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Title
Alice
Artist
Florencia Pita
Physical Description
Orange in color and floral in shape. Is attached to the larger base pieces when installed.
Artist Life Dates
Argentina
Object Creation Date
2007
Accession Number
2013/1.228.46
Medium and Support
polymer foam, PETG, urethane
relevance
rank 2.13935
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
design elements
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patterns (design elements)
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Title
Alice
Artist
Florencia Pita
Physical Description
Larger section of the background of piece. Orange in color and organic in shape.
Artist Life Dates
Argentina
Object Creation Date
2007
Accession Number
2013/1.228.7
Medium and Support
polymer foam, PETG, urethane
relevance
rank 2.13935
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
design elements
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patterns by specific type
sculpture
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Title
The Rooster Protects the House from Suzhou
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Polychrome woodblock print of a rooster holding a praying mantis in its mouth with four characters at top center framed by a floral scrolling border
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2006/2.47
Medium and Support
color woodblock print mounted on stiff board with silk borders
relevance
rank 2.13935
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
animals and creatures
birds
objects we use
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
relief prints
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Alice
Artist
Florencia Pita
Physical Description
Orange in color and floral in shape. Is attached to the larger base pieces when installed.
Artist Life Dates
Argentina
Object Creation Date
2007
Accession Number
2013/1.228.23
Medium and Support
polymer foam, PETG, urethane
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rank 2.13935
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
design elements
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patterns by specific type
sculpture
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Title
Alice
Artist
Florencia Pita
Physical Description
Orange in color and floral in shape. Is attached to the larger base pieces when installed.
Artist Life Dates
Argentina
Object Creation Date
2007
Accession Number
2013/1.228.39
Medium and Support
polymer foam, PETG, urethane
relevance
rank 2.13935
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descriptors
design elements
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Title
Alice
Artist
Florencia Pita
Physical Description
Orange in color and floral in shape. Is attached to the larger base pieces when installed.
Object Creation Date
2007
Accession Number
2013/1.228.56
Medium and Support
polymer foam, PETG, urethane
relevance
rank 2.13935
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
design elements
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patterns (design elements)
patterns by specific type
sculpture
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Title
Indian Terracottas
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Physical Description
A terracotta figure of a monkey.
Object Creation Date
n. d.
Accession Number
2009/2.141
Medium and Support
terracotta
relevance
rank 2.13935
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
descriptors
mammals
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
sculpture
sculpture by material
visual works
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Title
Alice
Artist
Florencia Pita
Physical Description
Orange in color and floral in shape. Is attached to the larger base pieces when installed.
Artist Life Dates
Argentina
Object Creation Date
2007
Accession Number
2013/1.228.51
Medium and Support
polymer foam, PETG, urethane
relevance
rank 2.13935
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
design elements
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patterns by specific type
sculpture
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Title
Alice
Artist
Florencia Pita
Physical Description
Orange in color and floral in shape. Is attached to the larger base pieces when installed.
Artist Life Dates
Argentina
Object Creation Date
2007
Accession Number
2013/1.228.16
Medium and Support
polymer foam, PETG, urethane
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rank 2.13935
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Title
Alice
Artist
Florencia Pita
Physical Description
Orange in color and floral in shape. Is attached to the larger base pieces when installed.
Artist Life Dates
Argentina
Object Creation Date
2007
Accession Number
2013/1.228.32
Medium and Support
polymer foam, PETG, urethane
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rank 2.13935
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Title
Alice
Artist
Florencia Pita
Physical Description
Orange in color and floral in shape. Is attached to the larger base pieces when installed.
Artist Life Dates
Argentina
Object Creation Date
2007
Accession Number
2013/1.228.48
Medium and Support
polymer foam, PETG, urethane
relevance
rank 2.13935
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
design elements
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patterns (design elements)
patterns by specific type
sculpture
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visual works
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Title
Election Day at Battlesboro High School
Artist
Robert F. George
Physical Description
People standing in a grassy field holding politcal signs.
Object Creation Date
November 7, 2000; printed 2013
Accession Number
2014/2.188
Medium and Support
postcard on paper
relevance
rank 2.13412
Secondary Keywords
art genres
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
declaratory and advertising artifacts
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
objects we use
people and culture
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Donna Ferrato, Tribeca, 10013
Artist
Donna Ferrato
Physical Description
This cover page shows the artist name and title, "Donna Ferrato, Tribeca, 10013." Below that are examples of the five black and white photographs contained in the portfolio.
Artist Life Dates
American, born 1949
Object Creation Date
2005-2009
Accession Number
2010/2.51.1
Medium and Support
pigment print on fiber paper
relevance
rank 2.12773
Secondary Keywords
scale
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
gathered matter components
information form components
objects we use
pages
settlements
settlements and landscapes
settlements by form
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Untitled (Men Walking on Trail)
Artist
Takis (Dimitris) Tloupas
Physical Description
This black and white photograph shows men walking along a trail in a dense fog. There are multiple silhouettes of trees in on the left side of the trail.
Artist Life Dates
1920-2003
Object Creation Date
1955
Accession Number
2012/1.248
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 2.12754
Secondary Keywords
color
biological components
buildings and the land
built complexes and districts
complexes
complexes by function
components
components and systems
components by specific context
objects we use
photographs
photographs by form
plant components
recreation areas
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Equestrian Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1979/2.31
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 2.12754
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
art genres
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
mammals
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
people by gender
sculpture
sculpture by subject type
statues
visual works
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Title
Bogedon
Artist
Armando Morales
Physical Description
A still life painting of a shelf containing an apple, a pear, and a funnel.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1927
Object Creation Date
1980
Accession Number
2011/1.89
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 2.12477
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
food
materials
materials by function
objects we use
prints
prints by process or technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
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Title
Jenna and Jeremy, North Portland, from "Polaroids"
Artist
Bobby Abrahamson
Physical Description
A man and a woman posing with their arms around eachother. She is wearing glasses and he in bald.
Object Creation Date
2012
Accession Number
2014/2.153
Medium and Support
black and white photograph on paper
relevance
rank 2.12477
Secondary Keywords
components and systems
object groupings
object groupings and systems
object groupings by general context
objects we use
sets (groups)
visual works
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Title
The Music Lesson (Musikalishe Unterhaltung)
Artist
Caspar Netscher
Physical Description
A panel portrait of two men and two women. One man plays a mandolin while the other watches one of the women. The woman he is watching is standing by the table and holding a dog. The second woman is sitting next to the mandolin player and reading.
Artist Life Dates
1639(?)-1684
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1665
Accession Number
2011/2.179
Medium and Support
oil on panel
relevance
rank 2.12477
Secondary Keywords
objects we use
paintings
paintings by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
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Title
At the Beach, from "Classmates of Class of 1960"
Artist
Duncan Hartley
Physical Description
Two women seated on dock in bathing suits, looking at the camera. The woman in the front is holding a small clear bottle.
Artist Life Dates
born 1941
Object Creation Date
1960; printed 2013
Accession Number
2013/2.2
Medium and Support
digital print on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta
relevance
rank 2.12470
Secondary Keywords
relation to water
buildings and the land
electronic images
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by position
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
objects we use
people and culture
settlements and landscapes
shores (landforms)
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Hanuman
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Northwest India
Century
17th-18th century
Object Creation Date
17th century - 18th century
Accession Number
1977/2.50
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 2.12374
Secondary Keywords
clubs (weapons)
hindu
named gods and goddesses
objects
objects we use
percussive weapons
religion
religions
sculpture
sculpture by technique
subject matter
swords
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
weaponry
weapons
weapons and ammunition
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Title
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Artist
David Vestal
Artist Life Dates
b. 1924
Object Creation Date
July 12, 2001
Accession Number
2014/2.175
Medium and Support
black and white photograph on paper
relevance
rank 2.12251
Secondary Keywords
components and systems
descriptors
object genres
object groupings
object groupings and systems
object groupings by general context
objects we use
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visual works
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Title
Untitled
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
Four images - two of a car parked in the street with a shadow of a tree and two of a stone walkway.
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.144
Medium and Support
black and white photograph on paper
relevance
rank 2.12251
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
objects we use
open spaces
open spaces and site elements
open spaces by function
roads
roads by form
transportation spaces
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Staff
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ngbaka peoples Democratic Republiic of the Congo
Physical Description
Elaborately carved staff with angular forms along the shaft and topped with a figurine with a rounded head, heart-shaped face and two stylized arms resting on the stomach. A large Z-shaped handle is carved in the middle of the shaft, with a series of cubes and conical forms above and beneath it.
Object Creation Date
1930-1970
Accession Number
2001/2.36
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 2.12242
Secondary Keywords
ceremonies
cultural ceremonies
equipment
equipment by context
equipment for personal use
events
objects
objects we use
people and culture
rites of passage
sculpture
sculpture by subject type
statues
tools and equipment
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
walking sticks
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Title
Bastienne, from "The Silver Edition, Volume I"
Artist
Ralph Gibson
Physical Description
This black and white photograph shows a portion of a woman's face against a solid black background. It is a close-up view of her right cheek, eye and eyebrow. She is gazing downward so the lashes and lid partially cover her eye.
Artist Life Dates
born 1939
Object Creation Date
1987
Accession Number
2010/2.47.2
Medium and Support
photograph on fiber paper
relevance
rank 2.12197
Secondary Keywords
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
faces
heads
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
the human body
upper body
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Vespers, San Zeno Maggiore, Verona
Artist
Jane C. Stanley
Artist Life Dates
1863-1940
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1863-1940
Accession Number
1954/1.239
Medium and Support
graphite on white paper
relevance
rank 2.11869
Secondary Keywords
animals
architectural elements
architecture
circulation elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
figures
mammals
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people and occupations
stair components
stairs and stair components
steps and step components
the natural world
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Pig
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Jade carved horizontally in the shape of a pig.
Object Creation Date
206 BCE - 220 CE
Accession Number
2009/2.112
Medium and Support
jade
relevance
rank 2.11825
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
descriptors
mammals
object genres
object genres by cultural or intellectual valuation
objects we use
prints
prints by process or technique
sculpture
sculpture by material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Crown for Vairocana Buddha (J. Dainichi Nyorai)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
2003/2.59.2
Medium and Support
openwork metal and semi-precious stones
relevance
rank 2.11825
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
costume components
objects we use
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
sculpture
sculpture by subject type
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Tendedero
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A color print of white sheets on a clothes line.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1997
Accession Number
2011/2.125
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 2.11819
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
prints
prints by process or technique
textiles
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Barbados Children
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A color print of a group of children in motion.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1996
Accession Number
2011/2.122
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 2.11819
Secondary Keywords
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by family relationship
prints
prints by process or technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Sarcophogi, Termessos, Turkey
Artist
Marilyn Bridges
Physical Description
A broken sarcohpogi in Termessos, Turkey.
Artist Life Dates
American, born 1957
Object Creation Date
2004
Accession Number
2012/2.62
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 2.11603
Secondary Keywords
ceremonial containers
coffins
containers
containers by function or context
funerary containers
geographic and political locations
middle east (general region)
objects we use
photographic prints
photographic prints by process
photographs
photographs by form
positives
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Untitled
Artist
Ernestine Ruben
Physical Description
This work consists of seven photographic prints on semi-transparent fabric, gradually increasing in length, that hang from the sloping ceiling of a stairway in the Frankel Wing. Each panel of fabric has a different image including, craggy rocks, tree branches against the sky, sunlight reflecting on water and marshland, flames of fire and cloud like formations. Four are black and white images and the three others are color prints.
Artist Life Dates
born 1931
Century
21st century
Object Creation Date
2009
Accession Number
2009/1.469.1-7
Medium and Support
inkjet prints on fabric
relevance
rank 2.11591
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
daylight
descriptors
electromagnetic radiation
energy
energy and related concepts
inorganic material
light (energy)
materials
materials by composition
objects we use
people and culture
photographs
physical sciences concepts
physics concepts
rock
scientific concepts
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Mali
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
early 20th century
Accession Number
1983/2.227
Medium and Support
ceramic
relevance
rank 2.11459
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
forming
medium
object genres
object genres by material
object-making processes and techniques
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
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Title
Untitled
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
Three people in a kitchen, the man and girl are holding hands.
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.166
Medium and Support
black and white photograph on Kodak paper
relevance
rank 2.11418
Secondary Keywords
building divisions
components
components and systems
components by specific context
objects we use
people and culture
photographs
photographs by form
positives
rooms and spaces
rooms and spaces by function
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
work and instructional spaces
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Title
Nun Mending
Artist
Ilse Bing
Physical Description
A nun stitching a hole in linens, with figures of saints looking down from the tabletop.
Artist Life Dates
American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998
Object Creation Date
1935
Accession Number
2012/2.46
Medium and Support
vintage gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 2.11372
Secondary Keywords
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
religious (people)
sculpture
sculpture by subject type
statues
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Bwami Society Maskette
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Lega Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Description
Concave, ovoid maskette with kaolin covering surface of surface of face. Minimal rendering of facial features: raised, tapered wood strip for nose; narrow, oviod, horizontal eyes; open, ovoid mouth with some striation around interior edge.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1975
Accession Number
1985/1.151
Medium and Support
wood, kaolin
relevance
rank 2.11372
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
ceremonies
cultural ceremonies
events
objects we use
people and culture
rites of passage
sculpture
sculpture by form
sculpture by material
social science concepts
social status
sociological concepts
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Vue prise a Alencon
Artist
Jules Dupre
Physical Description
Paper folded over on right side approximately 1/2in. Image size: h 13 7/10cm x w 19cm.
Artist Life Dates
(1811 - 1889)
Accession Number
2008/2.451
Medium and Support
lithograph on beige wove paper
relevance
rank 2.11315
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
basse-normandie (region)
europe (continent)
france (nation)
geographic and political locations
objects we use
planographic prints
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
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Title
Head of a Young Man Looking Up
Artist
Guido Reni
Physical Description
A graphite drawing of a young man looking up. His shoulders point to the left of the drawing and his neck and face are upturned towards the top right side, where his eyes seem to be pointed.
Artist Life Dates
1575-1642
Object Creation Date
1600-1642
Accession Number
2009/1.526
Medium and Support
graphite and chalk on paper
relevance
rank 2.11225
Secondary Keywords
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
the human body
upper body
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
The Sword is Drawn, the Navy Upholds it!
Artist
Kenyon Cox
Physical Description
Text: "The Sword is Drawn The Navy Upholds It!" - U.S. Navy Recruiting Station - 115 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn - (scroll text) We Can Do No Otherwise
Artist Life Dates
1856-1919
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1917-1919
Accession Number
1954/2.35.25
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 2.11221
Secondary Keywords
armed conflicts
atmospheric effects
clothing
declaratory and advertising artifacts
events
how we live
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
medium
modern and contemporary art
objects
objects we use
people and culture
ships
swords
text-based art
the natural world
war
waterscapes
weaponry
world wars
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Title
Funerary Post
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Mahafaly, Madagascar
Physical Description
A wooden post of stacked geometric forms and a small seated figure on top, seated at a table.
Object Creation Date
19th century - 20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.72
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 2.11155
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
ceremonies
concepts in the arts
cultural ceremonies
events
forms of expression
objects we use
people and culture
rites of passage
sculpture
sculpture by material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Head
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Century
late 19th - early 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1890-1920
Accession Number
2000/2.105
Medium and Support
terracotta
relevance
rank 2.11155
Secondary Keywords
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
figures (representations)
objects we use
sculpture
sculpture by material
the human body
upper body
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
Title
Head
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Accession Number
2003/2.50
Medium and Support
terracotta
relevance
rank 2.11155
Secondary Keywords
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
figures (representations)
objects we use
sculpture
sculpture by material
the human body
upper body
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
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Title
Zander Johnston and Wolfgang, the Miniature Long-hair Silver Dapple Dachsund, Summer 1994
Artist
M. Johnston
Physical Description
A little boy and a dog in a field with a low-level brick building in the background.
Object Creation Date
1994; printed 1995
Accession Number
2014/2.131
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 2.11155
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
objects we use
open spaces
open spaces and site elements
open spaces by location or context
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by age group
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
youth
Title
Human Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Namji
Physical Description
Carved wooden figure of a human form. String atatched to the head to represent hair.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.351
Medium and Support
carved wood, string and human hair
relevance
rank 2.11155
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
figurines
forms of expression
healing
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
sculpture
sculpture by subject type
statues
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Analysis of Beauty
Artist
William Hogarth
Artist Life Dates
1697-1764
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1753
Accession Number
1971/2.61
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
relevance
rank 2.11085
Secondary Keywords
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
figures
household objects
legs
medical
objects
objects we use
people and occupations
plants
the human body
the natural world
upper body
visual and tactile
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Ceremonial Chewing Stick
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Fante Peoples Ghana
Physical Description
Wood stick with dark smooth patina; shows six registers or symbols carved into it, from top to bottom: closed fist; rifle; wisdom knot; powder keg; femake figure with hands covering breasts and genitals; paddle.
Century
Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1925
Accession Number
1987/1.270
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 2.10981
Secondary Keywords
ceremonies
cultural ceremonies
events
objects we use
people and culture
rites of passage
sculpture
sculpture by material
sculpture by technique
visual works
visual works by function
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Inro (four-case medicine box), ojime, and netsuke of Hanshan?
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1972/2.103
Medium and Support
lacquer on wood with ivory ojime and netsuke
relevance
rank 2.10840
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by form
descriptors
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
plant material
sculpture
sculpture by function
sculpture by material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
The Awakening of the Snake Bird
Artist
Alain Mailland
Physical Description
organic form consisting of thin concentric tendrils of wood
Artist Life Dates
born, Ivory Coast, Africa, 1959
Century
late 20th century
Object Creation Date
2000
Accession Number
2002/2.160
Medium and Support
heather root
relevance
rank 2.10840
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
materials
materials by composition
materials by origin
objects we use
plant material
sculpture
sculpture by material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
wood and wood products
Title
Buddhist Nara
Artist
Saitô Kiyoshi
Artist Life Dates
(active 1907 - 1997)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1955
Accession Number
1959/2.17
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 2.10840
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
forms of expression
objects we use
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Prestige Chair
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples, Côte D'Ivoire
Physical Description
A highly decorated wooden chair with a single arched backing rod for support. There are large bulb-like posts on top with graphic decorations throughout. There are large metal domed hardware on the seat and upper posts.
Object Creation Date
19th century - 20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.75
Medium and Support
wood and metal
relevance
rank 2.10739
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
forms of expression
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
objects we use
people and culture
sculpture
sculpture by material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Grandfather Chair
Artist
Artist Unknown, Dan Peoples, African, Liberia
Physical Description
A small wooden chair with four rounded posts and an arched wooden bar on the back. There are carved triangle designs on the seat and finishing nails appear to be decorative.
Object Creation Date
19th century - 20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.76
Medium and Support
wood and metal
relevance
rank 2.10739
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
forms of expression
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
objects we use
people and culture
sculpture
sculpture by material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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