Sentences with phrase «inspired by civil war»

One piece is by text - based artist Barbara Kruger, who shows a video inspired by the cultural theorist Homi Bhabha, while Kara Walker shows a video inspired by the civil war and the life of a Virginia slave named Sally Hemings, believed to be the mother of six children with Thomas Jefferson.

Inspired by Civil War reenactments, recent performances have combined art and social activism to stage modern - day musters (rallies), asking uniformed participants, «What are you fighting for?»

Not exact matches

Planned removal of a statue of Civil War General Robert E. Lee sparked protests by white supremacists, which in turn inspired counter protests.

In «For the Union Dead,» a savage, beautiful poem inspired by the statue erected for Colonel Shaw on the Boston Common, he explains why he admired this Civil War commander of a black regiment:

It was first known as Decoration Day and was inspired by the flowers being placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers after the end of the Civil War.

(Airs 5/10/18 @ 1 p.m.) WAMC's Alan Chartock in a 2010 encore conversation with the late Pulitzer Prize winning Journalist Syndey Schanberg and Actor Sam Waterston about the Killing Fields, the movie inspired by Schanberg's coverage of the civil war in Cambodia during the 1970s.

While this provision was undoubtedly inspired by the desire to put beyond question the obligations of the government issued during the Civil War, its language indicates a broader connotation.

This American Civil War epic has the feeling of a made - for - TV movie but is carried by a truly inspiring story and some excellent performances.

THE GENERAL is perhaps Buster Keaton's best - known films, is inspired by a true story of an event that occurred during the American Civil War, as adapted from the memoir The Great Locomotive Chase by William Pittenger.

But if you want to know the full history of Wakanda in the Marvel movies, here it is in a nutshell: precious Wakandan metal called Vibranium (more on that in a second), stolen in the plot of Ultron, inspired Wakanda to go on an outreach mission to, at the very least, Nigeria by the time of Civil War.

«Inspired by real events,» The Whistleblower visits Bosnia in the rubble - strewn aftermath of the Yugoslav civil war and finds power, corruption and liesnot just among the bribe - taking, uncaring local authorities but also the U.N. officials and American contractors assigned to train the Bosnians in the ways of democracy.

The idea that Wakandans speak a real African language brings a deeper layer of authenticity to the fictional nation and the choice to use Xhosa was inspired, in part, by a trip Black Panther director Ryan Coogler took to South Africa prior to shooting the film and by actor John Kani who played T'Chaka in both Captain America: Civil War and Black Panther.

Inspired by a true story from the Civil War and rewritten as comedy with a romantic air and a happy ending, it maintains an admirable fidelity to authenticity in costumes and props — the imagery evokes Matthew Brady's Civil War photography — and the visual scope of the film is not simply impressive, it is dramatic and cinematic and at times awesome.

Leo incorporates images of the changing youth culture, inspired as it was by the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, and free love — and demonstrates how The Beach Boys tried to fit into the Electric Kool Aid zeitgeist with their primary creative force (Brian) continuing his steady freefall into introspective madness.

Ryan Meinerding has shared a new piece of concept art for Marvel's superhero blockbuster Captain America: Civil War which sees a rather different look for Tom Holland's Spider - Man with an early design inspired by Ben Reilly's Spidey suit; check it out here and let us know what you make of the costume in the comments -LSB-...]

Inspired by last weekend's race - fueled violence in Charlottesville, a local official proposed renaming the school, extending the debate over Confederate monuments to institutions whose names honor the leaders of the pro-slavery Southern states in the U.S. Civil War.

Inspired by newspaper stories from the last four centuries, Donoghue's masterful short story collection explores the unexpected in people's lives in such varied settings as Victorian England, Civil War — era Texas, and early twentieth - century New York City.

Following a handful of remarkable women who led their respective forces into battle, along with appearances by Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Frederick Douglass, and Eleanor Roosevelt, The Woman's Hour is an inspiring story of activists winning their own freedom in one of the last campaigns forged in the shadow of the Civil War, and the beginning of the great twentieth - century battles for civil riCivil War, and the beginning of the great twentieth - century battles for civil ricivil rights.

Inspired by over two hundred and fifty documented accounts of the women who fought in the Civil War while disguised as men, I Shall Be Near To You is the intimate story, in Rosetta's powerful and gorgeous voice, of the drama of marriage, one woman's amazing exploits, and the tender love story that can unfold when two partners face life's challenges side by side.

I am pleased to present my author website sarahtracyburrows.com featuring FIGHTING FOR NELLIE: A Civil War Love Story Inspired by True Events.

Varina by Charles Frazier For fans of: News of the World by Paulette Jiles and The Son by Philipp Meyer A deeply moving and majestic portrait of the Civil War and its aftermath from the bestselling author of Cold Mountain — inspired by the adventure - filled life of Varina Howell Davis, the second wife of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America.

Though a release date hasn't yet been made public, the Diamond Retailer Calendar mailed to comic shops this week suggested a May 2016 start date for «Civil War II,» the same month Marvel Studios» «Captain America: Civil War» — inspired by the original comics story — arrives in theaters.

The project was inspired by my Great Uncle Sidney, a Welsh miner who died fighting in the Spanish Civil War

Marvel Puzzle Quest will be getting its own Civil War, all of which is inspired by the Captain America: Civil War movie and storyline.

The Play Set features an original Marvel storyline and full compatibility for all Disney Infinity Marvel figures, including new characters, Captain America — The First Avenger, Ant - Man, and Black Panther, whose costumes are inspired by the upcoming film Marvel's Captain America: Civil War.»

The new line - up of characters includes costumes inspired by the upcoming film Captain America: Civil War, releasing in cinemas on 29thApril.

While the works are inspired by Willem de Kooning's Woman series from the 1950s, they also take into account the turmoil of the time — the atmosphere of struggle and protest of the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, as well as the four political assassinations of Dr. King, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Malcolm X. Jack Whitten (b. 1939, Bessemer, Alabama) has been exhibiting his work for over 40 years.

Philip Maysles presents a large - scale wall painting and sound installation inspired by Robert Motherwell's Elegy series that the abstract expressionist produced as a belated response to the Spanish Civil War.

Inspired by the eponymous infantry assault by the Confederates at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War, it is circular in form and wraps itself continuously around the (ring - shaped) Hirshhorn's entire third floor.

Inspired by the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Corcoran presents this focused collection developed in recent years by Washington collector Julia («Judy») Norrell.

A complex piece in Zaatari's overall oeuvre, Time Capsule not only serves as a sort of sequel to the artist's earlier video In This House (2005), for which he unearthed a letter buried by leftist militants in 1991 (right after the Lebanese Civil War ended), it also links the experience of the Arab Image Foundation, which Zaatari co-founded in 1997 (he recently resigned from the organization's board, which inspired the time capsule project), to that of Beirut's National Museum, where dOCUMENTA (13)'s team found the wrecked objects that are now on view with Adnan's painting tool in the rotunda of the Fridericianum.

While the works are inspired by Willem de Kooning's «Woman» series from the 1950s, they also take into account the turmoil of the time — the atmosphere of struggle and protest of the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, as well as the four political assassinations of Dr. King, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Malcolm X.

Although they were inspired by the Spanish Civil War, these works are by no means intended as illustrations of the conflict.

The monochromatic Cotton.com (2002) is inspired by a little known act of solidarity enacted by Manchester mill workers at the time of the American Civil War (1861 - 64).

He is best known for his Elegy to the Spanish Republic series, over 140 career - spanning works inspired by the 1930s Spanish Civil War.

Robert Motherwell (1915 - 91) Famous for his «Elegy» series inspired by Spanish Civil War.

EXHIBITION: «Kara Walker: Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)» @ Smithsonian American Art Museum Opened Oct. 13 The exhibition presents a series of 15 prints by Kara Walker inspired by the two - volume Harper's anthology published in 1866.

Extending a body of work Perret developed for her solo exhibition at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, the figurative sculpture is a direct reference to Wittig's text and inspired by soldiers in the YPJ, a female - only Kurdish militia currently fighting in the Syrian civil war.

In Our Banner in the Sky (c. 1861) a painting inspired by the outbreak of the Civil War (1861 - 65), Cole's pupil Frederic E. Church explicitly stated that the nation's destiny was prophesized in the heavens.

The room also houses Motherwell's enormous Elegy to the Spanish Republic No 126 (1965 - 75), one of a series of almost 200 paintings inspired by the tragedies of the Spanish civil war.

Inspired by what the university's free speech movement did for the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements, disability activists at Berkeley focused on independent living.