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The Ryerson & Burnham Libraries are the art and architecture research collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. The libraries cover all periods with extensive holdings in the areas of 18th-, 19th- and 20th-century architecture and 19th-century painting, prints, drawings, and decorative arts. [1] A variety of materials important to scholarly ...
Lions. (Kemeys) Lions is a pair of 1893 bronze sculptures by Edward Kemeys, installed outside of the main entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The sculptures are well-recognized public artworks. The sculptures were commissioned by Florence Lathrop Field as a gift to the museum in memory of her late husband Henry Field.
Location. 220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2643 United States. Coordinates. 41°53′50″N87°37′16″W / 41.8972°N 87.6212°W. Director. Madeleine Grynsztejn. Website. mcachicago.org. The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago is a contemporary art museum near Water Tower Place in the Near North Side of Chicago ...
Mika Tosca (born 1985 or 1986) [1] is a climate scientist. Her research concerns ways in which art and design can impact communication about climate science to more effectively address climate change. [1] Tosca also contributes to science communication, including through science-art initiatives, and she is an advocate for Trans people in STEM ...
Nichols Bridgeway under construction in May 2008. The Nichols Bridgeway is a pedestrian bridge located in Chicago, Illinois.The bridge begins at the Great Lawn of Millennium Park, crosses over Monroe Street and connects to the third floor of the West Pavilion of the Modern Wing, the Art Institute of Chicago's newest wing.
t. e. The Nāṭya Shāstra (Sanskrit: नाट्य शास्त्र, Nāṭyaśāstra) is a Sanskrit treatise on the performing arts. [1][2] The text is attributed to sage Bharata, and its first complete compilation is dated to between 200 BCE and 200 CE, [3][4] but estimates vary between 500 BCE and 500 CE. [5]
The University of ancient Taxila was a renowned Buddhist ancient institute of higher-learning located in the city of Taxila as well. According to scattered references that were only fixed a millennium later, it may have dated back to at least the fifth century BC. [1] Some scholars date Takshashila's existence back to the sixth century BC. [2]
Bharata (Jainism) In Jainism, Bharata was the first chakravartin (lit. 'holder of a chakra ', i.e., emperor) of the Avasarpini (present half-time cycle). He was the eldest son of Rishabhanatha, the first tirthankara. He had two sons from his chief-empress Subhadra, named Arkakirti and Marichi.