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Sea Shells on a Table; Hamaguchi Yôzô

Title
Sea Shells on a Table
Artist
Hamaguchi Yôzô
Physical Description
The upper two-thirds of the brint are dominated by black, while the lower area depicts a variety of seashells on a checkerboard black and white cloth.
Artist Life Dates
1909-2000
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2010/2.31
Medium and Support
black and white litho print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:39:05
Primary Keywords
black and white
black and white prints
checker pattern
prints
seashell
shell (animal material)

Movie and Minstrel Show Posters on Brick Wall, Demopolis, Alabama; Walker Evans

Title
Movie and Minstrel Show Posters on Brick Wall, Demopolis, Alabama
Artist
Walker Evans
Physical Description
A black and white photo of the side of a building that has advertisements posted. One ad is for a movie, "The Roaring West," while the other is for the " J. C. Lincoln's Sunny South Big Tent Show."
Artist Life Dates
1903-1975
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1935-1936
Accession Number
2011/2.7
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-08-15 13:02:00
Primary Keywords
advertisements
black and white photographs
film stills
wall

Cavalier #1, from "Scrap Yard Series"; Greg Gallagher

Title
Cavalier #1, from "Scrap Yard Series"
Artist
Greg Gallagher
Physical Description
Abstact shape with a lightly textured surface. Two sections where it appears cracked.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1959
Object Creation Date
2005
Accession Number
2013/1.250
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-03-13 12:09:48
Primary Keywords
automobiles by form
black-and-white photographs
metal

Cavalier #2, from "Scrap Yard Series"; Greg Gallagher

Title
Cavalier #2, from "Scrap Yard Series"
Artist
Greg Gallagher
Physical Description
Abstract image, textured surface with three separate cracks.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1959
Object Creation Date
2005
Accession Number
2013/1.249
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-03-13 12:07:58
Primary Keywords
automobiles by form
black-and-white photographs
metal

Untitled; Scott Van Allsburg

Title
Untitled
Artist
Scott Van Allsburg
Physical Description
A group of varying sizes of cones on a table.
Artist Life Dates
20th - 21st century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2013/1.263
Medium and Support
toned gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-03-13 12:05:40
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photography
still lifes

Jack in the Pulpit; Albert G. Richards

Title
Jack in the Pulpit
Artist
Albert G. Richards
Physical Description
A white background with x-ray image of two Jack in the Pulpit flowers and part of their stems side by side.
Artist Life Dates
1917-2008
Object Creation Date
1996
Accession Number
2013/2.14
Medium and Support
radiograph on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:35:20
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photographs
flowers (plants)

Daffodil; Albert G. Richards

Title
Daffodil
Artist
Albert G. Richards
Physical Description
A white background and x-ray image of a daffodil and part of the stem with a small leaf.
Artist Life Dates
1917-2008
Object Creation Date
1996
Accession Number
2013/2.17
Medium and Support
radiograph on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:31:10
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photographs
flowers (plants)

Lilly-Solar; Albert G. Richards

Title
Lilly-Solar
Artist
Albert G. Richards
Physical Description
Black background and up-close view of a lily.
Artist Life Dates
1917-2008
Object Creation Date
1996
Accession Number
2013/2.12
Medium and Support
radiograph on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:24:06
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photographs
flowers (plants)

Rose; Albert G. Richards

Title
Rose
Artist
Albert G. Richards
Physical Description
A white background and x-ray image of a rose from the side with stem and small set of three leaves.
Artist Life Dates
1917-2008
Object Creation Date
1990
Accession Number
2013/2.15
Medium and Support
radiograph on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:04:38
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photographs
flowers (plants)

Rose - Top View; Albert G. Richards

Title
Rose - Top View
Artist
Albert G. Richards
Physical Description
A white background and x-ray top view of a rose.
Artist Life Dates
1917-2008
Object Creation Date
1996
Accession Number
2013/2.16
Medium and Support
radiograph on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:04:01
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photographs
flowers (plants)

Iris-German; Albert G. Richards

Title
Iris-German
Artist
Albert G. Richards
Physical Description
A white background with x-ray image of an iris flower and part of the stem.
Artist Life Dates
1917-2008
Object Creation Date
1990-2000
Accession Number
2013/2.13
Medium and Support
radiograph on paper
Date Added/Updated
2014-02-14 00:02:42
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photographs
flowers (plants)

President's House, from the River; William Henry Bartlett; After

Title
President's House, from the River
Artist
William Henry Bartlett
Artist Life Dates
(1809 - 1854)
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
after 1840
Accession Number
1987/2.13
Medium and Support
oil on panel
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:25:45
Primary Keywords
boats
white house

White Horse, Donegal, Ireland, from "Portfolio of 10 Photographs"; Alen MacWeeney

Title
White Horse, Donegal, Ireland, from "Portfolio of 10 Photographs"
Artist
Alen MacWeeney
Artist Life Dates
born 1939
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1965-1966; printed 1979
Accession Number
1981/2.168.1
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:18:42
Primary Keywords
horses
ireland
landscapes
road
trees
white

Bi disk; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Bi disk
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date
206 BCE - 220 CE
Accession Number
1960/2.96
Medium and Support
white nephrite
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:04:46
Primary Keywords
circles
stone
symbol
symbols
white

Narrow Lace Collar; Anonymous British

Title
Narrow Lace Collar
Artist
Anonymous British
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1827
Accession Number
1956/1.33
Medium and Support
lace
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:00:12
Primary Keywords
cotton
england
white

Narrow Lace Collar; Anonymous British

Title
Narrow Lace Collar
Artist
Anonymous British
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1827
Accession Number
1956/1.32
Medium and Support
lace
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:00:12
Primary Keywords
cotton
england
white

Lace Collar; Anonymous British

Title
Lace Collar
Artist
Anonymous British
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1827
Accession Number
1956/1.31
Medium and Support
lace
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:00:12
Primary Keywords
cotton
england
white

Handkerchief with lace edging; Anonymous British

Title
Handkerchief with lace edging
Artist
Anonymous British
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1827
Accession Number
1956/1.29
Medium and Support
lace
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:00:11
Primary Keywords
cotton
england
white

Handkerchief with lace edging; Anonymous British

Title
Handkerchief with lace edging
Artist
Anonymous British
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1956/1.30
Medium and Support
lace
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:00:11
Primary Keywords
cotton
england
white

Two Angels with Chalice and Cross; Anonymous Italian?

Title
Two Angels with Chalice and Cross
Artist
Anonymous Italian?
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1955/1.226
Medium and Support
embroidered silk
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 15:59:55
Primary Keywords
angel
embroidery
figures
italy
silk
white
winged

Priest's Robe, Satin Brocade; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Priest's Robe, Satin Brocade
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1955/1.190
Medium and Support
tan, blue, gold and silver satin brocade with six white and gold insets
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 15:59:48
Primary Keywords
clouds
dragon
embroidery
japan
priests
silk
squares
textiles
white

Jean Cocteau and Sphinx; Lucien Clergue

Title
Jean Cocteau and Sphinx
Artist
Lucien Clergue
Physical Description
A man stands besides a sculpture of a sphinx.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1934
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1955
Accession Number
2011/2.164
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:29
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photographs
man

Wet Sands; Lucien Clergue

Title
Wet Sands
Artist
Lucien Clergue
Physical Description
A black and white photo of wavy lines drawn in wet sand.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1965
Accession Number
2011/2.160
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:28
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photographs
sand

Untitled (Staircase); Linda Butler

Title
Untitled (Staircase)
Artist
Linda Butler
Physical Description
A winding staircase in between floors. Curves from the lower left up into the upper left, almost like a large "J" curve.
Artist Life Dates
(Appleton, Wisconsin, 1947 - )
Accession Number
2012/1.236
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:28
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photographs
stairs

Dos Ciclistas; Armando Morales

Title
Dos Ciclistas
Artist
Armando Morales
Physical Description
Two faceless women standing beside a bicycle. They are both nude and their faces are pointed away from the viewer.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1927
Object Creation Date
1981
Accession Number
2011/1.94
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:26
Primary Keywords
bicycle
black and white prints
nudes

La Mysteriuse; James Tissot

Title
La Mysteriuse
Artist
James Tissot
Physical Description
A woman in an elegant dress with two small dogs, walking on a path through a woodland in advance of a gentleman in a top hat and two nuns in the distance.
Artist Life Dates
1836-1902
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1885
Accession Number
2011/2.206
Medium and Support
etching and drypoint on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:25
Primary Keywords
black-and-white prints
dogs
drypoint (printing process)
etching (printing process)
walking

Untitled (Man at Potter's Wheel); Takis (Dimitris) Tloupas

Title
Untitled (Man at Potter's Wheel)
Artist
Takis (Dimitris) Tloupas
Physical Description
Shows a man leaning over at a potters wheel. The floor and walls appear to be made of dirt.
Artist Life Dates
1920-2003
Object Creation Date
1972
Accession Number
2012/1.249
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:24
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photographs
studio ceramics

Nude on a Beach; Lucien Clergue

Title
Nude on a Beach
Artist
Lucien Clergue
Physical Description
A black and white photo of a person's nude backside at a beach.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1971
Accession Number
2011/2.162
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:21
Primary Keywords
beach
black-and-white photographs
nudes

Untitled (Four of Four), from "Portfolio of Four Lithographs"; Henry Moore

Title
Untitled (Four of Four), from "Portfolio of Four Lithographs"
Artist
Henry Moore
Physical Description
A black and white lithograph of a tree.
Object Creation Date
1973
Accession Number
2011/1.124
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:19
Primary Keywords
black and white prints
lithograph
tree

Untitled (One of Four), from "Portfolio of Four Lithographs"; Henry Moore

Title
Untitled (One of Four), from "Portfolio of Four Lithographs"
Artist
Henry Moore
Physical Description
A black and white lithograph of two faces.
Artist Life Dates
1898 - 1986
Object Creation Date
1973
Accession Number
2011/1.123
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:18
Primary Keywords
black and white prints
faces
lithograph

Four Nudes in the City; Lucien Clergue

Title
Four Nudes in the City
Artist
Lucien Clergue
Physical Description
A black and white photo of the nude backsides of four people.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1934
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1983
Accession Number
2011/2.158
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:18
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photographs
nudes

Harlequin; Lucien Clergue

Title
Harlequin
Artist
Lucien Clergue
Physical Description
A child wearing a harllequin outfit stands over some rocks beside a building. The child looks at something off camera.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1934
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1955
Accession Number
2011/2.161
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:17
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photographs
child

Clam Digger; Willem De Kooning

Title
Clam Digger
Artist
Willem De Kooning
Physical Description
Black and white lithograph print depicting the side of a man's face.
Artist Life Dates
Netherlands, 1904-1997
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
2011/2.59
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:17
Primary Keywords
black-and-white prints
lithographs

The Little Round Mirror, Nude, from "Camera Work - A Photographic Quarterly, Issue No. 14, April 1906"; Edward Jean Steichen

Title
The Little Round Mirror, Nude, from "Camera Work - A Photographic Quarterly, Issue No. 14, April 1906"
Artist
Edward Jean Steichen
Physical Description
A photograph of a nude woman, standing with her hips and head tilted, looking into a small round hand mirror.
Artist Life Dates
(Luxembourg, 1879 - 1973)
Century
Early 20th century
Object Creation Date
April 1906
Accession Number
2012/1.212
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:17
Primary Keywords
black and white
mirrors
nudes

Pablo Picasso; Lucien Clergue

Title
Pablo Picasso
Artist
Lucien Clergue
Physical Description
A black and white photo of Pablo Picasso sitting on a step. Picasso stares directly into the camera.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1955
Accession Number
2011/2.163
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:17
Primary Keywords
artist
black-and-white photographs
man

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
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:15
Primary Keywords
black-and-white prints (photographs)
drypoint (printing process)
etching (printing process)
man

Hardware Store, 316-318 Bowery at Bleeker Street, New York, from "Changing New York"; Berenice Abbott

Title
Hardware Store, 316-318 Bowery at Bleeker Street, New York, from "Changing New York"
Artist
Berenice Abbott
Physical Description
A black and white photograph of a hardware store in New York. An assortment of tools are layed out on the sidewalk with most prices under $1.00.
Artist Life Dates
1898-1991
Object Creation Date
1938
Accession Number
2011/2.5
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:12
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photographs
hardware stores
tools

Two Zebra Nudes; Lucien Clergue

Title
Two Zebra Nudes
Artist
Lucien Clergue
Physical Description
A black and white photo of the private areas of two people. Sunlight through blinds gives the figures a striped appearance.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1934
Century
21st century
Object Creation Date
2005
Accession Number
2011/2.159
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:12
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photographs
nudes

Untitled (Men Walking on Trail); Takis (Dimitris) Tloupas

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
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:11
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photographs
trails
trees (components)

Garcon donnant l'avione a un cheval detele; Théodore Géricault

Title
Garcon donnant l'avione a un cheval detele
Artist
Théodore Géricault
Physical Description
A young boy holds a grain sack for a horse, tethered to a cart, in an expansive landscape.
Artist Life Dates
1791-1824
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2011/2.207
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:09
Primary Keywords
black-and-white prints (photographs)
boy
horses
lithographs

Location Plan; Terry Winters

Title
Location Plan
Artist
Terry Winters
Physical Description
A collection squares arranged in six rows of five columns. The squares are in black and white and are of abstract designs.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1949
Object Creation Date
2000
Accession Number
2011/1.83
Medium and Support
screenprint on Clearprint fade-out cotton, vellum graph paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:09
Primary Keywords
black and white prints
collagraphs
square

Napiola; Takis (Dimitris) Tloupas

Title
Napiola
Artist
Takis (Dimitris) Tloupas
Physical Description
A man standing next to a large wooden barrel. The barrel appears to be hand constructed.
Artist Life Dates
1920-2003
Accession Number
2012/1.252
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:07
Primary Keywords
barrels (containers)
black-and-white photographs
men

Smoke Rings; Donald Sultan

Title
Smoke Rings
Artist
Donald Sultan
Physical Description
Square black and white photograph depicting three smoke rings that float in the air against a black backdrop. The rings appear in a diagonal pattern, one in the lower left corner, one in the center and one in the upper right corner. The ring in the lower left hand corner appears to be more complete, while the other two are more abstract.
Artist Life Dates
Born 1951
Object Creation Date
2005
Accession Number
2009/1.473
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-05-08 13:08:22
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photographs
gelatin silver process
ring-shaped
smoke

Smoke Rings; Donald Sultan

Title
Smoke Rings
Artist
Donald Sultan
Physical Description
Square black and white photograph depicting three smoke rings that float in the air against a black backdrop. The rings appear in a diagonal pattern, one in the lower left corner, one in the center and one in the upper right corner.
Artist Life Dates
Born 1951
Object Creation Date
2005
Accession Number
2009/1.472
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-05-08 13:08:18
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photographs
gelatin silver process
photographs
ring-shaped
smoke

Smoke Rings; Donald Sultan

Title
Smoke Rings
Artist
Donald Sultan
Physical Description
Square black and white photograph depicting wisps of smoke and a smoke ring that float against a black backdrop.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1951
Object Creation Date
2005
Accession Number
2009/1.471
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-05-08 13:08:11
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photography
gelatin silver process
photographs

Iceberg #10, Disko Bay, Greenland; Lynn Davis

Title
Iceberg #10, Disko Bay, Greenland
Artist
Lynn Davis
Physical Description
A large iceberg in Disko Bay, Greenland.
Artist Life Dates
born 1944
Object Creation Date
1988; printed 1995-1998
Accession Number
2012/2.95
Medium and Support
selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-05-08 13:07:59
Primary Keywords
black-and-white prints (photographs)
icebergs

Small Bowl with Peonies and Rooster Design; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Small Bowl with Peonies and Rooster Design
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
late 18th century
Accession Number
1956/2.19
Medium and Support
porcelain with overglaze enamel painting
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 18:28:30
Primary Keywords
asia
bowl
peony
roosters
white

Colored; Betye Saar

Title
Colored
Artist
Betye Saar
Physical Description
Assemblage of found objects: salvaged wood frame, four portrait photographs of African American females, nine thread samples, and one hand mirror hanging on a decorative brass hook to the viewer's right of the frame.
Artist Life Dates
born 1926
Century
21st century
Object Creation Date
2002
Accession Number
2003/1.406
Medium and Support
mixed media assemblage with hand mirror
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 18:27:32
Primary Keywords
african american
assemblage (sculpture technique)
assemblages (sculpture)
black-and-white photographs
found objects
photographs
portrait photography
vintage prints
women

Venus and Cupid; Hendrick Goltzius

Title
Venus and Cupid
Artist
Hendrick Goltzius
Physical Description
This black and white print shows a nude woman and young boy with wings within an oval shape.The woman is lounging on a draped surface and has her arm around the boy. He is facing toward her and pushing an arrow against her left breast. Other smaller scenes surround these figures including, a woman in a chariot drawn by swans; a man and a woman conversing in a forest; two figures in a landscape scene and two birds nestled together. Outside the oval in the corners of the work are hearts, flaming arrows and roses . At the bottom is Latin lettering.
Artist Life Dates
1558 - 1617
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1596
Accession Number
1998/2.17
Medium and Support
engraving on laid paper
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 18:25:54
Primary Keywords
arrows
black-and-white prints
figures (representations)
intaglio printing
nudes
winged

Ctric News Topi; Ronald Kitaj

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
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 18:24:54
Primary Keywords
black-and-white photographs
newspapers
newsstands
stand (mercantile structure)
title pages
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