Lutyens and Modernism For this semester’s research and writing assignment I would like you find a building by the English designer Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens that you admire (pronounced LUTCH-ens). This is an individual who I touched on only briefly in class and is someone I would like you to be more familiar with. To start with, make sure you choose a building you like.  I would say ‘love’ instead of ‘like’ but I know some of you do not necessarily care for the work of his period.  But, even if you are not a fan of his work, you – as a designer – can always find something in his body of extraordinary work to admire.  The building does not need to still exist. The goal of this research paper is to familiarize yourself thoroughly with the building, describe it and then discuss how it fits into the larger context of Modernism. Here are some things the paper must contain: Images and drawings of the building including: a plan, sourced from your research, of at least the main floor;…

ART HISTORY PAPER OPTION The assignment will require you to write a four-page paper that combines formal analysis and research. You will write the paper on one work of art that you choose from the list below and by going to the website www.82nd-and-fifth.metmuseum.org and watching four thematic discussions by museum curators. Each thematic discussion centers on a work of art that the curator has chosen to discuss – each discussion is between two and three minutes. I’ve collected the talks most relevant to the art that we will study in class below. From the four talks that you listen to, choose one to write about. Begin your paper with the following information which you can find by clicking on the link view complete record for this work of art:(unique_solution) Theme and Curator’s name Title of the piece Date Size Materials (Media) Culture   Example writing prompt: This paper will give a formal analysis of the Kouros sculpture as discussed by Joan R. Mertens under the theme of Naked Authority. The Kouros was produced by the ancient Greeks in the…

The Industrial Revolution and Late Neoclassicism Introduction The crystal palace was a structure built in Hyde Park, London. It was made of cast iron and glass. It was built during the great exhibition of 1851. A lot of people then traveled to come to this exhibition. Question 1 The introduction of glass to this building enticed them even more to using glass for the structure. Thus the area covering the whole structure was more of glass. It has transparent walls and ceilings such that they did not require any lighting. This marked the beginning of modernization when it comes to building designs. The modern architectural design can be traced back to this building. Paxton was responsible for the design of the crystal palace. At the time of its construction, it was one of the most significant buildings made of glass. Today, glass structures are commonly used. Most of the amusement parks and museums have this design. A structure that has been made out of glass has been dramatically accepted the society. The society has gone a notch higher to construct…

The Global Economic Impact of Coronavirus Introduction Since the first case of COVID-19 was detected in China, there have been a lot of changes in both economic and social lifestyles in China and the world at large. Economists pose that the spread of the Pandemic viral disease is likely to cause an economic recession if not addressed in good time. Business institutions as well as governments are hit with shock and fear. Economists, for instance, have made forecast that China is likely to suffer a great deal of economic loss from the outbreak of the Pandemic. Furthermore, a survey conducted by the New Bank of America fund managers indicated that the economic effect of coronavirus on China shall take at least five years to be corrected. The financial pundits opined that the effect of the devastating Pandemic would see China’s GDP drop to about five per cent for the next five financial cycles. This is a great drop in GDP.  In China, the Pandemic has reduced the labour supply due to self-quarantine, thereby making it difficult for businesses to operate.…

The Fang People The Fang, also known as the Pahouin, majorly occupy the Northern Gabon and Southern Cameroon. In Gabon, the Fang is the largest ethnic group, and they constitute 85% of the Gabonese population. With their origin being central Cameroon, the Fang are recent immigrants into Equatorial Guinea with their major relocation occurring in the nineteenth century. The Fang people are considered the primary victims of the historic transatlantic and trans-Saharan slave trade that occurred between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. During this period, the slave traders and missionaries stereotyped the Fang people as cannibals due to the human skulls that were discovered in boxes around their villages. As a result, the oppressors used the cannibalism claim as a reason to discriminated and enslaved them; however, later, ethnologists discovered that the skull was a symbol of religious reverence for their loved ones who were dead. The fang people are connected through the lineage and a matrilineal kinship societal structure. Usually, they practice Bwiti, a popular monotheistic ritual that involves days of dancing and celebration (Aniakor, 1996). Their artwork, which…

THE AZTEC PALACE Introduction             The Aztecs palace as a museum object can directly be linked to the prosperity and civilization that took place on an initially small group of nomads that later on spread out to build an empire. The Aztecs were ancient hunters and gatherers often migrating, who initially occupied the northern parts of the Mexican arid areas, they later drifted south and occupied the Mexican valley in the early 1300s. The valley was a mountain basin over 7000 feet above sea level. Believed to have existed during the Mesoamerican period. The Aztecs integrated both hunting and gathering as their economic activities. They would later resort to farming full time and hunting as a supplementary activity. After settling, they gradually expanded their kingdom through their robust warriors. Neighboring territories were attacked and commoners killed, the opponents’ warriors were captured and brought to work on their farms and later used as human sacrifice whenever needed[1]. All these occurrences can be linked to a well-structured political and religious setting with a strong king. The Aztecs’ palace as a political civilization…

ANCIENT EGYPT A nation in the north of Africa, Ancient Egypt was a country that was located at the source of the Nile River. It is said to be dated back for more than 30 centuries before Christ, and it boasted as the first nation to be civilized and the birthplace of algebra. Since the conception of The Great Pyramids, which are considered one of the eight wonders of the world, to the new military championship the country currently holds, Egypt has been a field of study for many scientists and archaeologists, a historical and recreational site, a religious symbol and a nation of magnificent wonders. This made the birth of the study of Egyptology that they say is the study of the empire. This is because of the numerous centers of information about it engraved in numerous and humongous monuments, objects, and artifacts that archaeologists recover from the sites, including the discovery of hieroglyphs (Shillington, 1995). The works of the Great Belzoni, a renowned Italian explorer, and also the first human to study Ancient Egypt’s antiquities are considered to…

Vargas story Vargas wrote this story, which is characterized by mistrust caused by the grand narrative, which is enlightenment, emancipation, Marxist, and progress since these forms an important part when it came to modernity. The function of descriptive narrative is to lose its functors, the hero, its dangers, its goals, and its voyages, and these results to the cloud of a narrative language. The mastery narrative is a cultural narrative that explains as well as ordering knowledge together with experience. In the book Vargas remembers the conversion he watched at PBS, the transformation was an interview between Bill Moyers as he interviewed Toni Morrison on the issue of “The bluest Eye ” Morris told him. ” The mastery narrative is whatever ideological script that is being imposed by the people in authority on everybody else. The master fiction. History. It has a certain point of view ‘’ (Reale, 174). Money was wasted while funding non-profitable Journalism, civic media, and storytelling. They visited the museum, which should be for an epic retelling of the history of America. He sees the mastery…

Our History Lies within Our Libraries             The age of technology has come with different consequences not just on the economy, politics, religion, and educational institutions but also the library. Technological use has been embraced by various industries and its growth exponential thus affecting the way of life today. It is also shaping the way we see the future. The only institution connecting us and our past is the library. The library holds a lot of information from the past to the present that helps in making decisions as far as other industries are concerned. In the book ‘The Library’, Susan Orlean addresses this topic by focusing on the story of the Los Angeles Public Library burning down, and it is an eye-opener. She asserts that the biggest lesson learned from inferno is the significant role played by the libraries in our lives (Orlean, 74). She also highlighted the evolution of libraries in the United States and the world.  Technology has exponentially advanced with time, leading to ignoring the benefits of libraries. Public libraries offer free educational resources to the…

Cultural Heritages of a Community Cultural heritage refers to the legacy obtained from the intangible characteristics of a particular group of people or their physical artifacts. Most often, the legacy is inherited from past generations. Cultural heritage can be in the form of artefacts (documents or books), built environment (landscape, agricultural heritage), natural environment (buildings). Therefore, people in the given community identify with the given elements and attain some level of pride being part of them. Cultural heritages are often protected as a show of gratefulness to past generations, which did their best to ensure that they survive to date (Barthel-Bouchier, 2016). Furthermore, the protection is often aimed at enabling future generations as well to benefit from cultural heritage. In the end, a positive chain is developed around the elements which give people in the community something to be happy about. In my home community of Cobb County, Georgia, I identify the following cultural heritage; William Root House Museum & Garden, Green Plantation, Leonidas Polk Monument and the Museum of History and Holocaust Education. The narrative aims to describe cultural…