Edith H. Lowber
American (1878 - 1934) Primary

Court of Lions, The Alhambra

1919 - 1920

Image
12 3/4 in. x 8 1/8 in. (32.39 cm x 20.64 cm)

This object has the following keywords:

• American - Refers to the context of or associated specifically with the modern political entity of the United States of America.
• arcades - Series of arches on the same plane and carried on piers, columns, or pilasters; either free-standing or attached to a wall (a "blind arcade"). The term is also used to denote a covered avenue with shops on one or both sides, which originally was set within an architectural arcade. Series of arches on the same plane and carried on piers, columns, or pilasters; either free-standing or attached to a wall (a "blind arcade"). The term is also used to denote a covered avenue with shops on one or both sides, which originally was set within an architectural arcade.
• coupled columns - Groups of two columns set closer together than others in a line, or otherwise forming a visual unit; for columns with interpenetrating shafts, use "doubled columns."
• courtyards - Uncovered areas, surrounded or partially surrounded by the walls of a building. A clear space enclosed by walls or surrounded by buildings.
• fountains - Structures with apertures designed to allow water to spout or flow periodically or continuously, as for amenity or public access.
• gelatin silver prints - Refers to photographic prints having gelatin as the binder, holding silver as the final image material; always black-and-white, though they may be toned to a monochrome hue.
• horseshoe arches - Arches in which the curves are carried below the springing line so that the opening at the bottom of the arch is less than its greatest span.
• Spanish - Refers to the culture of the modern nation of Spain, or in general to the cultures that developed on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe.

• Image Dimensions: 12 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. (32.385 x 20.638 cm)