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Design for a square plate, signed; Hamada Shôji
- Title
- Design for a square plate, signed
- Artist
- Hamada Shôji
- Physical Description
- Design for a square plate with stylized plant design painted on paper in ink. Signed.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1894 - 1978
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1967
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.221
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper, unmounted
- relevance
- rank 9.28196
- Secondary Keywords
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- concepts in the arts
- concepts relating to the creative process
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- dishes
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- image-making processes and techniques
- materials
- materials by function
- mathematical concepts
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plane figures
- polygons
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- quadrilaterals
- rectangles
- scientific concepts
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- writing (processes)
Equestrian Figure; Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan
- Title
- Equestrian Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.31
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 9.26576
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- mammals
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by activity
- people by gender
- sculpture
- sculpture by subject type
- statues
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), from "Woodland Portraits"; Jeannette Klute
- Title
- Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), from "Woodland Portraits"
- Artist
- Jeannette Klute
- Physical Description
- An abstracted image of a milkweed plant. Two blossoms in the center, facing opposite directions, create white halo-like shapes around their dark, oblong centers. The bottom of the image has a white streak, while the rest of the print is composed of dark, ink-like background speckled with yellow and reddish out of focus shapes.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2009
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.14.18
- Medium and Support
- vintage dye transfer print on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.23665
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- concepts in the arts
- forms of expression
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- people and culture
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
Untitled, from 'Quantum Suite'; Garo Zareh Antreasian
- Title
- Untitled, from 'Quantum Suite'
- Artist
- Garo Zareh Antreasian
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1922
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1966
- Accession Number
- 1967/2.46
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.20312
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- aegean
- aegean periods
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- early western world
- forms of expression
- genres
- greek
- mediterranean
- modern and contemporary art
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual and tactile
Funerary Post; Artist Unknown, African, Mahafaly, Madagascar
- Title
- Funerary Post
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mahafaly, Madagascar
- Physical Description
- A wooden post of stacked geometric forms and a small seated figure on top, seated at a table.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.72
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 9.19613
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- ceremonies
- concepts in the arts
- cultural ceremonies
- events
- forms of expression
- objects we use
- people and culture
- rites of passage
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Human Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Namji
- Title
- Human Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Namji
- Physical Description
- Carved wooden figure of a human form. String atatched to the head to represent hair.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.351
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, string and human hair
- relevance
- rank 9.19613
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- figurines
- forms of expression
- healing
- objects we use
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- sculpture
- sculpture by subject type
- statues
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Reclining Chair; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi
- Title
- Reclining Chair
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi
- Physical Description
- A long reclining board with three posts on the bottom. The angle is at approximately 45 degrees. All of the edges are rounded.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.77
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 9.17803
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- forms of expression
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- objects we use
- people and culture
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Elsewhere, Therefore Here; Pierre Alechinsky
- Title
- Elsewhere, Therefore Here
- Artist
- Pierre Alechinsky
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1927
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1961
- Accession Number
- 1963/1.86
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 9.17803
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- forms of expression
- genres
- modern and contemporary art
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by material or technique
- people and culture
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Prestige Chair; Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples, Côte D'Ivoire
- Title
- Prestige Chair
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples, Côte D'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- A highly decorated wooden chair with a single arched backing rod for support. There are large bulb-like posts on top with graphic decorations throughout. There are large metal domed hardware on the seat and upper posts.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.75
- Medium and Support
- wood and metal
- relevance
- rank 9.17803
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- forms of expression
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- objects we use
- people and culture
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Grandfather Chair; Artist Unknown, Dan Peoples, African, Liberia
- Title
- Grandfather Chair
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Dan Peoples, African, Liberia
- Physical Description
- A small wooden chair with four rounded posts and an arched wooden bar on the back. There are carved triangle designs on the seat and finishing nails appear to be decorative.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.76
- Medium and Support
- wood and metal
- relevance
- rank 9.17803
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- forms of expression
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- objects we use
- people and culture
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
La Justice Protégé les Arts; Gilles Demarteau; After Nicolas Cochin
- Title
- La Justice Protégé les Arts
- Artist
- Gilles Demarteau
- Physical Description
- This crayon-manner engraving printed in sanguine depicts a grouping of figures arranged in a celestial space and positioned against clouds. A large female figure draped in cloth dominates the upper portion of the composition. She holds a set of scales in her left hand. Two female figures, one clothed, one nude, gather below at this figure’s sandaled feet in the center left of the composition. The clothed figure holds a palette and paintbrushes while the nude figure holds a mallet and a sculpted portrait of a man’s face. At the bottom right three male figures, one of whom wrestles a snake, appear to be attacking the female figure holding the palette. A clothed figure donning a helmet protects the figure holding the scales in the upper right.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1729-1776
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1763-1767
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.182
- Medium and Support
- crayon-manner engraving, printed in sanguine on heavy laid paper
- relevance
- rank 9.16699
- Secondary Keywords
- artistic concepts
- artistic devices
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- judges
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- objects we use
- painting and painting techniques
- painting techniques
- painting techniques by medium
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in law
- people in social science-related occupations
- people in the social sciences and related occupations
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- symbolism
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- weighing devices
- weighing devices by form
Caparisoned horse; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Caparisoned horse
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- Ceramic figure of a horse standing on a thin ceramic base, which a high-arched neck and a vertical head; large saddle with tassels; traces of orange-ochre, pink red and white pigments
- Century
- 6th century
- Object Creation Date
- 534-550
- Accession Number
- 1950/2.12
- Medium and Support
- earthenware with slip and painted decoration
- relevance
- rank 9.15905
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- asia (continent)
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- geographic and political locations
- mammals
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- sculpture
- sculpture by function
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Rock Cliff; Garo Zareh Antreasian
- Title
- Rock Cliff
- Artist
- Garo Zareh Antreasian
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1922
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1959/1.119
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.13623
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- forms of expression
- genres
- inorganic material
- landform components
- landforms and landform components
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- modern and contemporary art
- natural landscapes
- people and culture
- settlements and landscapes
Polychrome Face Mask (Bedu); Artist Unknown, African, Nafana Peoples, Ivory Coast, Ghana
- Title
- Polychrome Face Mask (Bedu)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nafana Peoples, Ivory Coast, Ghana
- Physical Description
- An extremely large sundial circle top, separated into triangular sections with eyes and a mouth carved out. The colors are in blue, red, white and black. There is a narrow center to represent two black arms and a chin. The triangluar colored pattern is continued onto the bottom with a geometric pattern.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.73
- Medium and Support
- wood, fiber, metal
- relevance
- rank 9.10994
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- costume
- costume by function
- forms of expression
- objects we use
- people and culture
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Funerary sculpture of a court lady; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Funerary sculpture of a court lady
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 8th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 8th century
- Accession Number
- 1984/1.298
- Medium and Support
- earthenware coated with white slip, traces of polychrome
- relevance
- rank 9.06450
- Secondary Keywords
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
Funerary sculpture of a civilian official; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Funerary sculpture of a civilian official
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 7th century
- Object Creation Date
- 618-907
- Accession Number
- 1995/1.79
- Medium and Support
- earthenware with three-color glaze
- relevance
- rank 9.06450
- Secondary Keywords
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
Daikoku-ten (God of Good Fortune); Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Daikoku-ten (God of Good Fortune)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- This woodwork depicts Daikoku, the god of good fortune, who is associated with farmers. Here he is sitting astride two large barrels of rice, while carrying over his shoulder a large sack, brimming with treasure. In his right hand he holds a magic mallet, said to be able to produce anything the heart desires when struck.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.85
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 9.05000
- Secondary Keywords
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- genres in the arts
- literary, oral and motion picture genres
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- religions and religious concepts
- religious concepts
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Zapruder; John Waters
- Title
- Zapruder
- Artist
- John Waters
- Physical Description
- Twenty-four color photographs mounted in two-part artist's frame with a ninety-degree bend.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1946
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1995
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.214
- Medium and Support
- chromogenic print on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.04361
- Secondary Keywords
- administrators
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- components and systems
- concepts in the arts
- concepts relating to the creative process
- creativity
- deaths
- events
- executives
- imagination
- murders
- object groupings
- object groupings and systems
- object groupings by specific context
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in government and administration
- personal life events
- photographs
- photographs by subject type
- social issues
- social science concepts
- sociological concepts
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works groupings
Monsoon; Howard Hodgkin; Published by Waddington Graphics, London
- Title
- Monsoon
- Artist
- Howard Hodgkin
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1932
- Object Creation Date
- 1986
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.22
- Medium and Support
- hand-colored lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.01777
- Secondary Keywords
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- european
- european styles and periods
- form and composition concepts
- formal concepts
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Album of Letters and Sketches, with Poet Portrait as frontispiece (28 pages); Sakai Hôitsu
- Title
- Album of Letters and Sketches, with Poet Portrait as frontispiece (28 pages)
- Artist
- Sakai Hôitsu
- Physical Description
- An album of 28 pages. Cover is brown with a faded image at the center, possibly of leaves on an off-white background. The inside of the album primarily contains hand-written text, though some of the text has faded images in the background, and some of the pages are completely images. The first page depicts a seated man in formal attire. and across from him is a seperate painting of a landscape with green mountains. Other images contained within are of various topics with various colors and styles.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1761-1828
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1800-1828
- Accession Number
- 1968/2.55
- Medium and Support
- album, ink, color and gold leaf on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.98909
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- animals
- artistic concepts
- asia
- asian
- associated concepts
- business and industry
- concepts in the arts
- concepts relating to the creative process
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories carried
- descriptors
- forms
- genres
- geography
- inorganic material
- locality
- making art
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- mine
- musical instruments
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- plants
- sketches
- text-based art
- the natural world
- waterscapes
Ôtsu-e: Benkei with a Halberd (Naginata Benkei); Japan, Signature and/or Seal Unread
- Title
- Ôtsu-e: Benkei with a Halberd (Naginata Benkei)
- Artist
- Japan, Signature and/or Seal Unread
- Physical Description
- This painting portrays Saito Musashibo Benkei holding a halberd. Benkei was a Japanese warrior monk, a popular subject of Japanese folklore. Here the painting is accompanied by text, which became common on images with moralistic messages poking fun at society.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.101
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.96821
- Secondary Keywords
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- people and culture
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- weapons and ammunition
- writing (processes)
Grave Jar with lid; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Grave Jar with lid
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 11th - 12th century
- Object Creation Date
- 11th century - 12th century
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.46B
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with mottled olive green celadon glaze
- relevance
- rank 8.96821
- Secondary Keywords
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- closures
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- concepts in the arts
- container components
- containers
- containers by form
- covers (closures)
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels
The Detraction of Good Things [Detractio Bonorum] from Sebastian Brant's "Stultifera navis [The Ship of Fools]" published by Johann Bergmann; Anonymous; Circle of Albrecht Dürer
- Title
- The Detraction of Good Things [Detractio Bonorum] from Sebastian Brant's "Stultifera navis [The Ship of Fools]" published by Johann Bergmann
- Artist
- Anonymous
- Physical Description
- Text on both sides. One side has the image of a man with dogs at his feet. There is also a jester at his feet, kneeling down.
- Century
- 15th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.550.1-2
- Medium and Support
- woodcut on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.95675
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- artistic concepts
- artistic devices
- associated concepts
- biological components
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by context
- equipment for personal use
- heads
- hydraulic structures
- hydraulic structures by function
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by physical form
- information forms
- mammals
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects we use
- people and culture
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the human body
- tools and equipment
- upper body
- walking sticks
- water distribution structures
Articulation: Formulation, from the portfolio "Formulation: Articulation"; Josef Albers
- Title
- Articulation: Formulation, from the portfolio "Formulation: Articulation"
- Artist
- Josef Albers
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born Germany, 1888-1976
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1972
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.336.1
- Medium and Support
- screenprint on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.93450
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- abstraction
- aegean
- aegean periods
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- early western world
- european
- european styles and periods
- forms of expression
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- greek
- mathematical concepts
- mediterranean
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- people and culture
- plane figures
- polygons
- quadrilaterals
- rectangles
- scientific concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual and tactile
Black Boomerang and Polygons; Alexander Calder
- Title
- Black Boomerang and Polygons
- Artist
- Alexander Calder
- Physical Description
- A base composed of a red section that lies on the floor and a black section that rises to narrow point. On the point rests the moving part of the "mobile"--one arm extends out and ends in a black boomerang; the other extends out then attaches to a vertical arm that has yellow polygons on either end.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1898 - 1976
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1963
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.21
- Medium and Support
- aluminum, steel, brass, and paint
- relevance
- rank 8.92275
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- abstraction
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- forms of expression
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- international post-1945 styles and movements
- mathematical concepts
- modern and contemporary art
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plane figures
- post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
- scientific concepts
- sculpture
- sculpture by form
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual and tactile
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Apsara Warrior; Ouk Chim Vichet
- Title
- Apsara Warrior
- Artist
- Ouk Chim Vichet
- Physical Description
- metal figural sculpture made of decommissioned AK-47s welded together
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1981
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 2004
- Accession Number
- 2007/2.79
- Medium and Support
- metal
- relevance
- rank 8.90311
- Secondary Keywords
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- asia (continent)
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- concepts in the arts
- geographic and political locations
- memorials
- modern and contemporary art
- objects
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- women
Diptych on Vietnam (two of two); Michael Joseph
- Title
- Diptych on Vietnam (two of two)
- Artist
- Michael Joseph
- Physical Description
- Spray painted image of a soldier running in action wearing a gas mask. Overall colors of white, red, green, yellow and pink. There is text across the image "The Class of 65..."
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd half of the 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.308B
- Medium and Support
- paint on panel
- relevance
- rank 8.86532
- Secondary Keywords
- armed forces
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- concepts in the arts
- memorials
- organizations
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in military occupations
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
Team Work Wins! Your Work Here Makes Their Work Over There Possible - With Your Help They Are Invincible...; Roy Still; John H. Eggers Co., Inc., NY (printer)
- Title
- Team Work Wins! Your Work Here Makes Their Work Over There Possible - With Your Help They Are Invincible...
- Artist
- Roy Still
- Physical Description
- Text: Team Work Wins! Your Work Here Makes Their Work Over There Possible - With Your Help They Are Invincible - Without It They Are Helpless - Whatever You Make, Machine Gun or Harness, Cartridges or Helmet, They Are Waiting For It. Issued By Authority Ordnance Department, U.S. Army
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1917
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.93
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.86250
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- armed conflicts
- army
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- atmospheric effects
- concepts in the arts
- concepts relating to the creative process
- declaratory and advertising artifacts
- descriptors
- events
- how we live
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by function
- information forms
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- military
- modern and contemporary art
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- soldiers
- text-based art
- the natural world
- war
- world wars
One of a Pair of Casement Windows from the Darwin Martin House, Buffalo, NY; Frank Lloyd Wright
- Title
- One of a Pair of Casement Windows from the Darwin Martin House, Buffalo, NY
- Artist
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Physical Description
- One of a pair of windows with a highly regular, rectilinear, although asymetric, design in both clear and colored glass. Window has an oak frame. Window design consists of vertical and horizontal bands of green and amber colorerd glass at top and bottom of window; along one side are colored squares of glass; along the other is a chevron-shaped column of glass. The overall effect is of colored pieces of glass suspended within a clear window subdivided by abstract bands and patterns of lead caming.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1867-1959
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1904
- Accession Number
- 1968/2.52
- Medium and Support
- glass, oak and lead
- relevance
- rank 8.85753
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- architectural elements
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- concepts in the arts
- forms of expression
- openings (architectural elements)
- openings and opening components
- openings by form
- people and culture
- windows and window components
Untitled, from 'Spectral Cadmiums'; Richard Anuszkiewicz
- Title
- Untitled, from 'Spectral Cadmiums'
- Artist
- Richard Anuszkiewicz
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1930
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1968
- Accession Number
- 1969/1.120
- Medium and Support
- serigraph on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.85167
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- aegean
- aegean periods
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- early western world
- european
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- geometric figures
- geometric shapes
- greek
- mathematical concepts
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- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- people and culture
- plane figures
- polygons
- quadrilaterals
- rectangles
- scientific concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual and tactile
Composition; Auguste Herbin
- Title
- Composition
- Artist
- Auguste Herbin
- Physical Description
- Flat, colorful, overlapping geometric and biomorphic abstract forms
- Artist Life Dates
- 1882 - 1960
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1927
- Accession Number
- 1955/2.10
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 8.84291
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- faces
- forms of expression
- genres
- image-making processes and techniques
- modern and contemporary art
- painting and painting techniques
- painting techniques
- painting techniques by medium
- people and culture
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
Mercurius in the Vessel; Richard Anuszkiewicz
- Title
- Mercurius in the Vessel
- Artist
- Richard Anuszkiewicz
- Physical Description
- Concentric lines of bright red alternate with lines of blue and green to create an optical illusion of receeding squares. The juxtaposition of these colors also creates an appearance of intersecting orange lines and hues of purple.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1930
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1963
- Accession Number
- 1988/1.137
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 8.78059
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- forms of expression
- genres
- international post-1945 styles and movements
- modern and contemporary art
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by material or technique
- people and culture
- post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
- religions and religious concepts
- religious concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Pre-Adamic Fruit (Fruit préadamite); Hans Arp
- Title
- Pre-Adamic Fruit (Fruit préadamite)
- Artist
- Hans Arp
- Physical Description
- A small, biomorphically abstract sculpture of bronze grows from a wooden base. Bulbous at the bottom, the shape stretches and narrows in the middle and then expands into a larger shape from which two rounded points rise.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1886-1966
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1938
- Accession Number
- 1948/2.26
- Medium and Support
- bronze with wood base
- relevance
- rank 8.77477
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- biological concepts
- concepts in the arts
- copper alloy
- copper and copper alloy
- descriptors
- forms of expression
- genres
- inorganic material
- life
- materials
- materials by composition
- materials by origin
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- modern and contemporary art
- movement
- nonferrous metal
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- plants
- scientific concepts
- the natural world
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Genji espies Murasaki for the first time, from the Wakamurasaki chapter of The Tale of Genji; Kanô Tsunenobu; Attributed to
- Title
- Genji espies Murasaki for the first time, from the Wakamurasaki chapter of The Tale of Genji
- Artist
- Kanô Tsunenobu
- Physical Description
- Among a gold and bright mineral pigmented landscape, Genji stands below a cherry tree in full bloom and watches Murasaki, who stands in an architectural structure. A distant stream and hilltops indicate the isolated setting.
- Artist Life Dates
- active 1636-1713
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1670-1680
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.168
- Medium and Support
- ink, color, and gold pigment and foil on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.76747
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- allegory and literature
- architecture
- artistic concepts
- artistic devices
- associated concepts
- bodies of water
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- bodies of water by size
- buildings and the land
- business and industry
- concepts in the arts
- deciduous trees
- descriptors
- document genres
- gold and gold alloy
- houses
- information forms
- inorganic material
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- mine
- natural landscapes
- nonferrous metal
- objects we use
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- plants
- riverine bodies
- settlements and landscapes
- symbolism
- the natural world
- trees by leaf life
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
Folk archer; India, Central India
- Title
- Folk archer
- Artist
- India, Central India
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century - 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1976/2.72
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 8.75883
- Secondary Keywords
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- projectile weapons
- projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant
- projectiles with nonexplosive propellant
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
Pike Decoy; Oscar Peterson
- Title
- Pike Decoy
- Artist
- Oscar Peterson
- Physical Description
- Carved wooden decoy of a Pike fish; green along dorsal region with yellow underbelly, spots and flecks of yellow, white, and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1887 - 1951
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1928
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.216
- Medium and Support
- carved and painted wood and painted metal
- relevance
- rank 8.75411
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- animals and creatures
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by origin
- object genres
- object genres by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- the natural world
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- wood and wood products
Flora; Richard James Wyatt
- Title
- Flora
- Artist
- Richard James Wyatt
- Physical Description
- White marble sculpture of female figure, partially nude with a cloth draped loosely around her waist and over her left forearm. She holds a cluster of flowers in her left hand, and a single bloom in her right; a basket of flowers located on base to left and slightly behind figure.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1795 - 1850
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1850
- Accession Number
- 1931.17
- Medium and Support
- marble
- relevance
- rank 8.74446
- Secondary Keywords
- artistic concepts
- artistic devices
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- concepts in the arts
- european
- european styles and periods
- figures
- figures (representations)
- genres
- genres in the arts
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- literary, oral and motion picture genres
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by gender
- plants
- sculpture by subject type
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- symbolism
- the natural world
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works by subject type
- woody plants
Little Torso No. 5 (Torse); Hans Arp
- Title
- Little Torso No. 5 (Torse)
- Artist
- Hans Arp
- Physical Description
- A small polished bronze sculpture of a biomorphic form rising gracefully from a small base. Where it contacts the base, the form stands on two leg-like structures. The form rises from there, narrows, then opens up into a wider, more oblong shape at the top.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1886-1966
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1930; cast 1957
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.399
- Medium and Support
- polished bronze
- relevance
- rank 8.69120
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- biological components
- biological concepts
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- concepts in the arts
- copper alloy
- copper and copper alloy
- descriptors
- forms of expression
- genres
- inorganic material
- life
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- modern and contemporary art
- movement
- nonferrous metal
- objects we use
- people and culture
- scientific concepts
- the human body
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Portrait of Sacco and Vanzetti; Ben Shahn
- Title
- Portrait of Sacco and Vanzetti
- Artist
- Ben Shahn
- Physical Description
- Two men sit at the center of the print with inquisitive looks upon their faces. Certain facial elements are distorted. They stand with shoulders haunched, and pupiless eyes. Both sets of arms are restrained by handcuffs, and they are handcuffed to one another at the center of the print.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1898-1969
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1975/1.70
- Medium and Support
- screenprint on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.65315
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- costume
- costume by form
- main garments
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- visual works
- visual works by form
- visual works by subject type
113, from "The Silver Edition, Volume I"; Ralph Gibson
- Title
- 113, from "The Silver Edition, Volume I"
- Artist
- Ralph Gibson
- Physical Description
- This black and white photograph shows a partial view of a guitar against a solid black background. It is a cropped, close-up image showing a portion of the fingerboard and upper bout.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1939
- Object Creation Date
- 2003
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.47.5
- Medium and Support
- photograph on fiber paper
- relevance
- rank 8.61331
- Secondary Keywords
- plucked
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- chordophones
- concepts in the arts
- forms of expression
- lutelike chordophones
- lutelike chordophones with long neck
- objects we use
- people and culture
- sound devices
- sound devices by acoustical characteristics
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Sources + Structures/Lake Garda; Robert Stackhouse
- Title
- Sources + Structures/Lake Garda
- Artist
- Robert Stackhouse
- Artist Life Dates
- Born 1942
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1989
- Accession Number
- 1989/2.5
- Medium and Support
- etching, softground, and spitbite printed in color on Hahnemuhle paper
- relevance
- rank 8.60678
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- forms of expression
- intaglio prints
- objects we use
- people and culture
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Sources + Structures/Gokstad; Robert Stackhouse
- Title
- Sources + Structures/Gokstad
- Artist
- Robert Stackhouse
- Artist Life Dates
- Born 1942
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1989
- Accession Number
- 1989/2.4
- Medium and Support
- etching, softground, and spitbite printed in color on Hahnemuhle paper
- relevance
- rank 8.60678
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- forms of expression
- intaglio prints
- objects we use
- people and culture
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Untitled; Don Hazlitt
- Title
- Untitled
- Artist
- Don Hazlitt
- Physical Description
- Sketch of tightly grouped volumetric forms rendered in thick dark lines with some shading; signed “DH” in upper left corner, “7/84” in upper right corner.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1948 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1984
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.231
- Medium and Support
- graphite on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.59082
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- aegean
- aegean periods
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- design elements
- drawing and drawing techniques
- drawings
- drawings by method of projection
- drawings by method of representation
- drawings by technique
- early western world
- forms of expression
- geometric concepts
- greek
- image-making processes and techniques
- mathematical concepts
- mediterranean
- motifs
- objects we use
- people and culture
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- scientific concepts
- solids (geometric)
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Articulation: Formulation, from the portfolio "Formulation: Articulation"; Josef Albers
- Title
- Articulation: Formulation, from the portfolio "Formulation: Articulation"
- Artist
- Josef Albers
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born Germany, 1888-1976
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1972
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.336.2
- Medium and Support
- screenprint on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.58353
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- visual arts
- abstraction
- aegean
- aegean periods
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- design elements
- early western world
- forms of expression
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- greek
- mathematical concepts
- mediterranean
- modern and contemporary art
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- plane figures
- polygons
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- quadrilaterals
- rectangles
- scientific concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual and tactile
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Nativity; Albrecht Dürer
- Title
- Nativity
- Artist
- Albrecht Dürer
- Physical Description
- Paper trimmed to frame. Tacked down to mat on all four sides. Paper size: h 13 x tw 10 1/10cm & bw 10cm.
- Artist Life Dates
- Nüremberg, 1471-1528
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.402
- Medium and Support
- woodcut on cream laid paper
- relevance
- rank 8.56392
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- design elements
- groups of people
- kinship groups
- motifs
- natural element motifs
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by activity
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- social groups
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Untitled; Lee Bontecou
- Title
- Untitled
- Artist
- Lee Bontecou
- Physical Description
- graphite drawing on cream paper, unframed
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1931
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1961
- Accession Number
- 1962/1.97
- Medium and Support
- graphite on cream paper
- relevance
- rank 8.55383
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- architectural elements
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- biomorphic
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- concepts in the arts
- forms of expression
- genres
- modern and contemporary art
- objects we use
- openings (architectural elements)
- openings and opening components
- people and culture
- sketches
- study
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Indian Bronze Ganesha; Artist Unknown
- Title
- Indian Bronze Ganesha
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- A bronze statue of an Hindu god. The figure has an elephant head attached to a human body.
- Accession Number
- 2012/1.270
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 8.50397
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- copper alloy
- copper and copper alloy
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- nonferrous metal
- objects we use
- people and culture
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
Cubes and Cylinders; Judy Chicago
- Title
- Cubes and Cylinders
- Artist
- Judy Chicago
- Physical Description
- Twelve identical cubes and twelve identical cylinders of gold-plated steel. They are rearrangeable.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1939
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1967
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.121A-X
- Medium and Support
- milled steel, gold-plating
- relevance
- rank 8.43843
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- components and systems
- concepts in the arts
- culture and related concepts
- culture-related concepts
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- forms of expression
- genres
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- mathematical concepts
- metalwork
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- object groupings
- object groupings and systems
- object groupings by general context
- objects we use
- people and culture
- recreation
- scientific concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Untitled; Pablo Picasso
- Title
- Untitled
- Artist
- Pablo Picasso
- Physical Description
- Lithograph on cream wove paper using ink and charcoal. Strong attention to lines and atmosphere, using charcoal to place subject in space.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1881 - 1973
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1948
- Accession Number
- 1996/1.64
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on cream wove paper
- relevance
- rank 8.37673
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- european
- european styles and periods
- forms of expression
- modern european styles and movements
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
White Front; Josef Albers
- Title
- White Front
- Artist
- Josef Albers
- Physical Description
- A white rectangle stretches from near the left edge to the right edge. It has two small verticle ochre rectangles close to either end. Around the white rectangle are sections of yellow and ochre.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born Germany, 1888-1976
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1958/2.72
- Medium and Support
- oil on masonite
- relevance
- rank 8.36394
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- european
- european styles and periods
- forms of expression
- genres
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- geometric shapes
- international post-1945 styles and movements
- mathematical concepts
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- people and culture
- plane figures
- polygons
- post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
- quadrilaterals
- scientific concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual and tactile