Sculpture and architecture created a sense of civic identity.
1800–1900 C.E.
Sculpture and architecture created a sense of civic identity.
1800–1900 C.E.
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This early skyscraper stretches the limits of how tall a brick building can be
What does this marble sculpture of Cleopatra tell us about race and the Civil War in the U.S.?
Enslaved artist David Drake inscribed a poem onto this jug at a time when literacy among enslaved people was outlawed
How Chicago architecture sprung up thanks to new technology at the turn of the century
This plaque is the only marker of the burial ground of people who died while enslaved by the University of Alabama and its faculty.
A conversation that took place on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, July, 2021
Dedicated in 1890; removed in 2021
The University of Alabama, Civil War, and slavery; examining the role of architecture as historical marker
A miracle on Bleecker Street, ornament, invention, and one of the great early skyscrapers
At the Alamo, the representation of patriotic heroism and brave sacrifice eclipses Spain’s earlier colonial presence and the history of the site’s ruination, reconstruction, and reframing.
This jug is one of the earliest known alkaline-glazed stoneware face vessels made by slaves or their descendants in the Edgefield District of South Carolina.
Though at first glance this nude seems plucked from classical antiquity, it actually alludes to modern politics.
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Demonstrated by the Lion Temple in Naga and the Narmer Palette, Nubia and Egypt had a long history of interaction through trade, religion, and a shared visual language.
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