Arts & Literature

Welcome To Arts & Literature where we try to answer questions of a scholarly nature.

If you are looking for information about books then head to Books & Authors. The Arts section covers all sorts of topics like theatre, exhibitions, paintings and much more.

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Orwell - shooting an elephant

I know that this essay has something to do with imperialsim, but i'm not sure exactly what!!! Could someone please explain it to me???? Thanks

aajhiggs

Who is this artist/architect?

I am really struggling to find the name of an architect/artist who produced a number of famous illustrations of imposing art deco buildings in the 1920s or 30s. I have no photos or even part of his...

Jessica2005

Artists that use recylcing?

Does any one know of any artists that use recylced objects or reuse other objects? Or even those with an enviromental side of their work? thanks.

sparklewing

title of book

This is a real long shot but this was the first chapter book I read as a kid and I'd like to get hold of it again as it began my love of reading. It was about a young girl who lived with her 2 aunts,...

henryboy

Title of the book?

I'm looking for the title of a novel written by Richard Gordon (of 'Doctor in the House' fame) about the cholera epidemic in London. Many thanks

Lillizlol

Found Painting

I have lived in my house for nearly 9 years. Recently whilst tidying the loft, I found 2 paintings behind the chimney stack. They have been done on chipboard but actually, are not to bad. One is...

mummytait

Where is the best place to see contemporary art in madrid?

There are the obvious places - reina sofia and Thyssen - bonemisza, but other lesser know gems welcome. What mustn't I miss? Particularly interested in 3d.

miss_sneff

antique brooches

i have recently accuried a brooch bought from the goldsmiths and silversmiths at 112 regent street, london. would anyone be able to help me identify the brooch or tell me what it represents? i have...

DivaDebs

Adrift - the film

How much of this film is 'true'? Did she die in the end...? I can't work out if she was on the boat, or if it was just the crying baby left..?

lidiavianu

rose carmethian

Carmethian is a word I ignore and can find nowhere. It seems to determine the colour rose (or is it the verb?) I know a colour 'rosu carmin' in Romanian. My imagination does not go beyond that. does...

tarakate

Who is this artist?

Who is the artist who makes beautiful shapes and patterns and objects from things he finds in nature and then photographs them?

Electrochem

Bill Hall

I am trying to find some information about the artist Bill Hall, who was famous for sports art. I have tried the usual methods (Google etc), but there appears to be little or no information about the...

MarciB

where is this quote from?

"conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood"

lidiavianu

stroke

I can't tell if it means time or illness in: on the third stroke it will be uncertain I see in time it comes with 'at' not 'on'. Is that significant? Lidia

Loocfox

Louis Beataux

Can any body help me with an artist called, Louis Beataux. a friend of mine has an ornament with his name on the back. We cannot trace much to do with him.

markwh

Ligatures in Arabic Script

I'm starting to learn some Arabic and have just about got to grips with the basic letter forms. However, there are a large number of ligatures - combinations of 2 or more letters which are represented...