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Title
Interior of a Pompeiian Home with Figures (The Impluvium)
Artist
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
Physical Description
An ink drawing in shades of gray with very exact detailing of objects and architectural elements in the scene. It shows the interior of a Roman house with sunlight streaming into an open courtyard with a fountain. The stone fountain has a square basin supported by a pedestal and a standing nude sculpture above it. One wall of the courtyard is decorated with floral designs and two figural scenes. A small bush is growing in a dirt area of the floor and there are two large vessels against the wall. Two figures are standing in a colonnade to the left of the courtyard. One is a woman dressed in a toga who is looking at a man dressed in a short sleeved tunic. The decorations of the floor, walls and ceiling depict ancient classical designs such as ascanthus leaves, meander and scroll patterns and the roof tiles have floral plume decorations and lion's head spouts.
Artist Life Dates
1814-1879
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1873
Accession Number
1976/2.20
Medium and Support
ink and wash over graphite on cream wove paper
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rank 0.55951
Secondary Keywords
architecture
building divisions
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
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containers
containers by form
descriptors
dwellings
figures
genres
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
object genres
objects
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
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physical activities by general context
residential structures
rooms and spaces
rooms and spaces by location or context
sculpture
sculpture by subject type
settlements and landscapes
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
the natural world
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
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Title
Napoleon Standing Next to Chair
Artist
Larry Rivers
Physical Description
Sketch of a standing male figure outlined in dark blue spray paint to the left of a color rendering of the same male figure outlined in light blue standing next to a chair. The name “DAVID” stenciled at bottom left of center. Composed of various materials, including patent leather, felt, plastic, wool and spray paint on canvas.
Artist Life Dates
1923 - 2002
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
1997/1.135
Medium and Support
patent leather, felt, plastic, wool and spray paint on canvas
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rank 0.55761
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
descriptors
emperor
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
historical, theoretical and critical concepts
international post-1945 styles and movements
modern and contemporary art
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
seating furniture
single seating furniture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques
visual works
visual works by subject type
Title
The Terrace, Luxembourg
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
Six figures, women and girls, sit or stand in front of a balustrade. On the left side is an urn holding a plant; the upper portion of a young tree projects above the balustrade at center; in the distance on the right appears the upper portion of a building with a mansard roof
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1894
Accession Number
1954/1.448
Medium and Support
transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper
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rank 0.55755
Secondary Keywords
animals
animals and creatures
architecture
buildings and the land
containers
containers by form
europe
europe (continent)
figures
france
france (nation)
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
geographic and political locations
landscapes (environments)
locality
natural landscapes
objects
objects we use
open spaces
open spaces and site elements
open spaces by form
people and culture
people and occupations
physical activities
physical activities by general context
seating furniture
settlements and landscapes
single seating furniture
the natural world
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
ville de paris, dèpartement de (department)
œle-de-france (region)
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Title
Help Your Country Stop This - Enlist in the Navy
Artist
Sir Frank William Brangwyn
Artist Life Dates
1867-1956
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1917
Accession Number
1954/2.35.9B
Medium and Support
auto-lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 0.55717
Secondary Keywords
architecture
armed conflicts
armed forces
army
buildings
declaratory and advertising artifacts
european
european styles and periods
events
fighting
figures
how we live
human-powered watercraft
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
military
modern and contemporary art
modern british styles and movements
modern british styles by reign
modern european regional styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
objects
objects we use
organizations
people and culture
people and occupations
rowed watercraft
ships
single level rowed watercraft
soldiers
styles and periods
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text-based art
the natural world
transportation vehicles
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war
watercraft
watercraft by method of propulsion
watercraft by specific type
waterscapes
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Title
Sidewalk Scene, Selma, Alabama
Artist
Walker Evans
Artist Life Dates
1903-1975
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1935
Accession Number
1990/2.59
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
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rank 0.55716
Secondary Keywords
alabama
americas
cityscapes
figures
locality
men
modern and contemporary art
north & central america
people and occupations
portfolios
standing
streets
united states
urban life
Title
Keep this Hand of Mercy at Work - War Fund Week - One Hundred Million Dollars - American Red Cross
Artist
R. G. Morgan
Object Creation Date
circa 1918
Accession Number
1954/2.35.68
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
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rank 0.55716
Secondary Keywords
architecture
arms
army
buildings
crosses
fights
figures
hands
how we live
human body
military
objects
people and occupations
posters
text-based art
the natural world
war
Title
Summer near Bethel, Maine
Artist
Clinton Loveridge
Artist Life Dates
1824-1902
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1844-1895
Accession Number
1895.88
Medium and Support
oil on board
relevance
rank 0.55716
Secondary Keywords
americas
animals
atmospheric effects
geography
herdsmen
locality
mammals
north & central america
people and occupations
plants
seasons
the natural world
united states
waterscapes
workers
Title
No. 6 of the series of 12 prints;
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1788-89, Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1912)
Accession Number
1956/1.82
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
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rank 0.55716
Secondary Keywords
army
fighting
fights
figures
fortresses
geography
how we live
military
objects
people and occupations
plants
roads
text-based art
the natural world
trails
waterscapes
weaponry
whip
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Title
Icy Street
Artist
Don Freeman
Artist Life Dates
1908-1978
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1935
Accession Number
1935.7
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 0.55716
Secondary Keywords
animals
architecture
atmospheric effects
figures
how we live
ice
mammals
modern and contemporary art
objects
organizations
people and occupations
seasons
the natural world
time
trains
transportation
vehicles
Title
If You Can't Go Across with a Gun, Come Across with Your Part of the Red Cross War Fund
Artist
C. Love
Object Creation Date
circa 1917
Accession Number
1954/2.35.60
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
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rank 0.55716
Secondary Keywords
americas
army
child
how we live
locality
military
new york
north & central america
people and occupations
posters
soldiers
text-based art
united states
war
workers
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Title
The Sacrifice of Abraham
Artist
David Courlander
Artist Life Dates
1866 - 1961
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1961
Accession Number
1985/2.90
Medium and Support
oil on canvas board
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rank 0.55716
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
animals
atmospheric effects
historical figures
landscapes
mammals
modern and contemporary art
objects
old testament
people and occupations
plants
religion
subject matter
the natural world
Title
Yosemite Valley, Looking West
Artist
John Key
Artist Life Dates
1832-1920
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1852-1895
Accession Number
1895.87
Medium and Support
oil on board
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rank 0.55695
Secondary Keywords
animals
atmospheric effects
descriptors
geography
herdsmen
inorganic material
mammals
materials
materials by composition
people and occupations
plants
the natural world
waterscapes
workers
Title
Allegory of the Holy Catholic Faith
Artist
Marcantonio Franceschini
Artist Life Dates
1648-1729
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1970/2.10
Medium and Support
pen and brown ink with gray wash and black chalk
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rank 0.55695
Secondary Keywords
architecture
descriptors
design elements
figure- and animal-derived motifs
figures
genres
models
motifs
people and occupations
plants
religion
religions
the natural world
Title
Amorini and Monkeys in a Trellis Work Pavilion
Artist
Claude Gillot
Artist Life Dates
1673-1722
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1961/1.171
Medium and Support
graphite, pen and brown and black inks with gray wash
relevance
rank 0.55695
Secondary Keywords
animals
architecture
descriptors
design elements
fantasy
figure- and animal-derived motifs
figures
mammals
man on horseback
motifs
people and occupations
the natural world
Title
No. 9 of the series of 12 prints;
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1788-89, Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1912)
Accession Number
1956/1.84
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
relevance
rank 0.55695
Secondary Keywords
army
descriptors
fighting
fights
figures
geography
how we live
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
military
objects
people and occupations
plants
the natural world
Title
A Madonna and Child and Other Studies
Artist
Francesco Vanni
Artist Life Dates
1563-1610
Century
Late 16th or early 17th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1600
Accession Number
1960/2.15
Medium and Support
pen, brown ink and graphite on cream paper
relevance
rank 0.55695
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
bible
family
figures
holy figures and saints
how we live
jesus christ
new testament
people and occupations
relationships
religion
study
subject matter
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Title
Piano Player
Artist
Frederick W. Becker
Artist Life Dates
1888-1974
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1937
Accession Number
1943.8
Medium and Support
wood engraving on paper
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rank 0.55695
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
clothing
exchange media
figures
how we live
human body
modern and contemporary art
objects
objects we use
organizations
people and occupations
the natural world
Title
Cain Slaying Abel
Artist
Francesco Monti
Artist Life Dates
1685-1768
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
before 1736
Accession Number
1970/2.46
Medium and Support
black chalk, heightened with white on light brown toned paper
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rank 0.55695
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
bible
descriptors
figures
how we live
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
old testament
people and occupations
plants
rites of passage
the natural world
Title
A Muse Presiding over the Arrangement of a Painting Gallery (Génie présidant à l
Artist
Noâl Le Mire
Artist Life Dates
1724-1801
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1756
Accession Number
1970/2.132
Medium and Support
etching and engraving on paper
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rank 0.55695
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
design elements
figure- and animal-derived motifs
figures
genres
making art
motifs
object
objects
people and occupations
plants
the natural world
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Title
Penzance
Artist
Alexander Gibson
Artist Life Dates
1857-1944
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1857-1944
Accession Number
1988/1.106
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
relevance
rank 0.55277
Secondary Keywords
cityscapes
descriptors
family
geography
how we live
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
men
modern and contemporary art
people and occupations
portraits
relationships
the natural world
Title
The Raising of Lazarus
Artist
Rembrandt van Rijn
Artist Life Dates
1606-1669
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1642
Accession Number
1997/2.16
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 0.55277
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
audiences
bible
descriptors
how we live
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
new testament
people and occupations
plants
rites of passage
standing
the natural world
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Title
Calvario, Patzuaro, from "The Mexican Portfolio", 2nd Edition
Artist
Paul Strand
Artist Life Dates
1890-1976
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1967
Accession Number
1971/2.126.12
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
relevance
rank 0.55277
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
bible
figures
genres
holy figures and saints
modern and contemporary art
new testament
objects
people and occupations
religion
subject matter
themes (religious)
Title
Tobias and the Archangel Raphael
Artist
Clément Marillier
Artist Life Dates
1740-1808
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1740-1808
Accession Number
1948/2.19
Medium and Support
ink and wash, heightened with white chalk on toned paper
relevance
rank 0.55277
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
animals
bible
descriptors
figures
inorganic material
mammals
materials
materials by composition
old testament
people and occupations
religion
subject matter
the natural world
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Title
Pferderennen (Racetrack)
Artist
Rudolf Grossmann
Artist Life Dates
1882 - 1941
Century
20th century
Accession Number
2000/2.198
Medium and Support
graphite on wove paper
relevance
rank 0.55277
Secondary Keywords
animals
architecture
atmospheric effects
genres
historical figures
horse racing
how we live
mammals
man
man on horseback
people and occupations
sketches
the natural world
women
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Title
Ann Arbor, Home of the University of Michigan
Artist
Carlos Lopez
Artist Life Dates
1908-1953
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1947
Accession Number
1956/1.91
Medium and Support
gouache on paper
relevance
rank 0.55210
Secondary Keywords
americas
architecture
cityscapes
houses
how we live
locality
lower peninsula
modern and contemporary art
north & central america
people and occupations
plants
relationships
the natural world
united states
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Title
Door-of-Lodge Grizzly-Flathead
Artist
Edward Sheriff Curtis
Artist Life Dates
1868 - 1954
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1910
Accession Number
1997/1.155
Medium and Support
photogravure on dark cream wove paper
relevance
rank 0.55175
Secondary Keywords
costumes
feathers
figures
jewelry
modern and contemporary art
native american
objects
objects of adornment
objects we use
people and occupations
plants
the natural world
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Title
Nude
Artist
Alessandro Mastro-Valerio
Artist Life Dates
1887-1953
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1887-1953
Accession Number
1983/2.35
Medium and Support
mezzotint on paper
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rank 0.55037
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
forming
modern and contemporary art
people and occupations
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
Title
Design for a Mount (Experiment of Colors)
Artist
Theodore Roussel
Artist Life Dates
1847-1926
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900
Accession Number
1990/2.63
Medium and Support
etching, aquatint and soft-ground on paper
relevance
rank 0.55037
Secondary Keywords
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
concepts relating to the creative process
modern and contemporary art
people and culture
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Title
Pain, performed by Paul Sanasardo, Judith Blackstone, New York, 1970
Artist
Max Waldman
Artist Life Dates
1920 - 1981
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
1996/2.50
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
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rank 0.55037
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
forming
modern and contemporary art
people and occupations
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
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Title
Lovers
Artist
Anthony Caro
Artist Life Dates
1924-2013
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1956
Accession Number
1961/1.172
Medium and Support
bronze
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rank 0.55037
Secondary Keywords
genres
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people and occupations
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Edmond About
Artist
Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon)
Artist Life Dates
1820-1910
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1820-1910
Accession Number
1971/2.147
Medium and Support
woodburytype on paper
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rank 0.55037
Secondary Keywords
figures
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people and occupations
visual works
visual works by subject type
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Title
Two Figures, Crippled and Blind
Artist
Abraham Walkowitz
Artist Life Dates
1880 -1965
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1906
Accession Number
1950/1.133
Medium and Support
brush and ink on white paper
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rank 0.55037
Secondary Keywords
equipment
equipment by context
equipment for personal use
figures
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people and occupations
tools and equipment
Title
Mater dolorosa
Artist
Félicien Rops
Artist Life Dates
1833-1898
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
mid 19th century
Accession Number
1960/1.175
Medium and Support
drypoint and etching on paper
relevance
rank 0.55037
Secondary Keywords
children
family
how we live
people and culture
physical activities
physical activities by general context
relationships
standing
Title
Seven Kiowah Men
Artist
Artist Unknown
Century
Late 19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1890
Accession Number
2002/1.208
Medium and Support
graphite and colored pencil on lined cream rag paper
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rank 0.55037
Secondary Keywords
costume accessories
costume accessories carried
costumes
objects we use
people and occupations
plants
standing
the natural world
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Title
Pain, performed by Paul Sanasardo, New York, 1970
Artist
Max Waldman
Artist Life Dates
1920 - 1981
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
1996/2.51
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
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Secondary Keywords
descriptors
forming
modern and contemporary art
people and occupations
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
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Title
Constructors
Artist
Fernand Léger
Artist Life Dates
1881-1955
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1955
Accession Number
1996/1.61
Medium and Support
color lithograph on wove paper
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Secondary Keywords
equipment
equipment by process
genres
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people and occupations
supporting equipment
tools and equipment
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Title
Pain, performed by Paul Sanasardo, Judith Blackstone, New York, 1970
Artist
Max Waldman
Artist Life Dates
1920 - 1981
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
1996/2.49
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
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Secondary Keywords
descriptors
forming
modern and contemporary art
people and occupations
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
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Title
Sand and Wild Roses, in Camera Work—A Photographic Quarterly, Issue No. 26, April, 1909
Artist
Alice Boughton
Artist Life Dates
1865 - 1943
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1909
Accession Number
2000/2.141.3
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
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Secondary Keywords
descriptors
forming
people and occupations
plants
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
the natural world
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Title
Pain, performed by Paul Sanasardo, Judith Blackstone, New York, 1970
Artist
Max Waldman
Artist Life Dates
1920 - 1981
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
1996/2.52
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
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Secondary Keywords
descriptors
forming
modern and contemporary art
people and occupations
processes and techniques
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Title
'On a Theme of White'
Artist
Clarence John Laughlin
Artist Life Dates
1905 - 1985
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1954
Accession Number
1996/1.46
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
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Secondary Keywords
descriptors
forming
modern and contemporary art
people and occupations
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
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Title
Pain, performed by Paul Sanasardo, Judith Blackstone, New York
Artist
Max Waldman
Artist Life Dates
1920 - 1981
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
1996/2.48
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 0.55037
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
forming
modern and contemporary art
people and occupations
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
Title
Cabin
Artist
Anders Zorn
Artist Life Dates
1860-1920
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1917
Accession Number
1949/1.99
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 0.54994
Secondary Keywords
figures
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people and occupations
transportation vehicles
vehicles
watercraft
watercraft by general type
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Title
Las Vegas, from "Master Prints Volume I"
Artist
Elliott Erwitt
Artist Life Dates
Born 1928
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1957
Accession Number
1987/1.194.6
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
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rank 0.54994
Secondary Keywords
clothing
modern and contemporary art
objects
people and culture
physical activities
physical activities by general context
reflections
Title
Goldweight in a geometric shape
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
Physical Description
Goldweight in the shape of a geometric figure.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1997/1.393
Medium and Support
brass
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rank 0.54994
Secondary Keywords
africa (continent)
associated concepts
geographic and political locations
geometric concepts
goldweights
mathematical concepts
people and culture
scientific concepts
Title
Mother and Child
Artist
Anonymous Inuit
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1955/2.9
Medium and Support
stone
relevance
rank 0.54994
Secondary Keywords
figures
inuit
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people and occupations
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Sketching, No. 1; an illustration for 'Passages from Modern English Poets'
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A rural countryside with a river flowing into the distance at the right dominates the scene. Two figures in a rowboat are at the center of the image and at the lower right corner, an artist, seated on a camp stool and facing away from the viewer, sketches the rowers.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1861
Accession Number
1938.11
Medium and Support
etching, printed in black ink on wove paper
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rank 0.54994
Secondary Keywords
figures
objects we use
people and occupations
the natural world
transportation vehicles
vehicles
watercraft
watercraft by general type
waterscapes
Title
L'Orage
Artist
George Montbard
Artist Life Dates
1841-1905
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1841-1905
Accession Number
1973/1.782
Medium and Support
etching on paper
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Secondary Keywords
atmospheric effects
events
modern and contemporary art
natural events
people and culture
plants
the natural world
waterscapes
Title
Camera Work - A Photographic Quarterly, Issue No. 9, January, 1905
Artist
Alfred Stieglitz
Artist Life Dates
1864-1946
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1905
Accession Number
2000/2.142
Medium and Support
journal containing ten photogravures on paper
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rank 0.54994
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
forming
people and occupations
plants
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
standing
the natural world
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Title
Record cover and record "Remembrance of Marcel", from "The New York Collection for Stockholm: 30 Artists"
Artist
George Segal
Artist Life Dates
1924 - 2000
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1973
Accession Number
1976/2.127
Medium and Support
screenprint on paper
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rank 0.54994
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
forming
modern and contemporary art
people and occupations
portfolios
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
Title
Bhairava: Shiva as Lord of the Cremation Grounds
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Karnataka
Physical Description
Shiva as Bhairava stands against a plain pointed arch supported by pilasters with a kirtimukha or face of glory at the top. He stands in a trihanga pose, with his hip thrust to his right and wears platform sandals. He originally has four arms, the front two of which are broken away. His back two arms hold a decorated trident and a drum. He would have held a sword in one hand and a kapala, a cup made out of a scull and a hanging severed head in the other. He is naked, but wears much of jewelry including belts with pendant elements, anklets, armlets, bracelets, necklaces, a band just under his breasts and large circular earrings. He also wears a decorated sacred thread over his left shoulder. His has an elaborate coiffure in curls around the top of his head with a large topknot to one side. His face is badly damaged. Emaciated hungry ghosts attend him, the one to his right dancing with his hands raised above his head with a pot between his legs. The ghost who is on his left stands behind a dog, whose head has broken away. The ghost and the dog would have been playing with the absent severed head, adding to the ghoulish nature of the image.
Century
12th - 13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century -13th century
Accession Number
2001/2.131
Medium and Support
stone
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rank 0.54994
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
hindu
named gods and goddesses
people and culture
religion
religions
religions and religious concepts
subject matter
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