iconography
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As a professor of international relations who has studied the global evolution of currency iconography for over 20 years, I take a worldwide perspective on this debate.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
When we tell ourselves stories about warrior elites—and invoke their iconography to inspire and galvanize—we often dismiss and ignore their victims as inconvenient or annoying footnotes.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
The collection also will include baseballs, bats and a limited run of Topps trading cards that promise to feature KAWS’ interpretation of Dodgers and Yankees iconography.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Though Madison Square Garden is a core piece of New York iconography, it is not exactly aesthetically pleasing.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
If Christ is a lion, as he is in traditional iconography, why wouldn’t the Virgin Mary be a lioness?
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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It features more than one hundred objects that, as the exhibition description puts it, “mine the iconographies and mythologies embedded in everyday consumer culture.”
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
Growing up in a religious home, Hernández was familiar with Christian iconographies and sacred items.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
The floor, boasting 17 iconographies of beasts and birds, is well-preserved and its colors are bright.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
Popcorn-munchers, of which I am front row center, are here to watch whackjob Cage and soulful Travolta, two actors who love to go full-ham, play each other and go deep inside their iconographies.
From The Guardian ● May 29, 2018
Greek mythology seems like a perfect springboard for a Disney movie, given the amount of them that trade on the basic iconographies of the mythic.
From Time ● Nov. 17, 2014
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