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Title

The Slaying of Laius, Plate 3 from 'The Myth of Oedipus'

Artist

Kurt Seligmann

Artist Life Dates

1900-1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1944

Accession Number

1986/2.97.3

Medium and Support

etching on off-white wove paper

relevance

rank 3.72136

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

iconography

literary

literary characters

modern and contemporary art

movement

murders

objects

swords

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

weaponry

Title

Italian Landscape

Artist

Anonymous German or Austrian

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1970/2.62

Medium and Support

pen, gray ink, gray wash and graphite

relevance

rank 3.70688

Secondary Keywords

scale

architecture

buildings and the land

europe

locality

objects

plants

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

Title

Night Rain on the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

In this landscape a misty, meandering river is depicted with two boathouses along its banks. Reeds and other foliage grow lush along the banks, partially obscuring the boathouse in the foreground. Accompanying text is in the upper register.

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.127

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 3.70652

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

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descriptors

earth sciences concepts

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landscapes (environments)

materials

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natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by location or context

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercraft

watercraft by general type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

A Han Dynasty Envoy Navigating on a Tree-Raft

Artist

Yu Zhiding (Yü Chih-ting)

Physical Description

This is a dense but muted landscape painting. The lines are very well defined. The colors consit of muted greens and browns, with a bid of red in some places. There is a river flowing through the center of the painting, running down the landscape and toward the viewer. There is a figure sitting on a gnarled tree-raft towards the bottom left of the painting, with another figure looking upon the scene from the opposite bank of the river. There are ornate buildings present toward the top of the panting. The viewer can see a lone figure in an interior covered by stylized clouds.

Artist Life Dates

1647 - circa 1705

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1696

Accession Number

1985/2.30

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on silk

relevance

rank 3.69843

Secondary Keywords

upward

animals and creatures

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

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displacement vessels

dwellings

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

mammals

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

plants

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transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

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visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by displacement

watercraft by operating environment

watercraft by specific type

woody plants

Title

Landscape in Ni Tsan Style

Artist

Hine Taizan

Physical Description

A lone pavilion sits among trees in the foreground. Birds flock nearby, and in the background are more trees and rocky formations. Calligraphic texts in in the upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1813-1869

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1867

Accession Number

1983/2.247

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on silk

relevance

rank 3.69725

Secondary Keywords

upward

animals

animals and creatures

architecture

asia

asian

buildings and the land

descriptors

forms

garden structures

geography

image-making processes and techniques

inorganic material

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landscapes (environments)

locality

making art

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natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

processes and techniques

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single built works

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text-based art

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Pillaging and burning of a Village, No. 7 from 'Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre

Artist

Jacques Callot

Artist Life Dates

1592/3-1635

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1633

Accession Number

1972/2.359

Medium and Support

Etching on paper

relevance

rank 3.68660

Secondary Keywords

scale

animals

buildings and the land

houses

how we live

mammals

objects

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

smoke

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

Title

Edo Meisho: Ochanomizu

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A snow scene of the canal. Snow covers the house roofs, the boat shelters, and the trees. Three travelers in blue robes are walking in the snow, two of them are carrying umbrellas.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1853

Accession Number

1948/1.142

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.67549

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

events

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by form

natural events

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

residential structures

scientific concepts

seasons

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by general type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Fuel Team, Tryon

Artist

Jane C. Stanley

Artist Life Dates

1863-1940

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1863-1940

Accession Number

1954/1.261

Medium and Support

graphite on white paper

relevance

rank 3.65578

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

containers

containers by form

geography

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

plants

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

Title

Berne, Fontaine de Cours

Artist

Anonymous British

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1983/2.179

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 3.65578

Secondary Keywords

architecture

containers

containers by form

how we live

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

political and social issues

statues

streets

transportation

vehicles

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #3 Kawasaki

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A group of figures with parasols and hats wait on shore for two approaching boats filled with passengers. Trees and a village are seen on the opposite shore. Writing in the upper left corner. Title in red box in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.314

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.64885

Secondary Keywords

layout features

scale

accessories worn on the head

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

costume accessories worn

descriptors

dwellings

headgear

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

layout features

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

residential structures

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

woody plants

Title

The Highway at Night

Artist

Saul Steinberg

Artist Life Dates

Romania, 1914 - 1999

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1954

Accession Number

1977/1.181

Medium and Support

pen and wash, watercolor, and colored crayons on off white-paper

relevance

rank 3.64180

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

modern and contemporary art

objects

open spaces and site elements

roads

site elements

time

transportation

vehicles

Title

Untitled (Cart and Two Oxen on Beach)

Artist

Manuel Carrillo

Artist Life Dates

(1906 - 1989)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1960-1980

Accession Number

1987/1.227

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.64180

Secondary Keywords

geography

mammals

modern and contemporary art

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

waterscapes

Title

'Pompe Funèbre (1e Classe), from "Portfolio of 20 photographs printed by Berenice Abbott"

Artist

Eugène Atget

Artist Life Dates

1856-1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1910

Accession Number

1974/1.110

Medium and Support

gold toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.63721

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

ceremonies

cultural ceremonies

events

mammals

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and culture

rites of passage

streets

the natural world

transportation

urban life

vehicles

Title

The Holland House, from "New York"

Artist

Alvin Coburn

Artist Life Dates

1882-1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1910

Accession Number

1983/1.286

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

relevance

rank 3.62303

Secondary Keywords

americas

animals

architecture

locality

mammals

modern and contemporary art

new york

north & central america

objects

people and occupations

streets

the natural world

transportation

united states

urban life

vehicles

Title

Native Bazaar

Artist

John Edward Saché

Artist Life Dates

act. in India, 1860s-1880s

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860-1889

Accession Number

1995/1.74

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 3.61893

Secondary Keywords

scale

architecture

buildings and the land

figures

objects

people and occupations

plants

roads

rural life

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

Title

Rubbing from bas-relief illustrating 'The Ramakien from Wat Phra, Jetubon, Bangk

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1945-1976

Accession Number

1976/2.26

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 3.60352

Secondary Keywords

animals

mammals

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

the natural world

tools

transportation

vehicles

Title

Scène de pillage d'une maison de paysans

Artist

Jacques Callot

Artist Life Dates

1592-1635

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1627-1628

Accession Number

1970/1.192

Medium and Support

black chalk and bistre wash

relevance

rank 3.57048

Secondary Keywords

scale

animals

army

buildings and the land

houses

mammals

military

objects

people and occupations

plants

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

swords

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

weaponry

Title

Oiso Station, tora-ga-ame (Tora's Rain), Plate 9 from Tokaido Gojusan-tsugi (Fifty-three Stations of the Eastern Road)

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A landscape of the bank by the river with mountains in the distance. There are trees, huts, and several tombstones in the foreground. Two figures are walking toward a hut.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1855

Accession Number

1974/1.102

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper, ôban yoko-e size

relevance

rank 3.56202

Secondary Keywords

layout features

upward

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

dwellings

funerary structures

houses

houses by form

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

layout features

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

residential structures

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

sepulchral monuments

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

woody plants

Title

The Happy Life of Fishermen

Artist

Qian Gong (Ch'ien Kung)

Physical Description

A group of fishermen and families sit in reeds, resting, playing, drinking, eating, and chatting. Birds fly in the backgrounf, and the reeds bend under the wind. At top center is calligraphic text.

Artist Life Dates

(active Suzhou, ca. 1573 - ca. 1620)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1610

Accession Number

1985/2.29

Medium and Support

fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on gold paper

relevance

rank 3.55417

Secondary Keywords

books

books by internal form

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

descriptors

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

plants

scientists and people in science-related occupations

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

water activities

watercraft

watercraft by general type

woody plants

Title

Dead Souls: Funeral

Artist

Marc Chagall

Artist Life Dates

Russia, 1889-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1923-1927

Accession Number

1953/2.37

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 3.54657

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

ceremonies

cultural ceremonies

events

mammals

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and culture

people and occupations

rites of passage

streets

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

Title

Noon

Artist

Paul Weller

Artist Life Dates

Born 1912

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1939

Accession Number

1943.148

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 3.52459

Secondary Keywords

architecture

child

containers

containers by form

family

how we live

men

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

organizations

people and occupations

relationships

religious figures

saint

tents

transportation

vehicles

Title

Battle of the Genji and Heike Forces

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This 6-fold screen is a depiction of the Battle of Genji and Heike. In samurai armor, the Heike forces approach by ship from the left, while Genji forces rush to the shore on horseback and on foot—drawing the viewer’s attention to the center of the screens, where their confrontation will finally take place. The Heike forces can be identified by the red banners on their ships, while the Genji clan carries white banners.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1573-1650

Accession Number

1964/2.64

Medium and Support

6-fold screen, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 3.50472

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

events

evergreens

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

landscapes (environments)

mammals

marine bodies

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in military occupations

physical sciences concepts

plants

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

weapons

weapons and ammunition

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Motion Picture (Times Square)

Artist

Yvonne Jacquette

Artist Life Dates

Born 1934

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1989-1990

Accession Number

1991/1.91

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 3.49819

Secondary Keywords

equipment

equipment by process

man

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

prayer

supporting equipment

tools and equipment

transportation

vehicles

Title

Famous Views of the 60-odd Provinces: #9 The Tennô Festival at Tsushima in Owari Province

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

This piece depicts boats decorated with lanterns, the evening sky and festivities. The shore is lined with teahouses set up for the event. The title for the print is located in the upper right corner in a red box.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1853-1856

Accession Number

1960/2.144

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.48493

Secondary Keywords

scale

transfer method

asian

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

east asian

garden structures

how we live

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plants

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

religious buildings

religious structures

riverine bodies

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by location or context

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

Title

Emperor Ming-huang and Yang Kuei-fei(?) Journey to Shu

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1644-1912

Accession Number

1970/2.153

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 3.45605

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

castles and palaces

descriptors

history

inorganic material

journey

making art

mammals

materials

materials by composition

objects

painting

palaces

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

women

Title

Liverdun, One of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature,' or the 'French Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A street or courtyard fills the middle distance. A handful of figures stand or sit in front of the buildings on the right; only a single cow at the right occupies the open space in the foreground. The low buildings are, on the left side, brightly lit while the structures on the right are in shadow.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1954/1.323

Medium and Support

etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper

relevance

rank 3.45054

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

child

equipment

equipment by process

europe

france

locality

mammals

objects

objects we use

oxen

people and occupations

supporting equipment

the natural world

tools and equipment

transportation

vehicles

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tôkaidô (Kichizo Edition): #54 Otsu

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A view of bearers and attendants and four sailboats moored at a stone pier. A small lighthouse is located near the pier, and in the distance is a mountain range. The sky is tinged red, and writing is located in the upper right corner and lower left side. Title in red box in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.326

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.44222

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

upward

asian

buildings and the land

descriptors

east asian

inorganic material

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landings (marine structures)

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

transportation structures

transportation structures by function

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

water transportation structures

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

Eight Views of Edo Suburbs: Fishing Boats Returning to Gyôtoku

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

The pyramid shaped hills in the background of this print are those of the boiling houses and salt piles of Gyôtoku’s salt industry. A ferry boat, or watashi-bune, carries passengers in the foreground of this picture. In this print a shipman steers using the large rudder located in the back of the boat.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1835-1842

Accession Number

1948/1.138

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.43299

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

transfer method

asian

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

early modern japanese periods

east asian

edo (japanese period)

hunting and commercial fishing vessels

japanese

japanese periods

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

water activities

watercraft

watercraft by function

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

The Sea Monster

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

Two figures are seen riding through the water in the foreground; the woman is nude save for an elaborate headdress, the man holds a tortoise shell as a shield and has an antler-like object on his head and has a serpent-like body which supports the woman. Behind is a minutely described landsape with walled town, castle, and along the opposite bank o the water, nude females swimming and a man running in alarm to the water's edge.

Artist Life Dates

1471-1528

Century

Late 15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1498

Accession Number

1956/1.74

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 3.39148

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

fortifications

image-making processes and techniques

inorganic material

intaglio prints

legendary creatures

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

printing

printing and printing processes and techniques

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

reptiles

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

shell and shell material

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

Build a Silo - Save the Corn - State Council of Defense of Illinois

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Text: Build a Silo - Save the Corn - The Feed Value of 100 Tons of Silage, Over and Above that Saved by Ordinary Harvesting, is Sufficient to Make Food to Supply 2400 American Soldiers For One Day - Food Production and Conservation Committee - State Council of Defense of Illinois

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.114

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 3.38474

Secondary Keywords

animals

buildings and the land

how we live

mammals

objects

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

posters

text-based art

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

war

yards

Title

Der Traum Vom Krieg, plate X, from 'Day and Dreams'

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1946

Accession Number

1983/2.235

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 3.36419

Secondary Keywords

animals

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

mammals

modern and contemporary art

movement

objects

people and occupations

swords

the human body

the natural world

tools

transportation

upper body

vehicles

weaponry

Title

The Thirty-Six Views of the Eastern Capital: Imado Bridge and Matsuchi Hill

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A snow scene of a village with falling snowflakes in the sky. The roofs of houses, the trees, the bridge, the boat decks, and the island in the center of the lake are all covered by snow.

Trimmed just outside print frame. Colors: black, blue, green, red, pink-orange. Paper size: lh 34 3/5cm & rh 34 1/2cm x tw 23 9/10cm & bw 24 1/5cm. Image size: lh 33 9/10cm & rh 34cm x tw 22 4/5cm & bw 22 3/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

1862

Accession Number

2008/2.394

Medium and Support

color woodcut on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 3.35704

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

dwellings

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weather-related phenomena

woodcuts

woody plants

Title

Near Kingston

Artist

John Taylor

Artist Life Dates

1897-1983

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

1943.136

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 3.34907

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

architecture

assembling

descriptors

figures

geography

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objects

organizations

people and occupations

processes and techniques

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waterscapes

Title

Fishermen Returning in the Evening Snow

Artist

Jiang Song (Chiang Sung)

Physical Description

Swift, spontaneous brushwork is used to capture a winter landscape. Two fishermen, wearing wide-brimmed straw hats and thatched grass rain capes, work their way through the heavy snow as they cross a bridge, carrying nets on their shoulders.

Artist Life Dates

(1478 - after 1567)

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

early 16th century

Accession Number

1976/2.139

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on silk

relevance

rank 3.29738

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

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earth sciences concepts

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hats

headgear

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seasons

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weather-related phenomena

Title

View of the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Artist

William Merritt Chase

Physical Description

Horizontal view of harbor scene with water, dock, and boats. Small figures and trees on pier in middle ground. WMC painted in green in lower right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1849 - 1916

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1886-1890

Accession Number

1961/1.170

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 3.28606

Secondary Keywords

architecture

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built complexes and districts

coastline bodies of water

complexes

complexes by function

descriptors

european

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geography

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materials

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styles and periods

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waterfront spaces

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woody plants

Title

Augustinian Cloister, Garda

Artist

Jane C. Stanley

Artist Life Dates

1863-1940

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1863-1940

Accession Number

1954/1.179

Medium and Support

watercolor and gouache on gray paper

relevance

rank 3.27962

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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modern and contemporary art

objects

stair components

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steps and step components

terraces

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vehicles

Title

Tôto Meisho Series: White Rain on Nihon Bridge (Nihonbashi no shirazame)

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Rainy scene in a village. There is a bridge in the foreground, with several figures walking across with umbrellas. Houses and mountains appear in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1840-1841

Accession Number

1948/1.139

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.25315

Secondary Keywords

layout features

transfer method

upward

associated concepts

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watercraft

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weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

One of a pair of six-fold screens

Artist

Attributed Kanô Tan'yû

Physical Description

These panels represent six of the twelve months. The panels each have calligraphy and a red seal in one corner. In each panel there is a bird and a type of plant, which are suggestive of particular months. On the top left panel there is bamboo, the bow of the boat with a small lamp attached to it, and a type of water fowl. In the bottom middle panel is a blooming sakura tree and a pheasant. In the bottom left panel is blue and white wisteria ans small sparrows. In the bottom right panel there is a willow slowly coming back to life after winter over a thatched building.

Artist Life Dates

(Kyoto, 1604 - 1674, Edo)

Century

19th century?

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1965/1.179

Medium and Support

ink and light color on paper, one of pair of Six fold screens

relevance

rank 3.25113

Secondary Keywords

upward

animals and creatures

asian

associated concepts

birds

bodies of water

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buildings and the land

deciduous trees

descriptors

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

east asian

furnishings

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riverine bodies

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shrubs

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vehicles

watercraft

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Title

The Airdock

Artist

William Reindel

Artist Life Dates

1871-1948

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1871-1948

Accession Number

1949/1.50

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 3.24907

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

modern and contemporary art

objects

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

transportation

vehicles

waterfront spaces

waterfronts and waterfront spaces

Title

Untitled, from the '1930's Hollywood set'

Artist

Greg Reeder

Artist Life Dates

Born 1948

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1974

Accession Number

1977/1.158

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.24108

Secondary Keywords

atmospheric effects

components

components and systems

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infrastructural elements

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objects

plants

road and roadside elements

street furniture

system components

the natural world

transportation

transportation elements

vehicles

waterscapes

Title

Devimahatmya manuscript page: The Goddess Ambika fights a host of demons

Artist

Nepal

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1725

Accession Number

1970/2.148

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 3.22502

Secondary Keywords

animals

asian

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objects

people

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religion

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Title

Les Plasirs des Quatre Saison

Artist

Jean-Baptiste Huet

Artist Life Dates

1745-1811

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1785

Accession Number

1972/2.332B

Medium and Support

silk?

relevance

rank 3.22074

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on arms or hands

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weaponry

Title

The Famous Picnic at Val Kill

Artist

Ann Murfee Allen

Physical Description

Primitive painting depicting three sailboats in the foreground, and figures sitting around tables and standing on a lawn in the middle ground, with two houses in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1923 - 1995

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1975

Accession Number

2002/1.178

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 3.21880

Secondary Keywords

american regions

art genres

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descriptors

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north american

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residential structures

sailing vessels by size

seating furniture

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single built works

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single seating furniture

standing

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

support furniture

tables (support furniture)

tables by function

the americas

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

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woody plants

Title

Farmers! Housewives! Children! - The President of the United States Appeals to You Personally - United States Department of Agriculture

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Text Excerpt: Farmers! Housewives! Children! - The President of the United States Appeals to You Personally - These extracts from the address of President Wilson should be read carefully by every one who produces or can produce food and by all who consume food: - MY FELLOW COUTRYMEN: The entrance of our own beloved country into the grim and terrible war for democracy and human rights which has shaken the world creates so many problems of natural life and action which call for immediate consideration and settlement that I hope you will permit me to address to you a few words of earnest counsel and appeal with regard to them. … (headers) Abundant Food Supplies Essential … Make Sure of Large Harvests … To Young Men and Boys … To the Farmers of the South … The Government to Cooperate … To the Middlemen .. To Every Household - The supreme test of the nation has come. We must all speak, act, and serve together! - Woodrow Wilson (signed) [Text Excerpted from the "Message to the American People" on April 15, 1917]

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917-1919

Accession Number

1954/2.35.123

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 3.21525

Secondary Keywords

animals

buildings and the land

descriptors

farming

how we live

mammals

materials

materials by function

objects

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

photographs

posters

text-based art

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

war

yards

Title

A Rake's Progress. Plate IV (Goes to Court)

Artist

William Hogarth

Artist Life Dates

1697-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1735

Accession Number

1962/1.110

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on paper

relevance

rank 3.19896

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on arms or hands

animals

costume

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objects

objects we use

the natural world

transportation

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Title

Old Pier Head

Artist

Edmund Blampied

Artist Life Dates

1886-1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1977/2.146

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 3.19439

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

inorganic material

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objects

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people and occupations

rock

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the natural world

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waterscapes

Title

The Planets - The Sun (No. 4 of the series of 7 prints)

Artist

Hans Sebald Beham

Artist Life Dates

1500-1550

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1500-1550

Accession Number

1949/1.133

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 3.18062

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

design elements

earth sciences concepts

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objects

people and culture

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scientific concepts

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vehicles

Title

Pekin Shops

Artist

Ernest Lumsden

Artist Life Dates

1883-1948

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1911

Accession Number

1977/2.156

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 3.09717

Secondary Keywords

architecture

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Title

An Incident

Artist

Joseph Shapiro

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1939

Accession Number

1943.122

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 3.06121

Secondary Keywords

animals

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vehicles

Title

Cape Canaveral, Moon Launch, (Couple sitting on car), from "Photographs: The Early Works"

Artist

Joel Meyerowitz

Artist Life Dates

born 1938

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1968

Accession Number

2000/2.158.9

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.02300

Secondary Keywords

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

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objects

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seating furniture

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the natural world

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vehicles