The Palace of Westminster is the home to the UK Parliament. This building is in the neo-Gothic style and was almost entirely destroyed in 1834 due to a raging fire. This gothic style of the Palace of Westminster is very different from our own neo-classical style that almost all American government buildings are designed to imitate. The neo-Gothic style is more traditional and conservative, which was appealing to the English in power at that time. The Palace's style complimented the style of Westminster Abbey, which is right across the road and was there first.

The original image of "My Wife and My Mother in Law" was used as a postcard in Germany. The postcard began to circulate in 1888 before William Ely Hill's recreation was published in an American humor magazine where the image became popularized. The original piece of art was intriguing enough to warrant attention from a cartoonist who used his perspective on the image to create a subjectively humorous cartoon that made the distinction and ability to have a "gestalt switch" more possible. 

Noosa is an Australian resort area. This is the area where the research study was conducted for the Biosphere Reserves which is an environmental program that has a goal of enviromental education. This study proved that environmental art was effective in teaching people about conservation and protection. Using aesthetics or art as a mean to change the perceptions of people and evoke emotion or empathy for the ecosystem or nature.