A Case Study in Architectural Ornamentation

Includes bibliographical reference

Museum Magazine, Number 68 (2016 Winter)

The issue's feature article, "Afro-Cuban artists: a Renaissance. Manuel Mendive and Eduardo "Choco" Roca Salazar February 23-May 1, 2016," focuses on two of the most celebrated Cuban artists working today. Both men benefited from the educational and cultural initiatives instituted by Fidel Castro following the 1959 Cuban Revolution and receive inspiration from their Afro-Cuban heritage. However, their distinct selections of subject matter and divergent styles underscore the manifold ways revolution and race continue to be interpreted and understood on the island today.From the Director / Alex W. Barker (Director) -- Afro-Cuban artists : a renaissance / Kristin Schwain (Associate Professor, Art History) -- Black American artists : envisioning social change / Alisa Carlson (Curator of European and American Art) -- Recent acquisition : a German Renaissance portrait / Alisa Carlson (Curator of European and American Art) -- Special exhibitions -- Events calendar -- Missouri Folk Arts Program / Lisa Overholser (Guest Author) -- From the Museum Educator / Cathy Callaway (Museum Educator) -- From the Academic Coordinator / Arthur Mehrhoff -- Cleaning an old master / Alex Barker (Director) -- Spotlight : The Moon God Men / Benton Kidd (Curator of Ancient Art) -- Museum Associates / Gary Anger (President, Museum Associates)

Museum Magazine, Number 67 (2015 Fall)

The issue's feature article, "Classical convergence Greek and Roman myths in European prints : exhibition dates: September 29, 2015 through January 24, 2016," describes the exhibition which is inspired by tales of the Trojan War and also reflects other mythological subjects.From the Director / Alex W. Barker (Director) -- Classical convergence : Greek and Roman myths in European prints / Cathy Callaway (Museum Educator) -- Recent acquisitions : Warhol -- New Curator of European and American Art -- Spotlight : Is this a Vanitas? / Alex Barker (Director) -- Events calendar -- Missouri Folk Arts Prgram / Lisa L. Higgins (Missouri Folk Arts Program Director) -- From the Museum Educator / Cathy Callaway (Museum Educator) -- Museum Associates / Gary Anger (President, Museum Associates)

Museum magazine, Number 53 (2008 Fall)

This issue's featured article, entitled "Missouri through Lens and Palette," gives an overview of an exhibit (co-presented by the Missouri Photo Workshop) of paintings and photographs documenting Missouri. Other articles include a profile of Hogarth's painting "Marriage à la Mode," a rundown of various "Creative Opportunities for Missouri's Traditional Artists," a spotlight on Cambodian bronzes, and columns from director Alex W. Barker, educator Cathy Callaway, academic coordinator Arthur Mehrhoff, assistant director Bruce Cox.From the Director / Alex W. Barker (Director) -- Missouri through the Lens and Palette / Mary Pixley (Curator of European and American Art) -- Special exhibitions -- Events calendar -- Marriage à la Mode / Mary L. Pixley (Curator of European and American Art) -- Creative opportunities for Missouri's traditional artists / Lisa L. Higgins, Lisa L. (Director of the Missouri Folk Arts Program) -- From the Educator / Cathy Callaway -- From the Academic Coordinator / Arthur Mehrhoff -- Museum Associates / Bruce Cox (Assistant Director, Museum Operations) -- Spotlight : Cambodian bronzes / Jeffrey Wilcox (Museum Registrar)

Museum Magazine, Number 65 (2014 Fall)

The issue's feature article, "Heart of the Nation Moves to the Museum," focuses on The Missouri: Heart of the Nation collection of ninety-eight paintings that has moved from the walls of Jesse Hall to its new home at the Museum of Art and Archaeology. The collection was commissioned by the Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney, Inc. department store of St. Louis, Missouri, in 1946 and donated to the University of Missouri in 1950. When the collection was housed in Jesse Hall, few viewers were aware that each painting was part of a collection. Why was the collection commissioned by a department store? Who were the artists? How did the collection end up at the University? And most importantly, what overall picture of Missouri did the collection paint?From the Director / Alex W. Barker (Director) -- Heart of the nation moves to the Museum / Meg Milanick (Graduate Research Assistant) -- Beware of Greeks . . . / Cathy Callaway (Museum Educator ) -- Rome Project preview / Alex Barker (Museum Director) -- Events calendar -- Missouri Folk Arts Program / A.A. Balaskovits (Graduate Research Assistant) -- From the Museum Educator / Cathy Callaway -- From the Academic Coordinator / Arthur Mehrhoff -- Spotlight / Jeffrey Wilcox (Curator of Collections/ Registrar) -- Museum Associates / Bruce Cox (Assistant Director, Museum Operations)

Influence of elbow angle on the reliability and validity of bioelectrical impedance analysis

Hand-to-hand bioelectrical impedance (HH BIA) is a low-cost method to estimate percent body fat (%BF). The BIA method is consistently reliable, but questions on validity remain. We have observed anecdotally that elbow position can render consistently different measures of %BF while using HH BIA, thus leading to the question: Does elbow angle influence the validity of measures derived using HH BIA? The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of elbow position (i.e., IN=flexed to 90° versus OUT=fully extended) on the reliability of HH BIA on 44 male and 24 female healthy adults (age=21±2 yrs, BMI=23±3). An additional aim was to assess the validity of the HH BIA %BF on a subset of subjects (n=12) using air displacement plethysmography (BOD POD®) as the criterion measure. The IN position was ~4%BF lower than the OUT position for HH BIA (p=0.05, effect size=0.67). Measures of %BF for both trials for the IN [intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC)=0.99, coefficient of variation (CV)=2.99%] and OUT (ICC=0.99, CV=1.48%) conditions were highly reliable. On the subsample, the OUT (18.3±6.7 %BF) position exceeded both the IN (14.5±7.4 %BF) and the BOD POD® (16.1±7.8 %BF) measures (p<0.05); however, IN and BOD POD® measures of %BF did not differ (p=0.21). These findings support that HH BIA is a reliable measure at both elbow positions; however, %BF estimations vary considerably (~4%) with respect to the criterion measure depending on elbow position. The OUT position was found to overestimate criteria %BF. Further research may reveal an optimum elbow angle position for HH BIA estimates of %BF

Museum magazine, Number 55 (2009 Fall)

The featured article in this issue is another look at the "The Sacred Feminine, Prehistory to Postmodernity" exhibit (not the same article featured in issue 54). After that, it offers an overview of the "Faces of Warhol" exhibit showcasing works by Andy Warhol, a spotlight on "The Sorceress and the Rediscovery of a Victorian Woman Artist," a look back called "Passing It On: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program," a list of new acquisitions, and columns from director Alex W. Barker, educator Cathy Callaway, academic coordinator Arthur Mehrhoff, and assistant director Bruce Cox.From the Director / Alex W. Barker (Director) -- The sacred feminine : prehistory to postmodernity / Benton Kid (Curator of Ancient Art) -- Faces of Warhol / Mary Pixley (Curator of European and American Art) -- Spotlight : the sorceress and the rediscovery of a Victorian woman artist / Mary Pixley, Mary (Curator of European and American Art) -- Special exhibitions -- Events calendar -- Passing it on : Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program / Claire Schmidt (Graduate Student Intern, Folk Arts) -- New acquisitions -- From the Educator / Cathy Callaway -- From the Academic Coordinator / Arthur Mehrhoff -- Museum Associates, 2009 / Bruce Cox (Assistant Director, Museum Operations)

Museum magazine, Number 52 (2008 Winter)

This issue's featured article is a look at ancient American art, entitled "Before Columbus." Other articles include a profile of the Missouri Folk Arts Program called "Meet the People, Know the Program," an overview of luxury items from various cultures entitled "The Fine Art of Living", an exhibition profile called "The Poetry of Nature in Japanese Woodblock Prints," a spotlight on the painting "Maudelle", and columns from director Alex W. Barker, educator Cathy Callaway, assistant director Bruce Cox, and academic coordinator Arthur Mehrhoff.From the Director / Alex W. Barker (Director) -- Before Columbus : Iconography in the Ancient Americas / Alex Barker (Director) -- Special exhibitions -- Museum calendar of events -- Meet the people, know the program / by John Walford (Museum Assistant Professor, Anthropology Department, University of Missouri--St. Louis) -- The fine art of living : luxury objects from the east and west / Mary L. Pixley (Curator of European and American Art) -- The poetry of nature in Japanese woodblock prints / Rebecca A. Dunham (Graduate Research Assistant for European and American Art) -- From the Educator / Cathy Callaway -- From the Academic Coordinator / Arthur Mehrhoff -- Museum Associates / Bruce Cox (Assistant Director, Museum Operations) -- Spotlight : Maudelle