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Raised Arms Collection

"Raised Arms: A Celebration of Strength, Spirituality, and Expression" In the realm of art, they have long been a powerful symbol of various emotions and experiences

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Lochiels Charge at Killycrankie, 27 July 1689, (c1880)

Lochiels Charge at Killycrankie, 27 July 1689, (c1880). The Battle of Killiecrankie was fought between Highland Scottish clans supporting King James II and VII

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Self Portrait, 1911 (pencil & w / c on paper)

Self Portrait, 1911 (pencil & w / c on paper)
NUL166685 Self Portrait, 1911 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); 49.5x32 cm; Private Collection; Austrian, out of copyright

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Belgian guide reg't [i.e., regiment] starting to front, between 1914 and 1918

Belgian guide reg't [i.e., regiment] starting to front, between 1914 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Belgian guide reg't [i.e., regiment] starting to front, between 1914 and 1918. Belgian soldiers in rail road car during World War I.

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Joshua Defeating Amalek. Creator: Pauwels Casteels

Joshua Defeating Amalek. Creator: Pauwels Casteels
Joshua Defeating Amalek, Unknown date. After the people of Israel had fled from Egypt and arrived at a place called Rephidim they were attacked by the Amalekites (an ancient nomadic tribel)

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Three Allegorical Figures Bearing the Portrait of Karl XI of Sweden, c17th century

Three Allegorical Figures Bearing the Portrait of Karl XI of Sweden, c17th century. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl
Three Allegorical Figures Bearing the Portrait of Karl XI of Sweden, c17th century

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Madonna and Child with Two Angels, c1500. Creator: Agnolo di Domenico di Donnino

Madonna and Child with Two Angels, c1500. Creator: Agnolo di Domenico di Donnino
Madonna and Child with Two Angels, c1500. This "tondo" (circular painting) shows two lily-bearing angels striding toward the Madonna and crowning her as Queen of Heaven

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Performers on stage, 1875-1934. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels

Performers on stage, 1875-1934. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels
Performers on stage, 1875-1934. Possibly acrobats or dancers

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Performers on stage, 1875-1934. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels

Performers on stage, 1875-1934. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels
Performers on stage, 1875-1934. Possibly acrobats or dancers

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Performers on stage, 1875-1934. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels

Performers on stage, 1875-1934. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels
Performers on stage, 1875-1934. Possibly acrobats or dancers

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Theater performance, 1875-1934. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels

Theater performance, 1875-1934. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels
Theater performance, 1875-1934. Dancers or acrobats on stage, conductor in the orchestra pit

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Raishin and the Wind and Thunder Gods, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Raishin and the Wind and Thunder Gods, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Raishin and the Wind and Thunder Gods, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Hino Kumawakamaru and the Priest Calling Back the Boat, 1885. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Hino Kumawakamaru and the Priest Calling Back the Boat, 1885. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Hino Kumawakamaru and the Priest Calling Back the Boat, 1885. From Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage. The boy Hino Kunimitsu(1320-1363)

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Figurine: Turbaned Man Bending Back with Raised Arms, between circa 1656 and circa 1657

Figurine: Turbaned Man Bending Back with Raised Arms, between circa 1656 and circa 1657. Creator: Salvator Rosa
Figurine: Turbaned Man Bending Back with Raised Arms, between circa 1656 and circa 1657. From Figurine

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme de Gorée, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme de Gorée, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme de Goree, c1797

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Uzume, early 19th century. Creator: Chingendo Hidemasa

Uzume, early 19th century. Creator: Chingendo Hidemasa
Uzume, early 19th century

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Standing Nude Woman with Upraised Arms, between circa 1665 and circa 1670

Standing Nude Woman with Upraised Arms, between circa 1665 and circa 1670. Creator: Adriaen van de Velde
Standing Nude Woman with Upraised Arms, between circa 1665 and circa 1670

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: 'The Ivory Carver' - painted by E. H. Wehnert, 1857. Creator: Unknown

"The Ivory Carver" - painted by E. H. Wehnert, 1857. Creator: Unknown
"The Ivory Carver" - painted by E. H. Wehnert, 1857. Charles Boxer, an American poet of some reputation, has furnished the subject of the picture by Mr

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Daruma, First Patriarch of Zen, Late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Tanaka Minko

Daruma, First Patriarch of Zen, Late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Tanaka Minko
Daruma, First Patriarch of Zen, Late 18th-early 19th century

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Dancing Maltese sailors, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros

Dancing Maltese sailors, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Dancing Maltese sailors, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Hands up on the beach at Atlantic City, N.J. between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown

Hands up on the beach at Atlantic City, N.J. between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Hands up on the beach at Atlantic City, N.J. between 1900 and 1920

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Personification of painting, 1856-1912. Creator: Abraham Henriques de Souza

Personification of painting, 1856-1912. Creator: Abraham Henriques de Souza
Personification of painting, 1856-1912. In honour of the painter Johannes Hilverdink on his 70th birthday

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Valentine, Gwendolyn, Miss, or her friend, portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Valentine, Gwendolyn, Miss, or her friend, portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Valentine, Gwendolyn, Miss, or her friend, portrait photograph, 1916

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Christ in the Realm of the Dead, 1891-1894. Creator: Joakim Skovgaard

Christ in the Realm of the Dead, 1891-1894. Creator: Joakim Skovgaard
Christ in the Realm of the Dead, 1891-1894

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Juliet Barrett Rublee as Tacita the dryad, a character in Percy MacKaye's play Sanctuary... 1913

Juliet Barrett Rublee as Tacita the dryad, a character in Percy MacKaye's play Sanctuary... 1913
Juliet Barrett Rublee as Tacita the dryad, a character in Percy MacKaye's play Sanctuary: A Bird Masque, in rehearsal for first performance at the Meriden Bird Club sanctuary dedication in New

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Shawn, Ted, Mr. 1916 Mar. 17. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Shawn, Ted, Mr. 1916 Mar. 17. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Shawn, Ted, Mr. 1916 Mar. 17

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Bermicchi, Miss, portrait photograph, not before 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Bermicchi, Miss, portrait photograph, not before 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Bermicchi, Miss, portrait photograph, not before 1916

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Miss Lindahl, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Lindahl, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Lindahl, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 26

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Lawton, Mary, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Lawton, Mary, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Lawton, Mary, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Pierson, Carolyn M. Miss, portrait photograph, 1928 Aug. 17. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Pierson, Carolyn M. Miss, portrait photograph, 1928 Aug. 17. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Pierson, Carolyn M. Miss, portrait photograph, 1928 Aug. 17

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Pierce, Phyllis, Miss, portrait photograph, 1926 Creator: Arnold Genthe

Pierce, Phyllis, Miss, portrait photograph, 1926 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Pierce, Phyllis, Miss, portrait photograph, 1926

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Olson, Margaret, Miss, standing outdoors, 1924 July. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Olson, Margaret, Miss, standing outdoors, 1924 July. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Olson, Margaret, Miss, standing outdoors, 1924 July

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Isadora Duncan dancers, between 1915 and 1923. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Isadora Duncan dancers, between 1915 and 1923. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Isadora Duncan dancers, between 1915 and 1923

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Swiskaya, Countess, male dance partner of, between 1917 and 1929. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Swiskaya, Countess, male dance partner of, between 1917 and 1929. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Swiskaya, Countess, male dance partner of, between 1917 and 1929

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Marion Morgan dancers, between 1914 and 1927. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Marion Morgan dancers, between 1914 and 1927. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Marion Morgan dancers, between 1914 and 1927

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Marion Morgan dancers, between 1914 and 1927. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Marion Morgan dancers, between 1914 and 1927. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Marion Morgan dancers, between 1914 and 1927

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Marion Morgan dancer, between 1914 and 1927. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Marion Morgan dancer, between 1914 and 1927. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Marion Morgan dancer, between 1914 and 1927

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Isadora Duncan dancing, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Isadora Duncan dancing, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Isadora Duncan dancing, between 1916 and 1918

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Isadora Duncan dancer, between 1915 and 1923. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Isadora Duncan dancer, between 1915 and 1923. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Isadora Duncan dancer, between 1915 and 1923

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Irma Duncan dancer, 1929 or 1930. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Irma Duncan dancer, 1929 or 1930. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Irma Duncan dancer, 1929 or 1930

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Fontaine, Miss, 1917 May 23. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Fontaine, Miss, 1917 May 23. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Fontaine, Miss, 1917 May 23

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Fontaine, Miss, 1916 July 31. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Fontaine, Miss, 1916 July 31. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Fontaine, Miss, 1916 July 31

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Emerson, Lillian, Miss, between 1914 and 1919. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Emerson, Lillian, Miss, between 1914 and 1919. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Emerson, Lillian, Miss, between 1914 and 1919

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Duncan, Isadora, portrait photograph, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Duncan, Isadora, portrait photograph, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Duncan, Isadora, portrait photograph, between 1916 and 1918

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Duncan, Isadora, portrait photograph, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Duncan, Isadora, portrait photograph, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Duncan, Isadora, portrait photograph, between 1916 and 1918

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Duncan, Isadora, portrait photograph, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Duncan, Isadora, portrait photograph, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Duncan, Isadora, portrait photograph, between 1916 and 1918

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Beyer, Hilda, Miss, 1915 Dec. 8. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Beyer, Hilda, Miss, 1915 Dec. 8. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Beyer, Hilda, Miss, 1915 Dec. 8

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Scene from Sanctuary, A Bird Masque, by Percy MacKaye...Meriden Bird Club...New Hampshire, 1913

Scene from Sanctuary, A Bird Masque, by Percy MacKaye...Meriden Bird Club...New Hampshire, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Scene from Sanctuary, A Bird Masque, by Percy MacKaye, in rehearsal for first performance at the Meriden Bird Club sanctuary dedication in New Hampshire, 1913 Sept

Background imageRaised Arms Collection: Isadora Duncan dancers, between 1915 and 1923. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Isadora Duncan dancers, between 1915 and 1923. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Isadora Duncan dancers, between 1915 and 1923



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"Raised Arms: A Celebration of Strength, Spirituality, and Expression" In the realm of art, they have long been a powerful symbol of various emotions and experiences. From self-portraits to ancient sculptures, these gestures convey a range of meanings that transcend time and culture. One such example is "Self Portrait, 1911, " where an artist captures their own image with raised arms. This act reflects both vulnerability and confidence as they express themselves through their craft. Similarly, in "Punch and Judy Man (1963), " the protagonist's raised arms exude energy and enthusiasm as he entertains his audience. The work of Alfred Stieglitz showcases another facet in Georgia O'Keeffe's "Torso, 1918. " Here, her outstretched limbs embody gracefulness while conveying strength and determination. Edgar Degas also explores this theme in "Young Spartans Exercising, " capturing the youthful vigor expressed through synchronized arm movements. Moving beyond visual arts, we encounter instances where raised arms reflect spiritual devotion or cultural identity. In "Young Girl Worshipping Beside Waterfall, " the subject's uplifted hands demonstrate reverence for nature's beauty. Meanwhile, Miss Ruth St. Denis mesmerizes audiences with her remarkable East Indian dance performance at Aldwych Theatre in 1906—her elevated arms evoking spirituality through movement. Traveling back in time to ancient civilizations brings us to the terracotta goddess from Karphi Shrine on Crete—a relic from the 12th century BC depicting worshipers raising their hands towards divinity—an enduring testament to human spirituality throughout history. Shifting our focus to contemporary moments captured by photography reveals how people today continue to raise their arms for diverse reasons. Whether it be a man practicing tai chi during an eclipse along Shanghai's Huangpu River or a member of Chile's Palestinian community proudly holding up their flag—their actions signify unity, resilience, and cultural pride.