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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
european styles and periods
forms of expression
genres
geometric concepts
geometric figures
geometric shapes
greek
mathematical concepts
mediterranean
modern and contemporary art
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
people and culture
plane figures
polygons
quadrilaterals
rectangles
scientific concepts
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual and tactile

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
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life
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objects we use
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plants
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visual works
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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
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descriptors
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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
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genres
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landscapes (environments)
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people
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plants
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vegetation and vegetation components
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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
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associated concepts
biological components
biological concepts
components
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concepts in the arts
copper alloy
copper and copper alloy
descriptors
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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
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costume
costume by form
main garments
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
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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
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visual works
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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
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aegean
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polygons
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quadrilaterals
rectangles
scientific concepts
styles and periods
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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)
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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
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openings and opening components
people and culture
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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
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nonferrous metal
objects we use
people and culture
visual works
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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
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culture and related concepts
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descriptors
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european styles and periods
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styles and periods
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visual works
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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
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visual works
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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
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