Saturday, November 29, 2008

Etruscan Sarcophagi

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Group of Etruscan Sarcophagi lids Larth Tetnies and his wife Thanchvil Tarnai (350 - 300 BCE) Etruscan art seems the product of a culture r...
Sunday, December 30, 2007

Some Topics in Greek Art

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Funerary Stele Representation of human consciousness Greek artists inherit from the Egyptians and from art of the near east generally – go...

Greek Art by Periods and Styles

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Exaltation de la Fleur , 470 - 460, now in the Louvre Greek Art Survey Geometric period 9 th – 7 th century BCE For several hundred y...

Thinking about Greek Art

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Reconstruction of Athena and Marsyas , Myron, Classical Period Group Greek art makes use of and derives from mythic materials – many pieces ...
Friday, September 21, 2007

Preaching Blues - Robert Johnson

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Preaching Blues (1936) by Robert Johnson Robert Johnson (1911 - 1938) is generally acknowledged to be one of the most influential, perso...

One O'Clock Jump - Count Basie

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... one can jump to a stomp and swing; stomp to a jump and swing; or swing to a jump and a stomp . - Albert Murray Count Basie and His Orche...
Tuesday, July 10, 2007

The Francois Vase

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The Francois Vase , made by Ergotimos, painted by Kleitias, 570 BCE, As you can see, this large volute krater has been reconstructed. It may...
Tuesday, June 26, 2007

When You're Smiling, Billie Holiday and Lester Young

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When You're Smiling , Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra, January 6, 1938 Song by Fisher/Goodwin/Shay Buck Clayton , trumpet Benny Morton , ...

This Year's Kisses, Billie Holiday and Lester Young

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This Year’s Kisses, Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra, January 25, 1937 Song by Irving Berlin Buck Clayton , trumpet Benny Goodman , clar...