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Storeroom Stories: Depression glass and the Indiana Tea Room pattern

By Gayle L. Goudy | Published: December 18, 2015
By Joseph Wolf A Short History of Depression Glass Depression glass took Industrial Revolution principles and applied them to the glass making process. The once artisanal skill of glassmaking was being replaced by large manufacturers who mass produced glass dining sets. Like its iridescent predecessor Carnival glass, Depression glass could be quickly and cheaply made. […]
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Storeroom Stories: 1730 late Georgian style tall case clock in Japanese style

By Gayle L. Goudy | Published: December 18, 2015
By Dean Parados Need the text Work Cited British Museum, Term details. (n.d.). Retrieved October 12, 2015. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=88265 Rolleston Antiques. http://www.rolleston-antiques.com/GEORGE-WALNUT-LONGCASE-CLOCK-CLAUDE-DUCHESNE-DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=6&tabindex=5&objectid=535800&categoryid=9180
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Storeroom Stories: Barbie Ten-Speed Bike

By Gayle L. Goudy | Published: December 17, 2015
By Lauren Brady ARTH+340+Barbie+Bike+Blog
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Unknown Picasso exhibit

By goseee | Published: December 12, 2014
On October 30, I visited the Unknown Picasso exhibit at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art and heard a lecture on the artwork from Dr. Diane Chalmers Johnson, the curator of the exhibit. Dr. Johnson talked about how she organized the work, her difficulties with the collection, and the overall story the art portrayed. Dr. Johnson shared […]
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“Reappraising the Fortress City: Risk, Security, and Military Urbanism”

By Christian Hughes | Published: October 20, 2014
Jon Coaffe, Ph.D.-University of Warwick, UK 2014 Urban Studies Convocation Speech After listening to Jon Coaffe’s convocation speech on October 16, 2014, I developed this summary and analysis of his presentation. Coffee’s research was inter-disciplinary involving different fields of knowledge including urban studies, architecture, geography, and political science. The research presented by professor Coaffe concerns […]
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Buffy’s “Hush” & Suprematism

By Gayle L. Goudy | Published: April 9, 2013
  Buffy’s “Hush” & Suprematism Just before I lectured on Suprematism in the Art History survey course yesterday, a facebook post reminded me of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode, “Hush.” During the lecture, I realized that Joss Whedon and Kasimir Malevich have similar ideas of how to communicate pure feeling. I’m not sure I […]
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