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    • The Idea of Sacrum in Polish Art of the 1980s 

      Gralinska-Toborek, Agnieszka. (School of Art History, University of St Andrews, 2003) - Journal article
      Polish art of the 1980s was in a period of transition from modernism to postmodernism. Theoretical debates and disputes concerning both of these terms and their interrelations are still going on. However, the goal of ...
    • Symbols of growth: the decoration of Swedish schools 1890-1920. 

      Shepherd, Rachael (School of Art History, University of St Andrews, 2003) - Journal article
      This article will discuss the placing of art in schools in Sweden and the ideology behind this. The activities of Föreningen för skolornas prydande med konstverk [The Society for the Decoration of Schools with Artwork] and ...
    • Jüri Okas’ ‘specific objects’: diverging discourses in Estonian Art in the 1970s. 

      Kurg, Andres. (School of Art History, University of St Andrews, 2003) - Journal article
      This article will look at the early works of Estonian architect and artist Jüri Okas and will try to work between diverging languages and interpretations, reading works by Okas against the background of Anglo-american ...
    • Karin Luts: an artist and her time. 

      Talvistu, Tiiu (School of Art History, University of St Andrews, 2003) - Journal article
      This article discusses Karin Luts, one of the first women artists to be trained in Estonia, she was among those who left Estonia in small boats on the eve of the Soviet invasion and started new lives in Sweden. She had to ...
    • Tamara de Lempicka 1898-1980 

      Hodge, Kim. (School of Art History, University of St Andrews, 2003) - Journal article
      Tamara de Lempicka’s fusion of artistic influences from 16th & 17th century Italy with the exuberant modernity of 1920’s Parisian society made her a leading figure in the world of Art Deco’s painters. Lempicka’s accomplishments ...