Coates Library Mural
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James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Augustus from Prima Porta
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This is a depiction of Augustus Caesar, Rome's first emperor, based off of the <em>Augustus from Prima Porta</em> statue located in the Vatican Museum. Augustus is seen holding the Gettysburg Address and a staff.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<em><a href="http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/braccio-nuovo/Augusto-di-Prima-Porta.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Augustus from Prima Porta</a></em>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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The White Rabbit
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<em>The White Rabbit</em>, illustrated by John Tenniel, is based on the famous Lewis Carroll novel <em><span>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</span></em>. <em>The White Rabbit</em> is seen standing on a pedestal near a girl reading on a stack of books.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.nls.uk/exhibitions/treasures/alice-in-wonderland/white-rabbit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Tenniel: <em>The White Rabbit</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
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A depiction of the Gettysburg Address on Abraham Lincoln's profile held by Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar. Image is to the right of the girl reading on a stack of books and in front of the staircase.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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<a href="https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/gettysburg-address/exhibition-items.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Gettysburg Address</a>
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Egyptian Obelisk
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Illustrated depiction of an ancient Obelisk from Egypt passing through the center of an image of Adam and Eve. The obelisk is modeled after the Obélisque de la Concorde in Paris. The top of the obelisk covers Moses holding the Tablets of the Law.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<em><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ob%C3%A9lisque_de_la_Concorde,_Paris_12_June_2014.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Obélisque de la Concorde</a></em>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Statue of Liberty
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Pictured is an artistic recreation of the Statue of Liberty. To the right of her are Egyptian religious images from Tutankhamen's Chair and at her feet is the Aztec Calendar.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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<a href="https://www.nps.gov/stli/index.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a><a href="https://www.nps.gov/stli/index.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi: <em>The Statue of Liberty</em></a>
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Buddha Shakyamuni
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This is a recreation of traditional Buddhist art, heavily inspired by pieces such as the Buddha Shakyamuni. To the right of Buddha is Ganesha and to the left is Shiva.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Shiva Nataraja - Lord of the Dance
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A depiction of the Hindu god Shiva as Shiva Nataraja - Lord of the Dance. In Shiva's rays to the right, the Buddha is depicted sitting.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Yin Yang
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It is an ancient Chinese symbol that depicts two different, but complementary forces that can be found in all aspects of life. It is depicted as part of the staff of Heh and lies to the right of the Egyptian god Horus.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Horus
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Horus of the ancient Egyptian religion originally found carved in the chair of King Tutankhamen. Horus is seen surrounded by Egyptian hieroglyphs to the right of the god Heh.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindadevolder/5993023787" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tutankhamen's Chair</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Horus_as_falcon_god_with_Egyptian_crown_from_the_27th_dynasty_(05).jpg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Visually Similar Art</a>
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Totem Pole
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A representation of a totem pole of the native peoples of North-Western North American Native tribes. Shows figures such as a person holding a frog and a birth protecting a frog. Totem is seen below a stone arch.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Knight Slaying a Two-Headed Dragon
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An interpretation of a knight and his assistant slaying a two-headed dragon. Original image is sourced from St. Gregory's manuscript <em><i>Moralia in Job</i></em>. Image is to the right of the Aztec Calendar and below Egyptian iconography.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moralia_in_Job_MS_dragonslayer.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">St. Gregory's Moralia in Job</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Man in Pentagram
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Image of a man in a pentagram from Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim's <em>Three Books of Occult Philosophy</em> from 1533. Pentagram is placed on top of the Aztec Calendar.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pentagram_and_human_body_(Agrippa).jpg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Heinrich Agrippa: <em>Pentagram and Human Body</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law
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Recreation of Gustave Dore’s <em>Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law</em> from 1843. Original art is part of a set of 241 woodcarvings. Moses is standing on Adam and Eve and is behind an Egyptian Obelisk.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:041A.Moses_Breaks_the_Tables_of_the_Law.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gustave Doré: <em>Moses Breaks the Tablets of the Law</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Ganesha
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Ganesha, or Ganapati, is a Hindu god with the head of an elephant. Ganesha is the god of beginnings and people. Ganesha is seen to the right of Buddha.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Edwin E. 'Buzz' Aldrin
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Illustration of Neil Armstrong's famous photograph of Buzz Aldrin on the moon. Image is below both an Egyptian Obelisk and The Declaration of Independence.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/images/apollo_image_12.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NASA: <em>Buzz Aldrin on the Moon</em></a>
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Saturn V
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Outline of the Saturn V rocket used from 1967-1973. Saturn V is behind Moses and Holloway's "Angel" etching.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-the-first-flight-of-the-saturn-v" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NASA: <em>Saturn V</em></a>
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Durga
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<a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Durga" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a>Depiction of Durga, a Hindu goddess, with 10 arms, each holding a weapon. Durga is placed behind and slightly above Ganesha and above D<span>ürer's Dragon.</span>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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The Madonna on the Crescent
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Recreation of Albrecht Dürer's <em>The Madonna on the Crescent. </em>Image is directly above Dore's <em>Noah's Ark</em> and to the right of Dürer's <em>The Mass of St. Gregory.</em>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/388130" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Albrecht Dürer: <em>The Madonna on the Crescent</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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The United States Declaration of Independence
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Image of the Declaration of Independence. Image is directly behind the Rosetta Stone.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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<a href="https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">National Archives: <em>The Declaration of Independence</em></a>
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The Aztec Calendar
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An illustration of the Aztec Calendar. Image is placed behind of the man in the Pentagram and Holloway's angel holding the Rosetta Stone.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aztec_calendar.svg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Aztec Calendar</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Noah's Ark
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Recreation of Gustave Dore's T<em>he Dove Sent Forth From the Ark</em> made in 1866. Ark is below Dürer's <em>The Madonna on the Crescent </em>and above the "Lion with Pillar."
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dove_Sent_Forth_from_the_Ark.png" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gustave Dore: <em>T</em><em>he Dove Sent Forth From The Ark</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Christ of Saint John of the Cross
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Salvador Dali’s <em>Christ of Saint John of the Cross</em> remade. This image of Christ is placed in front of Albrecht Dürer's <em>Christ on the Cross with Three Angels. </em>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Christ_of_Saint_John_of_the_Cross.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Salvador Dali: <em>Christ of St. John of the Cross</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Lion with Pillar
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Depiction of a lion holding a pillar from <em>Die Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance</em> Volume II by A F Butsch. Lion is placed above Albrecht Dürer's <em>Melencolia I.</em>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Butsch-RenaissanceOrnament-VolII/pages/068-victory-lion-1537/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A F Butsch: <em>Die Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance Volume II</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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The Rosetta Stone
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An angel holding the Rosetta Stone. Stone is place above the Declaration of Independence.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Rosetta Stone</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Dürer's Magic Square
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A square with columns that all add up to 34. The square wards off Saturn's sadness and is associated with Jupiter (<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer_-_Melencolia_I_-_Google_Art_Project_(_AGDdr3EHmNGyA).jpg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Source</a>). <span style="font-weight: 400;">Image is part of a larger art piece <em>Melencolia I. </em>The square is located above the angel and to the left of the hourglass and scales.</span>
James Sicner
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<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/336228" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Albrecht Dürer: <em>Melencolia I</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Adam and Eve
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Illustration of Adam and Eve at tree of the knowledge of good and evil. An Egyptian Obelisk cuts through the center of the image. Eve is located to the right of the <em>Three Naked Men Climbing.</em>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/338311?searchField=All&amp;sortBy=Relevance&amp;ft=adam+and+eve&amp;offset=0&amp;rpp=80&amp;pos=56" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Antoine Vérard: <em>Le Premier Volume de la Bible en Francoiz Historiee et Nouvellement Imprimee</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Cherub
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A recreation of the Cherub sitting next to an angel from the work <em>Melencolia I</em> by Albrecht Dürer. Image is located to the right of the angel and in front of the scales.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/336228" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Albrecht Dürer: <em>Melencolia I</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Hourglass
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An illustration of an hourglass that is part of Albrecht Dürer's <em>Melencolia I</em>. Hourglass is found between the scales and Dürer's Magic Square.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/336228" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Albrecht Dürer: <em>Melencolia I</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Melancholy Angel
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A recreation of the sad angel from Albrecht Dürer's <em>Melencolia I</em>. The Angel is to the left of the sheep and below the Magic Square and Hourglass.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/336228" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Albrecht Dürer: <em>Melencolia I</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Small Bell
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A small bell originally featured in <em>Melencolia I</em> by Albrecht Dürer. The bell is found right above Dürer's Magic Square but below Dürer's <em>Mass of St. Gregory. </em>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/336228" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Albrecht Dürer: <em>Melencolia I</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Scales
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Small scales from Albrecht Dürer's <em>Melencolia I</em> depicted near an hourglass and a melancholy angel. The scales are found behind the ladder and above Dürer's Cherub.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/336228" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Albrecht Dürer: <em>Melencolia I</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Sleeping Sheep
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Depiction of a small sheep. Original image is a part of Dürer's <em>Melencolia I</em>. The sheep is located between the angel and the Moon Landing Plaque.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/336228" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Albrecht Dürer: <em>Melencolia I</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Polyhedron and Hammer
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Polyhedron and hammer depicted in Albrecht Dürer's <em>Melencolia I</em>. Polyhedron is to the right of the angel and cherub and in front of Mayan lettering.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/336228" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Albrecht Dürer: <em>Melencolia I</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Ladder of Melencolia I
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Ladder taken from Albrecht Dürer's <em>Melencolia I</em>. Ladder is in front of the "Lion with Pillar" but behind the polyhedron.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/336228" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Albrecht Dürer: <em>Melencolia I</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Jesus on the Cross with Angels Collecting His Blood
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Jesus on the cross with angels collecting his blood in cups. Originally image was a woodcut made by Albrecht Dürer. This image is placed behind Dali's painting of Jesus on the cross.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer_-_Christ_on_the_Cross_with_Three_Angels_-_WGA7260.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Albrecht Dürer: <em>Christ on the Cross with Three Angels</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Seven-headed Dragon
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Illustration of a seven-headed dragon originally made by Albrecht Dürer. The dragon is placed near the feet of the Buddha.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
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Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Melencolia I Sphere
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Sphere originally found in Albrecht Dürer's <em>Melencolia I. </em>Image is located in front of the sheep and the <span style="font-weight: 400;">Signatures from a Demonic Contract</span> but on top of the alphabet.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/336228" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Albrecht Dürer: <em>Melencolia I</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Albrecht Dürer’s Signature
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Signature copied from Albrecht Dürer’s <em>Mass of St. Gregory</em>. Signature has the "D" under the bridge of the "A" with the year 1511 above. Signature and year are inscribed on a box.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/388785" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Albrecht Dürer: <em>The Mass of Saint Gregory</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Kneeling Apparition of Jesus
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Recreation of kneeling Jesus from Albrecht Dürer’s<em> Mass of St. Gregory. </em>Image is located above Dürer’s <em>Melencolia I</em> and to the right of Dürer’s <em>The Madonna on the Crescent</em>. <em></em><em></em>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/388785" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Albrecht Dürer: <em>The Mass of Saint Gregory</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Girl Reading on a Stack of Books
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Girl sitting on a stack of books reading. Original image was from a bookplate made by Rockwell Kent. Her image is located to the left of Roman Emperor Augustus.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
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1983
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Tower of Babel
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">A recreation of <em>The Confusion of Tongues</em> from Gustave Doré's illustrations for </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">La Grande Bible de Tours</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. This image is a part of a 241 set of woodcuts. The image serves as a backdrop to Blake's <em>The Christian Triumph</em>. </span>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:010.The_Tower_of_Babel.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gustave Doré's: <em>The Confusion of Tongues</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Egyptian God Heh Holding Staff
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Depiction of Egyptian god Heh holding a staff. The staff includes a yin and yang symbol at the curved top. Original image is from King Tutankhamen's Chair found in the antechamber of his tomb. The image is above the knight slaying a dragon and to the right of the Statue of Liberty.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindadevolder/5993023787" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tutankhamen's Chair</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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The Resurrection of Jesus
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A recreation of Jesus resurrecting from the dead from William Blake's <em>The Christian Triumph</em>. Original art was taken from Edward Young's <em>Night Thoughts</em>. In the art, Jesus is accompanied by angels on either side of him. This image is above Jesus on the cross and to the right of the sun.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1929-0713-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> William Blake: <em>The Christian Triumph</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Latin Verse
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A recreation of the verse inscribed above Dürer's <em>The Madonna on the Crescent</em>. Text is to the direct left of the <em>Sun of Adonai</em>.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/388130" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Albrecht Dürer: <em>The Madonna on the Crescent</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Cherubs Blowing Trumpets
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Image depicts two angels playing trumpets riding demon-like creatures. The trumpets cross each other in an 'x' pattern. They are located beneath <em>The Reading Girl</em> and to the left of two separate depictions of Jesus on the cross. A third angel can be seen behind <em>The Reading Girl</em> and looking off to the right.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/388475" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A scene from Albrecht Dürer's <em>Arch of Honor </em></a>(lower left corner with a detailed view in panel 28.82.17)
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Worshipers of Jesus
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Image of the worshipers of Jesus gathered around his apparition. Art originally is a portion of Albrecht Dürer's </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mass of St. Gregory</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Art is in front the Squared Mayan Art.</span>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/388785" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Albrecht Dürer's <em>Mass of St. Gregory</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Altar of St. Gregory
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Depiction of the altar from Albrecht Dürer's <em>Mass of St. Gregory</em>. Jesus, as an apparition, kneels on this altar. Art is located in front of the Squared Mayan Symbols.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/388785" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Albrecht Dürer's <em>Mass of St. Gregory</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Ladder of St. Gregory
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Ladder originally from Albrecht Dürer's </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mass of St. Gregory. </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Art is located in front of the Squared Mayan Symbols. </span>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/388785" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Albrecht Dürer: <em>Mass of St. Gregory</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Sun of Adonai
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Image of a sun with large rays that stretch across the mural. In the center of the mural is the word Adonai in Hebrew. Adonai is one of the Hebrew names for god. The sun is located between Dürer's <em>The Madonna on the Crescent </em>and William Blake's <em>The Christian Triumph.</em>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Angel with a Sword
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Image of an angel holding the Rosetta stone in their left hand and a sword in their right. Original image is from Robert Bowyer's <em>History of England </em>series. The angel is seen hovering above the Aztec calendar with wings that intersect the Statue of Liberty.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1858-1009-187" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thomas Holloway: "Angel" Etching</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Apollo 11 Plaque
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An illustration of the Apollo 11 Plaque to honor the first moon landing July 1969. The plaque is located between the crucifixions of Jesus and Albrecht Dürer's <em>Melencolia I</em>.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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<a href="https://moon.nasa.gov/resources/136/apollo-11-plaque/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NASA: Apollo 11 Plaque</a>
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Skeleton
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Human skeleton laying on the cross of Jesus. Original image is from William Blake's <em>Night Thoughts II</em>. Skeleton is below an angel playing a trumpet and above the crucifixions of Jesus.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1929-0713-20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">William Blake: <em>Night Thoughts II</em> page 5</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Angel Flying Downward with Trumpet
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Depiction of an angel flying downwards with a trumpet. Image originated in William Blake's <em>Night Thoughts II.</em> Angel is located near the skeleton and intersects with the sun.
James Sicner
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<a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1929-0713-20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">William Blake: <em>Night Thoughts II</em> page 5</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Cuneiform Tablet
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Depiction of a tablet written in cuneiform, an ancient script originated in Mesopotamia. Tablet sits in front of the Egyptian obelisk and to the right of the Resurrection of Jesus.
James Sicner
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Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuneiform_evolution_from_archaic_script.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chart of Cuneiform Scripts</a>
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The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Sakata no Kintoki
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Recreation of a man dressed as Japanese folklore hero Sakata no Kintoki. The Japanese kanji for "the golden one" is written on his robe. Image is to the left of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin but to the left of <em>The Reading Girl</em>.
James Sicner
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<a href="https://asia.si.edu/object/S2004.3.49/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Katsukawa Shunsho: <em>The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Sakata no Kintoki</em></a>
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1983
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Woman Riding Koi Fish while Reading Scroll
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Depiction of a woman riding a koi fish while reading a scroll. Art is located to the left of Buddha and below Shiva.
James Sicner
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<a href="https://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_128353/Suzuki-Harunobu/Mitate-no-Kinko" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Suzuki Harunobu: <em>Mitate no Kinko</em></a>
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1983
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Kali
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Depiction of Hindu goddess Kali with her tongue out. She is located to the right of Buddha and above Dürer's dragon.
James Sicner
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Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Lightning
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Illustration of lightning. The image originates from behind the stone arch and strikes in Buddha’s hand.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Antaeus Lowering Eve
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Illustration of Antaeus, a Greek god who was the son of Poseidon and Gaia. In this image, Antaeus is seen lowering Marcantonio Raimondi’s Eve to the ground. He is represented as larger than life. The original art was an engraving created by Gustave Doré. This image is located to the right of Roman Emperor Augustus and to the left of Shiva.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DVinfernoGiantAntaeusLoweringDanteAndVirgil_m.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gustave Doré: <em>The Giant Antaeus lowering Dante and Virgil</em></a>
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1983
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Minoan Bull Leapers
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Recreation of the “bull leaping” fresco found in the Palace of Knossos on Crete. The palace and the fresco are some of the most important remains from the ancient Minoan civilization which was conquered and assimilated by the Mycenaeans between 1450 - 1100 BCE (<a href="https://www.ancient.eu/Minoan_Civilization/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">source</a>). This image is located in front of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s feet and above the latin alphabet.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bull_leaping_minoan_fresco_archmus_Heraklion.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Minoan Bull Leaping Fresco</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Large Stone Archway
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Image of a large archway. Archway reaches the top of the mural in sections d and e. Art is originally from Giovanni Battista Piranesi's <em>Carceri d'invenzione</em>. Archway is above the totem pole and the medieval knight slaying a dragon.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/362794" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Giovanni Battista Piranesi: <em>The Grand Piazza, from Carceri d'invenzione</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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The Guardian No. 161: Essay on Honor
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A quote by Joseph Addison, an English writer, from his essay on honor. This essay was originally published in The Guardian No. 161 paragraph 2. The quote is located beneath the woman riding a koi fish. The full quote is:
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>The sense of honour is of so fine and delicate a nature, that it is only to be met with in minds which are naturally noble, or in such as have been cultivated by great examples, or a refined education.</em></p>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=HcoIAAAAQAAJ&lpg=PA501&ots=y5AwgMijjs&dq=a%20discourse%20upon%20true%20honor%20joseph%20addison&pg=PA173#v=onepage&q=a%20discourse%20upon%20true%20honor%20joseph%20addison&f=false" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>Joseph Addison: </span><em>The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison</em> <em>collected by Mr. Tickell</em> page 173</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Celtic-Style Bird
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<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Celtic+Knots">Celtic Knots</a>
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Image of a bird with a long neck and beak. It’s body is twisted into Celtic-style knots. Image is to the right of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin and to the left of the <em>White Rabbit.</em>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Small Owl
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<span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A recreation of an etching of a red owl from the 1878 book <i>American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States : illustrated with plates engraved from drawings from nature</i> by Alexander Wilson and Charles Lucian Bonaparte. The owl is looking towards the viewer and is to the right of two cherubs playing trumpets and in front of the cape of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Sakata no Kintoki.</span></i></span>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://archive.org/details/americanornithol01wils/page/n49/mode/2up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Image from page 50 of <em>American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States : illustrated with plates engraved from drawings from nature</em> (1878)</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Mayan Letters
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A collection of Mayan letters in a square pattern. Original image is a part of the Schele Drawing Collection. The image is located partially behind the polyhedron and behind the Moon Landing Plaque.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="http://research.famsi.org/schele_list.php?_allSearch=glyphs&hold_search=glyphs&tab=schele&title=Schele+Drawing+Collection&x=0&y=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Schele Drawing Collection #189</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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The Alphabet
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<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Phoenicians">Phoenicians</a>
A recreation of the alphabet across the bottom of the mural. The alphabet serves as a bottom border. The alphabet begins on the left with <em>Melencolia I</em> and ends below <em>The White Rabbit.</em>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Lao Tse, Founder of Taoism
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<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Reading">Reading</a>
<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Man+Reading">Man Reading</a>
<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Taoism">Taoism</a>
Image of the Founder of Taoism, Lao Tse, slightly hunched reading a scroll. The image is in front of the girl on a stack of books reading and to the left of Roman Emperor Augustus.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.art.com/products/p14029085-sa-i2843978/drawing-by-japanese-artist-hokusai-of-chinese-philosopher-lao-tse-founder-of-taoism.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Drawing of Lao Tse by Katsushika Hokusai</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Pictographic Writing
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<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iconographic+Language">Iconographic Language</a>
Stone with an iconographic language inscribed. Image is behind the knight slaying a dragon and between the Aztec Calendar and stone archway.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Celestial Map of the Northern Hemisphere
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<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Space+%28Art%29">Space (Art)</a>
Illustrated recreation of Albrecht Dürer's <em>The Celestial Map- Northern Hemisphere</em> created in 1515. Art features representations of astrological signs, such as the lion for Leo. Map is located below the stone arch and above Buddha.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/358366?searchField=All&amp;sortBy=Relevance&amp;ft=albrect+durer+and+animal&amp;offset=0&amp;rpp=20&amp;pos=8" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Albrecht Dürer: <em>The Celestial Map- Northern Hemisphere</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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The Reading Girl
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<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Reading">Reading</a>
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Image of a girl reading a book on a rush chair. Original image is an engraving by William Callio Roffe. The girl is located to the right of the crucifixions of Jesus and to the left of <em>The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Sakata no Kintoki.</em>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1872-1012-6171" target="_blank" rel="noopener">William Callio Roffe: <em>The Reading Girl</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Three Naked Men Climbing
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<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Naked+Figures+in+Art">Naked Figures in Art</a>
Image of three naked men climbing with one pointing to the left. Original art was created by Marcantonio Raimondi. Image is located in front of the cuneiform tablet and between resurrected Jesus and the Egyptian obelisk.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/342681" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marcantonio Raimondi: <em>The Climbers</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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The Trinity University Press Book
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<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Books+in+Art">Books in Art</a>
Image shows the bottom of a book with the words “Trinity University Press San Antonio, Texas.” The phrase is depicted on the Press's latest book at the time. The book was <i>The Regu­lated Emigration of the German Proletariat with Special Reference to Texas: Being Also a Guide for German Emigrants</i><span> by Dr. Ferdinand von Herff, Member of the Darmstadter Colony on the Llano and at New Braunfels, 1850. The book was translated by Arthur L. Finck, Jr. and published in 1978</span>. Image sits behind the Declaration of Independence and above Buzz Aldrin.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Latin Map of the Mediterranean
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Map of the Mediterranean. Locations on the map are in Latin. Maps are located behind the <em>White Rabbit</em> and the girl reading on a stack of books.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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The Magna Carta
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<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Latin+Letters">Latin Letters</a>
Illustration of the Magna Carta written in 1215. The image is placed at the upper right corner of the mural behind a pillar.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.bl.uk/magna-carta/articles/the-clauses-of-magna-carta" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Magna Carta</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Ankh
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Image of an Egyptian Ankh located near to the right of Horus and surrounded by other Egyptian imagery. Original image is from the chair of King Tutankhamen found in his tomb. Ankh is to the right of Horus but below the wings of Ra.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindadevolder/5993023787" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tutankhamen's Chair </a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Ra as the Egyptian Winged Sun
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<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=The+Sun+in+Art">The Sun in Art</a>
Image of the Egyptian winged sun with two snakes protruding from either side. Image represents the Egyptian sun god Ra. Original image is taken from the chair of King Tutankhamen. Wings are located at the top center of the mural and intersect with the Statue of Liberty.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindadevolder/5993023787" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tutankhamen's Chair</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Signatures from a Demonic Contract
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Image is a reconstruction of a contract with the devil by Urbain Grandier. Image contains Grandier's signature as well as the ones of famous demon such as Lucifer and Beelzebub. Contract is located behind the <em>Melencolia I</em> sphere to the right of the sleeping sheep.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UrbainPact2.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Urbain Grandier's Contract with the Devil</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Steinberg Sphere
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A recreation of Saul Steinberg's large sphere from the December 28, 1968 issue of <em>The New Yorker</em>. Image is in front of the moon plaque but above the alphabet.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://saulsteinbergfoundation.org/essay/new-yorker-features/182-44451_steinberg-2-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Saul Steinberg: <em>Steinberg Sphere</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Corinthian Column
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Image of a large Corinthian column. Column is in front and to the right of the Magna Carta. The Column serves as the top right border of the mural.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Ionic Column
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Image of a large ionic column. The item is located in the top left corner of the mural, to the left of Mayan symbols and the sun.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Buddha Head and Hand
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Image of Buddha's head and his hand. Image is located above Shiva and to the right of the lightning.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Small Statue
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Small statue with large eyes. Statue is to the left of <em>The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Sakata no Kintoki </em>and to the right of the <em>The Reading Girl</em>.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Mayan Symbols Surrounded by a Shield-Shaped Line
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Image of Mayan symbols surrounded by a black border shaped like a shield. The image is to the right of the ionic column and above the sun.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Chinese Text
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Illustration of Chinese text. Image is behind <em>The Reading Girl</em> and below the <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Three Naked Men Climbing.</span></i>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Individual Mayan Letters
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Image of individual Mayan letters. Original image is a part of the Schele Drawing Collection. The image is found above the Chinese Text and <em>The Reading Girl. </em>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="http://research.famsi.org/schele_list.php?_allSearch=glyphs&hold_search=glyphs&tab=schele&title=Schele+Drawing+Collection&x=0&y=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Schele Drawing Collection #189</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Mayan figure holding Chinese Symbols
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Maya figure holding a sign with Chinese symbols. The image is located below the man reading the scroll and between Emperor Augustus and the <em>White Rabbit.</em>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Map Border Measurements
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Illustration of map borders that have numbered measurements. Each measurement is in an alternating black and white scheme. Border is inspired by the maps of Ptolemy. Image is located between Astronaut Buzz Aldrin and <em>The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Sakata no Kintoki</em>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Illuminated Letter P
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An illustration of an illuminated letter "P" turned to the side. Image is above the sun but below the Mayan letter surrounded by a shield-shaped border.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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5 Golden Medallions
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Illustration of five golden medallions that surround Durga’s head. Medallions are found directly above Durga and to the right of Shiva.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Arabic Phrase
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Illustration of Arabic letters with a decorative border. Letters are located directly beneath Buddha at the bottom right of the mural.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Egyptian Symbols and Hieroglyphics
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Egyptian Hieroglyphics that were originally part of King Tutankhamen's Chair. Symbols included a bull and a scarab. Image is located to the right of the Statue of Liberty and under the Egyptian Winged Sun.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindadevolder/5993023787" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tutankhamen's Chair</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Symbols of Men on Scroll
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Symbols of men with connecting hands on a winding scroll. Image is located directly between the Celtic-style bird and the Declaration of Independence.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Squared Mayan Art
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Image of Mayan Art that is <span style="font-weight: 400;">cube-shaped wrapped around a large iconic column</span>. Image serves as a background for Albrecht Dürer's <em>Mass of St. Gregory</em>. Image is located behind the <em>Mass of St. Gregory </em>and to the left of Albrecht Dürer's <em>The Madonna on the Crescent. </em>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Circular Golden Earth
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Circular, golden image of the Earth. Shiva stands on the image with one foot. Earth is located below Shiva but above the sitting Buddha.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Skull with Stamp
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Image of a skull with a Trinity University Library stamp on the forehead. At the top of the skull, the word "One" from the American one dollar bill is seen. Image is located at the top left corner of the mural to the left of the Ionic column.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Trajan's Column
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Large, cylindrical column made of stone. Column appears to come towards the viewer with its three dimensional (3D) effect. Column is to the left of the Magna Carta and to the right of the Stone Archway.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Traijan%27s_Column_2013-2.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trajan's Column</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Illustration of Stairs
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Stairs winding upwards and to the right. Stairs are located behind the girl reading on a stack of books and <em>Augustus of Prima Porta</em>. The <em>White Rabbit</em> is seen standing on top of the bottom step.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Chart of the Moon’s Rotation around the Earth
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Illustration of a rectangular chart that features the Earth and the Moon's rotation around it. The image is being pointed at by the <em>Three Naked Men Climbing</em>. Image is located in front of the <em>Tower of Babel</em> and <em>The Christian Triumph. </em>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Trajan’s Column Inscription
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Recreation of the original inscription on Trajan’s Column in Rome. Inscription is located below Trajan’s column and above the large Buddha.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trajan_inscription_duotone.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trajan's Column</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Mayan Figure
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A Maya god's profile. Figure has a feathered headdress and faces towards the right. Figure is located above the Buddha’s hand inside the 4 interconnected circles.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="http://research.famsi.org/schele_selects.php?image_number=999" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yaxchilan: 6218</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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James Sicner Posing in Front of the Mural
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Photo of James Sicner standing on the fourth floor in the Coates Library in front of his finished mural.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
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James Sicner Painting the Front of the Mural
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Photo of James Sicner painting the front of the mural.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
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Close-Up of James Sicner Painting
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A close-up photo of James Sicner painting the top front of the mural.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
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Center of Mural Explanation by James Sicner
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Audio clip of James Sicner discussing his vision on the center of the mural. Audio clip was origninally from the Library Hour Program on KSYM 90.1 FM with host Irma Dee Everts and interviewees Katherine D. Pettit and James Sicner. The interview took place January 30th, 1980.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1980
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James Sicner's Childhood Interest in Art
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Discussion of James Sicner's interest in art and collage at a young age. Audio clip was origninally from the Library Hour Program on KSYM 90.1 FM with host Irma Dee Everts and interviewees Katherine D. Pettit and James Sicner. The interview took place January 30th, 1980.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1980
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Good Friday Story by James Sicner
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James Sicner discusses in an interview his experience creating the crucifixes of Jesus. Audio clip was origninally from the Library Hour Program on KSYM 90.1 FM with host Irma Dee Everts and interviewees Katherine D. Pettit and James Sicner. The interview took place January 30th, 1980.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1980
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James Sicner's Process of Choosing Images
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James Sicner discusses his process in choosing images for the mural. Audio clip was origninally from the Library Hour Program on KSYM 90.1 FM with host Irma Dee Everts and interviewees Katherine D. Pettit and James Sicner. The interview took place January 30th, 1980.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1980
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James Sicner's Research Process
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James Sicner discussed his research process in an interview. Audio clip was origninally from the Library Hour Program on KSYM 90.1 FM with host Irma Dee Everts and interviewees Katherine D. Pettit and James Sicner. The interview took place January 30th, 1980.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1980
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Self-Portrait of James Sicner Painting the Mural
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Self-portrait of James Sicner painting the mural. Image is located underneath the stairs to the right of money.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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James Sicner Discussing Dalí's Christ
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James Sicner in an interview discusses removing the blood from Dalí's <em>Christ of St. John of the Cross</em>. Audio clip was origninally from the Library Hour Program on KSYM 90.1 FM with host Irma Dee Everts and interviewees Katherine D. Pettit and James Sicner. The interview took place January 30th, 1980.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1980
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Large Cutout of Seven-Headed Dragon
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Image of the seven-headed dragon before it was placed on the mural.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Piazza San Marco
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Print of St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy. Original art was created by Pietro Chevalier in the 19th century. Image is located below Stonehenge but to the left of a large horse.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1936-0421-44 " target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pietro Chevalier: <em>Piazza San Marco</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty
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Image of a man shouting and pointing to the left. Original image was created by Rockwell Kent in 1945. Image is located to the right of a large column but to the left of Mount Rushmore.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.182815.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rockwell Kent: <em>Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Romulus and Remus
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Romulus and Remus, mythical figures credited with the founding of Rome, are displayed feeding from a female wolf. Image is located to the left of the base of the large column and to the right of pottery.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<em><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/402705?searchField=All&amp;sortBy=Relevance&amp;ft=romulous+and+remus&amp;offset=0&amp;rpp=80&amp;pos=6 " target="_blank" rel="noopener">Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Romulus and Remus</a></em>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Death of Samson
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Illustration of the death of Samson created by Gustave Doré. Image is located above Doré’s illustration of Adam and Eve being driven out of Eden and to the left of totem poles.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:064.The_Death_of_Samson.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gustave Doré: <em>The Death of Samson</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Adam and Eve Driven Out of Eden
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Image of Adam and Eve being driven out of the Garden of Eden by an angel. Original image was a part of Gustave Doré’s Bible illustrations. Image is located beneath Doré’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Death of Samson</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and to the left of totem poles. </span>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:003.Adam_and_Eve_Are_Driven_out_of_Eden.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gustave Doré: <em>Adam and Eve Driven Out of Eden</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Under the Wave off Kanagawa
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Woodblock print of a large wave above two boats. Original art was created by Katsushika Hokusai between 1830 and 1832. Image is located to the right of female columns on the bottom left corner of the mural’s back.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45434" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Katsushika Hokusai: <em>Under the Wave off Kanagawa</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Mount Rushmore
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Image of Mount Rushmore. The image wraps around the corner of the mural, where Lincoln's face lies. Image is located to the right of Rockwell Kent’s Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty and above an abstract human face.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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<a href="https://www.nps.gov/moru/index.htm " target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gutzon Borglum and Lincoln Borglum: <em>Mount Rushmore National Memorial</em></a>
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Stonehenge
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Image of Stonehenge located in Salisbury, United Kingdom. Image is located directly above St. Mark’s Square.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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<em><a href="https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge/history-and-stories/history/ " target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stonehenge</a></em>
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Laocoön and His Sons
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Famous sculpture of Laocoön and his sons that is currently housed in the Vatican. Image is located to the left of St. Mark’s Square and to the right of a man on a horse.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<em><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laocoon_and_His_Sons.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Laocoön and His Sons [Statue]</a></em>
<em><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/736658" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Laocoön and His Sons [Etching]</a></em>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Man on Horse
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Art of man riding a horse from <em>Hunting trip in Idaho mountains: In a Canyon of the Coeur D'Alene</em> created in 1888. Image is located to the left of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Laocoön and His Sons</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> but to the right of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Impressio Librorum</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<em><a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2007677015/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hunting trip in Idaho mountains: In a Canyon of the Coeur D'Alene</a></em>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Impressio Librorum
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Art of a print shop. Original image is a part of the Nova Reperta series created by Theodoor Galle from a drawing by Jan van der Straet. Image is found to the left of the Spanish man on a horse and to the right of Renaissance-era men playing instruments.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1948-0410-4-194" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Theodoor Galle: <em>Impressio Librorum</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Japanese Women Kneeling
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Two Japanese women kneeling while writing on a scroll. Art is located beneath western musicians and to the left of a man reading.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/54662" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Torii Kiyonaga: <em>Gyoku-kashi Eimo Preparing Calligraphy Offerings</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Albert Einstein
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Art of Albert Einstein and the equation ‘E=MC</span><sup style="font-weight: 400;">2</sup><span style="font-weight: 400;">'. Art is located to the left of an Aztec god. </span></p>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Great Sphinx of Giza
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Depiction of the Great Sphinx of Giza. Art is located in front of a large, decorated horse and surrounded by a circle of map distance measurements.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sphynx_-_panoramio.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Great Sphinx of Giza</em></a>
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Marcantonio Raimondi’s Eve
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eve leaning to the right and looking towards the left. Eve is being lowered down by Gustave Doré’s Antaeus from </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Giant Antaeus lowering Dante and Virgil</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. This image is located to the right of Roman Emperor Augustus and to the left of Shiva.</span></p>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/342522" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marcantonio Raimondi: <em>Adam and Eve Flanked by Two Trees, a Town in the Background</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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William Shakespeare
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Portrait of William Shakespeare. Art is located at the feet of Rockwell Kent’s <em>Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty</em> and right of the large column.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Man Playing Lute Serenades Woman
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">A man is seen serenading a woman with his lute. Behind the image is the original art flipped to the correct orientation. Image is located above the Japanese women writing but below Samson carrying Rockwell Kent’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span>
James Sicner
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<a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0612-2079" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crispijn de Passe the Elder: <em>Terra</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Daniel in the Den of Lions
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Illustration of the Daniel in the lions' den created by Gustave Doré in 1868. Original engraving was a part of Doré's bible illustration series. Image is located to the southwest of Adam and Eve being driven out of Eden and to the right of the Aztec dragon.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:131.Daniel_in_the_Lions%27_Den.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gustave Doré: <em>Daniel in the Den of Lions</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Skeletons Riding Horses and Bikes
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Art is a combination of two pieces by José Guadalupe Posada. The piece is of a skeleton riding a skeleton horse with a spear and another skeleton riding a bicycle. The art is located directly beneath a large, decorated horse and to the right of a stone statue.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/372097" target="_blank" rel="noopener">José Guadalupe Posada: <em>Skeletons (calaveras) Riding Bicycles</em></a>
<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/747105?searchField=All&amp;sortBy=Relevance&amp;ft=Calavera+of+Don+Quixote+jose&amp;offset=0&amp;rpp=20&amp;pos=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">José Guadalupe Posada: T<em>he Calavera of Don Quijote</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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The Triumphal Arch of Maximilian
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Created by Albrecht Dürer in 1515, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Triumphal Arch of Maximilian</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> depicts an arch that is made up of many woodcuts. When these woodcuts are put together they form this arch. The arch is located behind </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Under the Wave off Kanagawa</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> under the stairs.</span>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer_-_The_Triumphal_Arch_of_Maximilian_(NGA_1991.200.1).jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Albrecht Dürer: <em>The Triumphal Arch of Maximilian</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Woman with Flower Abdomen
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Art of a pregnant woman who is dissected at the abdomen. Image is located to the left of the large column and above <em>Romulus and Remus</em>.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/dreamanatomy/da_g_I-D-4-01.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Odoardo Fialetti: <em>De formato Foetu Liber Singularis</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Studies of the Fetus in the Womb
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Depiction of a Fetus created by Leonardo Da Vinci. A copy of the original page is placed behind the fetus. Art is to the left of the dissection of a pregnant woman and above <em>Romulus and Remus.</em>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leonardo_da_Vinci_-_Studies_of_the_foetus_in_the_womb.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Leonardo da Vinci: <em>Studies of the Fetus in the Womb</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Woman and Girl at the Piano
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Woman and a girl playing at a piano. Original art was created by George Goodwin Kilburne. Art was featured in the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Illustrated London News </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">of August 7, 1875. Art is located beneath </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Laocoön and His Sons</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and to the left of St. Mark’s square.</span></p>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/at-the-piano-woman-and-young-girl-engraving-after-a-news-photo/1034925296?adppopup=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Goodwin Kilburne: At the Piano, Woman and Young Girl</a>
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1983
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<a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c0000095489&view=2up&seq=320&q1=piano" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Illustrated London News</em>: August 7th 1875</a>
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The Mother’s Picture Alphabet
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Images from </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Mother’s Picture Alphabet</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that includes letters ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’, ‘E’, ‘I’, ‘P’ ‘Q’, ‘R’, ‘S’, and the title page illustration. The images are located both above and below the staircase with the bottom half to the right of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Triumphal Arch of Maximilian</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and the top half below </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Laocoön and His Sons</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=FudYAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Johnston: <em>The Mother's Picture Alphabet</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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The Birth of Venus
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recreation of Sandro Botticelli’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Birth of Venus</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> created in 1486. Image is located above </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Triumphal Arch of Maximilian</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and to the right of the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Under the Wave off Kanagawa</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/birth-of-venus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sandro Botticelli: <em>Birth of Venus</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Botanical Prints by Abraham Munting
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<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Munting+Botanical+Print">Munting Botanical Print</a>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Botanical drawing of the Acacia Cornigera, Arundo Americana, and Vitis canadensis by Abraham Munting in 1696. Images are located to the right of the large column and to the left of Samson carrying </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=140605" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Abraham Munting: <em>Acacia Cornigera</em></a>
<a href="http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=140714" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Abraham Munting: <em>Arundo Americana</em></a>
<a href="http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=140662" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Abraham Munting: <em>Vitis Canadensis </em></a>
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Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Aesop’s Fables Title Page
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Title page from Aesop’s Fables Third Barlow Edition published in 1703. Art is located to the right of Munting's Botanical Art and underneath Samson carrying </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty. </span></i>
James Sicner
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<a href="https://www.thirdfloorrarebooks.com/books/aesops-fables-third-barlow-edition/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aesop: <em>Aesop’s Fables</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Herodotus’ Histories
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Title Page of Herodotus’ Histories taken from a 1537 edition. Image is located to the right of Munting's Botanical Art and underneath Samson carrying </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty.</span></i></p>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=7651059374&searchurl=x%3D67%26y%3D6%26bi%3D0%26ds%3D30%26bx%3Doff%26sortby%3D1%26an%3DHerodotus%26recentlyadded%3Dall&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title21" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Herodotus: <em>Histories</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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De Humani Corporis Fabrica Title Page
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Title page for <i>De Humani Corporis Fabrica </i>by Andreae Vesalii</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> published in 1543. Art is located to the right of Munting's Botanical Art and underneath Samson carrying </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty.</span></i></p>
James Sicner
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<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vesalius_Fabrica_fronticepiece.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis: <em>Scholae Medicorum Patauinae Professoris</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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De Humani Corporis Fabrica Front Muscular Anatomy
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Except from </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">De Humani Corporis Fabrica </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">by Andreae Vesalii published in 1543. Art is located to the right of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Terra</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by Crispijn de Passe the Elder and Samson carrying </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty.</span></i></p>
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<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vesalius_Fabrica_p178.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andreae Vesalii: <em>De Humani Corporis Fabrica </em></a>
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1983
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De Humani Corporis Fabrica Back Muscular Anatomy
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Except from </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">De Humani Corporis Fabrica </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">by Andreae Vesalii published in 1543 of back muscular anatomy. Art is located above art of money and to the right of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Mother’s Picture Alphabet</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span>
James Sicner
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<a href="https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/book/andreae-vesalii-bruxellensis-invictissimi-caroli-v-imperatoris-medici-de" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andreae Vesalii: <em>De Humani Corporis Fabrica</em></a>
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1983
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Andreae Vesalii’s Skeleton in Thinking Position
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Art of a skeleton leaning in a thinking position created by Andreae Vesalii. Art is above art of money and to the right of Andreae Vesalii’s Muscular Anatomy of the Back.
James Sicner
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<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vesalius_164frc.png" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andreae Vesalii: <em>Skeleton in Thinking Position</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal’s Three Men with a Horse
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Piece of the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> recreated on the mural. Art is of a decorated horse and a man leading it. Original piece was from The North Palace of Nineveh. Item is currently housed in the British Museum. Art is located to the right of St. Mark’s Plaza and to the left of Superman. </span>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/british-museum/AwEp68JO4NECkQ?sv_h=180.55273494768673&sv_p=-14.126572491588774&sv_pid=mSzKYZnjFSFC2VBW_IBEpg&sv_lid=3582009757710443819&sv_lng=-0.1274209212846529&sv_lat=51.51874010296017&sv_z=0.621253960327425 " target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal</em> (Virtual Tour)</a>
<a href="https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/stone-relief-from-the-palace-of-ashurbanipal-the-kings-news-photo/152191493?adppopup=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal</em> (Getty Images)</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Superman and Lois Lane
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Illustration of Superman carrying Lois Lane. Image is located to the right of the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and to the left of the large column. </span>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/adventures-of-superman-jose-luis-garcia-lopez-vol-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez: <em>Adventures of Superman Vol. 2</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Nuclear Explosion At Mururoa
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Recreation of a 1970s nuclear explosion off of the French island, Mururoa. Art is located between Superman and Stonehenge.
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/nuclear-explosion-at-mururoa-in-france-on-october-30-1971-news-photo/120411197?adppopup=true " target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nuclear Explosion At Mururoa In France</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Medieval Crowd Scroll
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recreation of a medieval tapestry that depicts a crowd viewing Halley’s Comet. Art is placed to the right of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Mother’s Picture Alphabet</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and to the left of the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PSM_V76_D014_Halley_comet_on_the_bayeux_tapestry.png " target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Halley's Comet on the Bayeux Tapestry</a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Large Section of Money
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Large section of money underneath the stairs. Section is to the right of James Sicner’s self-portrait and to the right of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Mother’s Picture Alphabet</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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Paul at Ephesus
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Rearranged image of Gustave Doré's </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Paul at Ephesus</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> from his Bible Illustrations Collection. Image is to the right of Doré's other Bible Illustrations of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Daniel in the Lion’s Den</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Death of Samson</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Image is surrounded by totem poles. </span>
James Sicner
Man’s Evolving Images, Printing and Writing Mural
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paulus_B%C3%BCcherverbrennung.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gustave Doré: <em>Paul at Ephesus</em></a>
Coates Library, Trinity University
1983
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