Visual Arts Documents

What does it mean when we say "art is in the eye of the beholder?" How have artists' subjects changed over the centuries? This collection features diverse art forms (from ancient mosaics to modern cubism).

The Wright Brothers' father made a note of the telegram which he received on the 15th of December, 1903.  It was about the first powered flight i...

Trying Philip Johnston's idea - to use the Navajo language as the basis of a WWII code - military officials were stunned at the results of a trial. T...

After successfully proving that their language could be used as a WWII military code, Navajo men began to join the U.S. Marine Corps.  This docum...

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