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Perspectives on Cultural Context: The Use of an Online Participatory Learning Environment as an Expansion of the Museum Visit

Description: Technology offers opportunities for museums to expand the ways in which cultural perspectives relevant to objects on display can be exchanged and understood. Multimedia content offered online in an environment with user input capabilities can encourage dialogue and enrich visitor experiences of museums. This action research project using narrative analysis was an effort to develop the use of web technology in museum education practice, with an emphasis on constructivist learning. Concepts inclu… more
Date: August 2010
Creator: Sreenan, Patrick N.
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A Collaborative Affair: The Building of Museum and School Partnerships

Description: This study examined two art museum and school partnerships in order to learn how partnerships enable an integration of goals, participants' beliefs and values, and learning objectives. This study examined the partnerships through a social constructivist lens and used narrative analysis as way to interpret participants' stories about collaboration. The research found three major themes among participants' stories. Participants: a) valued good communication to establish relationships between part… more
Date: August 2010
Creator: Yount, Katherine
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Painting an American Portrait in 1992

Description: This paper discusses the works of its author and includes images of the works. Douglas Parker Darracott discusses the process of creating an American portrait in 1992 and performs research on related literature and American society during this period.
Date: August 1992
Creator: Darracott, Douglas Parker
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Fusible Engobe Formulated for Large Ceramic Sculpture

Description: This paper involves the research and testing of surface treatment using fusible engobe for the purpose of decorating large ceramic sculptures. Anthony M. Holman includes formulation and color testing charts and explains the process.
Date: August 1986
Creator: Holman, Anthony M.
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The Unification of Clay and Steel in the Representation of Machined Forms From My Past

Description: This paper discusses the author's art works, which involved the integration of clay and steal to create sculptures of pipe forms similar to the machined forms they worked with in the agriculture and oil industries. Vicente García discusses the methodology of creation and analyzes the works.
Date: May 1993
Creator: García, Vicente
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The Marriage of the Graceful and the Flagrant: A Sculptural Inquiry of the Modern Woman

Description: This paper discusses the author's selected works, four sculptural pieces cast in bronze and painted with oil paint washes. Cari D. Ashworth explains how the works illustrate challenges faced by the modern woman in today's society, and how the dramatic flair of the pieces produces imagery.
Date: May 1997
Creator: Ashworth, Cari D.
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A Visual Study of Folk Art Death Imagery Used During the Day of the Dead Celebration in Mexico

Description: This paper discusses the author's work creating five collagraph prints based on imagery used during the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration and the process of making these prints. Eduardo J. Garcia discusses how heritage impacted these works and explores the meaning behind the folk art imagery.
Date: December 1994
Creator: Garcia, Eduardo J.
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No Apparent Reason

Description: This paper discusses five works the author created and the thought process that went into the creation of these works. Helen Altman discusses the fascination with temporary or process pieces and the use of commonplace materials to depict a message.
Date: August 1989
Creator: Altman, Helen
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The Balance of Contradictions: Abstraction and Representation, Formalism and Symbolism

Description: This paper discusses the concept of figurative formalism and its application in six paintings on canvas by the author. Linda Leonhart McCall explores the work of Johannes Vermeer, Edward Hopper, and Richard Diebenkorn in discussing abstraction and representation.
Date: May 1998
Creator: McCall, Linda Leonhart
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Towards a Personal Aesthetic

Description: This paper discusses the author's work creating 30 ceramic vessels experimenting with the relaxation of jar forms. James Robert Salazar discusses how these jars retain their proportions and structure despite the relaxation process, and the inspirations that created a personal aesthetic evident in the works.
Date: July 1998
Creator: Salazar, James Robert
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Mythic Archaeologies: The Impact of Visual Culture on the Art and Identity of Four Hopi Artists

Description: This qualitative critical ethnography examines how visual culture impacted the identity and art of four Hopi artists. Sources of data included a personal journal, artists’ interviews, group discussion, art work interpretations, and historical research of Hopi art, visual culture, and issues of native identity. In particular, my analysis focused on issues of power / knowledge relationships, identity construction, and the artist as co-constructor of culture through personal narratives. Implicatio… more
Date: August 2011
Creator: Santos, Lori J.
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Woman as Object

Description: This paper discusses the creation process of thirteen works by the author addressing women's issues using mannequins of actual women as a metaphor. Robyn Beirman Jamison discusses interviewing and photographing the women, creating the works, and the imagery of objectification of women by society.
Date: December 1997
Creator: Jamison, Robyn Bierman
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Analysis of the Salt-Bisque Technique, Its Effects Under Regulated Conditions and Its Evolution Through the Introduction of Seven Sodium-Based Chemicals

Description: This paper examines the surface effects of the salt-bisque technique on clay forms and its evolution through the introduction of seven-sodium based chemicals. Genevieve Espinosa walks the reader through a series of tests and procedures in three stages: the formative, decorative, and conclusive (firing) stages.
Date: May 1987
Creator: Espinosa, Genevieve
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An Examination of My Perceptions of the Myth of Femininity

Description: This paper examines the myth of femininity and the author's own perception towards it through an analysis of seven pieces of art work and related literature. R. Renee Sherrer explores the representation of concepts and the use of image to impart a message.
Date: May 1987
Creator: Sherrer, R. Renee
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Laminated Clays as Decorative Elements on Ceramic Forms

Description: This paper describes the process and results of laminating clay forms through the slab construction method for the purpose of decorating ceramic forms. Rafael Molina describes the background information behind the process and a description of the finished products.
Date: August 1990
Creator: Molina, Rafael
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Imagery and Form

Description: This paper discusses the integration of imagery and form in the author's works, wheel thrown pottery intended to make an individualized statement. Steven L. Phillips discusses the process of making these forms and the imagery they contain, drawing connections to philosophical concepts.
Date: May 1994
Creator: Phillips, Steven L.
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One by One

Description: This paper describes the depiction of Colorado animals and their environments through earthenware. Laura Newby describes the process and inspirations behind the pieces and describes each one in turn.
Date: August 1996
Creator: Newby, Laura
Partner: UNT Libraries
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