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The Good Soldier Schweik Suite, Op. 22 -- Finale
No full textPerformance of Kurka's The Good Soldier Schweik Suite, Op. 22, performed by the University Maryland Symphonic Wind Ensemble in Dekelboum Concert Hall, February 27, 2001
Empire of Light
No full textPerformance of Meij's Empire of Light, performed by the University Maryland Symphonic Wind Ensemble in Dekelboum Concert Hall, April 17, 2001
Photographs (3.5x5) of Charles Lowry, Margery Morgan Lowens and Victor Yellin in the Lowens Reading Room, Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland, September 2001
No full textMusicologists Margery Morgan Lowens and Victor Yellin visit the Lowens Reading Room, named after Margery Morgan Lowens and her late husband, musicologist Irving Lowens, at its dedication, September 2001. They are escorted by Dr. Charles B. Lowry, left, at the time Dean of Libraries at the University of Maryland
Trylon and Perisphere
No full textoai:lib.umd.edu:1903.1/23As the 1939 New York World's Fair was divided into many different thematic zones, its planners wanted a central symbol for this event. The original idea was to have a theme center, with twin 250 feet towers and a semicircular hall to display dioramas. Wallace K. Harrison, a prominent New York architect of the Harrison Fouilhoux firm, was selected to design the theme center in November 1936. Harrison wanted a design that would represent a new architecture concept. In his own words, "we found ourselves constantly referring to the domes and campaniles of Venice, perhaps because the flat country and water of the Fair grounds are very like that of the site of Venice and in addition the sky color of New York is practically the same." (Newhouse,82) The idea of a large dome was a starting point for all further designs, and many different ideas were initially developed. There were plans to use a sphere that was suspended by steel cables, giving it a light, airy feel as well as a large balloon, anchored by steel cables and accessible by elevator. A spherical design was not a new idea, however. An earlier example of such a design was proposed by Etienne-Louis Boull??e in his project for Newton's Cenotaph in 1783, featuring a huge sphere at the center. In the end a design that featured a sphere 200 feet in diameter raised on pillars was selected. Despite its huge dimensions, with a 200-foot diameter, it was hard to grasp the exact scale of the sphere. Harrison and his design team finally came up with the idea of using a tall spike to frame the sphere, but there was still the problem of placing the two in relation with each other. They found inspiration from drawings by a Soviet constructivist architect named Jacob Tchernikhov, which represented two large spheres connected to a tall spike by way of a ramp
The Women's Pavilion
No full textThe Columbian Exposition was notable for its impressive architecture and large international attendance. Of particular importance was the Women's Pavilion. The first of its kind to have been designed by a female architect, it revealed much about the social plight of women at that time, and the need for further progress in the movement for equal rights. While its existence did not trigger significant changes for the Women's Movement, this pavilion was certainly a promising first step that would set a precedent for women's involvement in later years
Montreal, 1967 Map
No full textThis Esso city map of Montreal provides an overview of the 1967 exposition. The entire map is approximately sixty centimeters long and forty-five centimeters wide, while the image on our site takes up approximately one sixth of that space. Although the islands on the map are drawn to scale, the buildings depicted on the map are oversized for emphasis, and only the major Expo pavilions are depicted. The map is relatively easy to read. The Montreal expo of 1967 was spread out over four sections in the Saint Lawrence River: The Cit?? du Havre, Ile Sainte-H??l??ne, Ile Notre D??me, and La Ronde
ABC News & the case of Mumia Abu Jamal
No full textIn the 1990s, Mumia Abu-Jamal, an African American journalist on death row, became a symbol of the inequities in the United States judicial system. This film examines how ABC reporter Sam Donaldson's framing of Abu-Jamal's case stands up to the available facts and how it measures up to basic journalistic standards of fairness, balance, and accuracy
Japanese immigrant's memoir
No full textNarrator, Linda Ohama ; director/writer, Linda Ohama ; producers, Linda Ohama, Selwyn Jacob ; director of photography, Kirk Tougas ; editors, Linda Ohama, Manfred Becker ; music, Dennis Burke.In the wake of the 1923 earthquake that devastated Tokyo, 25-year-old Asayo Murakami left Japan, her husband and two children, to resettle in Canada. Using dramatizations, newsreel footage, family photos, and interviews with the 103-year-old Asayo - Obachan, or Grandmother, as her extended Canadian family calls her - this program traces one woman's tumultuous life story. From her early years in Japan, to her arrival in British Columbia as a mail-order bride, to her internment during World War II, to a reunion with a long-lost daughter, Obachan's remarkable personal story illustrates the Asian immigrant experience during the 20th century
John Davis of Q and not U, Fireside Bowl, Chicago, Illinois, April 11, 2001
No full textPhotograph of John Davis, drummer for the Washington, D.C. punk band Q and not U, performing at the Fireside Bowl in Chicago, Illinois on April 11, 2001. The photograph was taken by musician and concert promoter, Chris Baronner
Chris Richards of Q and not U, Fireside Bowl, Chicago, Illinois, April 11, 2001
No full textPhotograph of Chris Richards, vocalist and guitarist for the Washington, D.C. punk band Q and not U, performing at the Fireside Bowl in Chicago, Illinois on April 11, 2001. The photograph was taken by musician and concert promoter, Chris Baronner