Swensen and Dr. Martha Peacock, Art History One of America’s most important and extensive photographic collections is housed in the archives of the Library of Congress. These photographs, numbering over 250,000, do not contain images of America’s exploration or development, but rather document the national plight of the Great Depression. They recorded in […]

THE SIZE OF AN IDEA 118

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Jared R. Lynn, Department of Art My proposal was to create five larger than life-size heads out of aluminum. I did this to explore the importance of scale in the perception of sculptural objects. Scale, in this instance, is the size of an object as it relates to the viewer. If an object, is larger, […]

A BRIEF SURVEY OF AMERICAN INDIAN RELIGIOUS TRADITION REPRESENTED IN STAINED GLASS WINDOWS

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Andrew Kosorok, Department of Art The research project consisted of the design of five windows, each representing a religious tradition of a Native American group, in a style reminiscent of that group. Each religious tradition was picked because of its correspondence or similarity to a Christian tradition. The five groups were the Columbia Plateau Indians, […]

SUMMARY OF CREATIVE RESEARCH GRANT RESULTS

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Carin ].C. Fausett, Department of Art In the original proposal, I indicated that this Creative Research Grant would enable me to widen my scope of artistic ability and possibility. My ability would improve through increased production which this grant would make possible through the purchase of materials and tools. The results of being accepted for […]

RECREATING THE CREATION

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Kristen Ellsworth, Department of Art I proposed to create a series of seven full-sheet fine arts prints to serve as a final project to be exhibited April 1995. Having completed the project on schedule, I am pleased to report that the body of work consists of eight I 7 x 22 inch bleed etchings. Through […]

AN EXPLANATION ON THE IMPACT OF THE TRANSVERSAL BARREL VAULT AT ST-PHILIBERT OF TOURNUS

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Carl A. Carlson III, Department of Art Introduction While Romanesque churches are characterized by a longitudinal barrel vault over the nave, some unusual examples of vaulting from the period. Like an endangered species, St-Philibert of Tournus stands as a monument to these diverse examples. In place of a longitudinal barrel vault, the nave is covered […]

ORCA Scholarship Final Paper

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Jana Rogers and Professor Linda Sullivan, Visual Arts My ORCA project was creating a children’s book that teaches children international awareness. Creating a book of this nature has always been a dream. Receiving the ORCA scholarship helped finance my endeavor. Now that it is created I hope that this book will be able to influence […]

Restoration of Good Fortune: One Through Three Hundred And Fifty

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John C. Ohran and Professor Joseph Ostraff, Visual Arts Restoration of Good Fortune is an idea that originated from a discussion regarding the artist Edward Kienholz and his exhibit of Watercolors. In 1969 Edward Kienholz’s exhibit Watercolors, was shown at the Eugenia Butler Gallery, in Los Angeles. For the exhibit, Kienholz “. . . contrived […]