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Title

Untitled

Artist

Frank Stella

Physical Description

Two sets of concentric arcs of bright colors radiate toward one another from the lower left corner and the upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1968

Accession Number

1993/2.6

Medium and Support

acrylic on canvas

relevance

rank 2.53762

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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descriptors

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genres

international post-1945 styles and movements

modern and contemporary art

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

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styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Portrait of Pan Qintai

Artist

Zeng Jing (Tseng Ching)

Physical Description

Painting of a standing male figure facing forward and holding a walking stick, against a blank background surrounded by an inscription, two artist’s seals, seven colophons and accompanying seals of contemporary scholars and artists.

Artist Life Dates

1564-1657

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1621

Accession Number

1966/1.110

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 2.52609

Secondary Keywords

layout features

components

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document genres

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illustrations

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images and ornament

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layout features

objects we use

paintings

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people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

scroll paintings

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

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Title

Articulation: Formulation, from the portfolio "Formulation: Articulation"

Artist

Josef Albers

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1972

Accession Number

1983/1.336.1

Medium and Support

screenprint on paper

relevance

rank 2.52593

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

aegean

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concepts in the arts

early western world

european

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forms of expression

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greek

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modern and contemporary art

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people and culture

plane figures

polygons

quadrilaterals

rectangles

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual and tactile

Title

Black Boomerang and Polygons

Artist

Alexander Calder

Physical Description

A base composed of a red section that lies on the floor and a black section that rises to narrow point. On the point rests the moving part of the "mobile"--one arm extends out and ends in a black boomerang; the other extends out then attaches to a vertical arm that has yellow polygons on either end.

Artist Life Dates

1898 - 1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1963

Accession Number

1986/2.21

Medium and Support

aluminum, steel, brass, and paint

relevance

rank 2.52261

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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people and culture

plane figures

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

scientific concepts

sculpture

sculpture by form

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual and tactile

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Prayer scroll fragment, from a prayer wheel

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet

Physical Description

A fragment of a horizontal scroll, which would originally have been rolled up and tucked inside a Tibetan prayer wheel, with the text of a prayer printed in red and black ink.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1959/1.158

Medium and Support

red and black ink on paper

relevance

rank 2.52230

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

descriptors

document genres

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image-making processes and techniques

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paintings

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people and culture

processes and techniques

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religions

religions and religious concepts

scroll paintings

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

writing (processes)

Title

Field Notes II

Artist

Larry Cressman

Physical Description

Small, thin raspberry twigs are organized in horizental rows to form a square on a white background.

Artist Life Dates

born 1945

Object Creation Date

2009

Accession Number

2009/2.103

Medium and Support

raspberry twigs, polymer, pins

relevance

rank 2.51586

Secondary Keywords

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

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cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by function

descriptors

document genres

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equipment

equipment by process

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landscapes (environments)

objects we use

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painting techniques by medium

piercing tools

plant components

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

tools and equipment

trees (components)

Title

White Line Square XII (Series II)

Artist

Josef Albers

Physical Description

Squares in progressing sizes and shades of orange

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Object Creation Date

1966

Accession Number

2011/1.119

Medium and Support

three color alumninum plate lithographs on hand cut Arches cover paper

relevance

rank 2.51400

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by form

coverings and hangings by specific type

european

european styles and periods

flatweaves

forms of expression

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

ingrain carpets

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

rugs

rugs by technique

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Ctric News Topi

Artist

Ronald Kitaj

Physical Description

Various sized, colorful rectangles lay atop a black background. Some of these shapes contain a variety of images: printed lettering, hand written documents, black and white photographs, and labeling tape. Each individual component has a label-like white box with a red border. Some of the rectangles also have a black or red tape that seems to censor the work's words and objects.

Artist Life Dates

born 1932

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1932-1983

Accession Number

1983/1.194

Medium and Support

color screenprint on wove paper

relevance

rank 2.51342

Secondary Keywords

color

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

gathered matter components

information form components

information forms

mercantile buildings

objects we use

pages

photographs

photographs by form

publications

serials

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

stands (mercantile structures)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Page from a Printer's or Engraver's Album: Nine Caricatures, includgin works by Henri Daumer and Jean Théophile Gustave Lesestre

Artist

Honoré Victorin Daumier

Physical Description

Nine charactures of men on the same sheet in various situations.

Artist Life Dates

1808-1879

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2013/2.533

Medium and Support

various media on wood pulp paper mounted on thick paper

relevance

rank 2.50870

Secondary Keywords

image form

books

books by internal form

descriptors

drawing and drawing techniques

image-making processes and techniques

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by function

Title

I-S Va 4 (Six Variants)

Artist

Josef Albers

Physical Description

Geometric abstract rectangular arches in shades of red and orange

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

2011/1.116

Medium and Support

screenprint on Arches

relevance

rank 2.50311

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

arches and arch components

architectural elements

artistic concepts

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

people and culture

spanning and projecting structural elements

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Untitled, from 'Spectral Cadmiums'

Artist

Richard Anuszkiewicz

Artist Life Dates

born 1930

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1968

Accession Number

1969/1.120

Medium and Support

serigraph on paper

relevance

rank 2.50251

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

aegean

aegean periods

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

early western world

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

genres

geometric concepts

geometric figures

geometric shapes

greek

mathematical concepts

mediterranean

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

people and culture

plane figures

polygons

quadrilaterals

rectangles

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual and tactile

Title

Courtesans of the Chôjiya: Hinatsuru and Her Attendant

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Physical Description

The kneeling figure in the foreground is grand courtesan Hinatsuru. Her kamuro (attendant) is arranging a vase of chrysanthemums beside her. The circular inset contains a poet and his poem addressed to the two of them:

In its wake

The autumn grasses wither.

Indeed, the mountain wind

Has now become a gale.

Artist Life Dates

(Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1790

Accession Number

1948/1.184

Medium and Support

Ôban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper

relevance

rank 2.49986

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

east asian

information forms

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

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objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

prostitutes

relief prints

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Sword (13th century) and scabbard (18th century) with design of samurai writing a poem under cherry tree

Artist

Kagemitsu

Physical Description

The sword is long and slightly curved; the metal smith's name is engraved on the metal handle.

Artist Life Dates

(active late 13th–early 14th century )

Century

Late 13th-Early 14th century

Object Creation Date

1299-1301

Accession Number

1973/2.85

Medium and Support

forged steel blade with wooden handle and scabbard

relevance

rank 2.49937

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

cases (containers)

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by form

deciduous trees

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

edged weapon components

information forms

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in military occupations

plants

settlements and landscapes

sheaths

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weapon components

woody plants

Title

Holocaust 6

Artist

Eduard Bargheer

Physical Description

A menage of female figures lie entangled together, painted in many different colors. Certain body parts appear identifiable and are emphasized with bleeding lines. In the background appears straight-lined brush strokes emoting a fence or barricade much like one would see within a concentration camp. Beneath the watery brushstrokes are thin, precise lines.

Artist Life Dates

1901 - 1979

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1947

Accession Number

1948/2.1

Medium and Support

watercolor and graphite on paper

relevance

rank 2.49821

Secondary Keywords

layout features

visual arts

armed conflicts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

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components and systems

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descriptors

detention complexes

events

forms of expression

housing complexes

housing complexes by function

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

layout features

object genres

object genres by location, context or origin

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a monk, layman, and cobras

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

A naked Jina sits on a throne with a naked monk to his left offering praise. A devotee sits in a lotus pond that is surrounded by flames, yet his face appears serene ans he holds his rosary. Two cobras appear next to the flames, with a three in the background.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.171

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 2.49557

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

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descriptors

design elements

document genres

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events

figures (representations)

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information forms

landscapes (environments)

leaves (folded sheets)

motifs

natural element motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

plants

reptiles

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Sibyl Seated with Tablet

Artist

Bartolomeo Coriolano

Physical Description

A woman wearing long robes sits holding a pen in her right hand and props up a blank tablet in her lap. A putto helps support the table from behind and points toward the seated figure. A pot of ink with another pen appears next to his foot.

Artist Life Dates

(ca. 1599 - ca. 1676)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

2009/2.23

Medium and Support

chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper

relevance

rank 2.49521

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

descriptors

design elements

drafting, drawing and writing equipment

drafting, drawing and writing equipment by specific type

equipment

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objects we use

people

people (agents)

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prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

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tools and equipment

visual works

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woodcuts

Title

Sibyl with a Child Holding a Torch

Artist

Ugo da Carpi

Physical Description

A woman sits in an interior holding a book in her right arm, which is propped upon a ledge. She reads by the light of a torch held by a child standing next to her. Print trimmed to image frame. Image was previously folded at center (multiple folds). Paper size: lh 27 3/5cm & rh 27 4/5cm x tw 22 3/5cm bw 22 3/10cm.

Artist Life Dates

ca. 1440 - after 1525

Century

16th century

Accession Number

2008/2.420

Medium and Support

chiaroscuro woodcut on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 2.47515

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

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information artifacts by physical form

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lighting devices

lighting devices by form

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people

people (agents)

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people by activity

people by age group

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woodcuts

youth

Title

Small Worlds, III (Kleine Welten, III)

Artist

Wassily Kandinsky

Physical Description

Positioned within a black background a vertically stationed white oval shape sits at center; within the oval are a series of abstracted forms and lines in primary colors all characteristic of Kandinsky's style.

Artist Life Dates

1866 - 1944

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1922

Accession Number

1948/1.62

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.47216

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

visual arts

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planographic prints

prints

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styles and periods

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Kalpasutra manuscript, leaf: The Courtesan Kosha and the King's Charioteer (fol. no. 102v)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat

Physical Description

Alongside a block of calligraphic text a red rectable sets off an illustrative space. In the bottom right corner of the illustration a woman dances, and on the left a larger figure pulls an arrow taught in a bow.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

early 15th century

Accession Number

1997/2.39

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 2.46850

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

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people

people (agents)

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performing artists

processes and techniques

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projectile launchers with nonexplosive propellant

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

weapons

weapons and ammunition

writing (processes)

Title

Sunday of the Bookkeeper

Artist

Pierre Alechinsky

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1927-1978

Accession Number

1978/2.65

Medium and Support

etching on ledger paper

relevance

rank 2.46843

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

visual arts

artistic concepts

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european

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intaglio prints

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people and culture

prints

prints by process

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Sunday of the Bookkeeper

Artist

Pierre Alechinsky

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1927-1978

Accession Number

1978/2.67

Medium and Support

etching on ledger paper

relevance

rank 2.46843

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

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european

european styles and periods

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genres

intaglio prints

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people and culture

prints

prints by process

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styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Sunday of the Bookkeeper

Artist

Pierre Alechinsky

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1927-1978

Accession Number

1978/2.66

Medium and Support

etching on ledger paper

relevance

rank 2.46843

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

genres

intaglio prints

modern european fine arts styles and movements

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objects we use

people and culture

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Saint Maria, Saint Claude, Saint Norbert, and Saint Robert from Israel Henriet's "Images of the Saints" (Plate 48)

Artist

Jacques Callot

Physical Description

Four oval illustrations of different scenes of saints helping others.

Artist Life Dates

1592-1635

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1636

Accession Number

2013/2.540

Medium and Support

etching on laid paper

relevance

rank 2.46749

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bishops (prelates)

christian clergy

clergy

descriptors

document genres

document genres by function

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people by state or condition

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

prelates

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious texts

tools and equipment

walking sticks

Title

Fame and Erato, Muse of Love Poetry

Artist

Sebastiano Conca

Physical Description

Two women accompanied by a pair of putti appear seated in the foreground of this painting. On the left sits a winged woman crowned with a laurel wreath and wearing a long white robe and a vivid ocher-colored mantle. She leans on a globe while cradling a large book in her right arm to which she points with her left hand. In her right hand she holds a compass. A putto peeks from beneath her mantle, and a viol is visible beneath the globe. The other woman sits on a cloud. She wears a golden crown and a richly colored blue mantle. She grasps a lyre with her left hand and leans toward the woman seated next to her, gesturing in the direction of the book with her right hand. A second putto stands near her left shoulder holding a gold circlet in his left hand. The background is filled with glimpses of neoclassical architecture, including fluted columns and a facade with a row of Ionic columns supporting an entablature.

Artist Life Dates

1680 - 1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1725

Accession Number

1987/1.159

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 2.46070

Secondary Keywords

artistic concepts

artistic devices

associated concepts

chordophones

concepts in the arts

descriptors

design elements

drafting, drawing and writing equipment

drafting, drawing and writing equipment by specific type

equipment

equipment by process

figure- and animal-derived motifs

image-making equipment

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

motifs

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

symbolism

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Composition: from 'Quantum Suite'

Artist

Garo Zareh Antreasian

Artist Life Dates

born 1922

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1966

Accession Number

1971/1.193

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.46021

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

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european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

genres

modern and contemporary art

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people and culture

planographic prints

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

Untitled

Artist

Garo Zareh Antreasian

Artist Life Dates

born 1922

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1962

Accession Number

1964/1.116

Medium and Support

embossed color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.46021

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

genres

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

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objects we use

people and culture

planographic prints

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

Sunday of the Bookkeeper

Artist

Pierre Alechinsky

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1927-1978

Accession Number

1978/2.64

Medium and Support

etching on ledger paper

relevance

rank 2.46021

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

genres

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

people and culture

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Composition: from 'Octet Suite'

Artist

Garo Zareh Antreasian

Artist Life Dates

born 1922

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

1971/1.192

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.46021

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

genres

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

planographic prints

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

Early Stage of Proposal for General Mills Commission (Egyptian Beauty)

Artist

Jene Highstein

Physical Description

Heavily worked and reworked pencil drawing on large square of grid paper. Form is an ovoid shape with longitudinal and lateral lines, thinner than it is tall, fit into a rectangular box that represents the block of stone to be carved. At the bottom right of the sketched image, Highstein has noted the dimensions (7’ x 7’ x 2’) x 7. Seven blocks of granite at 2’ x 2’ x 7’ were meant to be stacked and carved into the proposed shape.

Artist Life Dates

(1942 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1987

Accession Number

2008/2.232

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

relevance

rank 2.45577

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

animal material

animal material by form or function

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

egg and egg components

forms of expression

inorganic material

international post-1945 styles and movements

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

objects we use

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

rock

rock by form

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Kaze (Shôjo) /Girl in the Wind

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A young girl in a yellow shirt is facing the wind. Leaves are being blown around her.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1956

Accession Number

2011/2.10

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 2.45529

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

books

books by external form

earth sciences concepts

folded books

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical sciences concepts

prints

prints by process or technique

scientific concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Orchids Room

Artist

Unge (Taigan)

Physical Description

Horizontally oriented. Begins with two large characters then a series of folliage imagery proceeded by calligraphy. Ink on paper, hand scroll.

Artist Life Dates

1773-1850

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1823

Accession Number

1968/2.25

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 2.45145

Secondary Keywords

animals

asia (continent)

asian

buildings and the land

descriptors

flowers (plants)

forms

geographic and political locations

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

making art

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

plant material

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Frontispiece to Johann Kaspar Lavatar, Aphorisms on Man

Artist

William Blake

Physical Description

Print of a man sitting and ooking up toward a figure holding an inscribed sign with Greek letters.

Artist Life Dates

1757-1827

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

plate 1788

Accession Number

1985/2.134

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 2.44782

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

man

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

measuring devices

measuring devices for extent

objects we use

people and occupations

sandglasses

seating furniture

single seating furniture

text-based art

timepieces

timepieces by form

Title

St. Jerome in His Study

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

This engraving depicts a comfortable domestic interior. An old bearded man sits poring over a book at table in the back of the room. A lion and dog rest on the floor in the foreground. Various other objects appear around the room, including a skull, books, slippers, a crucifix, and a pair of scissors.

Artist Life Dates

Nüremberg, 1471-1528

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1514

Accession Number

1993/2.1

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 2.44503

Secondary Keywords

image form

transfer method

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals and creatures

bavaria (state)

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

germany (nation)

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

intaglio prints

mammals

materials

materials by origin

mittelfranken (national district)

objects we use

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Jain Tirthankara and a monk with animal forest scene, no. 12 from a Digambara series

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

Two distinct registers divide a page in half. At the top, a yellow-orange colored nude jina sits in lotus position upon a three tiered throne [a patterned blue level at the bottom on feet, with an orange section with gold and red decoration and a green level at the top with gold vertical stripes]. He sits against a red background adorned with a pattern of three white dots. The background takes the shape of an elegant cusped arch with a green and white pattern along its outside with a gold pattern at its sides. To the right of the seated figure a nude Digambara monk sits with his legs folded and one knee up on a less elaborate throne with a lota or pot at the corner and a crossed bookstand to the side holding a book with some devanagari writing on it. He raises his right arm and holds his left to his ear.

Placed under a band of curving yellow stripes, the bottom register represents animals in a landscape. At the bottom are clumps of grass with four stylized mountain forms in blue at the right. Above the mountains stands a tiger facing a family of antelope striding towards him. The family consists of the blue male with his long spiraling horns and a yellow doe below him with a flesh-colored in front of her. Another small yellow fawn takes up the rear. Clumps of light blue and green grasses fill in the background.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.178

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 2.44305

Secondary Keywords

upward

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

descriptors

figures (representations)

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

mammals

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people by state or condition

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

plant material

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious (people)

settlements and landscapes

vessels

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Standing Figure

Artist

Alberto Giacometti

Physical Description

An elongated figure with minimal features stands on a small rectangular base with left foot slightly forward. The metal has a texture resembling molten wax.

Artist Life Dates

1901 - 1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1957

Accession Number

1958/1.137

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 2.44088

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

figures

forming

forms of expression

genres

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern and contemporary art

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Esther before Ahasuerus

Artist

Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)

Physical Description

A bearded man, wearing majestic red robes with a large ermine collar and a green turban surmounted by a crown, sits on a throne at left. He leans forward, holding a long thin scepter in his right hand while touching his chest with his left. Before him stand two women supporting a third, who has fainted. This third woman wears a splendid blue robe ornamented with a row of opulent clasps, a luxurious golden cloak lined with pink fabric, and a crown that seems to tilt precariously on the back of her head. The man looks intently into the face of the fainted woman, while the two women, in turn, watch his expression closely.

Artist Life Dates

1591-1666

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1639

Accession Number

1963/2.45

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 2.43904

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

bible

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

document genres

document genres by function

european

european styles and periods

headgear

identifying artifacts

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

religious texts

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

symbols of office

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Growing Forms

Artist

David Smith

Physical Description

A roughly teardrop-shaped sculpture of shiny cast aluminum. Within the basic organic shape are several curls and a shape that appears to be a woman or perhaps a fetus. The sculpture sits atop a tall wooden base composed of a stack of fat disc shapes.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1965

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1939

Accession Number

1980/1.213A

Medium and Support

cast aluminum on wood base

relevance

rank 2.43901

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

associated concepts

biological concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

events

forms of expression

inorganic material

life

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

personal life events

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Drawing of a Point in Summer

Artist

Richard Tuttle

Physical Description

Two sweeping marks made with crayon in the middle of the page. This abstract form resembles the letter “T” with ends that curve back in, or a “P” whose loop isn’t closed.

Artist Life Dates

Born 1941

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1973

Accession Number

2008/2.260

Medium and Support

black crayon on paper

relevance

rank 2.43475

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

information form components

intaglio printing processes

international post-1945 styles and movements

people and culture

phonetic signs

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

script and type forms

script and type signs

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Untitled

Artist

Don Hazlitt

Physical Description

Sketch of tightly grouped volumetric forms rendered in thick dark lines with some shading; signed “DH” in upper left corner, “7/84” in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

(1948 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1984

Accession Number

2008/2.231

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

relevance

rank 2.42876

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

aegean

aegean periods

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

design elements

drawing and drawing techniques

drawings

drawings by method of projection

drawings by method of representation

drawings by technique

early western world

forms of expression

geometric concepts

greek

image-making processes and techniques

mathematical concepts

mediterranean

motifs

objects we use

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

solids (geometric)

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Articulation: Formulation, from the portfolio "Formulation: Articulation"

Artist

Josef Albers

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1972

Accession Number

1983/1.336.2

Medium and Support

screenprint on paper

relevance

rank 2.42670

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

visual arts

abstraction

aegean

aegean periods

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

design elements

early western world

forms of expression

geometric concepts

geometric figures

greek

mathematical concepts

mediterranean

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

plane figures

polygons

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

quadrilaterals

rectangles

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual and tactile

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

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

relevance

rank 2.42339

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

religious (people)

windows and window components

Title

Mine More Coal - United States Fuel Administration - Stand by the boys in the trenches!

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Text: Mine More Coal - United States Fuel Administration - Stand by the boys in the trenches! - (Italian) Sostenete i soldati nelle trincee! Estraete Sempre Piu' Carbone! - (Croatian) Pomogni nasoj mladosti u rovovima! Kopaj Vise Ugljevlja! - (Slovenian) Podpiraj vojake v strelnih jarkih! Koplji Vec Premoga! - (Polish) Wspomagajcie wiernie tych ktorzy sa na linii bojowej! Starajcie Sie Powiekszyc Produkcje Wegla! - (Hungarian) Segitse a fiukat a lövészarokban! Aknázzon Több Szenet! - (German) Unterstuetzt die Jungen in den Schuetzengraeben! Foerdert Mehr Kohle!

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.140

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.41954

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

birds

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

business and industry

complexes

complexes by function

components

components and systems

components by specific context

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

design elements

events

extracting complexes

how we live

industrial complexes

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information form components

information forms

layout features

mines (industrial complexes)

modern and contemporary art

motifs

natural element motifs

objects we use

people and culture

text-based art

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

war

world wars

Title

View of The Plaza Outside the Palace of Congress, Moscow

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

Looking down into the Plaza outside the Moscow Palace of Congress. The focal point of the image is a tall flagpole that carries the Russian flag at the top. The flagpole sits in the middle of an arrow-shaped grassy area lines with trees and more, shorter flagpoles and flags. Lining the plaza in the distance are more trees and buildings. In the far, foggy background tall spires of a church and a skyline of the city are only just visible.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.89

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.41746

Secondary Keywords

asia (continent)

buildings and the land

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

geographic and political locations

identifying artifacts

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

landscapes (environments)

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

religious buildings

religious structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

site elements

squares (open spaces)

Title

What We All Lack (Ce qui manque à nous tous)

Artist

Man Ray

Physical Description

A clear glass bubble rests on the bowl of a plain white clay pipe. Along the stem of the pipe are the words, "Ce que [sic] manque à nous tous."

Artist Life Dates

1890 - 1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1962

Accession Number

1997/1.129

Medium and Support

blown glass, clay, and wood

relevance

rank 2.41543

Secondary Keywords

smoking and tobacco use

associated concepts

constructions (sculpture)

dynamics

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

international post-1945 styles and movements

mechanics concepts

modern and contemporary art

movement

objects

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

scientific concepts

sculpture

sculpture by technique

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

surface tension

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

words

Title

Chess Set (Chess Pieces and Base of Table)

Artist

Victor Vasarely

Physical Description

Acrylic chess set. The playing pieces are of various geometric shapes. The board and the space that surrounds it are covered with a colorful grid pattern in shades of blues and purples,.

Artist Life Dates

1908 - 1997

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1980

Accession Number

2004/2.86A-EE & HH

Medium and Support

acrylic sculpture

relevance

rank 2.40306

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

associated concepts

card, table and board game elements

concepts in the arts

descriptors

design elements

forming

forms of expression

game pieces

gameboards

geometric patterns

international post-1945 styles and movements

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Chess Set (Board)

Artist

Victor Vasarely

Physical Description

Acrylic chess set. The playing pieces are of various geometric shapes. The board and the space that surrounds it are covered with a colorful grid pattern, which each square filled with a circle.

Artist Life Dates

1908 - 1997

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1980

Accession Number

2004/2.86II

Medium and Support

acrylic sculpture

relevance

rank 2.40306

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

associated concepts

card, table and board game elements

concepts in the arts

descriptors

design elements

forming

forms of expression

game pieces

gameboards

geometric patterns

international post-1945 styles and movements

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and devotees

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

Multi-colored ink on paper. Prominent reds, yellows and blues. Six figures, three smaller (clothed), three larger (nude or semi-nude). Scene of worship.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.176

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 2.40120

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

biological concepts

forms

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

health and related concepts

health-related concepts

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

making art

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

physical activities

physical activities by general context

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

scientific concepts

text-based art

torches and torch holders

visual works

visual works by subject type

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Stove God and Wife with Calendar

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

This print is typical, depicting the Stove God and his wife with halos and elegant clothing. Before them is a table with common worship instruments, including candles, an incense burner, and flowers. Standing in the bottom corners are two officials, and between them a container of jewels. The jewels are flanked by a dog and rooster; animals thought to be symbols of domesticity with auspicious connotations. Above the scene a calendar for the year 1949 is framed by an auspicious dragon motif.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1948

Accession Number

1989/2.116

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 2.39693

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

calendars

containers

containers by function or context

document genres

document genres by form

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

herbaceous plants

information forms

landscapes (environments)

legendary creatures

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

mythology

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

people by state or condition

plants

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

spouses

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Untitled

Artist

Robert Rauschenberg

Physical Description

Images of a old fashioned space shuttle, a man hanging on to two arrows, a face, the American flag. Done in red ink with beige filler, except for the man and the arrows, who are filled in with white.

Artist Life Dates

1925 - 2008

Object Creation Date

1970

Accession Number

2011/1.66

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.38770

Secondary Keywords

air and space transportation vehicles

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

heads

identifying artifacts

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photographic prints

photographic prints by color

photographs

photographs by form

positives

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

the human body

transportation vehicles

upper body

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Tea Time

Artist

Dewey Blocksma

Physical Description

A parade car, with two wheels on the front, holds a teapot shape structure which has a barbie head on top of the teapot, and an American flag sticking on the barbie doll's head.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1943

Object Creation Date

2010

Accession Number

2011/2.62

Medium and Support

mixed media

relevance

rank 2.38592

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

figurines

food

identifying artifacts

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

scientific concepts

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

tool and equipment components

vessels for serving and consuming food

vessels for serving drinks

visual works

visual works by medium or technique