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Title

Michael Schwerner

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

A portrait of Michael Schwerner. His head is oval-shaped and facial features off-center. His eyes sit unevenly on his face and his brow slightly furrowed. His hair is made of many thick brush strokes. Above his potrait is his name written in brown-orange ink.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1969

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2011/1.106

Medium and Support

offset photolithograph on paper

relevance

rank 0.99444

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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visual works by subject type

writing (processes)

Title

Unidentified Goddess (Tara?)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Century

10th century

Object Creation Date

circa 10th century

Accession Number

2005/2.75

Medium and Support

bronze with copper, tin and zinc

relevance

rank 0.99421

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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religions

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Title

Prajñâpâramitâ (Buddhist Goddess of Wisdom)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Century

10th century

Object Creation Date

circa 10th century

Accession Number

2005/2.76

Medium and Support

bronze with copper, tin and zinc

relevance

rank 0.99421

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

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people

people (agents)

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Title

Skateboard Knees

Artist

David Rosen

Physical Description

A boy sitting on a skateboard with his head down, smoking a cigarette held in his right hand.

Artist Life Dates

1958-2013

Object Creation Date

1994

Accession Number

2013/2.206

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.99349

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

drags, litters and pedestrian land vehicles

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

leaf (plant material)

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plant material

tobacco

transportation vehicles

vehicles

youth

Title

Baby Krishna Taken by Father Across Jumna River

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan

Physical Description

A elief of the baby Krishan being taken across the Jumna River on top of the head of his father. The father and baby are in the lower right corner of the frieze, with the image of a tail following them going diagonally behind.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2012/2.163

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 0.99349

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

landscapes (environments)

marine bodies

natural landscapes

objects we use

offspring

parents

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

sculpture

sculpture by material

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Darlene Vanderhoop, New York City, 1979

Artist

Lynn Davis

Physical Description

A nude female torso. The photograph is of a woman's torso from her right side against a black background. The composition of the photo is from her shoulders to her upper thigh, with her arms extended upwards and out of frame.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1944

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2012/2.101

Medium and Support

selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.99320

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

figures (representations)

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photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

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visual works

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Title

Margarita at the Metropolitian Museum (Margarita #1)

Artist

Lynn Davis

Physical Description

An interesting composition, rather than a typical portrait shot, the right side is of a man's back, facing the woman and reaching towards her. The woman, wearing a short haircut and a black and white dress looks up to him. Due to the pair's dress, they are possibly at a formal event, also suggested by the pole and velvet rope seen in the bottom left corner.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1944

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2012/2.97

Medium and Support

selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.99320

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume by form

descriptors

dresses

dresses by form

image-making processes and techniques

main garments

objects we use

people

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people and culture

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photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

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Title

Sergent Major De La Legion

Artist

Honoré Victorin Daumier

Physical Description

Paper size: h 42 3/5cm x tw 29 1/10cm & bw 29 2/5cm. Image size: h 29cm x w 19cm.

Artist Life Dates

1808-1879

Accession Number

2008/2.462

Medium and Support

lithograph on beige wove paper

relevance

rank 0.99198

Secondary Keywords

image form

transfer method

armed forces

california (state)

geographic and political locations

los angeles (county)

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

organizations

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

planographic prints

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

united states (nation)

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Man and Woman on Thomas Street, from "Tribeca, 10013"

Artist

Donna Ferrato

Physical Description

This is a black and white photograph that shows a woman and a man standing on a sidewalk in front of a doorway. The woman, closest to the viewer and shown in profile, is bending over and reaching behind to adjust her skirt. The man is standing with arms raised to adjust his collar before putting on his sportcoat.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1949

Object Creation Date

2007

Accession Number

2010/2.51.6

Medium and Support

pigment print on fiber paper

relevance

rank 0.99181

Secondary Keywords

scale

architectural elements

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

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openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

Title

Jewish Child

Artist

Fanny Rabel

Physical Description

A child sits inside a fence of barbed wire upon the bare dirt ground; beyond the fence lies nothing but burnt tree trunks. He is dressed in rags, and his feet are completely bandaged. Eyes sunken and lips pursed, he holds his hands up in a surrender-like state. It is implied by the title that this child is Jewish and is most likely being depicted inside one of the death camps during the Holocaust.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1924

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1924-1958

Accession Number

1958/1.109

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 0.99166

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

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descriptors

detention complexes

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object genres by location, context or origin

open spaces and site elements

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

physical activities

physical activities by general context

site elements

youth

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

relevance

rank 0.99140

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

arms

bible

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

correctional institutions

document genres

document genres by function

genres

information forms

institutional buildings

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

religious texts

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

standing

the human body

upper body

Title

Moon Worshippers (Prayer to the Moon)

Artist

David Aronson

Artist Life Dates

born 1923

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1959

Accession Number

1973/2.43

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 0.99140

Secondary Keywords

architecture

mental activities

modern and contemporary art

moons

people and culture

people and occupations

Title

Self-portrait

Artist

Käthe Kollwitz

Physical Description

Three-quarter profile view of a woman’s face

Artist Life Dates

1867 - 1945

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1924

Accession Number

1983/2.42

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 0.99139

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

european

european styles and periods

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

The Elect Ascending into Heaven

Artist

Luca Cambiaso

Artist Life Dates

1527-1585

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1567

Accession Number

1970/2.12

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with brown wash on paper

relevance

rank 0.99122

Secondary Keywords

figures

mental activities

people and culture

people and occupations

Title

Unidentified bodhisattva, seated, with six arms

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1978/2.126

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 0.99111

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

doctrinal concepts

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

Title

Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Chinese, Guanyin), seated in a posture of royal ease

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

15th-16th century

Object Creation Date

1368-1644

Accession Number

1972/2.43

Medium and Support

wood with traces of gesso, polycrome, and gold paint

relevance

rank 0.99111

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

doctrinal concepts

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

Title

Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Chinese, Guanyin) as a goddess

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1850-1900

Accession Number

1995/1.78

Medium and Support

Blanc de Chine glaze on poreclain

relevance

rank 0.99111

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

doctrinal concepts

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

Title

BBodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Chinese, Guanyin) as a goddess, in anjali mudra

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

early 20th century

Accession Number

1989/2.73

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 0.99111

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

doctrinal concepts

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

Title

Netsuke of a man seated by a hibachi

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2002/2.37

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 0.99091

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

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people

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

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

Artist

Edward Jean Steichen

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

(Luxembourg, 1879 - 1973)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

July 1911

Accession Number

2012/1.214

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

relevance

rank 0.99081

Secondary Keywords

color

associated concepts

earth sciences concepts

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

physical sciences concepts

positives

scientific concepts

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Peach Blossom Spring

Artist

Chen Shaomei (aka Ch'en Shao-mei)

Physical Description

In this long narrative landscape, our eyes trace the journey of the fisherman, who may be standing in the distance on the left. His boat can be seen tucked behing a rock, and the mouth of a small cave. Pink petals of peach blossoms adorn the trees along to shore of a stream.

Artist Life Dates

1909-1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930-1954

Accession Number

2006/2.21

Medium and Support

ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 0.99069

Secondary Keywords

scale

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

deciduous trees

landform components

landforms and landform components

landscapes (environments)

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

plants

riverine bodies

scientists and people in science-related occupations

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

transportation vehicles

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

woody plants

Title

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

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1993/2.38

Medium and Support

sandstone

relevance

rank 0.98945

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

descriptors

devotional images

object genres

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objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

reptiles

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

General Pedro Altamirano

Artist

Armando Morales

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

b. 1927

Object Creation Date

1993

Accession Number

2011/1.96.4

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 0.98945

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

firearms

mammals

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

prints by process or technique

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with explosive propellant

small arms

small arms by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Seated Woman

Artist

Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

1786-1864

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1852

Accession Number

2010/2.49

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 0.98921

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

costume

costume by form

descriptors

document genres

information forms

main garments

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Couple that Dr. Mead Studied (Achatoluhun)

Artist

Ken Heyman

Physical Description

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

Object Creation Date

1974

Accession Number

2013/2.359

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.98915

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

cooling, heating and humidifying equipment

equipment

equipment by process

groups of people

heating equipment

kinship groups

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

social groups

tools and equipment

work and instructional spaces

Title

Sketch of a Woman

Artist

Dudley Hardy

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

circa 1867 -1922

Century

19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1910

Accession Number

2013/2.537

Medium and Support

ink and wash on beige wove paper

relevance

rank 0.98906

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

arts and related disciplines

arts-related disciplines

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

design (discipline)

disciplines

headgear

humanities

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

Title

Jina, fragment of a larger shrine

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Century

20th-century

Object Creation Date

circa 15th century

Accession Number

1975/2.123

Medium and Support

copper

relevance

rank 0.98906

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Ex-membres de l'ex-société

Artist

Honoré Victorin Daumier

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

1808-1879

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2014/2.208

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 0.98867

Secondary Keywords

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

seating furniture

single seating furniture

support furniture

Title

Orchids and Red Rock

Artist

Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong

Physical Description

A rough, red rock seems to grow out of the hillside, almost as organically as the orchids growing next to it. Calligraphic text is in the upper left corner.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

2006/1.132

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 0.98836

Secondary Keywords

artists

asian

buildings and the land

chinese

chinese painting styles

chinese styles

chinese styles and periods

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

east asian

flowers (plants)

forms

herbaceous plants

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

making art

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

painters (artists)

painters by subject of work

paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the visual arts

people in the visual arts and related occupations

plants

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Serpent Speaking to a Young Man (Allegory)

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Physical Description

There are three figures. At the left is a man running away. At the center is a woman holding a lute and at the right is a man seated with his hand on his head. At the center, there is a woman-headed serpent facing the seated man. Behind the seated man is an apple tree and in the far distance there is a large fortified city.

Century

15th-16th century

Accession Number

2013/2.576

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 0.98827

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

Title

Scholar with Roosters

Artist

Ren Yi (Jen I)

Physical Description

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

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

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

Artist Life Dates

1840-1896

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860-1896

Accession Number

1987/2.67

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 0.98820

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by degree of qualification

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

writing (processes)

Title

Peace March

Artist

Roy Arenella

Physical Description

People in a crowd protesting, they are holding American flags.

Object Creation Date

April 15, 1967; printed 2000

Accession Number

2013/2.94

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.98804

Secondary Keywords

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

groups of people

groups of people by activity

identifying artifacts

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

objects we use

passenger vehicles

people

people (agents)

people and culture

transportation vehicles

vehicles

Title

Snow Landscape

Artist

Okuhara Seiko

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

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

Object Creation Date

October 1879

Accession Number

2012/2.107

Medium and Support

hanging scroll

relevance

rank 0.98796

Secondary Keywords

upward

associated concepts

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Study for the Collectors

Artist

Will Barnet

Physical Description

Study for a portrait of the Vogels, with Herbert in the foreground and Dorothy visible behind him to the left. Line drawing in pencil with erasure marks. The portrait is sketched out in a square drawn on the sheet, and signed in the lower right corner. Notes to himself include: “Dot & Herb position?” (lower left corner), “proportion & lining up of the chins, eyes” (upper right corner).

Artist Life Dates

1911-2012

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1977

Accession Number

2008/2.220

Medium and Support

pencil on paper

relevance

rank 0.98771

Secondary Keywords

image form

components and systems

drawings

drawings by function

drawings by subject type

group portraits

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by general context

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

people by gender

sets (groups)

spouses

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Man's Garment

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Fulani

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

1983/2.195

Medium and Support

cotton

relevance

rank 0.98764

Secondary Keywords

costume by form

descriptors

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

textile materials

textile materials by composition or origin

Title

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

Artist

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

1746-1828

Object Creation Date

plate 1810-1820; printed 1863

Accession Number

2009/1.479

Medium and Support

etching and aquatint on paper

relevance

rank 0.98736

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

armed conflicts

european

european regions

events

intaglio prints

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

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

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

14th century

Accession Number

1993/2.43

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 0.98736

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

devotional images

figures (representations)

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of an Old Man with a Long Beard

Artist

Gaetano Gandolfi

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

(1728 - 1781)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

2nd half of 18th century

Accession Number

2009/1.496

Medium and Support

charcoal, wash on paper

relevance

rank 0.98633

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

drawing and drawing techniques

image-making processes and techniques

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

the human body

upper body

Title

Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Physical Description

This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.

The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.

Artist Life Dates

1754-1806

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1798

Accession Number

1948/1.187

Medium and Support

oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych

relevance

rank 0.98570

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

east asian

entertainment events

events

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

performances

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 form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Physical Description

This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.

The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.

Artist Life Dates

1754-1806

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1798

Accession Number

1948/1.186

Medium and Support

oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych

relevance

rank 0.98570

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

east asian

entertainment events

events

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

performances

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 form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Labors of Hercules: Nessus and Deianira (one of the set of 13 prints)

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1550

Accession Number

1956/1.71

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 0.98522

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

animals and creatures

clothing

descriptors

figures

figures (representations)

iconography

inorganic material

legendary creatures

mammals

materials

materials by composition

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

projectile launchers with nonexplosive propellant

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Untitled

Artist

Bill McAfee

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

1915-2001

Accession Number

2013/1.254

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.98504

Secondary Keywords

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by form

coverings and hangings by specific type

figures (representations)

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

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

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Punjab Hills

Physical Description

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

Century

late 18th century - early 19th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century - early 19th century

Accession Number

1975/2.149

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 0.98442

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

crown (headdress)

headgear

landscapes (environments)

mammals

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Suiten kyo (Sutra of Varuna, Deity of the Waters)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This is a long horizontal scroll with several calligraphic inscriptions on the right portion of the paper. On the left are 3 figural scenes. The one closest to the writing shows a male figure wearing a large headdress seated in the lotus position within a circle. Next there is a figure with four arms who stands on the back of a dragon. Two people stand on either side- one a short blue-skinned man who holds a bowl and the other a smaller figure who holds a brush and paper. The third scene shows a male figure, seated in the lotus position, who holds a sword, a wheel, a brush and paper in his four hands.

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1300-1335

Accession Number

1964/2.104

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 0.98429

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals and creatures

asia

asia (continent)

asian

creatures

descriptors

forms

genres

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

legendary creatures

locality

making art

mythology

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religion

religions

scroll paintings

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

writing (processes)

Title

Zapruder

Artist

John Waters

Physical Description

Twenty-four color photographs mounted in two-part artist's frame with a ninety-degree bend.

Artist Life Dates

born 1946

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1995

Accession Number

2008/2.214

Medium and Support

chromogenic print on paper

relevance

rank 0.98381

Secondary Keywords

administrators

artistic concepts

associated concepts

components and systems

concepts in the arts

concepts relating to the creative process

creativity

deaths

events

executives

imagination

murders

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by specific context

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in government and administration

personal life events

photographs

photographs by subject type

social issues

social science concepts

sociological concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works groupings

Title

Pendant in the form of a man clasping his knees

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

1983/2.159

Medium and Support

brass

relevance

rank 0.98345

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

forming

jewelry

jewelry by form

man

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects of adornment

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

Begin the Beguine

Artist

Max Beckmann

Physical Description

Interior composition with male and female dancers positioned at center with seated female at lower left, standing male on crutches at right and a group of birds in the leftmost background.

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1946

Accession Number

1948/1.103

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 0.98326

Secondary Keywords

amputation

animals

animals and creatures

arts

arts and related disciplines

buildings and the land

disciplines

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

european

european styles and periods

genres

humanities

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

performing arts

performing arts buildings

performing arts structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

tools and equipment

Title

Jessica

Artist

David Rosen

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

1958-2013

Object Creation Date

2001

Accession Number

2013/2.209

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.98321

Secondary Keywords

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

multiple-seating furniture

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

seating furniture

Title

Manet's Olympia

Artist

Mel Ramos

Physical Description

A female nude reclining on a bed wearing one yellow slipper on her left foot, a gold bracelet on her right arm and a black ribbon tied in a bow around her neck. An African American woman in a blue dress stands behind her holding a bouquet of yellow and white flowers. A small monkey sits at the foot of the bed. All subjects look directly at the viewer.

Artist Life Dates

born 1935

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1974

Accession Number

1991/2.102.1

Medium and Support

collotype on wove paper

relevance

rank 0.98307

Secondary Keywords

aesthetic concepts

animals and creatures

artistic concepts

associated concepts

buildings and the land

child

concepts in the arts

family

forms of expression

herbaceous plants

historical, theoretical and critical concepts

how we live

international post-1945 styles and movements

landscapes (environments)

mammals

modern american styles and periods

modern and contemporary art

modern north american styles and movements

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by activity

people by gender

people by occupation

people in service occupations

philosophical concepts

plants

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

psychological concepts

relationships

settlements and landscapes

social science concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Beside the Lake

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1935

Accession Number

1943.150

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 0.98298

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

figures

geography

how we live

lacustrine bodies

landscapes (environments)

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

objects we use

organizations

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by general type