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Title

Unidentified bodhisattva, seated, with six arms

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1978/2.126

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 2.19448

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

doctrinal concepts

people

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people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

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Title

Netsuke of a man seated by a hibachi

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2002/2.37

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 2.19404

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

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visual works

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Title

Balzac - The Open Sky, Meudon, from "Camera Work - A Photographic Quarterly, Issue No. 34/35, April-July, 1911"

Artist

Edward Jean Steichen

Physical Description

An albumen print black and white image of a statue of the French novelist Balzac against an open sky. The statue is off-center in the photo and angled so it is facing to the right of the image. A faint light illuminates the backside of the statue and the empty space behind it.

Artist Life Dates

(Luxembourg, 1879 - 1973)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

July 1911

Accession Number

2012/1.214

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

relevance

rank 2.19384

Secondary Keywords

color

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visual works

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Title

Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as a Samurai

Artist

Kunichika Toyohara

Physical Description

This kabuki actor is in intricate and colorful costume, wearing a helmet with a strap that comes across the front of his chin. His eyes face two different directions, and he holds a metal weapon or staff.

Artist Life Dates

1835-1900

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1873

Accession Number

2009/2.21

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 2.19383

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

aristocrats

asian

east asian

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japanese

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Title

Portrait of a Lady, Possibly Mrs. W.R. Goodall (née Fanny Riley)

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1895.31

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 2.19144

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

crosses

jewelry

jewelry by location

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lady

objects

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Title

General Pedro Altamirano

Artist

Armando Morales

Physical Description

Four armed men stand in front of a building. One man is kneeling with a machine gun on a tripod. Two dogs and a horse are with them.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1927

Object Creation Date

1993

Accession Number

2011/1.96.4

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.19082

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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people

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prints

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projectile weapons

projectile weapons with explosive propellant

small arms

small arms by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Buddha bust, sheltered by Mucalinda (Khmer-Lopburi style)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1993/2.38

Medium and Support

sandstone

relevance

rank 2.19082

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

descriptors

devotional images

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people

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religions

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Title

Male Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, French Congo, Teke

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1925

Accession Number

1984/1.263

Medium and Support

carved wood

relevance

rank 2.19065

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

central and equatorial african styles

clothing

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kwango-kwilu

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western democratic republic of congo styles

Title

Seated Woman

Artist

Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)

Physical Description

A woman in kimono sits with her sleeve to her mouth. The kimono is decorated with fall leaves, and she sits behind lacquwe tea ware. Above her are crest-like decorations in blue, backgrounding the open pages of a book.

Artist Life Dates

1786-1864

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1852

Accession Number

2010/2.49

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 2.19029

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

costume

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people

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people and culture

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prints

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Title

Couple that Dr. Mead Studied (Achatoluhun)

Artist

Ken Heyman

Physical Description

A man and woman sitting in wooden chairs in a kitchen with a white stove and stacked Corona boxes. He is barefoot and she is wearing sandasls. There are pots hanging on the walls.

Object Creation Date

1974

Accession Number

2013/2.359

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.19015

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

cooling, heating and humidifying equipment

equipment

equipment by process

groups of people

heating equipment

kinship groups

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

social groups

tools and equipment

work and instructional spaces

Title

Sketch of a Woman

Artist

Dudley Hardy

Physical Description

A woman in motion walking towards the left. She is wearing a very full skirt that is flowing behind her. Her right arm is raised up while the left arm is on her thigh holding her dress. She is wearing an elaborate hat.

Artist Life Dates

circa 1867 -1922

Century

19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1910

Accession Number

2013/2.537

Medium and Support

ink and wash on beige wove paper

relevance

rank 2.18995

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

arts and related disciplines

arts-related disciplines

costume

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costume accessories worn

design (discipline)

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headgear

humanities

objects we use

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people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

Title

Jina, fragment of a larger shrine

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Century

20th-century

Object Creation Date

circa 15th century

Accession Number

1975/2.123

Medium and Support

copper

relevance

rank 2.18995

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Tsuba (sword guard) with design of Kanzan (Chinese, Han Shan) and Jittoku (Chinese, Shihde), two Zen eccentrics

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Circular tsuba, made of iron. It has two holes in the middle. Two figures, Kanzan and Jittoku, are carved on the lower right corner. Kanzan, who holds a scroll on his hand, and Jittoku, who holds a bloom stick and pointing to the sky, are looking upward. The two figures are carved slightly higher than the surface. On the back, there is the moon partially obscured by clouds. Gold and silver alloy inlays are applied to the moon and the clouds. Gold is also inlayed in their eyes, parts of the garments, and Kanzan's scroll. Shakudô (copper-gold alloy) is inlayed in Jittoku's bloom and his jacket collars.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

early 18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.5

Medium and Support

iron with gold, silver, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays

relevance

rank 2.18920

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhism

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

earth sciences concepts

edged weapon components

edged weapons

japanese buddhism

motifs

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

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people by occupation

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physical sciences concepts

religions

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapon components

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Ex-membres de l'ex-société

Artist

Honoré Victorin Daumier

Physical Description

Two men seated at a table, both appear to be very sad.

Artist Life Dates

1808-1879

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2014/2.208

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.18908

Secondary Keywords

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

seating furniture

single seating furniture

support furniture

Title

Travelers on a Mountain Pass

Artist

Wu Wei

Physical Description

This large hanging scroll depicts a man on a donkey traveling along a mountain pass, accompanied by two other men and surrounded by huge overhanging craggy cliffs on both the left and right sides in the background with several overlapping vertical layers.

Artist Life Dates

1459-1508

Century

15th-16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1490-1508

Accession Number

1981/1.312

Medium and Support

Hanging Scroll, ink and light color on silk

relevance

rank 2.18863

Secondary Keywords

downward

animals

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

descriptors

figures

geography

inorganic material

landform components

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

mammals

materials

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mountains

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

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people

people (agents)

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plants

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

travelers

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

waterscapes

Title

Peasants in an Interior

Artist

Bartholomeus Molenaer

Physical Description

Groups of figures sit crowded around tables in a dark, smoky interior. In the foreground a man dressed in white hose and a red cap leans on a barrel, his tankard placed at his feet, and looks directly ahead out of the scene. To his left several men cluster around a table to drink and smoke, while other dimly lit figures sit and move about in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1618-1650

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1635-1645

Accession Number

1985/1.196

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 2.18831

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

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containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

farmers

objects we use

paintings

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people

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people in agriculture

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people in science-related occupations

scientists and people in science-related occupations

vessels for serving and consuming food

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

The Labors of Hercules #13: Cacus

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1550

Accession Number

1956/1.63

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 2.18806

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

clubs

figures

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geography

iconography

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the natural world

visual works

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Title

Scholar with Roosters

Artist

Ren Yi (Jen I)

Physical Description

This large painting of a scholar and two roosters. The scholar site with books piled behind him, while the roosters below crane their necks to look back at him. The calligraphy on the top right reads:

Would Your Excellency, my dear friend Xiaoting, kindly point out the inadequacies of this work? Ren Yi [a.k.a.] Bonian

There are also two seals of the artist and one collectors seal.

Artist Life Dates

1840-1896

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860-1896

Accession Number

1987/2.67

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 2.18805

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

coating (material)

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descriptors

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materials

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objects we use

people

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people and culture

people by degree of qualification

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

writing (processes)

Title

Soviet Soldier Firing Captured German Panzerfaust at Night

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A Soviet soldier fires a German Panzerfaust firearm at night with a companion.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

late 1942; printed 2003

Accession Number

2012/2.69

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.18802

Secondary Keywords

asia (continent)

descriptors

geographic and political locations

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objects we use

people

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projectile weapons with explosive propellant

russia (nation)

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Snow Landscape

Artist

Okuhara Seiko

Physical Description

A mountain scene with men riding up winding roads on horseback. There are only two colors used, black and red.

Artist Life Dates

(Koga, Ibaraki prefecture, 1837 - 1913, Edo)

Object Creation Date

October 1879

Accession Number

2012/2.107

Medium and Support

hanging scroll

relevance

rank 2.18752

Secondary Keywords

upward

associated concepts

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

landforms

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landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

people

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people and culture

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physical sciences concepts

precipitation

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Man's Garment

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Fulani

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

1983/2.195

Medium and Support

cotton

relevance

rank 2.18681

Secondary Keywords

costume by form

descriptors

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

textile materials

textile materials by composition or origin

Title

De que sirve una taza (What is the use of a cup?)

Artist

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Physical Description

This etching with aquatint contains a tight group of three women and two obscured figures. The woman to the far right kneels and holds a cup, the woman in the middle lies down with her eyes closed, and the woman to the far left looks up at the cup.

Artist Life Dates

1746-1828

Object Creation Date

plate 1810-1820; printed 1863

Accession Number

2009/1.479

Medium and Support

etching and aquatint on paper

relevance

rank 2.18619

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

armed conflicts

european

european regions

events

intaglio prints

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Buddha, seated in the ardha padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra (Sukhothai style)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

14th century

Accession Number

1993/2.43

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 2.18619

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

devotional images

figures (representations)

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Over There! Skilled Workers - On the ground behind the lines in the Air Service

Artist

Louis D. Fancher

Physical Description

Text: Over There! Skilled Workers - (stamp in box) For Information Write Or Apply To Department Aeronautical Officers No. 4 Broad Street Charleston, N.C. - On the ground behind the lines in the Air Service - (list top left to bottom right) Chauffeurs, Metal Workers, Auto Mechanics, Wood Workers, Machinists, Photographers, Carpenters, Tailors, Motorcyclists - And Men From 40 Other Trades - Skilled Workers Registered in the Draft, or Under 40 Years of Age Can Still Join the Aviation Section, Signal Corps, U.S. Army - For Instructions Write Air Personnel Division, Recruiting Section, Signal Corps, Washington, D.C.

Artist Life Dates

1884-1944

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1917-1918

Accession Number

1974/2.16

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.18528

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

army

declaratory and advertising artifacts

events

figures

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

military

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

soldiers

text-based art

world wars

Title

Make Every Minute Count for Pershing - United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation

Artist

Adolph Treidler

Artist Life Dates

1886-1981

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.99

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.18528

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

declaratory and advertising artifacts

events

figures

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

ships

text-based art

war

world wars

Title

Over the Top For You - Buy U.S. Gov't Bonds - Third Liberty Loan

Artist

Sidney H. Reisenberg

Artist Life Dates

1885-1971

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1974/2.18

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.18528

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

army

declaratory and advertising artifacts

events

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

locality

military

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

soldiers

text-based art

world wars

Title

On the Job for Victory - United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation

Artist

Jonas Lie

Artist Life Dates

Norway, 1880-1940

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.59

Medium and Support

gouache-lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.18528

Secondary Keywords

architecture

armed conflicts

declaratory and advertising artifacts

events

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

ships

text-based art

war

world wars

Title

Figure

Artist

African, Congo (Zaire), Zombo

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900-1925

Accession Number

1985/1.186

Medium and Support

wood, cotton cloth, fiber, seed pod, and animal skin

relevance

rank 2.18506

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Unkown Kabuki Actor

Artist

Utagawa Hirosada (aka Sadahiro I)

Physical Description

A kabuki actor in ornate dress, with his lips pulled down in a frown and eyes glaring upward. His left hand grasps the end of a sword and cartouches hover above his head.

Artist Life Dates

c. 1826-1865

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1873

Accession Number

2009/2.20

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 2.18499

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

east asian

entertainment events

events

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

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performances

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prints

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styles and periods

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Moritsuna

Artist

Masamitsu Ota

Physical Description

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo IX tucks his head and pulls his lips back in a grimace. He wears an ornate kimono and carries a sword.

Artist Life Dates

(1892 - 1975)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1949

Accession Number

2009/2.22

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 2.18499

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

east asian

entertainment events

events

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performances

performing artists

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

People on the Street

Artist

Su-geun Park

Physical Description

Image of five men wearing white clothing and black hats. They are all either seated or crouching in a circle. Very textured surface with frame that is part of the piece. Colors of greys, whites, browns and blacks.

Artist Life Dates

1946-1965

Object Creation Date

1962

Accession Number

2013/2.525

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 2.18399

Secondary Keywords

abstract expressionist

international post-1945 styles and movements

people

people (agents)

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Head of an Old Man with a Long Beard

Artist

Gaetano Gandolfi

Physical Description

This work is vertically oriented with gray markings. The head of a bald old man with a long, wavy beard dominates the work. His head is slightly turned to our right, and he looks to the lower right corner.

Artist Life Dates

(1728 - 1781)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

2nd half of 18th century

Accession Number

2009/1.496

Medium and Support

charcoal, wash on paper

relevance

rank 2.18390

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

drawing and drawing techniques

image-making processes and techniques

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

the human body

upper body

Title

Red Devil Bird

Artist

Sherman Lambdin

Artist Life Dates

born 1948

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1970-1991

Accession Number

2002/1.211

Medium and Support

painted wood twig

relevance

rank 2.18347

Secondary Keywords

animals

colors

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

the natural world

visual and tactile

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Untitled

Artist

Bill McAfee

Physical Description

Back of a woman, displaying her back. The lower part of her body is draped with a blanket.

Artist Life Dates

1915-2001

Accession Number

2013/1.254

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.18106

Secondary Keywords

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by form

coverings and hangings by specific type

figures (representations)

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Madonna and Child with a Bishop

Artist

Andrea Andreani

Physical Description

A woman sits on the left holding a nude infant in her lap. An aureole of light radiates around her head as she looks downward toward the child, who returns her gaze. A bearded bishop wearing a miter and holding a crosier kneels before them on the right.

Artist Life Dates

1558/59-1629

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1591

Accession Number

2007/2.146

Medium and Support

chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper

relevance

rank 2.17997

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

accessories worn on the head

children (people by age group)

christian clergy

clergy

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

headgear

identifying artifacts

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

objects we use

parents

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by family relationship

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Title

Drawing for a Ramayana series: Rama, Lakshmana and Sugriva in conference (fol. 204)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Punjab Hills

Physical Description

Rama and Lakshmana sit under a tree with the King of the monkeys, surrounded by monkeys. Some monkeys have taken to flight in the upper corners of the drawing. With a few deft strokes the artist conveys the swiftly changing emotions of the moment, as the monkeys respond with astonishment, empathy, and action to Rama’s pleas.

Century

late 18th century - early 19th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century - early 19th century

Accession Number

1975/2.149

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 2.17968

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

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Title

Studies of a Peasant Digging (Études d'un paysan bêchant)

Artist

Camille Pissarro

Physical Description

This quick pencil study shows five sketches of a man digging; he is not seen in a single pose, but these sketches seen from behind explore a number of actions that are part of the digging.

Artist Life Dates

1830-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1830-1903

Accession Number

1963/2.21

Medium and Support

graphite on greenish-yellow wove paper

relevance

rank 2.17853

Secondary Keywords

construction equipment

descriptors

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scientists and people in science-related occupations

shovels

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Title

Join the Navy, the Service for Fighting Men

Artist

Richard Babcock

Artist Life Dates

1887-1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.1

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.17767

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Pendant in the form of a man clasping his knees

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

1983/2.159

Medium and Support

brass

relevance

rank 2.17753

Secondary Keywords

costume

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descriptors

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Title

Jessica

Artist

David Rosen

Physical Description

The back view of kids sitting on a bench. One girl is leaning back and looking to the side. Her hair is in a ponytail and she is wearing a white shirt.

Artist Life Dates

1958-2013

Object Creation Date

2001

Accession Number

2013/2.209

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.17700

Secondary Keywords

furnishings

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Title

Father, Mother and Daughter

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

A family portrait of a father, mother, and young daughter seated in front of a dark background.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.16

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

relevance

rank 2.17627

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

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Title

Menina

Artist

Manolo Valdes

Physical Description

A bronze figure of a girl. The bottom half is a bell shaped skirt white the top half is of a girl wearing a hat that ends at her shoulders.

Artist Life Dates

(1942 - )

Accession Number

2012/1.273

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 2.17627

Secondary Keywords

copper alloy

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descriptors

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Title

Barbara in Florida

Artist

Rick Preston

Physical Description

Woman seated, wearing a hat, on a sandy beach, underneath a large tree.

Object Creation Date

1975

Accession Number

2013/1.257

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.17568

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

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Title

Dancer #36, Los Angeles, 1979

Artist

Lynn Davis

Physical Description

A nude in a dance pose. The female dancer is posed with an arched back and her arms extended, one knee is brought up as if in an exaggerated step motion. Her head is tilted back with her face covered and hair hanging down. A light source to her right casts a shadow of her body onto a white background.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1944

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2012/2.100

Medium and Support

selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.17563

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

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Title

Shakya Senge: Padmasambhava as a young monk

Artist

Tibet

Physical Description

A woodblock print on paper; the block was quite worn, resulting in broken or smudged lines.

Century

20th century?

Object Creation Date

20th century (?)

Accession Number

1973/1.808C

Medium and Support

woodcut print on paper

relevance

rank 2.17561

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

combination inorganic/organic animal material

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descriptors

educators

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Title

Kalpasutra manuscript, leaf: The Courtesan Kosha and the King's Charioteer (fol. no. 102v)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat

Physical Description

Alongside a block of calligraphic text a red rectable sets off an illustrative space. In the bottom right corner of the illustration a woman dances, and on the left a larger figure pulls an arrow taught in a bow.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

early 15th century

Accession Number

1997/2.39

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 2.17557

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

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projectile launchers with nonexplosive propellant

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weapons

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writing (processes)

Title

Saint Maria, Saint Claude, Saint Norbert, and Saint Robert from Israel Henriet's "Images of the Saints" (Plate 48)

Artist

Jacques Callot

Physical Description

Four oval illustrations of different scenes of saints helping others.

Artist Life Dates

1592-1635

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1636

Accession Number

2013/2.540

Medium and Support

etching on laid paper

relevance

rank 2.17468

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Our Country Needs Ships

Artist

Herbert Meyer

Physical Description

Text: OUT COUNTRY NEEDS SHIPS to carry our boys "Over There" and keep them well supplied with Food, Clothing and the Munitions of War. The product made in this plant is used for building shops. The shops can be completed only as fast as the material and equipment for each ship arrives at the shipyard. If every man does a better day's work every day, the ships can be built faster. BE TRUE TO THE BOYS WHO ARE GIVING THEIR LIVES FOR YOU - United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation - Issued by Publications Section, Philadelphia

Artist Life Dates

Born 1882

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.64

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.17418

Secondary Keywords

architecture

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Title

Veteran with Flags, Howell Melon Parade, Howell, Michigan

Artist

D. James Galbraith

Physical Description

An older man in glasses and a white shirt with his hand up to his ear.

Artist Life Dates

(1930 - 2002)

Object Creation Date

circa 1980

Accession Number

2014/2.232

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.17417

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Untitled

Artist

Mel DiGiacomo

Physical Description

A woman seated on a bench and a child standing in front of her and has a white hat in the foreground. There are two other children in the background.

Object Creation Date

late 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.179

Medium and Support

black and white photograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.17373

Secondary Keywords

furnishings

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