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In 1919, she became the head of the photograph and lantern-slides department at the Ryerson Library of the Art Institute of Chicago. The next year she started to teach an art history course at the School of the Art Institute. In 1922, she made the choice to resign her position at the library to spare more time for teaching.
Gardner's Art through the Ages is an American textbook on the history of art, with the 2004 edition by Fred S. Kleiner and Christin J. Mamiya. The 2001 edition was awarded both a McGuffey award for longevity [1] and the "Texty" Award for current editions [2] by the Text and Academic Authors Association.
Helen Gardner may refer to: Helen Gardner (critic) (1908–1986), English critic and academic; Helen Gardner (art historian) (1878–1946), American art historian and educator; Helen Gardner (actress) (1884–1968), silent film actress; Helen H. Gardener (1853–1925), American author, rationalist public intellectual, political activist, and ...
The term was first used for San Francisco Victorian houses by Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen in their 1978 book Painted Ladies: San Francisco's Resplendent Victorians. [1] Although polychrome decoration was common in the Victorian era, the colors used on these houses are not based on historical precedent. [2]
The Dibner Hall of the History of Science is a permanent exhibition on the history of science with a focus on astronomy, natural history, medicine, and light. With the 2006 acquisition of the Burndy Library , a collection of nearly 60,000 items, the Huntington became one of the top institutions in the world for the study of the history of ...
Tracie Pouliot, founder of the Chair City Oral History Project, was presented with a Star Award from the Massachusetts History Alliance (MHA) at the group’s annual conference in Devens on Sunday ...
The Black Dove Studio, scheduled to open in December, will provide a space for local artists to meet and share their talents, according to owner
Gray Brechin (September 2, 1947 – ), "Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin" Genea Brice, poet laureate of Vallejo, California; Luther Burbank (March 7, 1849 – April 11, 1926), How Plants are Trained to Work for Man