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In this dissertation, I argue that the measure of a literary work of art is the degree to which it aids the establishing of the good life. My argument is rooted in Alain Locke's charge to the “Negro”1 writers of his time that they help Negroes out of their disadvantaged situatio…

This thesis looks at the function of signatures in visual art using the theory of Jacques Derrida and a series of paradigmatic historical examples. Specifically, it departs from ‘Signature Event Context’ (SEC) to establish signature outside the idiom of visual art as a social pr…

The influence of traditional African sculpture on Modern art at the turn of the century led many Western scholars to focus attention on its study and collection to the neglect of contemporary African art, which was until quite recently looked down upon as a by-product of Western…

By considering the multiple aspects of a picture frame, this thesis paper explores the relationship between the frame and the painting it surrounds. Functioning to both preserve and present a painting, the frame is often a concern of curators, dealer restorers, and institutions.…