Astronomical Dating of Edvard Munch's Summer Sky Paintings

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dc.contributor.advisorOlson, Donald W.
dc.contributor.authorPope, Ava Glenn
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGalloway, Heather C.
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-07T20:10:26Z
dc.date.available2012-02-24T10:10:36Z
dc.date.issued2010-05
dc.description.abstractNorwegian painter Edvard Munch, most famous for The Scream, created many spectacular works depicting the skies of Norway. Our Texas State group used astronomical methods to analyze three of these paintings: Starry Night, The Storm, and Sunrise in Åsgårdstrand. Astronomical dating of these paintings has some importance because the precise days when Munch visited Åsgårdstrand are unknown. Our research group traveled to Norway in August 2008 to find the locations from which Munch painted these three works. We then used astronomical calculations, topographical analyses, historical photographs, and weather records to determine the precise dates and times for the scenes depicted in these paintings.
dc.description.departmentHonors College
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dc.format.extent70 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationPope, A. G. (2010). Astronomical dating of Edvard Munch's Summer Sky paintings (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/3243
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectMunch, Edvard
dc.subjectScream
dc.subjectStarry Night
dc.subjectThe Storm
dc.subjectastronomy
dc.subjectHonors College
dc.titleAstronomical Dating of Edvard Munch's Summer Sky Paintings
thesis.degree.departmentHonors College
thesis.degree.disciplinePhysics
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University-San Marcos
txstate.documenttypeHonors Thesis

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