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Title
Dorigen of Bretaigne Longing for the Safe Return of Her Husband
Artist
Edward Burne-Jones
Artist Life Dates
1833-1898
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1870
Accession Number
1966/2.3
Medium and Support
graphite on off-white wove paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-05-15 10:50:38
Primary Keywords
figures
interiors
music
seas
standing
victorian
window
woman
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Title
Sea and Rain: Variations in Violet and Green
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
Painting depicts a solitary male figure standing along the shore. The thin layers of paint evoke a misty, overcast day with the figure standing perhaps on a tidal flat.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1865
Accession Number
1955/1.89
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Date Added/Updated
2015-05-15 10:49:59
Primary Keywords
beach
beaches
coastlines
figures
impressionism
sea
seas
seascapes
shores
standing
water
Title
Study of Victor Hugo for 'Le panorama du siècle', (Panorama of the Century), Mus
Artist
Alfred Stevens
Artist Life Dates
1823-1906
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1889
Accession Number
1984/1.280
Medium and Support
graphite on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-05-15 10:49:22
Primary Keywords
figures
full-length
males
portraits
standing
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Title
Roquebrune
Artist
Albert Kahn
Artist Life Dates
(1869 - 1942)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1869-1942
Accession Number
1972/2.651
Medium and Support
charcoal on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-05-15 10:48:56
Primary Keywords
arches
architectural drawings
buildings
figures
stair
walking
window
Title
Mist Clearing Over a Mountain Village, formerly attributed to Hasegawa Nobuharu (Shinshun; later, Tôhaku)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
This is a vertical format painting surrounded by green and gold fabric. It is painted in tones of black with some areas of pink and blue color. It depicts a landscape scene with a cluster of small houses nestled in a craggy mountainous area. There is a river that runs through the landscape with two figures crossing a small footbridge. Other figures are shown in the open area of the village. The trees and vegetation are painted with short abbreviated brushstriokes.
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
late 16th century - early 17th century
Accession Number
1967/2.5
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-05-15 10:48:30
Primary Keywords
bridges
bridges (built works)
figures in landscape
hanging scroll
hanging scrolls
houses
japan
japan (nation)
landscapes
mountains
natural landscapes
rivers
trees
villages
waterfalls
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Title
Wood Brackets to Alte Wage in Braunschweig
Artist
Albert Kahn
Artist Life Dates
(1869 - 1942)
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
July 27, 1891
Accession Number
1972/2.503
Medium and Support
graphite on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-05-15 10:46:26
Primary Keywords
architectural drawings
figures
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Title
Night Shadows
Artist
Edward Hopper
Artist Life Dates
1882-1967
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1921
Accession Number
1983/1.146
Medium and Support
etching on Van Gelder wove paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-05-15 10:46:01
Primary Keywords
buildings
figures
shadows
walking
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Title
Abstract Circles
Artist
Fukui Ryonosuke
Physical Description
This print consists of nuetral, muted colors and abstract designs primarily of dots and circles. The print is designed to look as if thin cracks run through the image, and a lady bug is almost imperceptible near the bottom left of the image. The bottom edge of the print has a dark strip running across it.
Artist Life Dates
1924-1986
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
mid 20th century
Accession Number
2010/2.33
Medium and Support
color print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:35:04
Primary Keywords
abstraction, geometric
circles (plane figures)
insects
prints
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Title
Equivalent (Nude/Fist)
Artist
Jerry N. Uelsmann
Physical Description
A grouping of two images, the one on top, a woman's body folded over and below, a hand in a fist shape, both displaying the same overall shape.
Artist Life Dates
(Detroit, Michigan, 1934 - )
Object Creation Date
1964
Accession Number
2012/1.227
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:33:06
Primary Keywords
figures (representations)
hands
indexes (motifs)
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Title
Duo S-Z
Artist
Josef Albers
Physical Description
This object is a cream colored sheet of paper in a horizontal rectangular shape with geometric forms embossed in the center section. There is no color and the geometric forms are created by raised lines. There is a long rectangle that contains two sets of intersecting cubes. The object title, edition number, artist signature and date are written in pencil below the rectangle.
Artist Life Dates
American, born Germany, 1888-1976
Object Creation Date
1958
Accession Number
2009/2.15
Medium and Support
Intaglio on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:31:44
Primary Keywords
cubes (geometric figures)
intaglio prints
rectangles
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Title
Landscape of Mountain, Building and Seated Figures
Artist
Okada Hankô
Physical Description
Mountain landscape with a pavilion and two figures sitting under a tree. A calligraphy poem lies on the upper right hand corner.
Artist Life Dates
1782-1846
Object Creation Date
circa 1825
Accession Number
2014/2.258
Medium and Support
watercolor and ink on paper, silk and paper backing
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:25:34
Primary Keywords
figures (illustrations)
mountains
pavilions (garden structures)
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Title
Nuwa Repairing the Columns that Support the Earth
Artist
Ren Yi (Jen I)
Artist Life Dates
1840 - 1896
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1877
Accession Number
2006/2.15
Medium and Support
ink and color on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 13:05:35
Primary Keywords
calligraphy
figures (representations)
goddesses
mythology (literary genre)
women
Title
Goldweight in the shape of a man
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
Physical Description
Goldweight in the shape of a man with a large head, tilted slightly backwards, on a thick, heavy neck, and topped by hair or headgear in the shape of a ball; the face has protruding eyes and nose, and the mouth holds a snake-like animal above a small beard (goatee). The figure is wearing a loincloth and holds a short stick under the left arm as well as two small jars in the hands.
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1985/2.42
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 13:05:33
Primary Keywords
figures
figurines
ghana (nation)
knife
men
Title
Goldweight in the shape of a seed pod
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
Physical Description
Goldweight in the shape of a small ball with a short, slightly curved, angular tail or handle attached to it.
Century
Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1986/2.134
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 13:05:05
Primary Keywords
geometric figures
ghana (nation)
plants
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Title
People
Artist
Carlos Lopez
Artist Life Dates
1908-1953
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1946
Accession Number
1980/2.235
Medium and Support
drypoint on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 13:04:38
Primary Keywords
abstraction
figures
historical figures
surrealism
Title
Goldweight in the shape of a man hoeing
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
Physical Description
Goldweight in the shape of a man, wearing a loin cloth and wielding a hoe against a large, oval object, sitting on a flat, square base.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1970
Accession Number
1986/2.128
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 13:04:34
Primary Keywords
figures
figurines
ghana (nation)
hoe
men
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Title
Green Shoes
Artist
Larry Rivers
Artist Life Dates
1923 - 2002
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1966
Accession Number
2000/2.203
Medium and Support
collage on wove paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 13:04:14
Primary Keywords
abstraction
chairs
figures
seated
shoes
Title
Ancestral Shrine Figure (Female)
Artist
African, Nigeria, Ibo
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1940
Accession Number
1981/2.142
Medium and Support
carved inoko wood and kaolin
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 13:04:02
Primary Keywords
ancestor figures
ancestors
carvings
females
figures (representations)
nudes
shrines
woodwork
Title
Scholars Playing Go by a Waterfall
Artist
Maruyama Ôkyo
Artist Life Dates
(Tamba Province, 1733 - 1795)
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1778
Accession Number
1955/1.265
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 13:02:58
Primary Keywords
cliffs
figures in landscape
gamepiece
hanging scroll
japan
landscapes
males
mountains
rocks
trees
water
waterfalls
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Title
Untitled [Ohne Titel] (1945) New Year Card for Galerie Rive Gauche, Paris
Artist
Asger Jorn
Physical Description
New Years card with attached print that depicts an abstract figure with one large eye and long hair.
Artist Life Dates
1914-1973
Century
Mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1945
Accession Number
2013/2.562
Medium and Support
etching on heavy wove paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 13:02:41
Primary Keywords
abstract
figures (illustrations)
galleries (display spaces)
new year
Title
Goldweight in a geometric shape
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
Physical Description
Goldweight in the shape of a geometric figure.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1997/1.393
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 13:01:45
Primary Keywords
geometric figures
ghana (nation)
Title
Goldweight in the shape of a pyramid
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
Physical Description
Goldweight in the shape of a step pyramid.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1997/1.380
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 13:00:38
Primary Keywords
ghana (nation)
pyramids (geometric figures)
Title
Divine Wisdom and Human Wisdom
Artist
Domenico Maria Canuti
Artist Life Dates
1620-1684
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1680
Accession Number
1970/2.35
Medium and Support
pen and iron gall ink with white and gray wash over graphite on gray-green paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 13:00:13
Primary Keywords
allegory
clouds
figures
winged
Title
The Hermit Lin P'u Accompanied by a Crane and Young Servant
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date
1368-1644
Accession Number
1998/2.1
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and light color on silk
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 12:59:41
Primary Keywords
bamboo
calligraphy
crane
figures in landscape
historical figures
landscapes
Title
Goldweight in the shape of a geometric clover
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
Physical Description
Goldweight in the shape of a geometric clover.
Century
Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1986/2.135
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 12:58:46
Primary Keywords
geometric figures
geometric shapes
ghana (nation)
plants
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Title
Du Paty de Clam, from "Dreyfus Affair"
Artist
Ben Shahn
Physical Description
A portrait of a man's profile. He is decorated in military attire and his uniform embellished with gold trimmings. Beneath the piece reads "Du Paty de Clam".
Object Creation Date
1968
Accession Number
2011/1.112.8
Medium and Support
pochoir print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 12:58:32
Primary Keywords
military uniforms
portraits
profiles (figures)
social issues
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Title
Sheet of Sketches and Caricatures
recto: studies for a group of figures (religious or allegorical) and two studies of standing women, one with child
verso: two sets of couples in caricature in contemporary dress
Artist
Anonymous French
Physical Description
First side: Various people, one holding her hands below her waist, one speaking to a little boy, a group clustered together.
Second side: two fashionably dressed couples (man and woman) walking.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1866
Accession Number
2013/2.563.1-2
Medium and Support
graphite on paper (double-sided drawing)
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 12:58:08
Primary Keywords
allegories
canes
children (people by age group)
couples
fashion
figures (representations)
mothers
top hats
Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
Physical Description
Goldweight in the shape of a solid pyramid, with a small piece of rope attached to the hole on top.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1997/1.403
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 12:56:09
Primary Keywords
ghana (nation)
pyramids (geometric figures)
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Title
Reclining Male Nude
Artist
Isamu Noguchi
Artist Life Dates
1904-1988
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1930
Accession Number
1948/1.302
Medium and Support
brush and ink over black crayon on off-white laid paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 12:55:48
Primary Keywords
figures
nudes
Title
A Scholar Riding on a Sword
Artist
Kanô School, after Kanô Motonobu (1476-1559)
Century
mid- to late 16th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1650-1700
Accession Number
1969/2.89
Medium and Support
ink on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 12:55:26
Primary Keywords
daoism
figures
mythology
sword
water
waves
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Title
Ann Arbor, Home of the University of Michigan
Artist
Carlos Lopez
Artist Life Dates
1908-1953
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1947
Accession Number
1956/1.91
Medium and Support
gouache on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 12:54:48
Primary Keywords
ann arbor
atmospheric effects
buildings
city
clouds
family
figures
michigan
standing
tower
trees
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Title
Self-Portrait
Artist
Jack Tworkov
Artist Life Dates
1900 - 1982
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1957
Accession Number
1997/1.146
Medium and Support
graphite on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 12:54:21
Primary Keywords
bust-length
figures
males
self-portrait
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Title
Untitled (Red Devil)
Artist
Gordon Newton
Physical Description
A stark black background with red figures. One is standing with a large pole in hand, appearing to be in motion. The four other figures are all hunched on the ground.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1948
Object Creation Date
1981
Accession Number
2013/2.315
Medium and Support
oil stick on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-03-13 12:08:55
Primary Keywords
figures (illustrations)
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Title
Daniel Intervening on Behalf of Susanna
Artist
Hans Collaert I
Physical Description
A large gathering of figures looks toward a young male figure gesticulating to the crowd on the right with his back to the viewer. Two imposing older male figures are positioned to the left of the young man. The architectural cityscape recedes perspectivally in the distance. A large domed building looms over the horizon line.
Artist Life Dates
c. 1530-1581
Object Creation Date
circa 1579
Accession Number
2012/2.224
Medium and Support
engraving on medium off-white laid paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-03-13 12:08:24
Primary Keywords
architecture (object genre)
christianity
figures (representations)
perspective
Title
Standing Cavalier
Artist
Cornelis Saftleven
Artist Life Dates
1607-1681
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1607-1681
Accession Number
1960/2.23
Medium and Support
black chalk on cream paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-03-13 12:05:06
Primary Keywords
figures
hats
males
standing
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Title
Calligraphy
Artist
Bingwu He
Physical Description
Four kanji are written across the top of three lines, in a large size. The bottom two lines are roughly one-eighth the size of the top characters and stretch across the same width. Ink is black, ground is white paper. Calligraphy dedicated to the Universtiy of Michigan Museum of Art.
Artist Life Dates
born 1962
Century
21st century
Object Creation Date
2010
Accession Number
2010/1.312
Medium and Support
ink on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-03-13 12:01:07
Primary Keywords
calligraphy
ideographic scripts
ideographic writing
ink
text figures
Title
Miniature figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1977/2.142E
Medium and Support
bronze
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:31:51
Primary Keywords
figures
horses
Title
Ancestor figure (female in Manda style)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
Physical Description
Carved wooden figure of a human. The torso, neck and head make an elongated cylinder along the certical axis. The hands rest at its sides near the umbilicus. The hair, face, hands, genitals, and feet are detailed.
Object Creation Date
circa 1920
Accession Number
1987/1.157.2
Medium and Support
wood
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:30:21
Primary Keywords
ancestor figures
females
figures
figures (representations)
nudes
standing
tabwa
women
Title
Miniature Equestrian Figure: Folk Bronze
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1977/2.142D
Medium and Support
bronze
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:29:38
Primary Keywords
animals
figures
Title
Ancestor figure (female in Manda style)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
Physical Description
Carved wooden figure of a human. The torso, neck and head make an elongated cylinder along the certical axis. The hands rest at its sides near the umbilicus. The hair, face, hands, genitals, and feet are detailed.
Object Creation Date
circa 1920
Accession Number
1987/1.157.1
Medium and Support
wood
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:29:19
Primary Keywords
ancestor figures
females
figures
figures (representations)
nudes
standing
tabwa
women
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Title
Untitled 1 of 4
Artist
Terry Winters
Physical Description
This is an oil painting in a vertical format painted in tones of brown, white and black. It shows four circular forms and areas with thick paint applied in broad brushstokes.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1949
Century
late 20th - early 21st century
Object Creation Date
1983
Accession Number
2009/1.544
Medium and Support
oil on linen
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:29:09
Primary Keywords
abstract
circles (plane figures)
Title
Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of Pharoah's Servants
Artist
Nöel Hallé
Physical Description
This painting shows the interior of a large prison room. There is a thick stone wall and iron grating. Three figures are the focal point of this composition. One man, in a dark blue cloak, is standing and faces two other men who stare intently at his face. One of them is seated with a leg iron, on a stone bench and the other leans on a stone ledge. They are are dressed in simple brown cloaks. The standing figure has a raised left arm and is gesturing with his hand outstretched toward the other figures.
Artist Life Dates
1711-1781
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1747
Accession Number
1984/1.287
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:27:17
Primary Keywords
figures
hands
interiors
joseph
men
old testament
prisons
seated
Title
New Mexico, (Indians on street), from "Photographs: The Early Works"
Artist
Joel Meyerowitz
Artist Life Dates
born 1938
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1972
Accession Number
2000/2.158.10
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:26:58
Primary Keywords
figures
hats
sign
Title
Rockefeller Center, (Man and astronaut suit), from "Photographs: The Early Works"
Artist
Joel Meyerowitz
Artist Life Dates
b. 1938
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
2000/2.158.12
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:26:44
Primary Keywords
clothing
figures
hats
Title
The Digby Children
Artist
John Hoppner
Artist Life Dates
1758-1810
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1778-1810
Accession Number
1978/2.21
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:26:33
Primary Keywords
apple
children
dogs
figures
males
portraits
trees
Title
M. Bachelier, Director of Customs at Lyon (M. Bachelier, Directeur des fermes de
Artist
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Physical Description
M. Bachelier is shown seated at a desk dressed in a high powdered wig and sumptous gold-embroidered velvet coat and waistcoat. Behind the figure is a rich cloth, pulled back to reveal columns. On the elaborately carved desk are papers and a writing set. M. Bachelier extends his left hand towards the viewer, suggesting that we have interepted him while writing at his des. The painting's coloring consists of rich burgundy red, green, tan and gold.
Artist Life Dates
1686-1755
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1715
Accession Number
1968/1.76
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:26:00
Primary Keywords
curtain
figures
full-length
ink well
interiors
males, human
portrait
portraits
quill pen
quill pens
seated
wig
wigs
Title
Mounted Female Deity? miniature folk bronze
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1977/2.142C
Medium and Support
bronze
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:25:19
Primary Keywords
animals
deity
figures
Title
Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, (Couple embracing), from "Photographs: The Early Works"
Artist
Joel Meyerowitz
Artist Life Dates
born 1938
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1968
Accession Number
2000/2.158.13
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:21:10
Primary Keywords
embraces
figures
fountains
gazebos
seated
statue
trees
water
Title
Central Park, NYC, (Boy jumping off bridge), from "Photographs: The Early Works"
Artist
Joel Meyerowitz
Artist Life Dates
born 1938
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1969
Accession Number
2000/2.158.5
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:20:33
Primary Keywords
bridges
buildings
figures
males
photographer
trees
water
Title
Female Figure
Artist
African, Nigeria, Ibo
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1983/2.192
Medium and Support
wood
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:20:24
Primary Keywords
figures (representations)
standing
women
woodwork
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