NU Masters and Dissertations (Restricted)
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Item HEARING THE ARTIST'S VOICE: A PROPOSAL FOR THE CREATION OF A COLLABORATIVE ONLINE ARCHIVE OF CALIFORNIA'S PRIMARY SOURCE ARTIST INFORMATION(2007) Richman, Cassandra L.The overall purpose of this project is to stimulate concrete action toward the creation of a comprehensive collaborative full-text online archive of California's primary source artist information (PSAII) as a model for other similar archives around the country. For the purposes of this thesis, primary source artist information is defined as any type of first-person artist-generated information including video or film images of artists speaking or working, audio or transcripts of artist interviews, lectures, debates, panels or symposia, rare photographs of artists, and documents written by artists such as diaries, personal letters and grant proposals. This does not include interpretation by outside parties such as curators, critics or journalists. The ultimate goal of this effort is to facilitate continued use of PSAI by preserving that which is presently haphazardly stored on unstable and/or underutilized media, organizing it in combination with newly created information and making the results accessible to the widest audience possible. In today's rapidly changing multi-media and technological world, where researchers increasingly rely on the Internet, this means that the information needs to be online.Item GUIDELINES TO ASSIST MUSEUMS IN CREATING A POETRY PROGRAM FOR HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS(1994) Jeffries, Jeannine L.The purpose of this study was to develop guidelines to assist museums in creating a poetry program for high school students. Recommendations for these guidelines were also gathered from museum educators, high-school students, teachers, and a poet, a college student, and an artist. To aid in the development of the guidelines, an analysis of the Poets in the Galleries program at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco was conducted as well as research on other similar programs. The final product was a set of guidelines to assist museums in creating a poetry program.Item HANUKKAH LAMPS in the LAMP COLLECTION of the JUDAH L. MAGNES MUSEUM, BERKELEY(1975) Eis, RuthIt may be concluded that the Hanukkah lamp, however varied in form, has been constant over centuries in its symbolism and usage. As a carrier of folk art it bears the mark of its surroundings, but not the mark of its maker. Undated, each lamp must be evaluated on the basis of circumstantial evidence. A small detail such as the use of a certain type of fastener may become a clue, or the time of discovery of a new process in metalworking or the invention of machinery can be marginal facts of importance. In this investigation, the basic objective has been to gather information through observation. The object represents an expression of artistic feeling. As such, it must be approached with an awareness of the human element invested in its creation. This awareness is an important ingredient in considering motivation (pride of family, of trade or occupation, gratitude to a gracious ruler, etc.) The human element, and our awareness of it as a bridge to the past, is perhaps what was meant by the philosopher, Henri Bergson: "Intuition can help us to grasp what is lacking in the data of intelligence."Item FOR REGISTRATION AND CATALOGUING OF A HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION AT THE SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA PIONEERS(1984) Jacques, YvonneThe objectives. of this thesis are: 1) to design a catalogue worksheet for classification of information that can be used for documentation of a photograph collection: and 2) to establish guidelines indicating what information will be included in each classification and the manner in which it will be recorded. These guidelines will be used to catalogue individual photographs of actors and actresses in the historical collection of The Society of California Pioneers in San Francisco, California. This study will be conducted in an effort to improve the methods used for the documentation and interpretation of historical photograph collections. Improved methods will increase the value of photograph collections, facilitate historical research, and encourage the public to use the resources provided by the museum.