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Title

Hen-shaped covered box

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.495A&B

Medium and Support

porcelain with clear glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

ceramics

containers

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

Title

Duck-shaped covered box

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.496A&B

Medium and Support

porcelain with clear glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

ceramics

containers

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pottery (object genre)

stoneware

Title

Incense burner

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.498

Medium and Support

porcelain with crackled glaze and white Kesshô overglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

Title

Sencha pitcher with stamped dragonfly design (pair w/ 1954/1.512)

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1893-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.503

Medium and Support

porcelain with clear glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

food

materials

materials by function

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

vessels

Title

Miniature Vase with Rabbit Design (1 of 2)

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.506

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

mammals

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objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

vessels

Title

Miniature Vase with Rabbit Design (1 of 2)

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.507

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

mammals

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

vessels

Title

Narrow-necked vase with crackled celadon glaze

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.510

Medium and Support

stoneware with celadon glaze

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

vessels

Title

White teapot with stamped dragonfly design (pair w/ 1954/1.503)

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1893-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.512

Medium and Support

porcelain with clear glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

vessels for serving and consuming food

vessels for serving drinks

Title

Rectangular covered box with hand-painted chrysanthemum painting

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.513

Medium and Support

Porcelain with crackled clear glaze and overglaze white and iron slip painting

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

ceramics

containers

descriptors

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

plants

pottery (object genre)

settlements and landscapes

stoneware

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Vase, shaped like heishi jar, with spread base

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.514

Medium and Support

porcelain with Hagi-style glaze

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

vessels

Title

Mizusashi (cold water jar for the tea ceremony)

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1893-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.515A&B

Medium and Support

porcelain with celadon glaze and inlaid white slip design

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

Title

Blue-and-white tea cup with abstract floral design (1 of 5)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

15th–16th century

Object Creation Date

15th century - 16th century

Accession Number

1954/1.520

Medium and Support

porcellaneous stoneware with blue and white glaze

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

cups

cups by function

descriptors

drinking vessels

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Miniature Vase, with image of Shoki the Demon Queller (Hirado ware?)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860 - circa 1910

Accession Number

1954/1.529

Medium and Support

stoneware with blue underglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

pottery (object genre)

vessels

Title

Seto ware tea caddy "Hitorine," named by Kobori Enshû (1579–1647)

Artist

Seto Shinbei

Physical Description

Small, brown, thinly potted container with ivory lid. It has a short neck and round shoulder; The dark glaze is randomly applied from shoulder to the middle of the body. The part at the bottom is unglazed. The bottom has no foot and unglazed. The lid is concaved from the rim toward the center knob.

Artist Life Dates

late 16th century - early 17th century

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1600-1647

Accession Number

1954/1.532A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with mottled brown glaze, ivory lid

Secondary Keywords

animal material

bone

bone by form

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

containers

containers by form

containers by function or context

containers for storing or transporting food

culinary containers

dentin

descriptors

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

fibroinous material

materials

materials by composition

materials by form

materials by origin

materials by physical form

objects

objects we use

textile materials

textile materials by composition or origin

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

Title

Tea caddy "large sea" (daikai) in brown & black glaze, with silk pouch

Artist

Seto Shunkei II

Physical Description

This squat tea caddy is decorated with brown glaze with splotches of black. It is capped with a round ivory lid with a small circular knob-handle.

Century

17th–18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1954/1.533A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with brown and black glaze, ivory lid

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for storing or transporting food

culinary containers

descriptors

food

materials

materials by function

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

Title

Red Raku ware shallow tea bowl

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This squat bowl is not smooth but has subtle irregularities in texture and shape, intentionally highlighted by the brilliant red glaze.

Century

19th century?

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1954/1.536

Medium and Support

earthenware with red glaze

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

early western world

near eastern

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

persian

persian pottery styles

persian styles

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels

Title

Red Raku ware teabowl with imprinted leaf designs

Artist

Raku Tan'nyû

Physical Description

This rustic, earth tone ceramic tea bowl has a rough, natural feeling texture. Impressed into the outer sides of the tea bowl are the imprints of pine needles.

Artist Life Dates

1795 - 1854

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1820 - circa 1840

Accession Number

1954/1.537

Medium and Support

earthenware with red and gray glaze

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

food

materials

materials by function

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Tea Bowl, ido chawan type

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This rustic looking bowl has a circular base from which the rounded shape of the bowl extends. The clear glaze reveals the brown and black tones of the materials.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1954/1.539

Medium and Support

stoneware with clear glaze

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

Blue-and-white bowl with floral and landscape designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Accession Number

1954/1.545

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue overglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

settlements and landscapes

stoneware

vessels

Title

Footed deep bowl

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

18th-19th century ?

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1954/1.547

Medium and Support

Red lacquer on wood

Secondary Keywords

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

descriptors

materials

materials by function

objects

Title

Bowl

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1868

Accession Number

1954/1.548

Medium and Support

Red lacquer on wood

Secondary Keywords

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

descriptors

materials

materials by function

objects

Title

St. Jerome

Artist

Jusepe de Ribera

Artist Life Dates

c.1591-1652

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1621

Accession Number

1954/1.55

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

figures

horns

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

objects

people and occupations

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

Two shifuku (silk pouches) for Tea Caddy "Hitorine" (1954/1.532)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Two small pouches for tea caddy. The striped pouch is woven with light brown, dark-green, light-green and dark blue warp threads and light brown weft threads in satin weave, which create stripe, plaid and treasure ("takara") patterns. The round pouch has two side slits for easy opening; a purple cord is inserted through the mouth of the pouch for tying.

Another pouch has whirlpool patterns created with the same satin weave using brown warp threads and light blue, white, and blue weft threads. The weft threads create the staggered, whirlpool patterns. This pouch also has two side slits and tied with light brown color cord at the top.

Object Creation Date

circa 1600-1647

Accession Number

1954/1.567A&B

Medium and Support

silk

Secondary Keywords

animal material

containers

containers by form

containers by function or context

containers for storing or transporting food

culinary containers

descriptors

fibroinous material

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

Title

Catalina (Ibiza - Balearic Islands, Spain)

Artist

Martin Baer

Artist Life Dates

1894-1961

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1936

Accession Number

1954/1.75

Medium and Support

oil on board

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

Title

Landscape

Artist

John Francis Murphy

Physical Description

Landscape of flat terrain; water, perhaps a small stream, in the foreground; four leafless trees (two large, two small) right of center, and two leafless trees left of center, below a cloud-filled sky.

Artist Life Dates

1853 - 1921

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1880

Accession Number

1954/1.80

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

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

descriptors

design elements

earth sciences concepts

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

ornament areas

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

waterscapes

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

wetlands

woody plants

Title

Forgotten Things

Artist

Grace Albee

Artist Life Dates

1890-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1943

Accession Number

1954/1.82

Medium and Support

wood engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

architecture

birds

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

landscapes

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

objects

ornament areas

plants

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

transportation

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

woody plants

Title

The Fallen Star

Artist

Stanley Anderson

Artist Life Dates

(1884 - 1966)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1929

Accession Number

1954/1.83

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

figures

fishing and trapping tools and equipment

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

the natural world

tools and equipment

water activities

waterscapes

Title

Lost Angel

Artist

Albert Sterner

Artist Life Dates

1863-1946

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1932

Accession Number

1954/2.18

Medium and Support

softground etching on blue paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

figures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

religion

sketches

subject matter

Title

The House of the Three Stones, Llanberis (?)

Artist

John Sell Cotman

Artist Life Dates

1782-1842

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1803

Accession Number

1954/2.33

Medium and Support

graphite and wash on off-white wove paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

events

figures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

natural events

people and culture

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

What are YOU doing? The Kaiser is canned - Can Food - Can Vegetables, fruit, and the Kaiser too - National War Garden Commission

Artist

J. Paul Verrees

Physical Description

Text: What are YOU doing? The Kaiser is canned - Can Food - Can Vegetables, Fruit and the Kaiser too - Write for Free Book to National War Garden Commission - Washington, D.C. - Charles Lathrop Pack, President - P.S.Ridsdale, Secretary - (jars labeled) Tomatoes, Kaiser Brand Unsweetened, Peas

Artist Life Dates

Belgium, 1889-1942

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.102

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

events

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

materials

materials by function

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people and culture

the human body

upper body

world wars

Title

Oh, boy! That's the Girl! The Salvation Army Lassie - Keep Her on the Job - United War Work Campaign - Nov. 11th-18th 1918

Artist

George Mather Richards

Artist Life Dates

1880-1958

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.121

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

army

atmospheric effects

descriptors

figures

how we live

materials

materials by function

military

people and occupations

posters

seasons

soldiers

text-based art

the natural world

war

Title

Farmers! Housewives! Children! - The President of the United States Appeals to You Personally - United States Department of Agriculture

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Text Excerpt: Farmers! Housewives! Children! - The President of the United States Appeals to You Personally - These extracts from the address of President Wilson should be read carefully by every one who produces or can produce food and by all who consume food: - MY FELLOW COUTRYMEN: The entrance of our own beloved country into the grim and terrible war for democracy and human rights which has shaken the world creates so many problems of natural life and action which call for immediate consideration and settlement that I hope you will permit me to address to you a few words of earnest counsel and appeal with regard to them. … (headers) Abundant Food Supplies Essential … Make Sure of Large Harvests … To Young Men and Boys … To the Farmers of the South … The Government to Cooperate … To the Middlemen .. To Every Household - The supreme test of the nation has come. We must all speak, act, and serve together! - Woodrow Wilson (signed) [Text Excerpted from the "Message to the American People" on April 15, 1917]

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917-1919

Accession Number

1954/2.35.123

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

buildings and the land

descriptors

farming

how we live

mammals

materials

materials by function

objects

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

photographs

posters

text-based art

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

war

yards

Title

The Spirit of War Camp Community Service - A Club Dinner - United War Work Campaign

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Text: (photo caption) A Club Dinner - The Spirit of War Camp Community Service - United War Work Campaign - 4C

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.129

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

albums

army

candles and candleholders

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

dishes

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

household objects

how we live

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

materials

materials by function

military

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

posters

seating furniture

single seating furniture

soldiers

text-based art

vessels for serving and consuming food

war

Title

America's Food Pledge, 20 Million Tons - United States Food Administration

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Text: America's food pledge, 20 million tons - we have promised to feed the hungry millions of Europe--the Allies and liberated nations - Save food - two-thirds more than last year from stocks no larger - United States Food Administration

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.131

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

how we live

materials

materials by function

posters

text-based art

war

Title

Don't Stop Saving Food - United States Food Administration

Artist

Artist Unknown

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917-1919

Accession Number

1954/2.35.133

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

how we live

materials

materials by function

posters

text-based art

war

Title

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

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

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

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.140

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

birds

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

business and industry

complexes

complexes by function

components

components and systems

components by specific context

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

design elements

events

extracting complexes

how we live

industrial complexes

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information form components

information forms

layout features

mines (industrial complexes)

modern and contemporary art

motifs

natural element motifs

objects we use

people and culture

text-based art

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

war

world wars

Title

Save ... and serve the cause of freedom

Artist

Frederick G. Cooper

Physical Description

Text: SAVE - 1-wheat, use more corn 2-meat, use more fish & beans 3- fats, use just enough 4-sugar, use syrups - and serve the cause of freedom - U.S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION

Artist Life Dates

1883-1962

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.145

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

how we live

materials

materials by function

posters

text-based art

war

Title

Think What You Can Afford to Give - Then Double It - Red Cross War Fund

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Text: Think what you can afford to give - then double it - A life may depend on it - you you dare do less? - All of the Red Cross War Fund goes to War Relief

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.148

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

crosses

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

events

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information form components

information forms

layout features

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people and culture

text-based art

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

war

wars

world wars

Title

Food Will Win the War - You cam here seeking Freedom - You must now help to preserve it - Wheat is needed for the allies - Waste nothing

Artist

Charles Edward Chambers

Physical Description

Text: Food Will Win the War - You cam here seeking Freedom - You must now help to preserve it - Wheat is needed for the allies - Waste nothing - United States Food Administration

Artist Life Dates

1883-1941

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1917-1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.17

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

armed conflicts

associated concepts

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

events

figures

geography

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

locality

materials

materials by function

modern and contemporary art

new york

north & central america

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

ships

text-based art

united states

war

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

world wars

Title

Registered War Garden Under Protection of State Council Defense - Food Will Win the War.

Artist

Jay Norwood Darling

Physical Description

Text: Registered War Garden Under Protection of State Council of Defense - All the Ammunition doesn't come from the Power Factories - Feed Yourself - Be a Soldier of the Soil - A War Garden Will Do It - Exempt No Land - from The Chicago Evening Post - To destroy the food supply is to give comfort to the enemy - food will win the war - War Garden Committee - 120 W. Adams Street

Artist Life Dates

1876-1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.31

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

armed conflicts

birds

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

events

gardens

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

materials

materials by function

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and culture

plants

text-based art

the natural world

war

world wars

Title

Eat Less, and let us be thankful that we have enough to share with those who fight for freedom - United States Food Administration

Artist

Albert Hendee

Physical Description

Text: Eat less, and let us be thankful that we have enough to share with those who fight for freedom - United States Food Administration

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.48

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

events

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

materials

materials by function

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and culture

war

world wars

Title

This is what God gives us - What are you giving so that others may live? Eat less wheat, meat, fats, sugar - Send more to Europe or they will starve

Artist

Albert Hendee

Physical Description

Text: This is what GOD gives us - What are you going so that others may live? - Eat less - WHEAT - MEAT - FATS - SUGAR - Send more to Europe or they will Starve - United States Food Administration

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.49

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

events

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

materials

materials by function

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and culture

war

world wars

Title

Courage, Comrades, I'm Coming

Artist

Lucien Hector Jonas

Physical Description

Text: Courage, Comrades, I'm Coming - Hold Allies!! Stand England! Stand France! Stand Italy! Hold the lines against the Hun a few months longer - Our boys are coming - a million men are on the way & millions more to follow - Behind them stands America - that means you & me! - 100,000,000 strong - American Says: Down With Autocracy! - Up With Democracy! - I'll Save. I'll Sacrifice. I'll Serve. I'll Endure. - To the End that the World = "under God shall have a new birth of freedom and that the government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth" - Issued by Connecticut State Council of Denfense

Artist Life Dates

1880-1947

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.54

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

army

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

events

figures

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

military

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

soldiers

statues

text-based art

war

world wars

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

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

Title

Food is Ammunition--Don't Waste It

Artist

John E. Sheridan

Artist Life Dates

1880-1948

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1917-1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.86

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

armed conflicts

army

atmospheric effects

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

events

horsemen

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

mammals

materials

materials by function

military

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

plants

text-based art

the natural world

world wars

Title

Food is Ammunition--Don't Waste It

Artist

John E. Sheridan

Artist Life Dates

1880-1948

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1917-1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.86.1

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

armed conflicts

army

atmospheric effects

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

events

horsemen

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

mammals

materials

materials by function

military

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

plants

text-based art

the natural world

world wars

Title

Team Work Wins! Your Work Here Makes Their Work Over There Possible - With Your Help They Are Invincible...

Artist

Roy Still

Physical Description

Text: Team Work Wins! Your Work Here Makes Their Work Over There Possible - With Your Help They Are Invincible - Without It They Are Helpless - Whatever You Make, Machine Gun or Harness, Cartridges or Helmet, They Are Waiting For It. Issued By Authority Ordnance Department, U.S. Army

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.93

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

armed conflicts

army

artistic concepts

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

concepts in the arts

concepts relating to the creative process

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

events

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

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

Title

War Rages in France - We Must Feed Them - United States Food Administration

Artist

Harry Everett Townsend

Physical Description

Text: War Rages in France - We Must Feed Them - They cannot fight & raise food at the same time - Denying ourselves only a little means Life to them - United States Food Administration

Artist Life Dates

1879-1941

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.97

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

cityscapes

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

europe

events

figures

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

locality

materials

materials by function

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

streets

text-based art

transportation

vehicles

war

world wars

Title

Cactus

Artist

Graham Sutherland

Physical Description

Three forms that are simulatenously organic and sculptural stand in a line. At their base they appear sculptural or vessel-like, but further up they become more organic and cactus-like in their form. The table and background are yellow. The forms are executed mostly with white, off-white, and gray.

Artist Life Dates

1903 - 1980

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1950

Accession Number

1954/2.39

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

biological concepts

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

genres

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

life

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

natural landscapes

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

people and culture

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Rectangular Bronze Form No. 2

Artist

Robert Adams

Physical Description

Thin, double-side, H-shaped bronze sculpture. Each side is made up of a collection of rough rectangle shapes overlapping and butting up against one another. Two rectangle-shaped openings penetrate the piece.

Artist Life Dates

1917-1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1953

Accession Number

1954/2.40

Medium and Support

bronze with wood base

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

genres

geometric concepts

geometric figures

geometric shapes

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

mathematical concepts

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

metalworking and metalworking processes and techniques

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

non-representational art

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

plane figures

polygons

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

quadrilaterals

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual and tactile

visual works

visual works by medium or technique