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Title

Becquet, one of the "Sixteen Etchings," or the "Thames Set"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A man with and a moustache and scraggly hair visible under a cap sits facing the viewer, a cello cradled between his arms. The lower portion of both the figure and the musical instrument are only summarily indicated; the background consists of passages of rapidly drawn parallel lines.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1859

Accession Number

1954/1.340

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on laid paper

relevance

rank 2.11100

Secondary Keywords

bowed

accessories worn on the head

allegory and literature

arts

arts and related disciplines

chordophones

clothing

costume

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disciplines

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figures

headgear

humanities

lutelike chordophones

objects

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people

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physical activities by general context

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

sound devices by function

violin family instruments

Title

Durante el Viaje...

Artist

Fernando Ramos Prida

Physical Description

This print shows an abstract human form with a large head. The features are created by brown striations and the figure is surrounded by a brownish background. There is a circular form in the upper right corner of the work.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1937

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

2010/2.34

Medium and Support

intaglio on paper

relevance

rank 2.11047

Secondary Keywords

european

european styles and periods

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modern european fine arts styles and movements

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Title

Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A hollow cast bronze sculpture of the Buddha, including a lotus base. The bronze has a dark, shiny patina over most of its surface.

The Buddha sits with his legs crossed in the padmasana pose; his right hand reaches down, palm inwards, to touch the earth, in an elegant gesture with just the tip of his third finger making contact, while his right hand rests in his lap. His torso is tall and erect. His dhoti (a skirt-like garment) is tied high on his torso, while his outer robe covers his left shoulder completely and just brushes against his right shoulder. His face is shaped like a tall and narrow "U," with wide, gently arching brows, downcast eyes under swelling lids, a long and high nose, and full, cupid's-bow lips. The urna, an auspicious mark on his forehead, is indicated here by a small bump with an incised outline. His hair is arranged in rows of snail-shell curls, which are repeated in a larger size on his ushnisha, culminating in a lotus bud.

The upward-pointing lotus petals on the dais are in high relief, with curling tips.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1995/1.58

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 2.11040

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

descriptors

design elements

devotional images

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people by state or condition

plant-derived motifs

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

south asian

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visual works

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Title

Elephant Mask (mbap mteng)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon

Physical Description

Face mask embroidered extensively wtih glass beads. Two long panels hang down the front and back of the wearer. Humanoid face at top has two round eye holes allowing the wearer to see, a strip of fabric for nose and open, upturned mouth. Ears are protruding disks attached on either side of the face . Top of the head is covered with small, corklike knobs covered with black cloth. The beadwork is predominantly green, with intricate, scallop-shaped patterns along edge of panels, and vertical, star-like patterns filling center of the panels. Interior of panels is lined with damask.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1950-1999

Accession Number

1997/1.319

Medium and Support

cloth, glass beads, fiber

relevance

rank 2.11025

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

aristocracy

associated concepts

beads and sets of beads

costume

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descriptors

events

groups of people

mammals

masks (costume)

nobility

object genres

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objects we use

people

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people and culture

political concepts

social classes

social classes by specific type

social groups

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

upper class

Title

Untitled, #47, from "Infanta Series"

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

The rear view of a nude woman, lower back down. Her left leg is lifted and the right is straight. Her body is very overexposed and the background is very dark.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Object Creation Date

2009

Accession Number

2013/2.365

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.10927

Secondary Keywords

image form

descriptors

figures (representations)

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Title

Untitled, #56, from "Infanta Series"

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

Bare leg and foot being outstretched towards the viewer. The background is very dark.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Object Creation Date

1991

Accession Number

2013/2.367

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.10927

Secondary Keywords

image form

descriptors

figures (representations)

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people

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Title

Untitled, #95, from "Infanta Series"

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

A nude woman and an arched column. Her back is arched and she has her right hand on the column leaning into it.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Object Creation Date

2008

Accession Number

2013/2.369

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.10927

Secondary Keywords

image form

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figures (representations)

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Title

Untitled, #55, from "Infanta Series"

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

A nude woman from the top of the chest to the knees leaning up against a wooden fence. The rustic fence is held together by tounge and groove joints.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Object Creation Date

1994

Accession Number

2013/2.366

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.10927

Secondary Keywords

image form

descriptors

figures (representations)

image-making processes and techniques

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people

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Title

Untitled, #78, from "Infanta Series"

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

A side view of a nude woman with her left leg raised. Her body is against a wooden board and she is leaning forward.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Object Creation Date

2011

Accession Number

2013/2.368

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.10927

Secondary Keywords

image form

descriptors

figures (representations)

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people

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visual works

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Title

Untitled, #96, from "Infanta Series"

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

A side view of a nude woman with one leg straight and the other bent back. She is leaning forward.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Object Creation Date

2007

Accession Number

2013/2.370

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.10927

Secondary Keywords

image form

descriptors

figures (representations)

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people

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Title

Portrait of Princess Soto'ori

Artist

Tosa Mitsuoki

Physical Description

Hanging scroll. A female figure is sitting against a blank background. She wears multiple layers of kimono, her hair is black and long, and her face white. She is watching a spider, descending from ceiling; her arms are extending in front as if she is trying to catch it. A screen of white and brown fabric is on her right, and an oil ramp with flame is on the other side. Three rolls of paper are placed in front of her. There are the artist's signature and seal on the left lower corner.

The painting is mounted on light blue brocade with designs of auspicious characters and objects, including character “longevity,” treasures, and double gourds. The sides are made of golden brocade, but the gold foil is almost worn out.

Warm holes on the upper right side, some small stains and dark lines on the top and near the face of the figure. Two repaired damages on the lower right corner. Some warm holes on the mounting as well. The wooden scroll bar is black lacquered.

Artist Life Dates

1617-1691

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

2nd half of 17th century

Accession Number

1955/1.262

Medium and Support

Hanging scroll: ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 2.10881

Secondary Keywords

aristocracy

asian

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

costume

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east asian

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groups of people

japanese

japanese painting styles

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literary, oral and motion picture genres

main garments

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styles and periods

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upper class

visual works

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Title

A Call to Arms, 1941-45

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

An officer holding binoculars looking across a field seated next to a cannon calls out. A group of soldiers run to the scene to prepare for battle.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.75

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.10832

Secondary Keywords

vision

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projectile weapons

projectile weapons with explosive propellant

small arms

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weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Dakini

Artist

Artist Unknown, Nepal

Physical Description

A small stone sculpture in bas-relief, depicting a tantric goddess. The back of the image is carved in a stylized petal shape, while the figure is crudely carved in relief on the front.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1983/1.111

Medium and Support

stone

relevance

rank 2.10802

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

asian

associated concepts

descriptors

materials

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people

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people and culture

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religions

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skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

View of the River, Rome

Artist

James Anderson

Artist Life Dates

1813-1877

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890

Accession Number

1980/2.237

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 2.10677

Secondary Keywords

architecture

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

cityscapes

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cultural landscapes by location or context

descriptors

europe

europe (continent)

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locality

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people

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people and culture

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riverine bodies

roma (province)

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Ode on a Wanli-era Imperial Brush

Artist

Shitao (Shih-t'ao)

Physical Description

Calligraphy of a poem written in running script and including three artist's seals and the artist's signature.

Artist Life Dates

1642-1707

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1705

Accession Number

1965/2.75

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 2.10664

Secondary Keywords

artists

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processes and techniques

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scroll paintings

visual works

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writing (processes)

Title

Death of the Virgin (reverse copy after Schongauer)

Artist

Israhel Meckenem

Physical Description

A four-poster bed with curtains drawn back within an interior is angled towards the viewer, showing a woman reclined on the bed and attended by numerous figures. A lighted taper is placed in her hands, with assistance of a young man on the left side of the bed. Others of the figures stand or kneel with figures hands clasped in prayer; at the lower left corner are two men kneeling at the foot of the bead looking at a book of prayers. The overall effect is concern and movement around the still figure of the woman.

Artist Life Dates

d. 1503

Century

Late 15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1490-1500

Accession Number

1960/2.46

Medium and Support

engraving on fine off-white laid paper

relevance

rank 2.10593

Secondary Keywords

layout features

animals and creatures

candles and candleholders

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furnishings

furnishings by form or function

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

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layout features

legendary creatures

lighting devices

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objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

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Title

Yellow Critter

Artist

Minnie Black

Artist Life Dates

(1899 - 1996)

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1960-1996

Accession Number

2002/1.217

Medium and Support

painted and embellished gourd

relevance

rank 2.10432

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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associated concepts

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visual and tactile

Title

Head of a bodhisattva

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1955

Accession Number

1959/2.4

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 2.10373

Secondary Keywords

image form

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

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people

people (agents)

people and culture

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religions

religions and religious concepts

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visual works

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Title

Seated Virgin

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1553

Accession Number

1952/1.88

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 2.10363

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

associated concepts

bible

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figures

herbaceous plants

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how we live

jesus christ

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vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

woody plants

Title

Workers, Lend Your Strength to the Red Triangle - Help the "Y" Hlpe the Fighters Fight - United War Work Campaign - November 11 to 18

Artist

Gil [Arthur Prince] Spear

Artist Life Dates

1879-1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.89

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.10297

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

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text-based art

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Title

Workers, Lend Your Strength to the Red Triangle - Help the "Y" Hlpe the Fighters Fight - United War Work Campaign - November 11 to 18

Artist

Gil [Arthur Prince] Spear

Artist Life Dates

1879-1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.89A

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.10297

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

arms

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figures

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Title

Casket with inscription in floriated Kufic script

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1959/1.113

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 2.10188

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

State Fair

Artist

Gary Mortensen

Physical Description

Two girls seated on a bench, one without shoes. A carnival food truck is behind them advertising popcorn.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.125

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.10188

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

people and culture

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Markendeya purana series: Vishnu reclining on a serpent (Anantashayana), with other deities in attendance

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Northern Andhra Pradesh

Physical Description

The four-armed Vishnu is shown lying on the serpent Ananta (“the endless one”), resting on the surface of the cosmic ocean. As his female consort gently strokes his leg, Vishnu awakens from a long sleep. From his navel sprouts a lotus, bearing the four-headed creator god, Brahma, who will begin a new cycle of the universe.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century

Accession Number

1980/2.305

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on cloth

relevance

rank 2.09968

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

descriptors

geography

hindu

image-making processes and techniques

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information forms

named gods and goddesses

objects we use

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people

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religion

religions

reptiles

reptiles and amphibians

subject matter

the natural world

Title

Unidentified Buddhist Goddess with eight arms and three heads, with base

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A miniature figure of a tantric goddess, very finely cast by the cire perdue (lost wax) method. The goddess is shown seated in lalitasana pose ("royal ease," one knee bent and the other relaxes) on a lotus dais, which is separately cast. She has 8 arms which are in variants of vitarka mudra (the gesture of teaching). She has three heads, with the two lateral heads seen here as partial profiles; each wears the five-petal tiara of Tibetan Buddhist ritual. Her skirt is unusual, looking to be made of leaves, instead of the usual dhoti. Her hair is painted blue and her lips red.

Accession Number

2006/2.64A&B

Medium and Support

copper? with blue paint for hair and red for lips

relevance

rank 2.09916

Secondary Keywords

asian

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attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

form attributes

people

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religions

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size (extent)

size by specific type

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Emancipation Group

Artist

Thomas Ball

Physical Description

Bronze sculpture of a standing male figure his right hand holding a shield which rests upon a stack of book while his left arm is outstretched hovering over the crouching figure of an African American male figure.

Artist Life Dates

1819-1911

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1865

Accession Number

1895.13

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 2.09916

Secondary Keywords

armor (protective wear)

armor by form

costume

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objects

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weaponry

Title

Bodhisattva Tara (Tibetan, Jetsun Dolma)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A suberply cast hollow bronze figure of Tara, a Buddhist goddess, shown leated in the lalitasana pose ("royal ease," with one knee bent and the other relaxed), her right hand extended to her right knee in vara mudra (the gesture of charity), and her left hand in vitarka mudra (the gesture of teaching, with the thumb and third finger brought together). She wears a dhoti and jewelry, including an elaborate tiara and enormous lotus-petal design ear plugs. Her face has a broad, open forehead, with wide, slightly arching brows; her eyes are downcast with "s"-shaped upper lids; her nose is straight and long, and her mouth, in a curved Cupid's bow shape, is small but full. Her torso leans slightly to her left, which is balanced by the right tilt of her head. She sits on a double lotus dais with beaded upper and lower rims. The image and the base were case in one piece in the lost-wax method. There are traces of red paint for her mouth and blue paint for her hair.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1972/2.40

Medium and Support

gilt bronze with inlaid semi-precious stones and traces of polychrome

relevance

rank 2.09916

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

attributes and properties

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descriptors

form attributes

people

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religions

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size by specific type

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Nun Greeting Postman

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A nun and postman exchanging a signature for a package.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2012/2.43

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.09743

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

people

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people and culture

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people in the humanities

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public buildings

public buildings by function

religious (people)

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

After Manet, from May Days Long Forgotten

Artist

Carrie Mae Weems

Physical Description

Black and white photograph in circular format depicting four young African American girls wearing floral dresses lounging on a blanket in the grass.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1953

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2002

Accession Number

2004/2.3

Medium and Support

chromogenic color print on paper

relevance

rank 2.09741

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

historical, theoretical and critical concepts

materials

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modern american styles and periods

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objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plant material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Emilio Sanchez: Lithographs

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A poster of a building in a two-point perspective; wiith the artist's name on the top of the poster and the date of the exhibition on the bottom.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

circa 1980

Accession Number

2011/2.65

Medium and Support

poster on paper

relevance

rank 2.09665

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

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information forms

linear perspective

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people

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planographic prints

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Buddha or Maitreya, seated in cross-legged pose, on dias with incised incense burner and figures of two donors

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

Late 6th century

Object Creation Date

late 6th century

Accession Number

1961/2.75

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 2.09645

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

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objects we use

people

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religions

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visual works

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Title

Portrait of Princess Mary, part of a series of portraits of King George III's Family

Artist

Anonymous

Physical Description

The Princess is standing with one gloved hand hanging by her side and the other, ungloved, resting on the banister of the stairs. In front of her, the stairs rise to a large stone building (possibly Windsor Castle). In the background is a deep landscape with figures in the distance at the right.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1810

Accession Number

2013/2.564.2

Medium and Support

pencil and wash on wove paper

relevance

rank 2.09560

Secondary Keywords

layout features

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aristocracy

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costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

groups of people

illustrations

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images and ornament

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layout features

nobility

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people in government and administration

rulers (people)

social classes

social classes by specific type

social groups

stairs and stair components

upper class

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Boys Head

Artist

Isabel Bishop

Physical Description

This brown ink sketch is of a boy gazing to his right with his mouth and eyes slightly open. He wears a pointed hat that covers his forehead.

Artist Life Dates

1902-1988

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934

Accession Number

2009/1.477

Medium and Support

ink

relevance

rank 2.09559

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

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objects we use

people

people (agents)

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people by gender

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visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Pomdo Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Sierra Leone, Benin

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1978

Accession Number

1978/2.16

Medium and Support

soapstone

relevance

rank 2.09507

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Untitled [Two children with a snow shovel]

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Physical Description

This print depicts two children in the snow with a snow shovel.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

1998/2.32

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 2.09465

Secondary Keywords

asia (continent)

associated concepts

construction equipment

earth sciences concepts

earthmoving equipment

economic concepts

equipment

equipment by process

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people

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people and culture

people by age group

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

scientific concepts

seasons

shovels

social science concepts

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by subject type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

youth

Title

Old Man and The Green Mountain (Ch'ing-shan lao-fu)

Artist

Shitao (Shih-t'ao)

Physical Description

An ink painting of a mountainscape with hills and abstract paths. Trees are depicted in darker shades, though most do not hold any detail. The image is in the lower half of the hanging scroll, and the upper half is covered with text. The image is entirely grey-scale.

Artist Life Dates

1642-1707

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1671-1707

Accession Number

1959/2.82

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 2.09451

Secondary Keywords

upward

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Follow the Flag - Enlist in the Navy - U.S. Navy Recruiting Station

Artist

James Daugherty

Artist Life Dates

1887-1974

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.29

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.09441

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

armed forces

army

declaratory and advertising artifacts

events

geography

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

military

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

organizations

people and culture

people and occupations

ships

soldiers

text-based art

war

world wars

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Gyôsho Edition): #40 Chiriu

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Woodcut print. Title in a red rectangle in the upper right hand corner of the print. Colors are primarily greens and blues for the landscape and clothing, while the hats and straw mats are a faded yellow, and the trees are a solid brown.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1841-1842

Accession Number

1949/1.136

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 2.09423

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

buildings and the land

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natural landscapes

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people

people (agents)

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prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

The Fruits of Victory - National War Garden Commission

Artist

Leonebel Jacobs

Physical Description

Text: The Fruits of Victory - Write for Free Book to National War Garden Commission - Washington, D.C. - Charles Lathrop Pack, President - P.S. Ridsdale, Secretary

Artist Life Dates

1883-1967

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.53

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.09303

Secondary Keywords

clothing

how we live

objects

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

posters

stand

text-based art

the natural world

war

Title

Flight of Night

Artist

Paul Manship

Artist Life Dates

1885-1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1916

Accession Number

1955/1.133

Medium and Support

bronze on marble base

relevance

rank 2.09303

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

atmospheric effects

drapery

modern and contemporary art

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

stand

the natural world

time

Title

Portrait of Zeretelli II

Artist

Max Beckmann

Physical Description

Print featuring the head of a Caucasian man with short dark hair. Text written along a diagonal in lower right.

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1923

Accession Number

1949/1.185

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.09285

Secondary Keywords

european

european styles and periods

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of Pharoah's Servants

Artist

Nöel Hallé

Physical Description

This painting shows the interior of a large prison room. There is a thick stone wall and iron grating. Three figures are the focal point of this composition. One man, in a dark blue cloak, is standing and faces two other men who stare intently at his face. One of them is seated with a leg iron, on a stone bench and the other leans on a stone ledge. They are are dressed in simple brown cloaks. The standing figure has a raised left arm and is gesturing with his hand outstretched toward the other figures.

Artist Life Dates

1711-1781

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1747

Accession Number

1984/1.287

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 2.09220

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

arms

bible

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

correctional institutions

document genres

document genres by function

genres

information forms

institutional buildings

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

religious texts

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

standing

the human body

upper body

Title

Self-portrait

Artist

Käthe Kollwitz

Physical Description

Three-quarter profile view of a woman’s face

Artist Life Dates

1867 - 1945

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1924

Accession Number

1983/2.42

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.09218

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

european

european styles and periods

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Bamboo in snow

Artist

Zhu Sheng (Chu Sheng)

Physical Description

In this image of bamboo bent under heavy snow the leaves are depicted with vigorous yet controlled strokes of the brush, while the snow is indicated by surrounding areas of blank paper with dark ink, a traditional technique in monochrome ink painting.

Artist Life Dates

1618 - circa 1690

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1690

Accession Number

2002/2.351

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on satin

relevance

rank 2.09130

Secondary Keywords

artists

associated concepts

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

grass (plant material)

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

painters (artists)

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paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

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physical sciences concepts

plant material

precipitation

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

seasons

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Effigy Head

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Idoma

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1982/2.61

Medium and Support

carved wood with paint

relevance

rank 2.09059

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

figures (representations)

igbo region

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

southern nigerian styles

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by subject type

west african styles

Title

Six-armed Bodhisattva Mañjusri, standing, with two celestial attendants

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

Mañjusri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, standing with two celestial attendants. This representation of Manjushri includes six arms, one of which holds a sword, while a narrow book (modeled after books made from palm leaves) lays across his upper hand. Manjushri is wearing an ornamented crown and necklace, and is encircled by a halo of flames.

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1978/2.109

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 2.09059

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

descriptors

design elements

doctrinal concepts

edged weapons

motifs

natural element motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

plant-derived motifs

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Pope Nicholas V (obverse), Nicholas V in the Ship "Eclesia" (reverse)

Artist

Andrea Guacioloti

Physical Description

The obverse of this medal depicts a profile portrait of a man with a tonsure. The reverse represents a man holding a cross-staff piloting a boat labeled "Eclesia" along the gunwale. Both sides of the medal have inscriptions around the edge.

Artist Life Dates

1435-1495

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1455

Accession Number

1984/1.283

Medium and Support

cast bronze

relevance

rank 2.08971

Secondary Keywords

image form

biological components

christian clergy

clergy

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

forming

medals

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in religion

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prelates

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

the human body

transportation vehicles

upper body

vehicles

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

Happy Couple

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

A seated couple seen from the waist up. He wears a short sleeve collared shirt and leans to his left, towards the woman. His left arm is around her back. She is to the viewer's right and wears a short sleeve button up shirt. Her arms are bent at the elbows and held in front of her.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.26

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

relevance

rank 2.08844

Secondary Keywords

components and systems

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by general context

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

sets (groups)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Vachere au Bord de l'Eau

Artist

Camille Pissarro

Physical Description

A woman sits at the left on a grassy bank looking at a group of cows standing in water. Behind are trees and a hill rising up in the distance.

Possible watermark at center left (of verso); image shows a fleur de lis over a triangle. Paper size: lh 26 2/5cm & rh 26 1/2cm x w 19 1/2cm. Plate size: lh 19 7/10cm & rh 19 9/10cm x w 13 2/5cm. Image size: lh 19 1/10cm & rh 19cm x tw 12 2/5cm & bw 12 1/2cm.

Artist Life Dates

1830-1903

Accession Number

2008/2.401

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint printed in brown/black ink on light blue laid paper

relevance

rank 2.08813

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio prints

mammals

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

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prints

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settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Pumpkin Renee, from "Galveston, Texas"

Artist

Danny Lyon

Physical Description

An African American woman laying on a bed leaning against a wooden headboard. She has a blanket over her body with a record "Make Way for Dionne Warwick."

Artist Life Dates

b. 1942

Object Creation Date

1967; printed 2010

Accession Number

2013/2.350

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.08748

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

sleeping and reclining furniture

sleeping spaces