Empire
The exhibition presents Empire, a visual essay by American artist John Gossage on the relationship between architecture and power. Gossage’s photographs of government buildings and monuments in Washington, D.C. are juxtaposed with images of Egypt taken by German chemist Hermann Vogel in 1868, exposing the parallel actions of governments, over a century apart, in(...)
Octagonal gallery
8 December 2005 to 12 March 2006
Empire
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The exhibition presents Empire, a visual essay by American artist John Gossage on the relationship between architecture and power. Gossage’s photographs of government buildings and monuments in Washington, D.C. are juxtaposed with images of Egypt taken by German chemist Hermann Vogel in 1868, exposing the parallel actions of governments, over a century apart, in(...)
Octagonal gallery
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Empire
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power, empire, Desert Storm, Victory Day, jet aircraft, bomber, flight, stealth, Lockheed, Boeing, helicopter, Washington DC, Washington Monument, Pentagon, Mall, Lincoln Memorial, grassy knoll, White House, Fed, dome, Senate, Arlington Memorial Bridge, Capitol, Treasury Building, Jefferson Memorial, World War II Memorial, reflecting pool
23 July 2009
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Animal Passages
Figuring Territory
30 January 2023
Animal Passages
Phoebe Springstubb on how the migration of fur seals defined the inside and outside of empire
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Figuring Territory
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PH1989:0077
architecture
after 1853
architecture
Distant view of the Krak of the Knights Castle from the southwest, Ottoman Empire (now in Syria)
PH1980:0048.02:017
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- Suzanne K. Williamson indicates that this photograph shows western side "L" and southern side "R" of the Krak de Chevaliers Castle, Ottoman Empire (now Syria) (Oct. 1985). Further research should include verification of this information and identification of the source(s) from which it was obtained. The cardinal point indicated in the title, also provided by Williamson, is presumed to be correct.
architecture
1859-1860
Distant view of the Krak of the Knights Castle from the southwest, Ottoman Empire (now in Syria)
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PH1980:0048.02:017
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- Suzanne K. Williamson indicates that this photograph shows western side "L" and southern side "R" of the Krak de Chevaliers Castle, Ottoman Empire (now Syria) (Oct. 1985). Further research should include verification of this information and identification of the source(s) from which it was obtained. The cardinal point indicated in the title, also provided by Williamson, is presumed to be correct.
architecture
PH1980:0048.02:027
architecture, military
1859-1860
View of the exterior walls of the second enclosure of the Krak of the Knights Castle from the south, Ottoman Empire (now in Syria)
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PH1980:0048.02:027
architecture, military
PH1980:0048.05:023
architecture
1859-1860
architecture
View of a harbour on the Bosporus, Constantinople (now Istanbul), Ottoman Empire (now in Turkey)
PH1984:0039:032
architecture, topographic
between 1858 and 1899
View of a harbour on the Bosporus, Constantinople (now Istanbul), Ottoman Empire (now in Turkey)
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PH1984:0039:032
architecture, topographic