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Title

Bits from Court of Doge's Palace, Venice

Artist

Albert Kahn

Artist Life Dates

(1869 - 1942)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

March 30, 1891

Accession Number

1972/2.439

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

Date Added/Updated

2015-05-15 10:50:35

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings

castles and palaces

europe

italy

locality

palace

palaces

Title

Tetzelhof, Nurenberg

Artist

Albert Kahn

Artist Life Dates

(1869 - 1942)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

July 13, 1891

Accession Number

1972/2.500

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

Date Added/Updated

2015-05-15 10:49:18

Secondary Keywords

architecture

containers

containers by form

europe

germany

locality

objects we use

Title

Well in Bologna/ in Court of Palazzo Bevilacqua

Artist

Albert Kahn

Artist Life Dates

(1869 - 1942)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1891

Accession Number

1972/2.482

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

Date Added/Updated

2015-05-15 10:49:00

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

buildings and the land

europe

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by function

italy

locality

mammals

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

water distribution structures

wells

Title

Borghese Villa Rome

Artist

Albert Kahn

Artist Life Dates

(1869 - 1942)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

January 4, 1912

Accession Number

1972/2.676

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

Date Added/Updated

2015-05-15 10:48:50

Secondary Keywords

architecture

europe

italy

locality

modern and contemporary art

Title

Le Cannet

Artist

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Artist Life Dates

1819-1916

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1896

Accession Number

1963/2.19

Medium and Support

watercolor on white wove paper

Date Added/Updated

2015-05-15 10:48:40

Secondary Keywords

architecture

europe

geography

locality

plants

the natural world

Title

Mist Clearing Over a Mountain Village, formerly attributed to Hasegawa Nobuharu (Shinshun; later, Tôhaku)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This is a vertical format painting surrounded by green and gold fabric. It is painted in tones of black with some areas of pink and blue color. It depicts a landscape scene with a cluster of small houses nestled in a craggy mountainous area. There is a river that runs through the landscape with two figures crossing a small footbridge. Other figures are shown in the open area of the village. The trees and vegetation are painted with short abbreviated brushstriokes.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

late 16th century - early 17th century

Accession Number

1967/2.5

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

Date Added/Updated

2015-05-15 10:48:30

Secondary Keywords

scale

upward

architecture

asia

asia (continent)

asian

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

dwellings

figures

forms

geographic and political locations

geography

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

locality

making art

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and occupations

plants

residential structures

riverine bodies

scroll paintings

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

waterscapes

woody plants

Title

Rome

Artist

Albert Kahn

Artist Life Dates

(1869 - 1942)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

October 3, 1924

Accession Number

1972/2.648

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

Date Added/Updated

2015-05-15 10:48:20

Secondary Keywords

europe

italy

locality

modern and contemporary art

Title

Balcony near Post Office, Venice, a Grill on Fundamento Nuovo

Artist

Albert Kahn

Artist Life Dates

(1869 - 1942)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

April 3, 1891 - April 8, 1891

Accession Number

1972/2.444

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

Date Added/Updated

2015-05-15 10:47:48

Secondary Keywords

architecture

europe

grills

italy

locality

modern and contemporary art

Title

Marble Seat in Church S. Pietro in Castello/Venice

Artist

Albert Kahn

Artist Life Dates

(1869 - 1942)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1869-1942

Accession Number

1972/2.483

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

Date Added/Updated

2015-05-15 10:47:40

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings

europe

italy

locality

modern and contemporary art

places of worship

seats

Title

Cotton Rep

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1955/1.223

Medium and Support

heavy, lined, tan cotton

Date Added/Updated

2015-05-15 10:47:03

Secondary Keywords

asia

fabric

locality

objects we use

textiles

Title

Palazzo Zorzi Venice (from photograph)

Artist

Albert Kahn

Artist Life Dates

(1869 - 1942)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1869-1942

Accession Number

1972/2.481

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

Date Added/Updated

2015-05-15 10:45:43

Secondary Keywords

architecture

europe

italy

locality

modern and contemporary art

Title

Street in Noyen, France

Artist

Albert Kahn

Artist Life Dates

(1869 - 1942)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1924

Accession Number

1972/2.614

Medium and Support

pencil on paper

Date Added/Updated

2015-05-15 10:45:38

Secondary Keywords

architecture

europe

figures

locality

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

streets

Title

Belan House, County Kildare

Artist

William Ashford

Physical Description

Painting shows a large country estate house. Situated in the middle distance, the house angles into space. At the near end is a dovecotte and at the furthest point is an arcade attaching the main house to another building that is obscured by trees. The foreground is framed by trees on either side, the lefthand tree is partially dead. At center in the foreground is an elegant party in a boat on a small lake. This group consists of two women and a man, hand outstretched indicating the scene of the house in the distance. In addition, two men in vests are also part of the group in the boat, one of whom is seated, the other is propelling the boat with an oar. Swans, with wings extended behind them, also grace the surface of the water.

Artist Life Dates

1746-1824

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1780

Accession Number

1950/2.19

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Date Added/Updated

2015-02-20 15:32:55

Secondary Keywords

animals

atmospheric effects

birds

europe

houses

locality

objects we use

plants

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

Title

Scholars Playing Go by a Waterfall

Artist

Maruyama Ôkyo

Artist Life Dates

(Tamba Province, 1733 - 1795)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1778

Accession Number

1955/1.265

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 13:02:58

Secondary Keywords

asia

asian

descriptors

figures

forms

geography

inorganic material

locality

making art

materials

materials by composition

objects

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Panoramic View 360' of University of Michigan of central campus from top of Hatcher Library

Artist

Stuart Klipper

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1986/2.51.1

Medium and Support

cibachrome print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 13:00:06

Secondary Keywords

americas

locality

lower peninsula

michigan

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

united states

Title

Crows Flying Through Rain

Artist

Yosa Buson

Artist Life Dates

(1716 - 1783, Kyoto)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1965/1.177

Medium and Support

one of a pair of 6-fold screens, ink and color on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 12:56:26

Secondary Keywords

animals

asia

atmospheric effects

locality

objects

the natural world

Title

Easby Abbey, Yorkshire

Artist

M. Autry

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1981/2.138

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 12:56:21

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings

europe

locality

places of worship

plants

the natural world

united kingdom

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

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 12:54:48

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

Title

Allegorical Representation of 'America'

Artist

Maarten de Vos

Artist Life Dates

1532-1603

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1594-1600

Accession Number

1960/2.24

Medium and Support

pen and black ink with ink wash on cream-colored paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-03-13 12:03:18

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

feathers

genres

locality

mammals

objects

plants

severed heads

the natural world

Title

Page, from "Photograph Album of the Holy Land: The Field of Blood or Valley of Hinnom"

Artist

Felix Bonfils

Artist Life Dates

1831-1885

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860-1885

Accession Number

1994/2.30.1

Medium and Support

nine albumen prints on paper bound album

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:35:12

Secondary Keywords

asia

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

israel

locality

materials

materials by composition

middle east

objects

plants

roads

the natural world

Title

Courtyard in the Sultan's Palace

Artist

Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant

Physical Description

This painting shows a scene set in a courtyard with high white walls that is open to the sky. Beyond the wall there is flowering vegetation, tall trees and a tower with a balustrade with keyhole shaped openings. There are two clay pots resting on top of the wall and an oriental style carpet hanging over one side. Within this courtyard, there are three women who are looking at two small leopards that wear metal chains and stand in a keyhole shaped opening of the far right wall. The women, grouped together on the far left side, are wearing 19th century Moroccan dress, including richly embroidered, garments, headscarves and shoes. There is bright sunlight streaming into the room which creates shadows on the walls and floor.

Artist Life Dates

1845-1902

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1872-1902

Accession Number

1895.99

Medium and Support

oil on panel

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:30:14

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

architecture

building divisions

buildings

castles and palaces

components

components and systems

components by specific context

figures

locality

mammals

modern and contemporary art

palaces

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

plants

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by form

the natural world

uncovered spaces

Title

Page, from "Photograph Album of the Holy Land: Cave of the Nativity"

Artist

Felix Bonfils

Artist Life Dates

1831-1885

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860-1885

Accession Number

1994/2.32.1

Medium and Support

nine albumen prints on mounted in paper bound album

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:28:12

Secondary Keywords

asia

geography

israel

locality

middle east

objects

Title

Page, from "Photograph Album of the Holy Land: St. Anne's Church"

Artist

Felix Bonfils

Artist Life Dates

1831-1885

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860-1885

Accession Number

1994/2.28.1

Medium and Support

nine albumen prints on mounted in paper bound album

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:23:07

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

figures

locality

middle east

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

streets

the natural world

Title

Life in the Mountains

Artist

Matsumura Goshun

Artist Life Dates

1752-1811

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1781

Accession Number

1974/1.251

Medium and Support

ink and color on silk; one of a pair of 6-fold screens

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:22:41

Secondary Keywords

architecture

asia

geography

locality

objects

plants

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Page, from "A Photograph Album of Travels, Belonging to Captain Luck"

Artist

Anonymous English

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1994/2.18.45

Medium and Support

164 albumen prints mounted in leather-bound album

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:06:56

Secondary Keywords

architecture

europe

figures

horsemen

locality

objects

people and occupations

united kingdom

Title

Page, from "Photograph Album of the Holy Land"

Artist

Felix Bonfils

Artist Life Dates

1831-1885

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860-1885

Accession Number

1994/2.29.1

Medium and Support

nine albumen prints on mounted in a paper bound album

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:01:53

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

candles and candleholders

crosses

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

household objects

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

locality

middle east

new testament

objects

objects we use

religion

religions

Title

Page, from "Photograph Album of the Holy Land: The Channel at Jaffa"

Artist

Felix Bonfils

Artist Life Dates

1831-1885

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860-1885

Accession Number

1994/2.31.1

Medium and Support

eight albumen prints on paper bound album

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:01:48

Secondary Keywords

asia

cityscapes

geography

israel

locality

middle east

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

Photograph Album of the Holy Land: Stables of Solomon

Artist

Felix Bonfils

Artist Life Dates

1831-1885

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860-1885

Accession Number

1994/2.33.1

Medium and Support

five albumen prints on mounted in paper bound album

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:00:33

Secondary Keywords

architecture

building divisions

circulation spaces

components

components and systems

components by specific context

locality

middle east

mosques

objects

passages

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

Title

Photograph Album of the Holy Land: The well of Jacob

Artist

Felix Bonfils

Artist Life Dates

1831-1885

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860-1900

Accession Number

1994/2.34.1

Medium and Support

nine albumen prints on mounted in paper bound album

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-13 23:58:28

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings

figures

geography

locality

middle east

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and occupations

Title

View at Hebron

Artist

Francis Frith

Artist Life Dates

1822 - 1898

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1857

Accession Number

1988/1.94.1-2

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:40:51

Secondary Keywords

cityscapes

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

locality

materials

materials by composition

the natural world

Title

Skinning Knife

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

3rd century BCE

Object Creation Date

3rd century BCE

Accession Number

1974/1.146

Medium and Support

bronze

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:39:41

Secondary Keywords

knives

locality

objects we use

weaponry

Title

Street Scene, Paris [Rue Laffitte (?) ]

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

This watercolor on brown prepared board is vertically oriented. The piece

is reputedly a view of a Parisian street (perhaps in the 8th arrondissement), and the perspective is as if the viewer is on the fourth floor of an adjacent

building. The upper two-thirds of the piece show a building-lined street,

curving gently to the left. The buildings are about six stories tall, and

additional rooftops are barely visible in the distance. On the ground

floor of the buildings, there are traces of people, shops, and cafés. In

the bottom third of the work, the road dissolves, but forms suggesting a

few people populate the space.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1883-1885

Accession Number

1955/1.91

Medium and Support

watercolor on brown prepared board

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:27

Secondary Keywords

architecture

cityscapes

europe

france

groups

locality

movement

people and occupations

streets

Title

The Doorway, One of the "Twelve Etchings," or the "First Venice Set"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A large ornate waterdoor faces onto a canal. On the threshold near the water, a woman bends down towards the surface of the canal. Behind the doorway stands another figure in the shadows and beyond is another opening to a small square or open-air workspace. The Doorway consists of a large lunette shaped transom light over the door and the portal is flanked on either side by large arched windows. The glazing is all fitted into a fine network of mullions in either square on diamond patterns. The door and windows are each framed by carved pilasters and engaged corinthian capitals. Below the windows are bands of rosettes and other carved ornament that extends to the water level.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1955/1.124

Medium and Support

etching, drypoint and roulette on laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:24

Secondary Keywords

architecture

europe

geography

italy

locality

reflections

Title

The Embroidered Curtain

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1889

Accession Number

1954/1.407

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:21

Secondary Keywords

architecture

europe

geography

locality

netherlands

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Steps, Amsterdam

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Seen frontally is a building along a canal. In front of the facade is a brick or cobble pavement; steps lead up to a triple doorway entrance while laundry and windows complete the second story. To either side of the central steps are doorways that lead down. In each of the doorways and on the pavement are grouped figures of women and children. The lower portion of the print shows the reflections of the building and figures.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1889

Accession Number

1954/1.403

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platem

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:20

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

europe

figures

geography

locality

netherlands

people and occupations

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

Title

Balcony, Amsterdam

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A two-story building fronting onto a canal is shown in this print. Three figures are gathered on the second floor balcony while a seated woman and standing man are visible at the water door below the balcony. At the top of the image cloth (laundry?) creates a kind of canopy over the figures on the balcony. Adjacent buildings are only summarily drawn and the emphasis of this image is on the dramatic juxtapositions of the projecting elements, e.g. balcony, laundry, with the shadows cast on other parts of the building and figures and in the reflections in the dark surface of the water.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1889

Accession Number

1954/1.405

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in warm black ink on laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:20

Secondary Keywords

architecture

cityscapes

europe

geography

locality

netherlands

Title

Long Venice, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A sweeping panorama shows a city and shipping along the water. The left side is more minutely described as large three-story buildings hug the water's edge. Just to the right of center is a large building with several domes. Several small boats and gondolas are visible to left of center. A cloudy and blustery sky occupies the top of the image.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.391

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platem

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:19

Secondary Keywords

architecture

cityscapes

europe

flat-bottomed watercraft

italy

locality

monohulls

objects we use

study

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by form

watercraft by general type

watercraft by sectional form

watercraft by specific type

waterscapes

Title

Ponte del Piovan, One of the "Twenty-six Etchings," or the "Second Venice Set"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A brick and stone bridge crosses a canal at the center of the image. On both sides as well as behind the bridge are tall buildings that surround the bridge, creating shallow space. Several figures stand and sit on the bridge. Windows, balconies,

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.390

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:19

Secondary Keywords

architecture

europe

geography

italy

locality

Title

The Beggars, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A deep covered passageway dominates the composition. At the near end of the passage, to the right side stand a woman and young girl, both with heads covered and looking at the viewer. Looking down the passageway, light catches the timbered ceiling and figures can be seen walking at the far end, silhouetted against the bright light in the square or street beyond. A lantern hangs above the entrance at the near end of the passage.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.382

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platem

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:18

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

europe

figures

italy

locality

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people and occupations

roads

roads by form

streets

streets by form

transportation spaces

Title

Two Doorways, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Seen from the water's edge, a canal in the foreground curves to the right and back into space. In the ditant view, buildings with balconies and chimney pots are visible as well as a bridge that is cropped by the curve of the waterway. In the foreground, across the canal, are several arched entryways. A dark waterdoor is open and shows a man on the steps and two shadowy figures behind him framed in the doorway; a lantern hangs overhead. To the right, another arched doorway with a metal grille above faces the canal, but is closed. A small open window on the seond floor can be seen between the arched doors.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.381

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:18

Secondary Keywords

architecture

europe

flat-bottomed watercraft

geography

italy

locality

monohulls

objects we use

study

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by form

watercraft by sectional form

watercraft by specific type

Title

Two Doorways, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Seen from the water's edge, a canal in the foreground curves to the right and back into space. In the ditant view, buildings with balconies and chimney pots are visible as well as a bridge that is cropped by the curve of the waterway. In the foreground, across the canal, are several arched entryways. A dark waterdoor is open and shows a man on the steps and two shadowy figures behind him framed in the doorway; a lantern hangs overhead. To the right, another arched doorway with a metal grille above faces the canal, but is closed. A small open window on the seond floor can be seen between the arched doors.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.380

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:18

Secondary Keywords

architecture

europe

flat-bottomed watercraft

geography

italy

locality

monohulls

objects we use

study

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by form

watercraft by sectional form

watercraft by specific type

Title

The Riva, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A view of a city along the edge of water sweeps from the foreground towards the right in the distance. Along quays, bridges and promenades can be seen groupoings of people walking and in conversation. Boats populate the water's edge: smaller boats in the foreground, larger multi-masted ships in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.378

Medium and Support

etching, printed in black ink on wove paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:18

Secondary Keywords

architecture

cityscapes

europe

flat-bottomed watercraft

geography

italy

locality

monohulls

objects we use

ships

study

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by form

watercraft by sectional form

watercraft by specific type

waterscapes

Title

The Traghetto, No. 2, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A dark passageway dominates the middle and left portions of the composition; to the right is a group of men seated outside at a table. The passageway has a view at the far end of a man seated while a gondola passes by. In front of the passageway re three young trees, the leaves of which fall in front of the passageway. To the left of the passageway is a child holding a baby. On either side of the passageway are windows that indicate the walls that fill the plate.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.377

Medium and Support

etching, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:18

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

europe

figures

italy

locality

objects

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people and occupations

plants

roads

roads by form

streets

streets by form

the natural world

transportation spaces

Title

The Traghetto, No. 1

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

An empty covered passageway dominates this image. In the foreground are three young saplings. At the far end of the passageway a man can be seen sitting in the sunlight alongside the edge of the canal. On either side of the passageway in the foreground are windows and indications of cornices, etc. of the architecture.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.376

Medium and Support

etching, printed in warm black ink on laid Japan paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:17

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

europe

figures

italy

locality

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people and occupations

plants

roads

roads by form

streets

streets by form

the natural world

transportation spaces

Title

The Little Lagoon, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Gondolas, striped poles, and channel markers all dot the open surface of water in this image. At the center is a two-masted ship at anchor. In the distance are low islands with buildings and ships in the distance under cloudy skies.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.374

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:17

Secondary Keywords

europe

flat-bottomed watercraft

italy

locality

monohulls

objects we use

ships

study

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by form

watercraft by general type

watercraft by sectional form

watercraft by specific type

waterscapes

Title

Women's College, San Francisco

Artist

Ray Bertrand

Artist Life Dates

1909-1986

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1935

Accession Number

1943.10

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:37:27

Secondary Keywords

americas

architecture

cityscapes

geography

how we live

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

organizations

plants

the natural world

united states

Title

Old Houses on Liberty St., Ann Arbor

Artist

Samuel Chamberlain

Artist Life Dates

1895-1975

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1926

Accession Number

1940.143

Medium and Support

drypoint

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:37:24

Secondary Keywords

americas

houses

locality

lower peninsula

michigan

north & central america

streets

united states

Title

New York at Night

Artist

Berenice Abbott

Artist Life Dates

1898-1991

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1932

Accession Number

2002/1.156

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:34:58

Secondary Keywords

americas

cityscapes

locality

new york

north & central america

time

united states

Title

Busy Block (State Street)

Artist

Milton Kemnitz

Artist Life Dates

1911 - 2005

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1968

Accession Number

2001/1.373

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:34:13

Secondary Keywords

americas

locality

lower peninsula

michigan

north & central america

streets

united states

Title

Pipe

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi

Century

late 19th - early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890-1920

Accession Number

2000/2.31

Medium and Support

brass

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:33:49

Secondary Keywords

locality

objects we use