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Title

Smiling Woman

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

Portrait of a woman from the waist up, smiling at the camera. She wears a short sleeved collared shirt with two dark buttons up the front center.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.18

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:09

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Baby in Wire Baby-Holder Seated on Table

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

An infant is seated on a wire baby-holder and leans slightly to the viewers left.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.19

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:08

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

offspring

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Little Girl Seated on Table

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

Portrait of a young girl seated on a table. She wears a knee length, pleated, checkered jumper and a long sleeve white blouse.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1957

Accession Number

2012/2.23

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:08

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Blue-and-white charger, Kangxi reign (Pair with UA2002.17)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

17th -18th century

Object Creation Date

1662-1722

Accession Number

UA2002.16

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:06

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

dishes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

platters

pottery (object genre)

serving dishes

stoneware

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Father, Mother and Daughter

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.16

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:06

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

groups of people

image-making processes and techniques

kinship groups

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

social groups

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Seated Woman in Coat and Double-Strand Necklace

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

Portrait of a woman from the waist up. Her right arm is bent at the elbow. Her body is turned towards the viewers right. Her head is turned to face out towards the viewer.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

1944

Accession Number

2012/2.20

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:06

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people

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people and culture

people by gender

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

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visual works by subject type

Title

Ceramic Vase

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

The vase is black with a silver design. The neck of the vase is long and extends from a portion that is cinched up from the bottom.

Accession Number

2012/1.265

Medium and Support

glazed ceramic

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:06

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

Beech and Red Maple Leaves, from "Woodland Portraits"

Artist

Jeannette Klute

Physical Description

A close-up image of a cluster of dried beech leaves with one red maple leaf on top at the base of a mossy tree.

Artist Life Dates

(1917 - 2009)

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2012/2.14.9

Medium and Support

vintage dye transfer print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:04

Secondary Keywords

animal material

biological material

buildings and the land

descriptors

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

nonwoody plants

plant material

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Nun with Recorder

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A nun holding a recording tool.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2012/2.45

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:04

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religious (people)

Title

Tree Study (Homage to Rodchenko)

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

Cluster of trees is viewed from the ground up perspective, giving the viewer a sense of being on the ground looking up with the photographer. There are two groups of trees on either side with a strip clear sky in between them.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.94

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:03

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

perspective and shading techniques

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

wilderness

woody plants

Title

Nun Greeting Postman

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A nun and postman exchanging a signature for a package.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2012/2.43

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:03

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

public buildings

public buildings by function

religious (people)

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Chicken-Headed Ewer

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

4th-5th c

Object Creation Date

317-420

Accession Number

2005/2.93

Medium and Support

stoneware with black glaze

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:03

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

Serpent Mound, Ohio

Artist

Marilyn Bridges

Physical Description

A black and white aerial landscape photograph of a long and winding mound land formation in the shape of a large snake. The serpent-like mound is surrounded by trees.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1957

Object Creation Date

1982

Accession Number

2012/2.12

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print, AP on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:03

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landforms and landform components

natural landscapes

photographic techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

picture-taking techniques

picture-taking techniques by location or context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

Title

Au dessu du col de vara

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A lone upright plant amongst tangled branches and grasses of other flora on the mountainside.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2012/2.40

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:02

Secondary Keywords

upward

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

Title

Couple Seated on Table, Striped Background

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

A couple seated on a table in front of a striped wall. The man wears a fedora and is seated to the woman's left. The woman wears a short sleeve, white, knee length dress and short white socks and sandals.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.17

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:02

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Bowl

Artist

Kip Christensen

Artist Life Dates

(active Preston, Idaho, 1955 - )

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2002

Accession Number

2002/2.127

Medium and Support

wood

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:01

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Stormy Valley

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

Mountains and a cloudy, dark sky from a valley.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

2012/2.34

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:01

Secondary Keywords

downward

upward

buildings and the land

descriptors

events

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural events

natural landscapes

people and culture

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

Title

Blue-and-white bowl with floral and landscape designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Accession Number

1954/1.545

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue overglaze painting

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:01

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

settlements and landscapes

stoneware

vessels

Title

Uffington Horse, Oxfordshire, England

Artist

Marilyn Bridges

Physical Description

A black and white aerial image of a hilly landscape that is partially illuminated. In the center of the photograph is a land formation of a horse -- similar to the Nazca lines in Peru.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1957

Object Creation Date

1985

Accession Number

2012/2.9

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print, AP on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:01

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

drawings

drawings by technique

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

photographic techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

picture-taking techniques

picture-taking techniques by location or context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Cross Stitch Embroidery Sampler

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 920-1940

Accession Number

1986/1.209

Medium and Support

silk embroidery

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:00

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

Title

Horse Torso

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

1st-2nd century

Object Creation Date

1st century - 2nd century

Accession Number

UA2005.150

Medium and Support

earthenware with traces of polychrome

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:00

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

mammals

object genres

object genres by material

the human body

Title

Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium sp.), from "Woodland Portraits"

Artist

Jeannette Klute

Physical Description

A close-up image of small blue flowers blooming from tall grass-like shoots. The background is out of focus, green with a few bright colors of other plants.

Artist Life Dates

(1917 - 2009)

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2012/2.14.6

Medium and Support

vintage dye transfer print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:00

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

photographic techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

picture-taking techniques

picture-taking techniques by location or context

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Imari Fluted Bowl

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

UA2002.6

Medium and Support

porcelain, blue underglaze and enamel overglaze painting

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:00

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

vessels

Title

Shallow Bowl with a dog figurine

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

3rd century

Object Creation Date

317-420

Accession Number

2005/2.84

Medium and Support

earthenware with pale gray-green glaze

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:59

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

descriptors

mammals

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

Spirit Surf, Big Sur, California

Artist

Marilyn Bridges

Physical Description

A black and white aerial photograph of an ocean surf approaching a ridged shore.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1957

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2012/2.13

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:59

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

marine bodies

natural landscapes

photographic techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

picture-taking techniques

picture-taking techniques by location or context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

Title

Horse Torso

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

1st-2nd century

Object Creation Date

1st century - 2nd century

Accession Number

UA2005.149

Medium and Support

earthenware with traces of polychrome

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:58

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

mammals

object genres

object genres by material

the human body

Title

Paraders with Flowering Tree Branches, Moscow

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A parade in Moscow. Presumably this parade is in the springtime, participants hold flowering tree branches. In the center a father and his young daughter, who is sitting on his shoulders, smile as they walk down the street.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.92

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:58

Secondary Keywords

asia (continent)

associated concepts

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

geographic and political locations

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

physical sciences concepts

plant components

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

seasons

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

trees (components)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

woody plants

Title

Ha-ak, Blythe Site #1, Blythe, California

Artist

Marilyn Bridges

Physical Description

A black and white aerial landscape photograph. Image of a human figure encased in a pentagon shape carved into the land. Around this figure are swirl shapes also imprinted into the land.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1957

Object Creation Date

1982

Accession Number

2012/2.10

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on ppaer

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:58

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

photographic techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

picture-taking techniques

picture-taking techniques by location or context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Happy Couple

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

A seated couple seen from the waist up. He wears a short sleeve collared shirt and leans to his left, towards the woman. His left arm is around her back. She is to the viewer's right and wears a short sleeve button up shirt. Her arms are bent at the elbows and held in front of her.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.26

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:58

Secondary Keywords

components and systems

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by general context

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

sets (groups)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Stereoscope Viewer

Artist

Stereo Classics Studio

Physical Description

It is a stereoscope viewer made of wood and brass. The viewer part is supported by a wooden handle and has two glass pieces for the viewer to look through. There are two pieces of wood is a cross shape that are also attached to the viewer, the horizontal piece can be slid along the virtical piece and there are two brass supports that hold the stereoscope card.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1925-1980

Accession Number

2010/1.167

Medium and Support

wood and brass

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:58

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

In the Trenches, 1941-45

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A group of soldiers hunched over and running through war trenches in a field of battle.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.72

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:57

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

descriptors

design elements

events

objects we use

ornament areas

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in military occupations

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

positives

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Bowl with Stand

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A ceramic ridged bowl with a tall, trapered cylindrical stand. The base is detailed with staggered square cut-outs.

Object Creation Date

400-599

Accession Number

2009/2.70

Medium and Support

ceramic

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:55

Secondary Keywords

asian

containers

containers by form

descriptors

east asian

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels

Title

Tripod Saki Pitcher

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

A tripod saki pitcher with a narrow spout that extends perpendicular from the base of the pitcher.

Accession Number

2012/1.266

Medium and Support

glazed ceramic

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:54

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

White Porcelain Square Water Dropper with Openwork Cloud and Crane Design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A square porcelain water dropper. The porcelain is white and there is an image of a lizard or dragon on the top. Clouds are depicted on the sides with the image of a flying crane on the front of the square. The white glaze has chipped of or is thin in places, revealing the copper underglaze.

Century

Late 19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.279

Medium and Support

porcelain with copper underglaze painting

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:54

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

containers

containers by form

crane (bird)

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

Title

Black Palm

Artist

Dewey Garrett

Physical Description

black dyed wood vase with exggerated texture fibers

Artist Life Dates

(active California, 1969 - )

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2002/2.137

Medium and Support

dyed palm wood

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:53

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

wood and wood products

Title

Ascent Series

Artist

Vic Wood

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2002/2.186

Medium and Support

heon pine

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:53

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Roof Tile

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This lotus medallion design on this round tile-end consists of eight petals. The outer rim is decorated with eighteen round dents. The seedpod contains six peripheral seeds.

Object Creation Date

7th century - 8th century

Accession Number

2004/1.197

Medium and Support

earthenware

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:52

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

enclosing structural elements

flowers

medium

object genres

object genres by material

objects

plants

pottery (object genre)

roofs and roof components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

the natural world

Title

Soviet Soldier Firing Captured German Panzerfaust at Night

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

late 1942; printed 2003

Accession Number

2012/2.69

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:52

Secondary Keywords

asia (continent)

descriptors

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in military occupations

photographic techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

picture-taking techniques

picture-taking techniques by location or context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with explosive propellant

russia (nation)

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Smiling Young Woman

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

Portrait of a young woman viewed from the waist up. She has chin length curly hair tied back with a ribbon. She wears a short sleeve dress with thin, vertical strips. Square lace decoration accross chest.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.25

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:52

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Small Incense Burner

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

A ceramic incense burner colored white and beige. The top portion makes up the majority of the burner.

Accession Number

2012/1.262A&B

Medium and Support

glazed ceramic

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:52

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

Title

Nun with Book

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A nun seated on a rocking chair near a window reading a book.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2012/2.47

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:51

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

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windows and window components

Title

Oil Lamp in the Shape of an Equestrian Warrior

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

It is a earthenware with a man riding a small horse with short legs over a thick rectangle plate. There is a lamp-oil container with hole over the hips of the horse, and a spout sticks out in the front breast of the horse, which enables to pour out water through the inside of the stomach of horse. The figure on the horse wears a triangular hat and armor. The left arm is disappeared.

Century

6th century

Object Creation Date

1st half 6th century

Accession Number

2004/1.187

Medium and Support

earthenware

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:51

Secondary Keywords

animal equipment

ceramics

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

tools and equipment

Title

Mountain Village

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A village situated in a mountain valley. There is a picket fence in the foreground.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

2012/2.37

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:51

Secondary Keywords

downward

scale

upward

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

Title

Round storage jar on cut-out pedestal foot

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This light grayish-blue stoneware jar consists of a globular body, short straight mouth and a little high flared pedestal foot. The body is decorated with two incised line and combed wave design. The foot whose bottom is rolled outward is a little high.

Object Creation Date

circa 500

Accession Number

2004/1.186

Medium and Support

stoneware

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:50

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects

pottery (object genre)

Title

Mishka the Space Dog is being dressed, while Tsyganka the other Space Dog is already dressed, 1960

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

Mishka and Tsyganka, the Russian space dogs. Mishka, the dog on the left, is not yet fully dressed and still lacks the headpiece. Tsyganka on the right is fully dressed in her spacesuit and headpiece.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.90

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:50

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asia (continent)

descriptors

geographic and political locations

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mammals

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

Green Frog (Rana clamitans), from "Woodland Portraits"

Artist

Jeannette Klute

Physical Description

Small green frog, in-focus, in a mostly out of focus compostition. The right of the image has bright green grass extending from the foreground to the background, which otherwise is dark and yields no other plants.

Artist Life Dates

(1917 - 2009)

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2012/2.14.16

Medium and Support

vintage dye transfer print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:50

Secondary Keywords

amphibians

animals and creatures

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

plant material

Title

Canyon

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A mountain canyon with a cloudy sky above.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

2012/2.36

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:50

Secondary Keywords

upward

buildings and the land

descriptors

fluvial landforms

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by formation process

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

Title

Stereoscope Viewer

Artist

Stereo Classics Studio

Physical Description

A stereoscope view made of wood and brass. It has a wooden stick handle that supports the viewer; which is made of a metal case with glass pieces that the viewer can look through. There are two cross shaped pieces of wood attached to the viewer; the horizontal piece of wood slides along the vertical piece, and has two brass holders for the stereoscope card.

Object Creation Date

1925-1980

Accession Number

2010/1.168

Medium and Support

wood and brass

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:49

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Shallow Bowl with a goat figurine

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

3rd-4th century

Object Creation Date

317-420

Accession Number

2005/2.83

Medium and Support

earthenware with pale gray-green glaze

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:48

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

descriptors

mammals

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

Ironclad

Artist

Clay Foster

Artist Life Dates

b. 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2002/2.136

Medium and Support

mesquite wood

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:48

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

plant material

wood and wood products