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Title

Model for cavalry soldier

Artist

Randolph Rogers

Physical Description

Plaster sculpture of a man dressed in a Civil War military uniform; arms are broken off at mid-bicep.

Artist Life Dates

1825 - 1892

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1845-1885

Accession Number

1885.1

Medium and Support

plaster

Secondary Keywords

army

military

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

people by occupation

people in military occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

Title

Equestrian Statuette of Marcus Aurelius

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Accession Number

1895.10

Medium and Support

bronze on marble base

Secondary Keywords

ancient italian periods

ancient italian styles and periods

animals

animals and creatures

early western world

mammals

mediterranean

monarchs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in government and administration

rulers (people)

sculpture by material

sculpture by subject type

statues

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Bust of George Washington (1732-1799), after Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)

Artist

Randolph Rogers

Physical Description

This is a white marble sculpture that depicts the upper torso of a man. There is drapery wrapped loosely around his figure. He is shown staring into the viewer's space and his facial expression is calm and reserved. This sculpture is carved in a realistic manner and rests on a columnar pedestal.

Artist Life Dates

1825 - 1892

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1868

Accession Number

1895.12

Medium and Support

marble

Secondary Keywords

administrators

costume

costume by form

descriptors

executives

figures

figures (representations)

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

outerwear

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in government and administration

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

wearing blankets

wearing blankets by form

Title

White Mountains in September, North Conway, New Hampshire

Artist

Sylvester Phelps Hodgdon

Physical Description

Landscape with trees in foreground, valley in middle ground dotted with minute figures of sheep and a farmer with a team of oxen pulling well-filled haywain. Mountains in distance with a snow-capped mountain in center background.

Artist Life Dates

1830 - 1906

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1853

Accession Number

1895.57

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

downward

upward

americas

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

earth sciences concepts

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

geographic and political locations

grass (plant material)

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

locality

mammals

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

north & central america

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

ornament areas

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in agriculture

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

physical sciences concepts

plant material

plants

scientific concepts

scientists and people in science-related occupations

service and utility vehicles

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

transportation vehicles

united states

united states (nation)

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

A large group of young women inside a building surrounded by male servants. The women all wear various styles of kimono, though the predominant colors are red and green. The inside of the building is on the bottom floor with a set of steps leading up to a second floor, not depicted.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1811-1813

Accession Number

1938.1

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

building divisions

buildings and the land

circulation elements

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume by form

dwellings

main garments

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

prostitutes

residential structures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

service industry buildings

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

stairs and stair components

Title

Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

A group of 18 women inside a building wearing various kimono with the predominant colors being grey, red, black, and green. Some of the kimono also have orange coloring. The patterns and designs on the kimono vary from images of flowers to geometric designs. A rice paper door is seen in the background leading to a room at a slightly higher level and an image of a phoenix can be partially seen on the wall in the back and to the left. One of the women near the front is tying the string around a package while three other women near her are arranging small footed trays. One of the women in the forefront and to the left appears to be holding a cup or jar.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1811-1813

Accession Number

1938.2

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

building divisions

buildings and the land

circulation elements

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume by form

main garments

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

prostitutes

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

service industry buildings

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

stairs and stair components

Title

Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

A print of 15 women inside a building dressed in various kimono with the predominant colors being grey, red, black, and green. Some of the kimono also have orange coloring. The patterns and designs on the kimono vary from images of flowers to geometric designs. One male is kneeling towards the back and another man can be seen in the background leaving the room. Two women to the very back and left of the image appear to be adjusting their makeup. Three women to the front sit around a tea set (partially visable) and two women to their right are whispering to each other.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1811-1813

Accession Number

1938.3

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume by form

dwellings

main garments

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

prostitutes

residential structures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

service industry buildings

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

The Church at Le Tréport, France

Artist

R. G. Mathews

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1940.200

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

architecture

bible

building divisions

buildings

buildings and the land

circulation spaces

clergy

components

components and systems

components by specific context

europe

europe (continent)

family

geographic and political locations

holy figures and saints

how we live

jesus christ

locality

new testament

passages

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

places of worship

relationships

religion

religious (people)

religious figures

religious structures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

subject matter

Title

Begin the Beguine

Artist

Max Beckmann

Physical Description

Interior composition with male and female dancers positioned at center with seated female at lower left, standing male on crutches at right and a group of birds in the leftmost background.

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1946

Accession Number

1948/1.103

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

amputation

animals

animals and creatures

arts

arts and related disciplines

buildings and the land

disciplines

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

european

european styles and periods

genres

humanities

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

performing arts

performing arts buildings

performing arts structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

tools and equipment

Title

Courtesans of the Chôjiya: Hinatsuru and Her Attendant

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Physical Description

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

In its wake

The autumn grasses wither.

Indeed, the mountain wind

Has now become a gale.

Artist Life Dates

(Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1790

Accession Number

1948/1.184

Medium and Support

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

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

east asian

information forms

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

prostitutes

relief prints

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Physical Description

This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.

The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.

Artist Life Dates

1754-1806

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1798

Accession Number

1948/1.185

Medium and Support

oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

east asian

entertainment events

events

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

performances

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

prostitutes

relief prints

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Physical Description

This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.

The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.

Artist Life Dates

1754-1806

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1798

Accession Number

1948/1.186

Medium and Support

oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

east asian

entertainment events

events

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

performances

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

prostitutes

relief prints

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Physical Description

This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.

The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.

Artist Life Dates

1754-1806

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1798

Accession Number

1948/1.187

Medium and Support

oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

east asian

entertainment events

events

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

performances

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

prostitutes

relief prints

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Courtesan and client: parody of the Kiritsubo Chapter of the Tale of Genji (Mitate Genji Kiritsubo)

Artist

Okumura Masanobu

Physical Description

A monochrome print depicting two standing women and a reclining man in a room. The taller woman, a courtesan, wears an elaborate kimono of butterfly design and under-kimono of geometric patterns; her hair is tied on the back, wearing tortoise shell comb and hairpin. She is holding skirts of kimono and under-kimono with her right hand and is hiding her left hand under the kimono. The second woman, an attendant, is standing behind the courtesan, holding a doll of a boy and her face turning away. She wears a plain kimono with pine tree design and obi (sash) with striped patterns. The man is reclining and looking toward the courtesan. They seem to engage in conversation. The man wears kimono with design of coins and short jacket with plaid patterns. His hair is shaved on top and tied on the back. There is a folded screen behind him, depicting a plum tree by river. In front of him, there are a sake pitcher, sake cup and its stand, and a bowl with food accompanied by a tray and chopsticks. There is a title of the print in cartouche at upper right.

Artist Life Dates

1686-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1711-1716

Accession Number

1948/1.198

Medium and Support

Oban (large-size) sumizurii-e (monochrome woodblock print) on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

deciduous trees

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

insects

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

plants

prostitutes

service industry buildings

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Ants (Ameisen), from "In the Shadows" ("Im Schatten")

Artist

George Grosz

Physical Description

A group of laborers, wearing hats and jackets, walks from viewer's right to left along a street littered with garbage. The two in the front carry shovels. In the background is an industrial landscape, dirty and in disrepair.

Artist Life Dates

1893-1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1920

Accession Number

1948/1.22

Medium and Support

photolithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

clothing

descriptors

europe (continent)

figures

geographic and political locations

germany (nation)

image-making processes and techniques

industrial buildings

industrial structures

lithography

modern and contemporary art

movement

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

people by occupation

planographic printing processes

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

La Danse au Cabaret (Villagers Merrymaking at an Inn)

Artist

Adriaen Jansz van Ostade

Physical Description

This print portrays a lively interior scene in the 17th century Dutch Republic. There are many figures around the large room, including men, women, and children. At the far right a man tries to embrace a resisting woman. Beside them, a man and a woman dance while a fiddler plays and others look on. On the left, a woman tends to a child as behind her a couple descend a wooden stairway from an upper floor. There are items such as cured meat, a lantern, a chair and laundry, hanging around this room.

Artist Life Dates

1610-1685

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1652

Accession Number

1949/1.115

Medium and Support

etching, engraving and drypoint on laid paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

dances

figures

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

public accommodations

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

'Les Gueux' or 'Les Mendiants'. Les Deux Pèlerins (The Two Pilgrims)

Artist

Jacques Callot

Physical Description

Two rough figures dominate the composition with a lightly etched landscape behind them. Both figures hold a staff and each is dressed in ragged clothes. In addition, the scallop shell, indicating that they are pilgrims to the shrine of St. James the Greater at Santiago de Compostela, is visible on the brims of their hats, and on the left shoulder of the man standing to the right.

Artist Life Dates

1592/3-1635

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1622-1628

Accession Number

1949/1.146

Medium and Support

etching on laid paper

Secondary Keywords

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

farmers

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by activity

people by occupation

people in agriculture

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

religious figures

scientists and people in science-related occupations

shell and shell material

tools and equipment

walking sticks

worshippers

Title

A Rabbi Studying, from a drawing by Rembrandt

Artist

Augustus John

Physical Description

A bearded man sits stooped over his literature. He is adorned in thick robes and his head wrapped. He sits at a table that is also covered in cloth.

Artist Life Dates

1878-1961

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1906

Accession Number

1949/1.70

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

clergy

descriptors

object genres

object genres by location, context or origin

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Becquet, one of the "Sixteen Etchings," or the "Thames Set"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A man with and a moustache and scraggly hair visible under a cap sits facing the viewer, a cello cradled between his arms. The lower portion of both the figure and the musical instrument are only summarily indicated; the background consists of passages of rapidly drawn parallel lines.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1859

Accession Number

1954/1.340

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on laid paper

Secondary Keywords

bowed

accessories worn on the head

allegory and literature

arts

arts and related disciplines

chordophones

clothing

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

disciplines

fiddles

figures

headgear

humanities

lutelike chordophones

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing arts

physical activities

physical activities by general context

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

sound devices by function

violin family instruments

Title

The Dancing Girl

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A woman, nude but for a diaphanous elbow-length drapery and a cap over her hair, stands facing the viewer with her head turned towards the right. The figure's right arm is extended gracefully from the side of her body, hand facing downward. Her left hand is extened at nearly a right angle, holding her drapery out, which further devines the curves of her body. Her weight is on her right leg as the left leg points forward.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1890

Accession Number

1954/1.430

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph on laid paper

Secondary Keywords

child

dances

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

physical activities

physical activities by general context

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

The Steps, Luxembourg Gardens

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A broad set of steps leading up to a tree-lined terrace are the main features of this work. Figures on the terrace and a sculpture of putti supporting an urn or pot are visible at the top of the stairs; in the left foreground, a woman and little girl are climbing the stairs.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893

Accession Number

1954/1.437

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on wove paper

Secondary Keywords

agricultural complexes

animals

animals and creatures

architectural elements

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

circulation elements

complexes

complexes by function

components

components and systems

components by specific context

europe

europe (continent)

figures

france

france (nation)

gardens by form

geographic and political locations

locality

objects

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

scientists and people in science-related occupations

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

stair components

stairs and stair components

terraces

the natural world

ville de paris, dèpartement de (department)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

œle-de-france (region)

Title

Sunrise at Benten Shrine, Suzaki Cape

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

Two geisha (itinerant musicians) are shown strolling in the countryside, with the roof of Benten Shintô shrine in the distance. The backdrop is the rising sun—the give-away that this is a New Year’s print—seen over distant mountains and a calm bay. One woman stoops to empty the ashes from her pipe, while the other draws her kimono closely about her. A poem lies just above the rising sun in the top left register of the morning sky.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1800-1820

Accession Number

1954/1.471

Medium and Support

koban surimono (privately published) color woodblock print (nishiki e) on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

costume

costume by form

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

earth sciences concepts

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people in service occupations

physical sciences concepts

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

writing (processes)

Title

Sunrise at Susaki Point (New Year's Print)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

A geisha is shown strolling in the countryside, with her right hand over her forehead--as if looking into the distance--and a basket in her left hand. The backdrop is the rising sun-the give-away that this is a New Year’s print—seen over distant mountains. A poem lies on the left-hand side of the print.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1800-1820

Accession Number

1954/1.472

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

associated concepts

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

costume

costume by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

egg and egg components

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

main garments

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people in service occupations

physical sciences concepts

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Enlist in the Navy - Follow the Boys in Blue for Home and Country

Artist

George Hand Wright

Artist Life Dates

(active Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1873 - 1951, Westport, Connecticut)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917-1919

Accession Number

1954/2.35.109

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

armed forces

army

declaratory and advertising artifacts

events

figures

geography

identifying artifacts

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

military

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

organizations

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

people by occupation

people in military occupations

smoke

text-based art

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

world wars

Title

Motherless, Fatherless, Starving - How Much To Save These Little Lives? War Fund Week - One Hundred Million Dollars - May 20th-27th

Artist

Arthur Crisp

Artist Life Dates

Born 1881

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917-1919

Accession Number

1954/2.35.26

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

crosses

declaratory and advertising artifacts

europe

events

figures

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

locality

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in health and medicine

people in science-related occupations

scientists and people in science-related occupations

smoke

text-based art

world wars

Title

Untitled, Red Cross

Artist

Harrison Fisher

Artist Life Dates

1875-1934

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.35A

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

army

clothing

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

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in health and medicine

people in science-related occupations

scientists and people in science-related occupations

text-based art

the natural world

war

world wars

Title

The Greatest Mother in the World

Artist

Alonzo Foringer

Artist Life Dates

1878-1948

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.40

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

army

crosses

declaratory and advertising artifacts

events

figures

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

military

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in health and medicine

people in science-related occupations

scientists and people in science-related occupations

soldiers

text-based art

war

world wars

Title

The Greatest Mother in the World

Artist

Alonzo Foringer

Artist Life Dates

1878-1948

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.40A

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

army

crosses

declaratory and advertising artifacts

events

figures

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

military

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in health and medicine

people in science-related occupations

scientists and people in science-related occupations

soldiers

text-based art

war

world wars

Title

The Roll Call, A Masque of the Red Cross

Artist

Arnold Genthe

Physical Description

Text: The Roll Call, A Masque of the Red Cross - By Percy MacKaye

Artist Life Dates

Germany, 1869-1942

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.44

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

crosses

declaratory and advertising artifacts

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for oral or performed works

events

figures

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in health and medicine

people in science-related occupations

scientists and people in science-related occupations

text-based art

war

world wars

Title

Hold Up Your End! War Fund Week - One Hundred Million Dollars

Artist

W. B. King

Artist Life Dates

1880-1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917-1919

Accession Number

1954/2.35.55

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

clothing

crosses

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

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in health and medicine

people in science-related occupations

scientists and people in science-related occupations

text-based art

war

world wars

Title

I Summon You to the Comradeship - Woodrow Wilson - Answer the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call for Universal Membership

Artist

Leo Mielziner

Artist Life Dates

1869-1935

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.65

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

crosses

declaratory and advertising artifacts

events

figures

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in health and medicine

people in science-related occupations

scientists and people in science-related occupations

sketches

text-based art

war

world wars

Title

Red Cross Christmas Roll Call December 16th to 23rd

Artist

Edwin Howland Blashfield

Physical Description

Text: December 16th to 23rd - Where Columbia Sets Her Name Ley Every One Of You Follow Her - Red Cross Christmas Roll Call

Artist Life Dates

1848-1936

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.7

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

crosses

declaratory and advertising artifacts

events

figures

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in health and medicine

people in science-related occupations

scientists and people in science-related occupations

war

world wars

Title

Have You a Red Cross Service Flag?

Artist

Jessie Willcox Smith

Artist Life Dates

1863-1935

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.88

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

armed conflicts

crosses

declaratory and advertising artifacts

drapery

events

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in health and medicine

people in science-related occupations

scientists and people in science-related occupations

text-based art

war

world wars

Title

Courtesan in an iris-patterned robe: "June" in a series of Twelve Months

Artist

Kaigetsudô Dohan

Physical Description

This is a large monochrome print of a courtesan wearing kimono with iris design. The courtesan is standing with her right hand in the sleeve that she raises to her chin and left hand gathering up her kimono; Her cloak with bamboo leaf and gentian flower design is slipping off her shoulder and revealing her dark kimono with iris roundels. She has long hair; her hair is tied and draped on the back. She is looking toward the right side. There is the artist’s signature and seal, and publisher’s seal on the right.

Artist Life Dates

active 1710 - 1716

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1714

Accession Number

1955/1.128

Medium and Support

Kakemono-e (oversize) sumizurii-e (monochrome woodblock print) on paper

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume by form

descriptors

grass (plant material)

main garments

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plant material

prostitutes

Title

Portrait of Princess Soto'ori

Artist

Tosa Mitsuoki

Physical Description

Hanging scroll. A female figure is sitting against a blank background. She wears multiple layers of kimono, her hair is black and long, and her face white. She is watching a spider, descending from ceiling; her arms are extending in front as if she is trying to catch it. A screen of white and brown fabric is on her right, and an oil ramp with flame is on the other side. Three rolls of paper are placed in front of her. There are the artist's signature and seal on the left lower corner.

The painting is mounted on light blue brocade with designs of auspicious characters and objects, including character “longevity,” treasures, and double gourds. The sides are made of golden brocade, but the gold foil is almost worn out.

Warm holes on the upper right side, some small stains and dark lines on the top and near the face of the figure. Two repaired damages on the lower right corner. Some warm holes on the mounting as well. The wooden scroll bar is black lacquered.

Artist Life Dates

1617-1691

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

2nd half of 17th century

Accession Number

1955/1.262

Medium and Support

Hanging scroll: ink and color on silk

Secondary Keywords

aristocracy

asian

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

costume

costume by form

east asian

genres in the arts

groups of people

japanese

japanese painting styles

japanese styles

literary, oral and motion picture genres

main garments

nobility

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in government and administration

rulers (people)

social classes

social classes by specific type

social groups

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

upper class

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Handstand

Artist

Erich Heckel

Physical Description

Print featuring a stage with a figure of a man with his feet touching his head while doing a handstand on a small table flanked by two chairs. His large shadow is cast on the wall behind him. The head and hands of a conductor are visible in the lower right.

Artist Life Dates

1883-1970

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1916

Accession Number

1956/1.20

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

european

european styles and periods

faces

figures

genres

groups

hands

human body

light-related concepts

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performance and backstage spaces

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by building type

scientific concepts

stages and stage components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

theater spaces

Title

The Weavers Cycle: March of the Weavers (from a set of 6 prints)

Artist

Käthe Kollwitz

Physical Description

The scene depicts a group of figures marching in the foreground from the left to the right of the composition. A thin sliver of land can be seen in the background. A man in the center carries a scythe over his shoulder. A woman in the center right carries a child on her back.

Artist Life Dates

1867-1945

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1897

Accession Number

1956/1.21

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by function

equipment

equipment by general type

european

european styles and periods

landscapes (environments)

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by occupation

physical activities

physical activities by general context

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

tools and equipment

youth

Title

Susanna accused of adultery by the two elders (one from the set of four prints,

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1555

Accession Number

1956/1.49

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

ceremonial chairs

chairs

chairs by function

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

groups

groups of people

groups of people by activity

monarchs

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

people by occupation

people in government and administration

physical activities

physical activities by general context

political figures

royalty

rulers (people)

seating furniture

single seating furniture

stand

Title

The two elders convicted of false witness by the young Daniel (one from the set

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1555

Accession Number

1956/1.50

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

associated concepts

ceremonial chairs

chairs

chairs by function

drapery

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

genres

groups

groups of people

groups of people by activity

monarchs

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

people by occupation

people in government and administration

physical activities

physical activities by general context

political figures

religions

religions and religious concepts

royalty

rulers (people)

seating furniture

single seating furniture

stand

Title

Busts of Saints Jerome and Gregory

Artist

Atelier of Jörg Syrlin the Younger

Physical Description

This pair of finely carved bust-length figures depicts two men in ecclesiastical garb. On the right appears an older figure who wears elaborate vestments and a papal tiara with a book in his left hand. His deeply lined and wrinkled face conveys a patient wisdom and authority as he stares directly ahead. His more youthful companion, dressed in a simpler collared robe and brimless cap, glances introspectively aside. He grasps an unfurled scroll in his left hand and a diminutive lion stares out from its perch on his left shoulder.

Century

late 15th/early 16th-century

Object Creation Date

circa1500

Accession Number

1958/1.59

Medium and Support

lindenwood with polychromy

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

christian clergy

clergy

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

mammals

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

visual works

visual works by function

Title

The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

Artist

Jan van Hemessen

Physical Description

This painting depicts the interior of a room where four men are grouped around a table. They are painted as half-length figures, and their forms fill the foreground. They are painted in warm tones of brown, red and green and dressed in 16th century Netherlandish clothing. There is a king, wearing a pointed crown, who, with his right arm awkwardly crossed over his left, points to another man across the table. He has a furrowed brow and his mouth is partially open as if he is speaking. Next to him is a man looking downward, intently counting coins piled on the table. The third man pauses while writing in a book, his hand with the pen is stopped in mid-air, and looks back at the king. The fourth man, on the other side of the table, has his hands clasped in a pleading gesture and his eyes meet the gaze of the king. Items in the room and on the table such as books, scissors, a money bag, and an hourglass, are painted in great detail. In the upper right, a small outdoor scene, painted in tones of light green, shows an imaginary cityscape with a man being dragged into an underground chamber by some soldiers.

Artist Life Dates

c. 1500-c.1575

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1556

Accession Number

1959/1.108

Medium and Support

oil on panel

Secondary Keywords

books

books by external form

exchange media

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

monarchs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people in government and administration

rulers (people)

Title

Democritus in Meditation

Artist

Salvator Rosa

Physical Description

A bearded man sits in a cemetery upon a stone block and leans on a sarcophagus with his head in his hand. A book sits in his lap. Sarcophagi, obelisks, and funerary urns surround him. The bones and body parts of humans and animals along with a discarded helmet and books are strewn across the foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1615-1673

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1673

Accession Number

1959/1.126

Medium and Support

etching with drypoint on laid paper

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

descriptors

events

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

materials

materials by origin

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the humanities

personal life events

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

Solicitudo Rustica (Rustic Cares) from the Large Landscapes after Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Artist

Pieter Brueghel

Physical Description

This print offers an expansive vista over a river valley bordered by high mountains in the distance. In the foreground a peasant sits on the ground hammering the blade of his scythe as another man leans against a tree and gazes into the valley. Boats, towns, and villages dot the landscape.

Artist Life Dates

c. 1525-1569)

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1530-1569

Accession Number

1959/2.92

Medium and Support

etching with engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

downward

transfer method

upward

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

farmers

intaglio prints

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in agriculture

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

riverine bodies

scientists and people in science-related occupations

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Elegant Fresh Foods (Three Courtesans at a Drinking Party)

Artist

Kikugawa Eizan

Physical Description

Three courtesans engaged in a drinking game sit in an open veranda in early spring, with cherry blossoms in full bloom behind them. The women appear tipsy, and the one at the right clings to her companion in the middle for support, as she stretches out her left hand to have her cup refilled with saké (rice wine). They have a tray of delicacies shamisen at their feet.

Artist Life Dates

1787-1867

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

mid 1800s - circa 1810

Accession Number

1960/1.138

Medium and Support

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

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

east asian

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

prostitutes

relief prints

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

First Designs of Model Young Leaves: the Courtesan Karauta of the Chôjiya, accompanied by her attendants Matsuno and Takeno

Artist

Isoda Koryûsai

Physical Description

This is a color woodblock print of a courtesan and her two attendants. They are walking toward the left. The courtesan wears red and brown kimono with geometric designs and a pink cloak with plum tree and cloud design. Her green obi (sash), tied in front, has peacock feather and geometric patterns. Her hair is sculpted in the shape of “lantern” style, with the broad wings to the side of the head. Three large tortoise-shell comb and four pins adorn the hair. The two young attendants wear matching clothes and hair accessories; their kimono design has the same plum and cloud patterns as the courtesan but in brownish colors. Their obi is in green color with wavy stripes, loosely tied on their backs. They also have tortoise shell combs, hairpins, and ornaments in the shape of pine leaves. One attendant is looking at a ground, and other attendant toward the right. All three wear high platform sandals. There are artist’s signature and publisher’s seal on the lower left corner, as well as the title on the upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

active 1764 - 1788

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1777-1782

Accession Number

1960/1.145

Medium and Support

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

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

deciduous trees

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by occupation

people in service occupations

plants

prostitutes

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

youth

Title

The Hermit Tao Yuanming Enjoying Chrysanthemums

Artist

Li Shida (Li Shih-ta)

Physical Description

Inscription: Painted in the fall of 1619. Li Shida

Two seals of the artist

Ten collectors’ seals, including five imperial seals of the Qing dynasty

Tao Yuanming intently watches an attendant water the chrysanthemums. His brushwork is detailed and the composition elegant.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1573 - 1619)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1619

Accession Number

1960/1.184

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

Secondary Keywords

authors

buildings and the land

costumes

descriptors

geography

herbaceous plants

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people by state or condition

people in literature

people in literature and related occupations

people in the humanities

plants

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

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

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

Title

Landscape with Washerwoman

Artist

Alessandro Magnasco

Physical Description

This landscape scene has an expansive blue sky in the upper half of the composition contrasted with the dark countryside, painted in hues of dark green and brown, in the lower portion. On the horizon, in between these two areas, is a mountain range with sharp pointed peaks. The forms of the bright white clouds mimick the foliage of the trees.

There are figures in the foreground area, although the rugged countryside shows no sign of habitation. On the right, two women are shown bending over, washing clothes in a small stream. There is a man sitting next to a laundry basket in the far left corner. A fourth figure, seen from the back only, is placed in the center area of the foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1667 - 1749

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1711-1720

Accession Number

1960/2.127

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

upward

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

geography

housekeeping containers

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by application method

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

people by occupation

people in service occupations

physical sciences concepts

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Combat of Romans and Dacians (after a relief on the Arch of Constantine, Rome)

Artist

Nicolas Beatrizet

Physical Description

This engraving reproduces a relief sculpture from the second century CE of Roman soldiers under Emperor Trajan conquering the Dacians in what is today Romania. The sculpture was later removed from its original monument built to honor Trajan and incorporated into the Arch of Constantine, erected in Rome by the emperor Constantine between 312 and 315.

The relief depicts mounted Roman soldiers, dressed in their characteristic armor and helmets, surging to the left and right from the center of the scene. A group of soldiers sounding horns stands in their midst. The Romans' vanquished Dacian foes lie trampled beneath the horses' hooves.

Artist Life Dates

c.1515 - after 1565

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1553

Accession Number

1960/2.41

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

Secondary Keywords

copies (derivative objects)

derivative objects

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

italy (nation)

lazio (region)

object genres

originals and derivative objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

people by occupation

people in military occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

roma (province)

Title

Standing Monk , holding a rosary (fragment of a Buddhist altar)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

7th-8th century

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1961/2.70

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

beads and sets of beads

descriptors

design elements

form attributes

motifs

object genres

object genres by form

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

plant-derived motifs

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious (people)

religious visual works

sets of beads

size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

visual works by function