Sentences with phrase «european aristocrats»

By replacing European aristocrats with black subjects, Wiley points out the absence of African Americans from such historical narratives.

By replacing the typical European aristocrats depicted in those paintings with contemporary black subjects, Wiley is able to draw attention to the absence of African Americans from historical and cultural narratives and raise questions about race, gender, and the politics of representation.

By replacing the European aristocrats with contemporary black subjects, Wiley's portraits draw attention to the absence of African Americans from historical and cultural narratives.

Wiley's signature portraits of everyday men and women riff on specific paintings by Old Masters, replacing the European aristocrats depicted in those paintings with contemporary black subjects, drawing attention to the absence of African Americans from historical and cultural narratives.

The city used to be the residence of royalty and the wealthiest European aristocrats, and even today it is easy to see why Vienna was fit for kings - and queens.

Tall, dark and handsome Thomas has the single ladies and their mothers in awe of him and with his pedigree as a European aristocrat.

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One wonders whether, had there been more European Catholic aristocrats with his real nobility, the old order might have survived.

In short, 2003 - 04 was a tribute to the early days of European competitions, when unexpected sides contrived freak results, when aristocrats were prone to falling on their faces, when a French club could meet a Portuguese club in the final.

But in the American South's gruesome costume drama, nouveaux aristocrats aped the appearance of European royalty and pretended to themselves and the world that they were Christians.

The Havanese was a beloved pet of Cuban aristocrats and later became popular among wealthy Europeans, including Queen Victoria and Charles Dickens.