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- Title
- Strikers and Scabs (or Inferiors and Equals)
- Artist
- John Sloan
- Artist Life Dates
- 1871-1951
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1910
- Accession Number
- 1972/1.158
- Medium and Support
- crayon, graphite, black ink on tracing paper mounted on rice paper
- relevance
- rank 2.48383
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- clothing
- feathers
- figures
- modern and contemporary art
- objects
- people and occupations
- Title
- Roof-top Sunbather, from 'City-Scapes Portfolio'
- Artist
- Hilo Chen
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1942
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1942-1991
- Accession Number
- 1991/1.66.6
- Medium and Support
- color screenprint on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.48383
- Secondary Keywords
- cityscapes
- figures
- modern and contemporary art
- people and occupations
- portfolios
- suns
- women
- Title
- Subway
- Artist
- David Fredenthal
- Artist Life Dates
- 1914-1958
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1914-1938
- Accession Number
- 1938.17
- Medium and Support
- watercolor on white paper
- relevance
- rank 2.48383
- Secondary Keywords
- clothing
- figures
- modern and contemporary art
- objects
- people and occupations
- trains
- transportation
- Title
- Young Woman with Plant
- Artist
- Raphael Soyer
- Artist Life Dates
- 1899-1987
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1965
- Accession Number
- 1991/2.86
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 2.48383
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- females
- figures
- modern and contemporary art
- people and occupations
- the natural world
- Title
- Five Among Heavy Tree Trunks
- Artist
- Eddie Arning
- Artist Life Dates
- 1898-1993
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1898-1987
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.33
- Medium and Support
- oil pastel
- relevance
- rank 2.48383
- Secondary Keywords
- figures
- groups
- modern and contemporary art
- people and occupations
- plants
- the natural world
- Title
- Engineering Corps
- Artist
- Mathew Brady
- Physical Description
- A group of soldiers stand and sit in a landscape; some face the camera while others are posed engaged in conversation. Behind them stand several tall trees and between them a tent with the flaps decorated with an American flag. Seated alone to the left is a young African-American man holding a broom.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1823 - 1892, )
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1861
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.31
- Medium and Support
- albumen print on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.48383
- Secondary Keywords
- army
- figures
- military
- objects
- people and occupations
- plants
- tents
- the natural world
- Title
- Sokotra
- Artist
- Carl Hofer
- Artist Life Dates
- 1878-1955
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1948/2.36
- Medium and Support
- drypoint on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.48383
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- birds
- figures
- modern and contemporary art
- people and occupations
- the natural world
- Title
- Three Figures in a Landscape
- Artist
- Abraham Walkowitz
- Artist Life Dates
- 1880 -1965
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1905-1950
- Accession Number
- 1950/1.136
- Medium and Support
- ink on cream-colored paper
- relevance
- rank 2.48383
- Secondary Keywords
- family
- figures
- geography
- how we live
- modern and contemporary art
- people and occupations
- relationships
- Title
- Untitled (Flying Flower)
- Artist
- Ian Hugo
- Artist Life Dates
- 1905-1984
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1943
- Accession Number
- 1986/1.186
- Medium and Support
- etching on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.48383
- Secondary Keywords
- figures
- genres
- modern and contemporary art
- people and occupations
- plants
- the natural world
- Title
- Nocturne: Furnace, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- Viewed at night from the water, a man works deep inside an interior that is brightly lit from an unseen light source. Surrounding the threshold are dark lines indicating the shadowy exterior space. To the left of the doorway is a window that is partly open to reveal a figure standing facing outward towards the viewer.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879-1880
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.392
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
- relevance
- rank 2.48383
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- europe
- figures
- geography
- italy
- locality
- people and occupations
- study
- time
- Title
- Old Victorian
- Artist
- Frank Besedick
- Artist Life Dates
- 1913-1987
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1939
- Accession Number
- 1943.11
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.48383
- Secondary Keywords
- clothing
- figures
- how we live
- modern and contemporary art
- objects
- organizations
- people and occupations
- Title
- Imperia
- Artist
- Henry Plisson
- Artist Life Dates
- Born 1908
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1908-1964
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.149
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.48383
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- cityscapes
- clergy
- modern and contemporary art
- people and occupations
- religious figures
- Title
- Madonna and Child
- Artist
- Pagani
- Physical Description
- Madonna in red, looking down at a nude baby.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 19th century)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1868
- Accession Number
- 1988/1.145
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 2.48383
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- bible
- holy figures and saints
- new testament
- religion
- subject matter
- Title
- Untitled, from 'Spectral Cadmiums'
- Artist
- Richard Anuszkiewicz
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1930
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1968
- Accession Number
- 1969/1.120
- Medium and Support
- serigraph on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.47859
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- aegean
- aegean periods
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- early western world
- european
- european styles and periods
- forms of expression
- genres
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- geometric shapes
- greek
- mathematical concepts
- mediterranean
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- people and culture
- plane figures
- polygons
- quadrilaterals
- rectangles
- scientific concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual and tactile
- Title
- Seven Aquatints
- Artist
- Robert Mangold
- Physical Description
- This work is a grey colored square. Within this color area is a circle outlined in dark green, that touches all four edges of the square, and a smaller square outlined in white.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1937
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1973
- Accession Number
- 1999/1.104.5
- Medium and Support
- aquatint printed in colors on BFK Rives wove paper
- relevance
- rank 2.47520
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- associated concepts
- european
- european styles and periods
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- mathematical concepts
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plane figures
- polygons
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- quadrilaterals
- rectangles
- scientific concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Seven Aquatints
- Artist
- Robert Mangold
- Physical Description
- This work is an olive green square. Within this color area is a circle outlined in gray, that touches all four edges of the square, and a smaller square outlined in white.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1937
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1973
- Accession Number
- 1999/1.104.7
- Medium and Support
- aquatint printed in colors on BFK Rives wove paper
- relevance
- rank 2.47520
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- associated concepts
- european
- european styles and periods
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- mathematical concepts
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plane figures
- polygons
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- quadrilaterals
- rectangles
- scientific concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Seven Aquatints
- Artist
- Robert Mangold
- Physical Description
- This work is a dark yellow square. Within this color area is a circle outlined in green, that touches all four edges of the square, and a smaller square outlined in white.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1937
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1973
- Accession Number
- 1999/1.104.4
- Medium and Support
- aquatint printed in colors on BFK Rives wove paper
- relevance
- rank 2.47520
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- associated concepts
- european
- european styles and periods
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- mathematical concepts
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plane figures
- polygons
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- quadrilaterals
- rectangles
- scientific concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Seven Aquatints
- Artist
- Robert Mangold
- Physical Description
- This work is a green colored square. Within this color area is a circle outlined in gray, that touches all four edges of the square, and a smaller square outlined in white.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1937
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1973
- Accession Number
- 1999/1.104.6
- Medium and Support
- aquatint printed in colors on BFK Rives wove paper
- relevance
- rank 2.47520
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- associated concepts
- european
- european styles and periods
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- mathematical concepts
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plane figures
- polygons
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- quadrilaterals
- rectangles
- scientific concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Seven Aquatints
- Artist
- Robert Mangold
- Physical Description
- This work is a slate green square. Within this color area is a circle outlined in dark gray, that touches all four edges of the square, and a smaller square outlined in white.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1937
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1973
- Accession Number
- 1999/1.104.3
- Medium and Support
- aquatint printed in colors on BFK Rives wove paper
- relevance
- rank 2.47520
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- associated concepts
- european
- european styles and periods
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- mathematical concepts
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plane figures
- polygons
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- quadrilaterals
- rectangles
- scientific concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- My Father
- Artist
- Erle Kenton
- Artist Life Dates
- 1896-1979
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1917
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.95
- Medium and Support
- silver-toned print on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- clothing
- family
- figures
- how we live
- modern and contemporary art
- objects
- people and occupations
- relationships
- Title
- Seat of George Washington: Mount Vernon
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Century
- mid-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1840
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.174
- Medium and Support
- gouache on cream wove paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- geography
- houses
- people and occupations
- plants
- political figures
- presidents
- the natural world
- waterscapes
- Title
- December Day
- Artist
- Maurice de Vlaminck
- Artist Life Dates
- 1876-1958
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1876-1958
- Accession Number
- 1957/2.57
- Medium and Support
- gouache on cardboard
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- atmospheric effects
- figures
- modern and contemporary art
- people and occupations
- the natural world
- Title
- The Magic Picture: Zémire et Azor
- Artist
- François Voyez
- Artist Life Dates
- 1746-1805
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1772
- Accession Number
- 1970/1.195
- Medium and Support
- engraving on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- figures
- genres
- making art
- objects
- people and occupations
- plants
- the natural world
- vessels
- Title
- The Crucifixion with St. Francis (?) and St. Jerome
- Artist
- Anonymous Italian
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.50
- Medium and Support
- black chalk on ivory paper, laid down
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- bible
- crosses
- figures
- new testament
- people and occupations
- religion
- themes (religious)
- Title
- Unfinished Design for a Painted Ceiling
- Artist
- Claude Gillot
- Artist Life Dates
- 1673-1722
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1963/2.18
- Medium and Support
- graphite, ink and watercolor on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- architecture
- atmospheric effects
- figures
- people and occupations
- study
- the natural world
- Title
- The Nomads
- Artist
- John Whorf
- Artist Life Dates
- 1903-1959
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1903-1954
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.201
- Medium and Support
- watercolor on white paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- figures
- modern and contemporary art
- people and occupations
- plants
- tents
- the natural world
- trees
- Title
- Death of Lucretia
- Artist
- Jean Restout II
- Artist Life Dates
- 1692 - 1768
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1965/2.3
- Medium and Support
- ink and crayon on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- army
- figures
- genres
- how we live
- military
- objects
- people and occupations
- rites of passage
- weaponry
- Title
- Boy With Right Arm Off
- Artist
- Lewis Hine
- Artist Life Dates
- 1874-1940
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1874-1940
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.143
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- amputation
- architecture
- clothing
- figures
- modern and contemporary art
- objects
- people and occupations
- porches
- Title
- Island of Marken, Holland
- Artist
- Abraham Walkowitz
- Artist Life Dates
- 1880 -1965
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1906
- Accession Number
- 1950/1.149
- Medium and Support
- monotype on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- child
- modern and contemporary art
- people and occupations
- religious figures
- roads
- saint
- Title
- Cazadores (No. 9 of a set of 10 prints)
- Artist
- José Ortega
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1950-1953
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.65
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- figures
- modern and contemporary art
- objects
- people and occupations
- the natural world
- weaponry
- Title
- A Group of Musketeers
- Artist
- Charles Parrocel
- Artist Life Dates
- 1688-1752
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.55
- Medium and Support
- black and red chalk, laid down
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- army
- clothing
- figures
- mammals
- military
- objects
- people and occupations
- the natural world
- Title
- Lincoln Monument, Union Square
- Artist
- Ernest Fiene
- Artist Life Dates
- 1894 - 1965
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1935
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.18
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- modern and contemporary art
- objects
- people and occupations
- political figures
- presidents
- statues
- Title
- Presentation in the Temple (Leaf from a Book of Hours)
- Artist
- Anonymous Flemish
- Century
- 15th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1440-1450
- Accession Number
- 1969/2.159
- Medium and Support
- ink, tempera and gold on parchment
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- architecture
- bible
- holy figures and saints
- new testament
- religion
- subject matter
- Title
- Homage to Gauguin
- Artist
- Jean Paul Slusser
- Artist Life Dates
- 1886 -1981
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1924
- Accession Number
- 1982/2.34
- Medium and Support
- oil on carved panel
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- figures
- mammals
- modern and contemporary art
- people and occupations
- plants
- the natural world
- Title
- Place de la Concorde, Paris
- Artist
- Joseph Hamlot
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.327
- Medium and Support
- albumen print on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- cityscapes
- europe
- figures
- france
- geography
- locality
- people and occupations
- urban life
- Title
- La Fête Nationale du 30 juin au Boulevard Clichy
- Artist
- Félix Hilaire Buhot
- Artist Life Dates
- 1847-1898
- Century
- 19th Century
- Object Creation Date
- 1878
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.52
- Medium and Support
- etching, aquatint, and drypoint on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- architecture
- figures
- mammals
- objects
- people and occupations
- streets
- the natural world
- weaponry
- Title
- Télévision liquide et gazeuse, from 'Imaginations and Objects of the Future' por
- Artist
- Salvador Dali
- Artist Life Dates
- 1904-1989
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1975-1976
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.110.3
- Medium and Support
- mixed media on Rives BFK paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- faces
- figures
- modern and contemporary art
- mouths
- movement
- noses
- people and occupations
- rooms
- Title
- El bache (No. 3 of a set of 10 prints)
- Artist
- José Ortega
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1950-1953
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.59
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- figures
- hands
- human body
- modern and contemporary art
- people and occupations
- the natural world
- Title
- Spring blossoms at Arashiyama
- Artist
- Kishi Renzan
- Artist Life Dates
- 1805-1859
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1830-1859
- Accession Number
- 1964/1.97
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- atmospheric effects
- figures
- geography
- objects
- people and occupations
- plants
- seasons
- the natural world
- Title
- The Golden Age
- Artist
- Adriaen Matham
- Artist Life Dates
- ca. 1599-1660
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1620
- Accession Number
- 1961/2.40
- Medium and Support
- engraving on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- calves
- clothing
- figures
- mammals
- objects
- people and occupations
- plants
- the natural world
- Title
- The Coat of Arms of the Della Chiesa Family
- Artist
- Anonymous Italian (Genoese)
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 16th century
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.106
- Medium and Support
- pen and brown ink with wash on cream paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- buildings
- figures
- genres
- how we live
- objects
- people and occupations
- places of worship
- relationships
- Title
- Buffalo Dance
- Artist
- George Biddle
- Artist Life Dates
- 1885-1973
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1937
- Accession Number
- 1970/1.182
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- dances
- figures
- mammals
- modern and contemporary art
- people and occupations
- the natural world
- Title
- Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
- Artist
- Charles François Pierre de La Traverse
- Artist Life Dates
- 1726-1780
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.36
- Medium and Support
- pen, brown ink and brown wash on buff paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- bible
- family
- figures
- genres
- how we live
- old testament
- people and occupations
- relationships
- Title
- Woman and Girl with a Dog (Frau und Mädchen mit Hund). Illustration for Dingo,
- Artist
- Pierre Bonnard
- Artist Life Dates
- 1867-1947
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1923
- Accession Number
- 1957/2.30
- Medium and Support
- etching on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- architecture
- figures
- mammals
- modern and contemporary art
- people and occupations
- the natural world
- Title
- Model and Meccano Set, Paris, from "Portfolio of 15 Photographs"
- Artist
- Helmut Newton
- Artist Life Dates
- (Berlin, 1920 - 2004, Los Angeles, CA)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1976
- Accession Number
- 1984/1.277.4
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- europe
- figures
- france
- locality
- modern and contemporary art
- people and occupations
- standing
- Title
- A variant of the same composition in reverse, in black chalk (verso)
- Artist
- Anonymous Italian
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.41
- Medium and Support
- red chalk
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- figures
- greek
- iconography
- mythology
- people and occupations
- plants
- the natural world
- Title
- Sous Les Saules
- Artist
- Edmond Yon
- Artist Life Dates
- 1836-1897
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1836-1897
- Accession Number
- 1973/1.792
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint on paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- clothing
- figures
- grasses
- objects
- people and occupations
- plants
- the natural world
- transportation
- vehicles
- Title
- The Six Friends
- Artist
- Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli
- Artist Life Dates
- 1824-1886
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1860
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.78
- Medium and Support
- oil on panel
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- dogs
- figures
- how we live
- mammals
- people and occupations
- relationships
- the natural world
- woods
- Title
- Pietà (The Lamentation of the Virgin)
- Artist
- Hendrick Goltzius
- Artist Life Dates
- 1558 - 1617
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1596
- Accession Number
- 1994/2.1
- Medium and Support
- engraving on thick slightly textured cream laid paper
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- bible
- holy figures and saints
- new testament
- pietà
- religion
- subject matter
- Title
- Bodhidharma Crossing the Yangtze on a Reed
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1935
- Accession Number
- 2000/1.33
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on silk
- relevance
- rank 2.45848
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- geography
- making art
- people and occupations
- religion
- religions
- religious figures
- techniques