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Title
Untitled (I feel most colored...), from Four Etchings
Artist
Glenn Ligon
Physical Description
Stencilled black capital letters on white background.
Artist Life Dates
born 1960
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1992
Accession Number
1993/2.13.1
Medium and Support
softground etching, aquatint, spitbite, and sugarlift aquatint on white Rives BF
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rank 0.26441
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
concepts in the arts
document genres
historical, theoretical and critical concepts
information form components
information forms
layout features
modern american styles and periods
modern and contemporary art
modern north american styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
text-based art
the americas
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
A Painting for a King (Humayun's Tomb, India)
Artist
Caleb Cain Marcus
Physical Description
A color photo of wall paintings of vases. Flowers and swirls are also painted around the vases.
Artist Life Dates
(active 1978 - )
Century
21st century
Object Creation Date
2005
Accession Number
2011/2.177
Medium and Support
black and white digital print on paper
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rank 0.26440
Secondary Keywords
color
architectural elements
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
enclosing structural elements
form attributes
objects we use
photographs
photographs by form
shape
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
walls and wall components
Title
Elegant Fresh Foods (Three Courtesans at a Drinking Party)
Artist
Kikugawa Eizan
Physical Description
Three courtesans engaged in a drinking game sit in an open veranda in early spring, with cherry blossoms in full bloom behind them. The women appear tipsy, and the one at the right clings to her companion in the middle for support, as she stretches out her left hand to have her cup refilled with saké (rice wine). They have a tray of delicacies shamisen at their feet.
Artist Life Dates
1787-1867
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
mid 1800s - circa 1810
Accession Number
1960/1.138
Medium and Support
oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper
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rank 0.26440
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
asian
east asian
japanese
japanese printmaking styles
japanese styles
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in service occupations
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
prostitutes
relief prints
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Paleologue et Demange, from "Dreyfus Affair"
Artist
Ben Shahn
Physical Description
Two men stand side by side in this portrait, both dressed in suits. One man faces front-center while the other is shown via his profile. Their eyes are not painted but their brows appear furrowed. Above the men reads "Paleologue et Demange" or "Paleologue and Demange". Paleologue gave testimony during Dreyfus' court case and Demange was one of Dreyfus' defence lawyers.
Object Creation Date
1968
Accession Number
2011/1.112.7
Medium and Support
pochoir print on paper
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rank 0.26438
Secondary Keywords
accessories worn on the head
associated concepts
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
costume by form
hats
headgear
main garments
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
people by occupation
people in law
people in social science-related occupations
people in the social sciences and related occupations
social science concepts
sociological concepts
Title
Tianwang (Heavenly King; a Buddhist protective deity)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
A small, thin, molded clay plaque with a bas-relief figure.
Century
7th-9th century
Object Creation Date
9th century - 10th century
Accession Number
1964/2.22
Medium and Support
terracotta, molded
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rank 0.26428
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
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costume
costume by function
descriptors
form attributes
object genres
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objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
protective wear
religions
religions and religious concepts
size (extent)
size by specific type
Title
Buddha, seated, with mandorla and dais; inscription
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
6th century
Object Creation Date
515
Accession Number
1964/2.96
Medium and Support
bronze
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rank 0.26422
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
descriptors
design elements
document genres
document genres by form
form attributes
information forms
motifs
natural element motifs
objects we use
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
size (extent)
size by specific type
visual works
visual works by subject type
Title
Human Puppet Head
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali
Physical Description
A stylized rendering of a human face with long narrow nose, round eyes set close to bridge of nose, and open, ellipitical mouth. The head is carved in shape of a coiffure that resembles a helmet which extends down the sides of the head. The head is topped with a high arched sagital crest. Patina is dark brown in color with traces of red and blue pigment. Sheet metal cut in circles and long strips embellish the top of the head.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1970
Accession Number
1971/2.21
Medium and Support
wood, sheet metal, cloth and pigment
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rank 0.26410
Secondary Keywords
artistic concepts
artistic devices
associated concepts
biological components
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
concepts in the arts
events
objects we use
people and culture
performing arts structures
recreational artifacts
recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
the human body
upper body
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Title
Coquetterie
Artist
Honoré Victorin Daumier
Physical Description
Printed in 'Le Charivari.' newspaper. Image cut from larger paper. Paper size: lh 33cm & rh 32 4/5cm x w 24cm.
Artist Life Dates
1808-1879
Accession Number
2008/2.465
Medium and Support
lithograph on beige wove paper
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rank 0.26399
Secondary Keywords
image form
transfer method
components and systems
document genres
document genres by conditions of production
information forms
object groupings
object groupings and systems
object groupings by general context
objects we use
planographic prints
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
publications
serials
sets (groups)
visual works
visual works by form
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Buddha, seated in the pralambapadasana pose (with legs pendant), in abhaya mudra
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
7th-8th century
Object Creation Date
7th century - 8th century
Accession Number
1964/2.92
Medium and Support
bronze
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rank 0.26397
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
attributes and properties
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descriptors
figures (representations)
form attributes
objects we use
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious visual works
size (extent)
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visual works
visual works by function
visual works by subject type
Title
Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra; probably part of a larger altarpiece
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
5th century
Object Creation Date
circa 5th century
Accession Number
1964/2.93
Medium and Support
gilt bronze
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rank 0.26397
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associated concepts
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figures (representations)
form attributes
objects we use
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious visual works
size (extent)
size by specific type
visual works
visual works by function
visual works by subject type
Title
La Vieille aux Loques
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
An old woman in a white cap sits in a cluttered interior. Positioned just inside the doorway, the woman is surrounded by piles of cloth with domestic objects on shelves and walls that gleam in the darkness.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1858
Accession Number
1954/1.327
Medium and Support
etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper
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rank 0.26390
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
containers
containers by form
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context
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Title
The Edge
Artist
Richard Tuttle
Physical Description
A print of ten blue and green lines being refracted off of an unknown surface.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1941
Object Creation Date
1998
Accession Number
2011/1.80.A-M
Medium and Support
suite of 13 color engravings in various colors a la poupee on paper
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rank 0.26385
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
asian
chinese
chinese painting styles
chinese styles
chinese styles and periods
east asian
intaglio prints
objects we use
people and culture
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
Textile Panel
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)?
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1930.29
Medium and Support
woven palm fiber
relevance
rank 0.26381
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
panels
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques
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Title
Untitled (bird cage, re-lynching)
Artist
Tyree Guyton
Physical Description
A splatter painted bird cage stand with a rounded top cage on top in red, green, orange, white and blue. There is mesh on one side of the bottom of the cage that is also splatter painted. Inside the cage hanging from the top is a small bell, part of an American flag and a replica of a human penis, painted black, hanging upside down.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1955
Object Creation Date
1980-2010
Accession Number
2013/2.312
Medium and Support
metal bird cage stand, American flag, rubber elements, metal bell and rectangular-shaped screen
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rank 0.26375
Secondary Keywords
hollow-bodied
american regions
animal husbandry containers
bells and sets of bells
chordophones
containers
containers by function or context
directly struck idiophones
identifying artifacts
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
north american
objects we use
people and culture
percussion idiophones
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
struck idiophones
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
the americas
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Title
On a Spring Day
Artist
Kanemoto Shunsho
Physical Description
A stand of trees beside water foregrounds a central mountain that seems to rise lightly to the left. To the right of the mountain is calligraphic text and two orange seals. A small building is tucked to the right behind the stand of trees. Depth of the mountains is indicated with the use of wash.
Artist Life Dates
1726-1793
Object Creation Date
1885
Accession Number
2010/2.29
Medium and Support
sumi ink on paper
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rank 0.26375
Secondary Keywords
upward
buildings and the land
coating (material)
coating by form
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by shape or position
materials
materials by function
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
woody plants
writing (processes)
Title
Annunciation
Artist
Artist Unknown, Antwerp School, Belgium
Physical Description
An angel, holding a scepter in his left hand and making a gesture of speech with his right, interrupts the Virgin at her reading. She kneels on the floor and rests her left hand on an open book placed atop a lectern. A vase with a flowering lily sits on the floor between the angel and the Virgin and a small white dove encircled by a halo hovers between them. The scene unfolds within an elaborate and richly decorated interior that includes a chair and canopied bed in the background.
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1520
Accession Number
1992/1.135
Medium and Support
oil on panel
relevance
rank 0.26375
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
antwerpen (province)
associated concepts
belgium (nation)
birds
descriptors
europe (continent)
flanders (region)
geographic and political locations
image-making processes and techniques
legendary creatures
objects we use
painting (image-making)
painting and painting techniques
people and culture
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious visual works
visual works
visual works by function
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Title
Taraxacum officinalis, from "Urformen der Kunst"
Artist
Karl Blossfeldt
Artist Life Dates
1865-1932
Object Creation Date
published 1929
Accession Number
2014/2.11
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
relevance
rank 0.26375
Secondary Keywords
layout features
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
herbaceous plants
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information form components
information forms
landscapes (environments)
layout features
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants
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Title
Achillea umbellata, from "Urformen der Kunst"
Artist
Karl Blossfeldt
Artist Life Dates
1865-1932
Object Creation Date
published 1929
Accession Number
2014/2.6
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
relevance
rank 0.26375
Secondary Keywords
layout features
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
herbaceous plants
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information form components
information forms
landscapes (environments)
layout features
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants
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Title
Ptelea trifoliata, from "Urformen der Kunst"
Artist
Karl Blossfeldt
Artist Life Dates
1865-1932
Object Creation Date
published 1929
Accession Number
2014/2.8
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
relevance
rank 0.26375
Secondary Keywords
layout features
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
herbaceous plants
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information form components
information forms
landscapes (environments)
layout features
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants
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Title
Aristolochia clematitis, from "Urformen der Kunst"
Artist
Karl Blossfeldt
Artist Life Dates
1865-1932
Object Creation Date
published 1929
Accession Number
2014/2.10
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
relevance
rank 0.26375
Secondary Keywords
layout features
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
herbaceous plants
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information form components
information forms
landscapes (environments)
layout features
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants
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Title
Symphytum officinale, from "Urformen der Kunst"
Artist
Karl Blossfeldt
Artist Life Dates
1865-1932
Object Creation Date
published 1929
Accession Number
2014/2.12
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
relevance
rank 0.26375
Secondary Keywords
layout features
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
herbaceous plants
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information form components
information forms
landscapes (environments)
layout features
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
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vegetation components
woody plants
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Title
Struthiopteris germanica, from "Urformen der Kunst"
Artist
Karl Blossfeldt
Artist Life Dates
1865-1932
Object Creation Date
published 1929
Accession Number
2014/2.7
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
relevance
rank 0.26375
Secondary Keywords
layout features
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
herbaceous plants
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information form components
information forms
landscapes (environments)
layout features
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants
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Title
Adiantum pedatum, from "Urformen der Kunst"
Artist
Karl Blossfeldt
Artist Life Dates
1865-1932
Object Creation Date
published 1929
Accession Number
2014/2.9
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
relevance
rank 0.26375
Secondary Keywords
layout features
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
herbaceous plants
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information form components
information forms
landscapes (environments)
layout features
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants
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Title
Tu Walpi, Arizona
Artist
Carl Hoerman
Physical Description
Two figures in the foreground stand with their backs to the viewer, looking toward buildings in the middleground. The buildings are built in the pueblo style, with some arched windows and beams jutting out from the roof. A ladder leans against a building in the far left of the composition. The scene is heavily shadowed, by both the buildings and the figures.
Artist Life Dates
American, born Germany, 1885-1955
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1885-1954
Accession Number
1954/1.117
Medium and Support
drypoint on paper
relevance
rank 0.26372
Secondary Keywords
height
buildings and the land
equipment
equipment by process
geographic and political locations
modern and contemporary art
native american
native north american styles
north and central america (continent)
objects we use
people and culture
single built works
single built works by form
single built works by specific type
southwestern native american styles
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
supporting equipment
the americas
tools and equipment
united states (nation)
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Title
Test Pilot Ahmet Khan Sultan, Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Enjoys a Cigarette
Artist
Dmitri Baltermants
Physical Description
A portrait of a test pilot. He is wearing his uniform and helmet while smoking a cigarette.
Artist Life Dates
1912-1990
Object Creation Date
1961; printed 2003
Accession Number
2014/2.311
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
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rank 0.26352
Secondary Keywords
air and space transportation vehicles
aircraft
aircraft by form
costume
costume by function
coverings and hangings
coverings and hangings by location or context
coverings and hangings by specific type
coverings and hangings for containers
coverings for liturgical vessels
fixed-wing aircraft
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
heavier than air aircraft
objects we use
transportation vehicles
uniforms
vehicles
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Title
Song of Sentient Beings #1612
Artist
Bill Jacobson
Physical Description
Blurred image of a male nude figure bending forward from a standing position so that his hands nearly touch the ground.
Artist Life Dates
born 1955
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1995
Accession Number
1999/1.102
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 0.26339
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
biological concepts
descriptors
figures (representations)
forming
genres
health and related concepts
health-related concepts
illness
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
photographic prints
photographic prints by process
photographs
photographs by form
positives
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
scientific concepts
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
Title
Doriforo di Policleto
Artist
James Anderson
Artist Life Dates
1813-1877
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1880
Accession Number
1980/1.199
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
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rank 0.26339
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
edged weapons
figures
figures (representations)
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context
rock
rock by form
sculpture by subject type
staff weapons
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
weapons
weapons and ammunition
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Title
Peace Park Bench
Artist
Sam Stauffer
Physical Description
S-shaped park bench with cobblestone covered ground.
Accession Number
2013/1.261
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 0.26335
Secondary Keywords
scale
buildings and the land
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
multiple-seating furniture
objects we use
open spaces
open spaces and site elements
open spaces by function
seating furniture
settlements
settlements and landscapes
settlements by form
Title
Mouri jang (chest with 3 drawers and central double doors and butterfly brass fittings)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
This is a low pear wood storage chest, with three drawers and two doors. The butterfly and bat brass fittings for the hinges and drawer pulls add 'feminine' touches.
Century
mid-19th century
Object Creation Date
mid 19th century
Accession Number
2004/1.311
Medium and Support
pear wood with brass fittings
relevance
rank 0.26329
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
ball game equipment
ball striking or snaring and throwing equipment
case furniture
chests
descriptors
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture by form or function
insects
materials
materials by origin
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
plant material
recreational artifacts
recreational artifacts for competitive activities
sports and athletic equipment
storage and display furniture
wood and wood products
Title
Landscape: Illustrating a poem of the T'ang period by Chang Chi (Zhang Ji )
Artist
Dong Gao (Tung Kao)
Physical Description
Chang Chi's poem lies in the upper right corner, just above a distant castle or other elegant building. In the foreground, mountains and trees arch over a wandering blue river and stretches of wispy clouds.
Artist Life Dates
(1740 - 1818)
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1780
Accession Number
1967/2.9
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
relevance
rank 0.26321
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
coating (material)
coating by form
descriptors
document genres
document genres by form
document genres for literary works
image-making processes and techniques
information forms
materials
materials by function
objects we use
paintings
paintings by form
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
scroll paintings
settlements and landscapes
the natural world
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
writing (processes)
Title
Lord Charles Spencer (1740-1820), Second son of the Third Duke of Marlborough
Artist
Joshua Reynolds
Physical Description
A young man leans against a stone ledge and gazes to his right. He wears a slate blue jacket with a white collar and cuffs and has a matching mantle. He casually hooks a finger of his left hand in the hilt of a sword that hangs at his waist. A plain stone column immediately behind the sitter creates a near silhouette of the shadowed side of his face. A hazy sky fills the background.
Artist Life Dates
1723-1792
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1759
Accession Number
2001/2.128
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 0.26318
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
aristocrats
columns and column components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
england (country)
europe (continent)
geographic and political locations
greater london (metropolitan area)
objects we use
paintings
paintings by material or technique
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
supporting and resisting elements
united kingdom (nation)
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
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Title
The Roll Call, A Masque of the Red Cross
Artist
Arnold Genthe
Physical Description
Text: The Roll Call, A Masque of the Red Cross - By Percy MacKaye
Artist Life Dates
Germany, 1869-1942
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1918
Accession Number
1954/2.35.44
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 0.26310
Secondary Keywords
armed conflicts
crosses
declaratory and advertising artifacts
document genres
document genres by form
document genres for oral or performed works
events
figures
how we live
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by occupation
people in health and medicine
people in science-related occupations
scientists and people in science-related occupations
text-based art
war
world wars
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Title
Le Brebis et les Deaux Agneaux
Artist
Charles Meryon
Physical Description
Paper size: h 17 3/10cm x w 24 2/5cm. Plate size: lh 8cm & rh 8 1/10cm x w 10 1/5cm. Image size: h 6 3/5cm x tw 91/5cm & bw9 3/10cm.
Artist Life Dates
1821-1868
Accession Number
2008/2.372
Medium and Support
etching and aquatint on cream wove paper
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rank 0.26298
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Title
Famous Views of Snow, Moon and Flowers: Trout Fishing by Moonlight on the Tamagawa River
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
The dark color pallette and the moon indicate that the image is set at night. There are people standing in the water, bending over in search of fish. Others stand on the bank, helping with the fishing process. Also shown are the silhouettes of a bridge over the water and the mountains in the distance.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1846
Accession Number
1948/1.137
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Title
Whistler Smoking
Artist
Charles Keene
Artist Life Dates
1823-1891
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1870
Accession Number
1974/2.30
Medium and Support
pen and brown ink, heightened with white
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Title
Boy Sweeping
Artist
George Cruikshank
Artist Life Dates
1782-1878
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1782-1878
Accession Number
1983/1.130
Medium and Support
pen and ink on blue, prepared paper
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Title
Untitled (Road with Two Horse Carriages)
Artist
Takis (Dimitris) Tloupas
Physical Description
A road and two horse carriages. It is foggy and there are other people farther back in the scene.
Artist Life Dates
1920-2003
Object Creation Date
1950
Accession Number
2012/1.253
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
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animals and creatures
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Title
Sharing a Boat in the Wind and Rain
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
Three figures in a boat withstand wind and rain as they navigate river waters. Trees along the banks seem to bend under the force of the wind. Water saturdated ink and washes blur distinctions and imply the extremity of the weather.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1983
Accession Number
2006/1.125
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
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Title
Large Pedestal Bowl or Stand
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Large pedestal bowl with flaring mouth and base cut with evenly spaced triangular designs. Three side-by-side horizontal bands decorate the lip of the bowl, while six bands are spaced along the sides encompass the exterior of the bowl. In between these bands incised wavy lines stretch around the body horizontally.
Century
5th century
Object Creation Date
5th century
Accession Number
2004/1.179
Medium and Support
stoneware with traces of natural ash glaze
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rank 0.26280
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Title
Untitled
Artist
Anish Kapoor
Physical Description
The print is colored a dark red with lighter streaks sweeping out from a point slightly above the center.
Artist Life Dates
(Bombay, India, 3/12/1954 - )
Accession Number
2012/1.275
Medium and Support
spite bite aquatint, sugar lift, drypoint print on paper
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rank 0.26274
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Title
Marilyn Monroe
Artist
Keith Haring
Physical Description
Bust-length portrait of Marilyn Monroe positioned in front of a red background; Haring used a poster of the actress onto which he applied sumi ink in a series of outlines, marks and drips over the face, neck, chest and shoulders.
Artist Life Dates
1958 - 1990
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1981
Accession Number
1997/1.123
Medium and Support
Sumi ink on poster
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rank 0.26270
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Title
Etude pour une baigneuse
Artist
Pierre Auguste Renoir
Physical Description
Paper size: h 39cm x w 24 1/5cm. Plate size: h 25 1/2cm x w 19cm. Image size: h 23 3/5cm x tw 24 3/10cm x bw 24 1/5cm.
Artist Life Dates
1841-1919
Accession Number
2008/2.444
Medium and Support
drypoint on cream laid paper
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rank 0.26266
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Title
Dance Movement B
Artist
Auguste Rodin
Physical Description
A bronze sculpture of a dancer. The dancer is shown standing on one foot while stretching the other foot to the back of her head.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
modeled 1911; cast 1956
Accession Number
2011/1.72
Medium and Support
bronze
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Title
Dance Movement E
Artist
Auguste Rodin
Physical Description
A bronze sculpture of a dancer. This dancer is shown wstretching their leg up in the air.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
modeled 1911; cast 1956
Accession Number
2011/1.74
Medium and Support
bronze
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Title
Dance Movement A
Artist
Auguste Rodin
Physical Description
A bronze sculpture of a dancer. Posed in a high kick.
Artist Life Dates
1840-1917
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
modeled 1911; cast 1956
Accession Number
2011/1.71
Medium and Support
bronze
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Title
Dance Movement C
Artist
Auguste Rodin
Physical Description
A bronze sculpture of a dancer. The dancer is shown in a front kick with their right leg.
Artist Life Dates
1840-1917
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
modeled 1911; cast 1956
Accession Number
2011/1.73
Medium and Support
bronze
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Title
Round Inkwell with Apple Blossoms, poreclain, round marked "CFM/CDM FRANCE", limoges
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
A purple color inkwell made with porcelain has drawings of apple blossom all around the outside of the inkwell. And there is a lid cover on the top of the inkwell.
Object Creation Date
1875-1975
Accession Number
2010/1.294
Medium and Support
porcelain
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rank 0.26258
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Title
Homage
Artist
Chuang Che
Physical Description
The background of this print is covered with whitish paint or gesso that reveals the texture of the canvas, brush, and its application. Where material has been applied to the canvas there are small wrinkles. Dashes of black paint appear on the lower two thirds of the collage. What looks like a signature is in the bottom left.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1933
Century
20th century
Accession Number
2010/2.32
Medium and Support
oil and acrylic paint on canvas
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rank 0.26254
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Title
36 Views of Mt. Fuji: The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura)
Artist
Katsushika Hokusai
Physical Description
A great, claw-shaped wave which almost swampes the boats dominates the scene, . The Mount Fuji appears in the distance and seems much smaller compared to the waves. In the upper left-hand corner, the artist inscribed the title of the work along with his signature.
Artist Life Dates
1760-1849
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1829-1833
Accession Number
1948/1.149
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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rank 0.26243
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Title
Untitled
Artist
André Masson
Physical Description
This abstracted drawing in black ink contains a series of lines and shapes that evoke a sense of motion from the upper right to the lower left of the composition. Long parallel lines on a diagonal from the top right to bottom left reinforce this sense of movement. Swirling abstracted forms surround these lines and the composition is speckled with very fine splatterings of ink throughout.
Artist Life Dates
1896-1987
Accession Number
2012/2.175
Medium and Support
pen and ink on laid paper
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rank 0.26242
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