Patrick Slattery’s article granted some brief insight onto the historical significance of Lawrence Sullivan “Sul” Ross in addition to illustrating the great controversy surrounding the work. This statue is a prominent feature of Texas A&M University, included in many campus photoshoots, a site for Christian Bible study circles, the location for the school’s Silver Taps memorial, as well as a good luck charm for students (Slattery, p.28). Nevertheless, numerous groups of students and faculty feel this statue is poor figurehead for the university, seeing how its plaque honors Ross’s efforts as a Brigadier General for the Confederate States of America (Slattery, p.29). There were arguments made for the replacement of Ross’s figure with Mathew…
Hi Juhani Pallasmaa, I’ve heard that you felt in this era that our innate capacities of imagination are becoming impoverished. In my opinion, I think that our imagination is still growing and will continue to advance in the future. One of the structures that I think truly represents artistic beauty is the Royal Ontario Museum. The Royal Ontario Museum is one of the many gemstones in downtown Toronto.…
As of March 5, 2016, the Architect of the Capitol listed John Trumbull’s painting on its website, “This painting depicts the moment on June 28, 1776, when the first draft of the Declaration of Independence was presented to the Second Continental Congress. This oil on canvas 12’x 18’painting was commissioned for the Rotunda, U.S. Capitol painting in 1818 and placed in 1826.”3 As specified in Liberty University’s HIUS 221, U.S. History course book, “The declaration set forth Congress’s reasons for separating from the government of George III; the revolutionaries focused on the king’s offences because they had already denied the sovereignty of Parliament. ”4 This document was the final straws, congress committee members selected Thomas Jefferson,…
‘The Mouth Holds the Tongue’ is an instillation piece designed and built by Lili Huston-Herterich, Laurie Kang and Nadia Belerique and installed at The Power Plant in Toronto, Ontario. The design of the piece is based structurally on the Sonsbeek Pavilion in Arnhem which was designed by Aldo van Eyck, who championed the structuralist architectural movement. The Toronto based trio of Kang, Belerique, Huston-Herterich have taken their own interpretation guided by there respective mediums; Belerique and Huston-Herterich in instillation, Kang in sculpture, and repurposed the pavilion concept to reflect their own values related to form. While van Eyck’s pavilion was originally designed to host the sculpture work some thirty artists it was meant…
The Georgia Southern Museum features many exhibits, from the Archaeology of Camp Lawton to The Mosasaur. The Museum is a great place in which people of all ages can go and learn about different things that relate to the area surrounding Georgia Southern University. Georgia Southern being a very diverse place, there is much to be learned about the surrounding areas. The museum is a great place for children to go and learn also, not would they be excited but I was also very excited when I walked in. The Museum is an amazing place to learn about Camp Lawton.…
Otto Frank was one of the few survivors of the Holocaust. Miep Gies described him as "The calm one, the children’s teacher, the most logical, the one who balanced everything out. He was the leader, the one in charge. When a decision had to be made, all eyes turned to Mr. Frank.” He was born on 1889 in Frankfurt am Main.…
The Confederate Soldier statue was built on the grounds of the Loudoun County Courthouse, which was built in Leesburg, VA in 1758. It has been a part of Loudoun history since then; serving as a jail, courthouse, legislature, and executive office. The statue, erected in 1908, depicts a confederate soldier aiming a rifle. Its purpose was to “serve as a memorial to the many Rebel soldiers who died fighting for the cause in which they believed” (as stated by Loudoun.gov). In fact, the courthouse, even served as the site of a small skirmish between north and south soldiers.…
I believe that Mr. Tanimoto should win the Unsung Hero Award for many reasons. The first reason is because of how compassionate and unselfish he was. He he showed sympathy to others, and put the needs of others before his own. Instead of getting food, water, shelter, or medical attention for himself, he got around to as many people as he could bringing them whatever he could get his hands on. He works tirelessly, hour after hour, to do what he can.…
These are people and animals that candles will never be blown out. These people are special because they standed up or protected the things and people they believe in and when someone disagreed with what they were doing or what they did they stayed true to themselves and continued what they were doing know if they were blown out (died or sent to jail) there candle will keep going for everyone else to hold. So, I think Aung San Suu Kyi, Malala Yousafzai, and Jeffrey Sachs should be inducted into the hero hall of fame.…
The Holocaust was a tragic event that sparked the humanitarian aura in many people across the globe. Ironic, isn’t it? A terrible event bringing out the good in others? It began in Poland where Adolf Hitler, leader of Germany, had invaded the country with his armed force named the “Nazi party”. Adolf Hitler had an evil idea in mind, and invading Poland was just the beginning of it all.…
The Magnificent Monument Memorializing an event/ or person is a brilliant idea that has spread globally and is continuously being used generation after generation. When observing a monument, many people do not understand the complexity behind the whole construction of the grand piece. One simply does not construct a masterpiece without putting any thought and effort into the process. In order for one to conceive an outstanding monument the physical location, architecture, and the purpose behind the whole idea of why a certain person/ or event should be memorialized, shall be taken into deep consideration when establishing a monument.…
Malcolm X 's actions as a leader are both opposed and celebrated, due to his villainous portrayal as a drug-dealing criminal versus a courageous and principled freedom fighter. Malcolm X was an African American civil rights activist and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam. A hero of the civil rights movement of the late 1950s and 1960s, he was known over the course of his life as Detroit Red, Malcolm X most famously, and finally as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Assessing the legacy of his leadership is complex as throughout Malcolm X’s life his attitude to civil rights and the best methods of achieving them changed and much of his testament is viewed through the lense of his Islamic beliefs. Perspective is important in deciding whether Malcolm…
How much architecture should be included in a museum? That is a question that not many visitors ask about a museum, however as an architect or designer it is a fundamental question to ask one’s self when it comes to describing a museum. It can become a debate, deciding whether the museum should or should not be a simple massing where art is displayed. If the answer is it should, then why not just design a white box where all the attention goes into the art on the inside? When it comes to museums, we think of a place where we can look back in time and experience the art that was once created by an amazing artist.…
On October 9th 1940 in Liverpool , England, air raids ravaged the area, causing devastation in its’ midst . England at the time was one of the many big powers against the spread of Nazi’s and as a result was targeted. However, encompassed in all the horror that occurred as a result of World War II, a miracle was born. That miracle would grow up to be, Beatle front man and advocator of world peace, John Winston Lennon . John aside from making world changing music, made world changing decisions that impacted such areas as the peace movement and freedom to free speech.…
3. Motherhood and Sexuality According to Rich, the motherhood exists in two different reals: “biological motherhood or ‘the potential relationship of any woman to her powers of reproduction and to children,’ and motherhood as an ‘institution, which aims at ensuring that that potential—and all women—shall remain under male control’” (qtd. in Villar Argáiz 128).…