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Sibyl with a Child Holding a Torch; Ugo da Carpi; after Raphael

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 2.07644
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information forms
lighting devices
lighting devices by form
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
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

Ôtsu-e: The Thunder God Fishing for His Drum; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Ôtsu-e: The Thunder God Fishing for His Drum
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
This painting portrays the Thunder God (Raijin), a powerful and ferocious figure, is fishing for his drum, carelessly dropped in the ocean.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1987/1.368
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 2.07621
Secondary Keywords
cord (fiber product)
descriptors
fiber and fiber products
fiber products
materials
materials by form
materials by physical form
membranophones
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
physical activities
physical activities by location
physical activities by specific context
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
water activities

Zapruder; John Waters

Title
Zapruder
Artist
John Waters
Physical Description
Twenty-four color photographs mounted in two-part artist's frame with a ninety-degree bend.
Artist Life Dates
born 1946
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1995
Accession Number
2008/2.214
Medium and Support
chromogenic print on paper
relevance
rank 2.07617
Secondary Keywords
administrators
artistic concepts
associated concepts
components and systems
concepts in the arts
concepts relating to the creative process
creativity
deaths
events
executives
imagination
murders
object groupings
object groupings and systems
object groupings by specific context
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in government and administration
personal life events
photographs
photographs by subject type
social issues
social science concepts
sociological concepts
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works groupings

Soldiers-Sailors and Women Guests - Welcome to the Y.W.C.A. Hostess House - "A bit of Home Within the Camps"; Walter Tittle; Rotoprint Gravure Co., NY

Title
Soldiers-Sailors and Women Guests - Welcome to the Y.W.C.A. Hostess House - "A bit of Home Within the Camps"
Artist
Walter Tittle
Artist Life Dates
Born 1883
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1917
Accession Number
1954/2.35.96
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 2.07611
Secondary Keywords
armed conflicts
army
declaratory and advertising artifacts
events
figures
genres
hands
how we live
human body
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
military
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
soldiers
text-based art
the natural world
war
world wars

Three Graces, part of a fountain design; Robert Adam; ex coll. Paul Grigaut

Title
Three Graces, part of a fountain design
Artist
Robert Adam
Physical Description
This loose sketch in red crayon depicts three nude female figures standing on the tips of their toes with their arms raised holding up a large round object that appears to have foliage underneath it. The central figure stands with her back to the viewer while the two figures flaking her are seen from the side.
Artist Life Dates
1728-1792
Accession Number
2012/2.223
Medium and Support
red crayon on medium buff laid paper
relevance
rank 2.07536
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
figures (representations)
hydraulic structures
hydraulic structures by function
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
visual works
visual works by subject type
water distribution structures

Tasza-Szalka, from "Hungarian Memories"; André Kertész

Title
Tasza-Szalka, from "Hungarian Memories"
Artist
André Kertész
Physical Description
A woman is shown seated, bowl in her lap and ducks at her feet. She sits on what appears to be a stone bench and is covered by the shade of a tree.
Artist Life Dates
1894-1985
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
July 6, 1924; printed 1981
Accession Number
1985/1.125.2
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 2.07495
Secondary Keywords
agricultural structures
animals and creatures
associated concepts
birds
buildings and the land
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
plants
religions
religions and religious concepts
settlements and landscapes
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Beside the Lake; Anonymous American

Title
Beside the Lake
Artist
Anonymous American
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1935
Accession Number
1943.150
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 2.07442
Secondary Keywords
bodies of water
bodies of water and components of bodies of water
bodies of water by size
buildings and the land
figures
geography
how we live
lacustrine bodies
landscapes (environments)
modern and contemporary art
natural landscapes
objects we use
organizations
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context
settlements and landscapes
transportation vehicles
vehicles
visual works
visual works by subject type
watercraft
watercraft by general type

Honor Thy Father and Mother; Paul Baldung

Title
Honor Thy Father and Mother
Artist
Paul Baldung
Physical Description
Paper overlay on lower right. Print cut to frame of image. Paper size: lh 10 1/2cm & rh 10 2/5cm x tw 13 3/5cm & bw 13 1/2cm.
Artist Life Dates
(1484 - 1545)
Accession Number
2008/2.373
Medium and Support
wood cut on beige laid paper
relevance
rank 2.07402
Secondary Keywords
image form
transfer method
associated concepts
groups of people
kinship groups
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
relief prints
religions and religious concepts
social groups
views
views by vantage point or orientation
visual works
visual works by form
visual works by medium or technique

Glassu ni sashita hana (Flowers in a Glass); Nakayama Tadashi

Title
Glassu ni sashita hana (Flowers in a Glass)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A girl with patterned dress is holding and looking at a drinking wine glass, in which there is a flower inside the wine glass.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1975
Accession Number
2011/2.30
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 2.07402
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
drinking vessels
herbaceous plants
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
vessels for serving and consuming food
woody plants

Scene of People Signing; Artist Unknown

Title
Scene of People Signing
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
A group of men seated underneath an awning. The man on the left has a laurel wreath on his head. They are sitting in a circle singing.
Century
16th-17th century
Accession Number
2013/2.527
Medium and Support
pen and brown wash on laid paper, laid down on paper
relevance
rank 2.07335
Secondary Keywords
arts
arts and related disciplines
descriptors
disciplines
document genres
document genres by form
document genres for music
document genres for oral or performed works
humanities
information forms
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
performing arts

Tsuba (sword guard) with inlaid design of samurai on horseback at the shore; Harunori

Title
Tsuba (sword guard) with inlaid design of samurai on horseback at the shore
Artist
Harunori
Physical Description
This small, flat metal piece has a quartrefoil shape. Three holes in the middle. Some chips can be seen around the center hole, which mended with silver and copper. A samurai on horseback is charging into the sea from steep hill; he is wearing a helmet, armor, and sword, and holding a fan. A pine tree is standing on the samurai’s right side; there are rocks and bamboo grass by the ocean. The motifs of the ocean, pine tree, bamboo grass and rocks also appear on the reverse side. Gold and some silver and copper inlays are applied on pine branches, samurai's helmet, horse's mane and bridle, bamboo grass on the shore, and spray from waves.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1978/2.2
Medium and Support
iron with gold, silver, and copper inlays
relevance
rank 2.07285
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
bodies of water
bodies of water and components of bodies of water
bodies of water by size
buildings and the land
descriptors
evergreens
grass (plant material)
landscapes (environments)
mammals
marine bodies
materials
materials by origin
natural landscapes
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in military occupations
plant material
plants
settlements and landscapes
trees
trees by leaf life
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Head of a Buddha (Mon-Dvaravati style); Thailand, Mon-Dvaravati

Title
Head of a Buddha (Mon-Dvaravati style)
Artist
Thailand, Mon-Dvaravati
Physical Description
Buddha head carved from grey limestone with serene expression, elongated earlobes and ushnisha, a proturbance on the top of his head indicating his expanded wisdom.
Century
8th-9th century
Object Creation Date
700-899
Accession Number
1993/2.35
Medium and Support
grey limestone
relevance
rank 2.07208
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
devotional images
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious visual works
the human body
upper body
visual works
visual works by function
visual works by subject type

Ogun Ax (àáké or edùn Ogun); Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Title
Ogun Ax (àáké or edùn Ogun)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria
Physical Description
Carved ax handle is comprised of a kneeling male figure with rounded knob on top of his head, into which narrow end of triangular iron ax blade is embedded.
Century
Mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1925-1975
Accession Number
2006/2.73
Medium and Support
wood, iron
relevance
rank 2.07208
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
equipment
equipment by general type
inorganic material
iron and iron alloy
materials
materials by composition
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
tool and equipment components
tools and equipment
visual works
visual works by subject type

Women in Front of the Prison; Fanny Rabel

Title
Women in Front of the Prison
Artist
Fanny Rabel
Physical Description
Three women stand at the center of the piece in front of what appears to be a prison. The woman in the middle covers her mouth with her hand; face filled with anguish. The face of the woman to the right of the painting is not shown, while the woman to the left stands with hands clasp, hair long, and face stoic.
Artist Life Dates
Mexican, born Poland, 1922-2008
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1924-1958
Accession Number
1958/1.110
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 2.07164
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context
public buildings
public buildings by location or context
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type

Une Grand Mere; Jacques Villon

Title
Une Grand Mere
Artist
Jacques Villon
Physical Description
Black and white print using drypoint and etching as medium.
Artist Life Dates
1875-1963
Object Creation Date
1943
Accession Number
2011/2.205
Medium and Support
drypoint and etching on paper
relevance
rank 2.07158
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
engraving (printing process)
image-making processes and techniques
intaglio printing processes
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
photographic prints
photographic prints by color
photographs
photographs by form
positives
printing and printing processes and techniques
printing processes
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Break of Day, Vermont; Asa Cheffetz

Title
Break of Day, Vermont
Artist
Asa Cheffetz
Artist Life Dates
1896-1965
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1897-1983
Accession Number
1983/1.180
Medium and Support
wood engraving on paper
relevance
rank 2.07120
Secondary Keywords
architecture
associated concepts
buildings and the land
earth sciences concepts
farm
landscapes
modern and contemporary art
open spaces
open spaces and site elements
open spaces by location or context
people and culture
people and occupations
physical sciences concepts
plants
scientific concepts
the natural world
yards

Head of a Buddha, sheltered by Mucalinda (Lopburi style; fragment); Artist Unknown, Thailand

Title
Head of a Buddha, sheltered by Mucalinda (Lopburi style; fragment)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Thailand
Century
13th century
Object Creation Date
13th century
Accession Number
1993/2.40
Medium and Support
sandstone
relevance
rank 2.07097
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
associated concepts
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
devotional images
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious visual works
reptiles
the human body
upper body
visual works
visual works by function
visual works by subject type

Women Walking in the Subway Station; Isabel Bishop

Title
Women Walking in the Subway Station
Artist
Isabel Bishop
Physical Description
This etching contains two women walking in high-heels towards the right and one woman standing in the middle, her face obscured. The woman to the far right carries a handbag. All three women wear knee-length skirts.
Artist Life Dates
1902-1988
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1963
Accession Number
2009/1.476
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 2.07091
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
accessories worn on the legs or feet
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
footwear
footwear by form
intaglio prints
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Dance costume (thigh cover); Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Dance costume (thigh cover)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1920
Accession Number
1985/1.185.2
Medium and Support
woven fiber, antelope skin and pigments
relevance
rank 2.06944
Secondary Keywords
arts
arts and related disciplines
costumes
dances
disciplines
humanities
objects we use
people and culture
performing arts

Feather Headdress from Cameroon Ensemble; Artist Unknown, African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon

Title
Feather Headdress from Cameroon Ensemble
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon
Physical Description
Cone-like in shape with feathers tems on top, wrapped in fibers, The feathers are purple and green, with fluffy feathers coming out of the top.
Object Creation Date
19th century - 20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.78.3
Medium and Support
feathers, fabric and palm fiber
relevance
rank 2.06944
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
events
forms of expression
objects we use
people and culture

Black kimono with the character kotobuki in several scripts, in deep red; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Black kimono with the character kotobuki in several scripts, in deep red
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Silk crepe dyed black with areas of wax-resist in the shape of kotobuki characters. These characters were brushed with red, which matches the inner red lining of momi plain weave silk above with persimmon silk crepe below.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1940s-1950s
Accession Number
2005/1.390
Medium and Support
black silk crepe with red paint
relevance
rank 2.06944
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
biological concepts
costume
costume by form
main garments
objects we use
people and culture
scientific concepts

The Seated Violinist; Cornelis Dusart

Title
The Seated Violinist
Artist
Cornelis Dusart
Physical Description
This etching portrays a lively tavern scene in the 17th century Dutch Republic.The large room has rough plank walls and a stone floor. There is an open hearth on the right and a long table with a bench in the background. There are many figures engaged in various activities, but most are clustered around a seated man playing a violin. One man stands to watch, another, with arms upraised, is singing and a woman tends to a young child. The scene is depicted in great detail and there is lettering on the bottom of the print.
Artist Life Dates
1660-1704
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1685
Accession Number
1992/2.18
Medium and Support
etching on laid paper
relevance
rank 2.06897
Secondary Keywords
bowed
architectural elements
chordophones
components
components and systems
components by specific context
fiddles
fireplaces and fireplace components
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
heating and cooking elements
lutelike chordophones
multiple-seating furniture
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
seating furniture
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
violin family instruments

Malli shrine, dated VS 1528 [1471 A.D.]; Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat

Title
Malli shrine, dated VS 1528 [1471 A.D.]
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat
Physical Description
The jina Malli sits in the lotus position on an inlayed cushion on a tiered throne. Seated with his hands folded in a gesture of meditation, he is surrounded by a number of figures representing other jinas, attendants and demigods. In the center in front of the throne sits the goddess Ambika with a child on her lap. On the first tier of the throne sit two figures that may represent donors. On the next left are nine mounds representing the nine planets [navagraha], five to his right and four to his left. At the base of his seat are two stylized lions and this is flanked by a male and female demigod. On the arch surrounding the figure at his level a standing jina figure is to each side and cauri bearer is on the outside of each of them. At his shoulders, the cross bars of the throne back end in stylized makara heads with jewels hanging from their mouths. A seated jina adorns the arch to each side of his head and elephants surmount them with an umbrella over his head with a dancing figure atop it. The whole is surmounted by an auspicious lota or pot. Diamond shaped copper and silver pieces adorn the pillow and parts of the throne back and silver inlay highlight his eyes and chest jewel.
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
1471
Accession Number
1975/2.121
Medium and Support
brass with copper and silver inlay
relevance
rank 2.06753
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
people and culture
religion
religions
religions and religious concepts

St. Luke and St. Mark with a Portrait of the Virgin and Child; Ludolphe Buesinck

Title
St. Luke and St. Mark with a Portrait of the Virgin and Child
Artist
Ludolphe Buesinck
Physical Description
Two seated men, depicted in three-quarter length, with flowing beards and long robes look out from this print. A painting of a seated woman holding a child on her lap sits on an easel between them. A closed book is placed before the man on the left, and a second book sits open next to the figure on the right. This man holds a mahlstick, used by painters to steady their hand as they work, in his right hand. A palette and brushes are placed on a ledge in front of him.
Artist Life Dates
c.1590-after 1643
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
2007/2.144
Medium and Support
chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper
relevance
rank 2.06684
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
artists
equipment
equipment by process
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
image-making equipment
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information forms
objects we use
painting equipment
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people by state or condition
people in the arts
people in the arts and related occupations
people in the humanities
people in the visual arts
people in the visual arts and related occupations
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
relief prints
support furniture
tools and equipment
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
woodcuts

Scene with Antique Ruins; Hubert Robert; After Hubert Robert

Title
Scene with Antique Ruins
Artist
Hubert Robert
Physical Description
This red-chalk drawing depicts a draped male figure standing with his arms crossed gazing up at a large column with a large urn on top of it amidst classical ruins. Other spoiled sections of columns and an ornate capital are piled next to the central column. The darkly shaded foreground contrasts with the light sky, which takes up the upper three-quarters of the composition.
Artist Life Dates
1733-1808
Accession Number
2012/2.183
Medium and Support
red crayon on heavy laid paper
relevance
rank 2.06634
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
buildings and the land
columns and column components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
single built works
single built works by condition
single built works by specific type
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
supporting and resisting elements

Not Just Hats Off to the Flag But Sleeves Up for It! U.S. Army Ordinance; Alfred Herbert Palmer; Alpha Litho. Co. (printer)

Title
Not Just Hats Off to the Flag But Sleeves Up for It! U.S. Army Ordinance
Artist
Alfred Herbert Palmer
Artist Life Dates
1852-1932
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1917
Accession Number
1954/2.35.71
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 2.06530
Secondary Keywords
armed conflicts
armed forces
arms
clothing
declaratory and advertising artifacts
events
figures
how we live
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
modern and contemporary art
objects
objects we use
organizations
people and culture
people and occupations
text-based art
war
world wars

Reliquary figure (muzidi); Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bembe

Title
Reliquary figure (muzidi)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bembe
Physical Description
Cloth figure of a human, bound around human remains. The figure is in a seated position with arms outstretched. The torso and neck are cylindrical and elongated.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1890
Accession Number
1985/1.187
Medium and Support
dyed woven cotton cloth, vegetable fiber, cane, wood pegs, human remains
relevance
rank 2.06523
Secondary Keywords
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
physical activities
physical activities by general context
sculpture
sculpture by function
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type

Ornament Print from a series: 'Grottesco in diversche manieren'; Hans Vries

Title
Ornament Print from a series: 'Grottesco in diversche manieren'
Artist
Hans Vries
Physical Description
Within an elaborate decorative framework consisting of griffins, birds, dogs, and fantastic half man-half beast creatures is a central panel with the image of a nude woman standing on a column holding a victor's wreath in either hand. Approaching for either side is a man in a quadriga holding a banner; each also holds a line that extends up to the wreath in the woman's hand.
Artist Life Dates
1527-1604(or 1623?)
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1555-1560
Accession Number
1960/1.118
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
relevance
rank 2.06391
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
descriptors
engraving (printing process)
genres in the arts
image-making processes and techniques
intaglio printing processes
literary, oral and motion picture genres
mammals
object genres
object genres by function
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
printing
printing and printing processes and techniques
printing processes
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type

Tao Yuanming Appreciating Chrysanthemums; Ni Tian (Ni T'ien)

Title
Tao Yuanming Appreciating Chrysanthemums
Artist
Ni Tian (Ni T'ien)
Physical Description
Pastoral poet Tao Yuanming (372–427) and a boy-servant bearing chrysanthemums on his back are shown. Two pine trees dominate the composition. Tao Yuanming’s forward gaze and slightly hunched posture exhibit his full inner exhilaration when chrysanthemums were collected. The subtle smile on the poet’s face seems also to reflect a moment of transcendence.
Has signature and seal of the artist
Artist Life Dates
1855 - 1919
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1855-1919
Accession Number
1987/1.275
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 2.06303
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
coating (material)
coating by form
descriptors
evergreens
herbaceous plants
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by function
natural landscapes
objects we use
paintings
paintings by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
plants
scroll paintings
settlements and landscapes
the natural world
trees
trees by leaf life
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
woody plants

Tianwang (Heavenly King; a Buddhist protective deity); Artist Unknown, China

Title
Tianwang (Heavenly King; a Buddhist protective deity)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
A small, thin, molded clay plaque with a bas-relief figure.
Century
7th-9th century
Object Creation Date
9th century - 10th century
Accession Number
1964/2.22
Medium and Support
terracotta, molded
relevance
rank 2.06151
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
costume
costume by function
descriptors
form attributes
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
protective wear
religions
religions and religious concepts
size (extent)
size by specific type

Enlist in the Navy; Louis Raemaekers; U.S. Navy Publicity Bureau (printer)

Title
Enlist in the Navy
Artist
Louis Raemaekers
Physical Description
Text: Enlist in the Navy - (fascimile script below) Americans! Stand by Uncle Sam for Liberty against Tyranny! Theodore Roosevelt - (text on cross in image ) Slavery Barbarism
Artist Life Dates
1869-1956
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1917
Accession Number
1954/2.35.81
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 2.05876
Secondary Keywords
armed conflicts
armed forces
army
crosses
declaratory and advertising artifacts
events
figures
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
military
modern and contemporary art
objects
objects we use
organizations
people and culture
people and occupations
political figures
royalty
soldiers
weaponry
world wars

Join the Air Service and Serve in France - Do It Now - Aviation Examining Board; J. Paul Verrees

Title
Join the Air Service and Serve in France - Do It Now - Aviation Examining Board
Artist
J. Paul Verrees
Physical Description
Text: Join the Air Service and Serve in France - Do It Now - Apply to - Aviation Examining Board - 308 Hume=Mansur Bldg. Indianapolis
Artist Life Dates
b. Belgium, 1889-1942
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1917
Accession Number
1974/2.20
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 2.05876
Secondary Keywords
armed conflicts
declaratory and advertising artifacts
europe
events
figures
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
leader
locality
man
man on horseback
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
political figures
president
text-based art
world wars

Don't Let Up - Keep on Saving Food - United States Food Administration; Francis Louis Mora; Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford, Co. (printer)

Title
Don't Let Up - Keep on Saving Food - United States Food Administration
Artist
Francis Louis Mora
Artist Life Dates
1874 - 1940
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1918
Accession Number
1954/2.35.67
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 2.05876
Secondary Keywords
armed conflicts
army
declaratory and advertising artifacts
descriptors
events
figures
how we live
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
materials
materials by function
military
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
soldiers
text-based art
war
world wars

La Vieille aux Loques; James McNeill Whistler

Title
La Vieille aux Loques
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
An old woman in a white cap sits in a cluttered interior. Positioned just inside the doorway, the woman is surrounded by piles of cloth with domestic objects on shelves and walls that gleam in the darkness.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1858
Accession Number
1954/1.327
Medium and Support
etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper
relevance
rank 2.05847
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
containers
containers by form
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context

Sketch of a Seated Beggar; Pablo Picasso; Attributed to Pablo Picasso

Title
Sketch of a Seated Beggar
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Physical Description
A sketch of a man seated and begging for money with a bowl in his left hand. He is drawn from the left angle and is facing forawrds, away from the artist. He is unshaved and wearing tattered clothing and no shoes. The shadows of the beggar suggest he is sitting on the street against a wall.
Artist Life Dates
1881 - 1973
Object Creation Date
1900-1950
Accession Number
2009/1.531
Medium and Support
graphite and ink on paper
relevance
rank 2.05738
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
buildings and the land
energy and related concepts
energy-related concepts
light-related concepts
objects we use
open spaces
open spaces and site elements
open spaces by function
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context
physical sciences concepts
physics concepts
roads
roads by form
scientific concepts
transportation spaces
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Saint Jerome in His Chamber; Albrecht Dürer

Title
Saint Jerome in His Chamber
Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Physical Description
Print trimmed to image frame line. Paper repaired along the right edge of the print. Paper size: h 24 7/10cm x tw 18 3/5cm & bw 18 4/5cm.
Artist Life Dates
Nüremberg, 1471-1528
Accession Number
2008/2.411
Medium and Support
engraving on beige laid paper
relevance
rank 2.05689
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
building divisions
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
intaglio printing processes
mammals
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
printing and printing processes and techniques
printing processes
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
rooms and spaces
rooms and spaces by location or context

Power figure (nkisi); Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Vili

Title
Power figure (nkisi)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Vili
Physical Description
Carved wooden figure of a human. The umbilicus protrudes and is concave, which would have held magical/medicinal substances. The figure is posed with crossed legs and one hand supprting the head. The face is detailed.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1850
Accession Number
2005/1.183
Medium and Support
wood, woven cotton fiber, glass, split cane, elephant hair, metal, resin
relevance
rank 2.05629
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
forms of expression
healing
people and culture

Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, California, from "Museum Set Edition"; Ansel Adams

Title
Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, California, from "Museum Set Edition"
Artist
Ansel Adams
Artist Life Dates
1902-1984
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1944; printed 1980
Accession Number
1988/1.89
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 2.05587
Secondary Keywords
americas
atmospheric effects
events
geography
locality
modern and contemporary art
natural events
north & central america
people and culture
plants
seasons
the natural world
united states

Fat Man with Eyes Closed, from "Beggar Series" or "Les Gueux"; Jacques Callot

Title
Fat Man with Eyes Closed, from "Beggar Series" or "Les Gueux"
Artist
Jacques Callot
Physical Description
The single figure of a beggar dominates the composition. Dressed in rags and leaning on a staff, the figure faces the viewer and is shown walking with only slight indication of setting, principally the man's shadows.
Two punctures approximately 4cm apart at the upper center. Paper size: h 21 2/5cm x w 15 1/10cm. Plate size: lh 13 7/10cm & rh 13 2/5cm x tw 8 3/5cm & bw 8 7/10cm.
Object Creation Date
circa 1621
Accession Number
2008/2.383.2
Medium and Support
etching on laid paper
relevance
rank 2.05511
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
intaglio printing processes
intaglio prints
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
people by gender
printing and printing processes and techniques
printing processes
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Rescue (Rettung), pl. 4 from 'A Glove' (Ein Handschuh), Opus VI; Max Klinger

Title
Rescue (Rettung), pl. 4 from 'A Glove' (Ein Handschuh), Opus VI
Artist
Max Klinger
Artist Life Dates
1857-1920
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1878-1881
Accession Number
1986/1.155.4
Medium and Support
etching on off-white wove paper
relevance
rank 2.05493
Secondary Keywords
events
natural events
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
sailing vessels
sailing vessels by size
the natural world
transportation vehicles
vehicles
watercraft
watercraft by method of propulsion
watercraft by specific type
waterscapes

Lord Charles Spencer (1740-1820), Second son of the Third Duke of Marlborough; Joshua Reynolds

Title
Lord Charles Spencer (1740-1820), Second son of the Third Duke of Marlborough
Artist
Joshua Reynolds
Physical Description
A young man leans against a stone ledge and gazes to his right. He wears a slate blue jacket with a white collar and cuffs and has a matching mantle. He casually hooks a finger of his left hand in the hilt of a sword that hangs at his waist. A plain stone column immediately behind the sitter creates a near silhouette of the shadowed side of his face. A hazy sky fills the background.
Artist Life Dates
1723-1792
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1759
Accession Number
2001/2.128
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 2.05289
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
aristocrats
columns and column components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
england (country)
europe (continent)
geographic and political locations
greater london (metropolitan area)
objects we use
paintings
paintings by material or technique
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
supporting and resisting elements
united kingdom (nation)
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type

The Past is Behind Us, The Future is Ahead. Let Us All Strive to Make the Future Better and Brighter than the Past Ever Was.; Gerrit A. Beneker; A. Hoen & Co. Baltimore (printer)

Title
The Past is Behind Us, The Future is Ahead. Let Us All Strive to Make the Future Better and Brighter than the Past Ever Was.
Artist
Gerrit A. Beneker
Artist Life Dates
1882-1934
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1918
Accession Number
1954/2.35.6
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 2.05167
Secondary Keywords
armed conflicts
army
declaratory and advertising artifacts
events
figures
how we live
human body
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
military
modern and contemporary art
objects
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
soldiers
text-based art
the natural world
war
world wars

The Sisters; James McNeill Whistler

Title
The Sisters
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
Two women dressed in dark clothing sit in an interior setting. The nearer woman leans far back in an armchair, head resting on her left hand, legs crossed. The other woman is sitting more upright at the center of the composition. The women look at one another in an attitude of quiet conversation. To the left of the composition is a round table.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Object Creation Date
1894-1895
Accession Number
2011/1.75
Medium and Support
transfer lithograph, with scraping on antique cream laid paper
relevance
rank 2.05097
Secondary Keywords
building divisions
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
lithography
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by family relationship
people by gender
planographic printing processes
printing and printing processes and techniques
printing processes
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
rooms and spaces
rooms and spaces by function
siblings
social and sitting spaces
visual works
visual works by subject type

Enthroned Madonna and Child with angels and Saints Louis of Toulouse, Zenobius, John the Evangelist, and John the Baptist; Jacopo del Casentino

Title
Enthroned Madonna and Child with angels and Saints Louis of Toulouse, Zenobius, John the Evangelist, and John the Baptist
Artist
Jacopo del Casentino
Physical Description
The majestic figure of the Virgin with the infant Christ on her lap sits enthroned in the center of this painted panel. Her elaborate throne rests upon a dais and is enclosed on three sides by panels bristling with Gothic ornament. Two bishop saints holding croziers stand at the foot of the dais accompanied by two other saints who stand behind them, while fourteen angels crowd the background.
Artist Life Dates
1279 - c.1349
Century
14th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1325
Accession Number
1960/2.123
Medium and Support
tempera and gold on panel
relevance
rank 2.05006
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
associated concepts
california (state)
ceremonial chairs
chairs
chairs by function
christian clergy
clergy
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
geographic and political locations
legendary creatures
los angeles (county)
north and central america (continent)
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in religion
people in religion and related occupations
people in the humanities
prelates
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious visual works
seating furniture
single seating furniture
united states (nation)
visual works
visual works by function

Paysanne a la Fourche; Camille Pissarro

Title
Paysanne a la Fourche
Artist
Camille Pissarro
Physical Description
Paper size: h 23 7/10cm x tw 15 2/5cm & bw 15cm. Plate size: h 11 9/10cm x tw 7 1/2cm & bw 7 2/5cm.
Artist Life Dates
1830-1903
Accession Number
2008/2.386
Medium and Support
etching and aquatint on beige laid paper
relevance
rank 2.04887
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
descriptors
farmers
grass (plant material)
image-making processes and techniques
intaglio printing processes
intaglio prints
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
people by occupation
people in agriculture
people in agriculture or natural resource occupations
people in science-related occupations
plant material
printing and printing processes and techniques
printing processes
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
scientists and people in science-related occupations
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Monk (attendant figure at a Buddhist altar); Artist Unknown, Thailand

Title
Monk (attendant figure at a Buddhist altar)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Thailand
Century
Late 19th-Early 20th century
Object Creation Date
19th century - early 20th century
Accession Number
1978/2.48
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 2.04767
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
figures
people and culture
people and occupations
religion
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious figures

Figure on Couch; Philip Pearlstein

Title
Figure on Couch
Artist
Philip Pearlstein
Artist Life Dates
born 1924
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
1978/2.17
Medium and Support
Lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 2.04748
Secondary Keywords
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
physical activities
physical activities by general context
sleeping and reclining furniture

Laitiere Tenne De Ville; Honoré Victorin Daumier

Title
Laitiere Tenne De Ville
Artist
Honoré Victorin Daumier
Physical Description
Small tear on the lower left of paper. Paper size: h 42 3/5cm x tw 29 1/5cm & bw 29 1/2cm. Image size: h 29cm x w 19cm.
Artist Life Dates
1808-1879
Accession Number
2008/2.463
Medium and Support
lithograph on beige wove paper
relevance
rank 2.04629
Secondary Keywords
image form
transfer method
animal material
animal material by form or function
california (state)
descriptors
excretions and secretions
geographic and political locations
los angeles (county)
materials
materials by origin
north and central america (continent)
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
planographic prints
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
united states (nation)
visual works
visual works by form
visual works by medium or technique

Greektown, Detroit, Michigan; D. James Galbraith

Title
Greektown, Detroit, Michigan
Artist
D. James Galbraith
Physical Description
Two men wearing black hats seated at a dining table in a restaurant.
Artist Life Dates
(1930 - 2002)
Object Creation Date
circa 1980
Accession Number
2014/2.242
Medium and Support
vintage gelatin silver print on paper, laid down on board
relevance
rank 2.04616
Secondary Keywords
building divisions
buildings and the land
commercial buildings
components
components and systems
components by specific context
eating and drinking buildings
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
rooms and spaces
rooms and spaces by function
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type

David's Visit, Tisbury, MA; Stephen Dirado

Title
David's Visit, Tisbury, MA
Artist
Stephen Dirado
Physical Description
Man and woman seated at a table, the man is leaning over.
Object Creation Date
April 10, 1999
Accession Number
2013/2.194
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 2.04577
Secondary Keywords
events
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
groups of people
kinship groups
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
social groups
support furniture
tables (support furniture)
tables by function
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