Browsing 2008 Theses (MU) by Thesis Department "Art history and archaeology (MU)"
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Amending the American flag : artistic liberties in the nineteen sixties and seventies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Since its official creation in 1777, the American flag has come to symbolize the Constitution, United States history, and personal political values. ... -
The canvas as her stage : Emma Hamilton's use of her attitudes in portraiture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This thesis examines how the portraiture and life of Emma, Lady Hamilton are representative of trends and interests of the eighteenth-century art ... -
Painting the wine-dark sea : traveling Aegean fresco artists in the Middle and late Bronze Age Eastern Mediterranean
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)During the Middle and Late Bronze Age, the "civilized world" was not centered on the Aegean or the Mediterranean as in later centuries, but was instead shifted east. The older, established civilizations in Egypt and the ... -
That wasn't funny!: the critical humor of Otto Dix in Weimar Germany
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Humor is usually understood as a simple pleasure or at best a critical weapon for attacking one's enemies while appearing good-humored. The paintings ...