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Anklet with six figures; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?

Title
Anklet with six figures
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1985/1.193
Medium and Support
brass
Artist
African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
layout features
african
african styles by region
animals
animals and creatures
components
components and systems
components by specific context
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
gur-speaking peoples styles
illustrations
illustrations by form
images and ornament
information form components
jewelry
jewelry by location
jewelry worn on legs and feet
layout features
objects
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
the natural world
west african styles
western sudanese styles

Lease; Pierre Alechinsky

Title
Lease
Artist
Pierre Alechinsky
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970-1971
Accession Number
1983/1.328.1
Medium and Support
pen and ink on laid paper
Artist
Alechinsky, Pierre
Secondary Keywords
animals
animals and creatures
components
components and systems
components by specific context
information form components
layout features
modern and contemporary art
text-based art
the natural world

Lease; Pierre Alechinsky

Title
Lease
Artist
Pierre Alechinsky
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970-1971
Accession Number
1983/1.328.2
Medium and Support
pen and ink on laid paper
Artist
Alechinsky, Pierre
Secondary Keywords
animals
animals and creatures
components
components and systems
components by specific context
drawings
drawings by technique
information form components
layout features
mammals
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
reptiles and amphibians
suns
text-based art
the natural world
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Untitled; Scott Van Allsburg

Title
Untitled
Artist
Scott Van Allsburg
Physical Description
Abstract line formations in white including a large white circle with a pure black background.
Artist Life Dates
20th - 21st century
Object Creation Date
1990
Accession Number
2013/1.262
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Artist
Allsburg, Scott Van
Secondary Keywords
abstract expressionist
components
components and systems
components by specific context
geometric shapes
information form components
international post-1945 styles and movements
layout features
people and culture
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual and tactile

Christmas Poem; Anonymous American

Title
Christmas Poem
Artist
Anonymous American
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1983/2.7
Medium and Support
soft graphite on paper
Artist
American, Anonymous
Secondary Keywords
layout features
allegory and literature
artists
celebrations
components
components and systems
components by specific context
document genres
document genres by form
document genres for literary works
events
holidays
how we live
illustrations
illustrations by form
images and ornament
information form components
information forms
layout features
making art
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
poetry
religious holidays
text-based art
visual works
visual works by subject type

Tôto Meisho Series: White Rain on Nihon Bridge (Nihonbashi no shirazame); Andô Hiroshige

Title
Tôto Meisho Series: White Rain on Nihon Bridge (Nihonbashi no shirazame)
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
Rainy scene in a village. There is a bridge in the foreground, with several figures walking across with umbrellas. Houses and mountains appear in the distance.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1840-1841
Accession Number
1948/1.139
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Artist
Andô, Hiroshige
Secondary Keywords
layout features
transfer method
upward
associated concepts
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories carried
descriptors
dwellings
earth sciences concepts
illustrations
illustrations by form
images and ornament
information form components
inorganic material
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
layout features
materials
materials by composition
natural landscapes
objects we use
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
precipitation
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
relief prints
residential structures
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
transportation vehicles
vehicles
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
watercraft
watercraft by general type
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena

Oiso Station, tora-ga-ame (Tora's Rain), Plate 9 from Tokaido Gojusan-tsugi (Fifty-three Stations of the Eastern Road); Andô Hiroshige

Title
Oiso Station, tora-ga-ame (Tora's Rain), Plate 9 from Tokaido Gojusan-tsugi (Fifty-three Stations of the Eastern Road)
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
A landscape of the bank by the river with mountains in the distance. There are trees, huts, and several tombstones in the foreground. Two figures are walking toward a hut.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1855
Accession Number
1974/1.102
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper, ôban yoko-e size
Artist
Andô, Hiroshige
Secondary Keywords
layout features
upward
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
dwellings
funerary structures
houses
houses by form
illustrations
illustrations by form
images and ornament
information form components
inorganic material
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
layout features
materials
materials by composition
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
residential structures
sailing vessels
sailing vessels by size
sepulchral monuments
settlements and landscapes
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
transportation vehicles
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
vehicles
watercraft
watercraft by general type
watercraft by method of propulsion
watercraft by specific type
woody plants

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #3 Kawasaki; Andô Hiroshige

Title
The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #3 Kawasaki
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
A group of figures with parasols and hats wait on shore for two approaching boats filled with passengers. Trees and a village are seen on the opposite shore. Writing in the upper left corner. Title in red box in upper right corner.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Object Creation Date
circa 1850
Accession Number
2008/2.314
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
Artist
Andô, Hiroshige
Secondary Keywords
layout features
scale
accessories worn on the head
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories carried
costume accessories worn
descriptors
dwellings
headgear
illustrations
illustrations by form
images and ornament
information form components
inorganic material
landscapes (environments)
layout features
materials
materials by composition
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
residential structures
settlements
settlements and landscapes
settlements by form
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
transportation vehicles
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
vehicles
watercraft
watercraft by general type
woody plants

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #13 Numazu; Andô Hiroshige

Title
The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #13 Numazu
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
Small group of figures with a palanquin and horse along with shops and a rounded hill in the distance.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Object Creation Date
circa 1850
Accession Number
2008/2.319
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
Artist
Andô, Hiroshige
Secondary Keywords
layout features
upward
animals and creatures
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
dwellings
houses
houses by form
illustrations
illustrations by form
images and ornament
information form components
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
layout features
mammals
natural landscapes
plants
residential structures
settlements and landscapes
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Portrait of Princess Amelia, part of a series of portraits of King George III's Family; Anonymous

Title
Portrait of Princess Amelia, part of a series of portraits of King George III's Family
Artist
Anonymous
Physical Description
The Princess is seated at a desk covered with books. Her hands are resting on her knee and her foot rests on an ottoman. To the left behind her there are drapes and Windsor Castle can be seen through the window.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1810
Accession Number
2013/2.564.1
Medium and Support
pencil and wash on wove paper
Artist
Anonymous
Secondary Keywords
layout features
aristocracy
buildings and the land
case furniture
components
components and systems
components by specific context
fortifications
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
groups of people
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information form components
information forms
layout features
nobility
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
people by occupation
people in government and administration
rulers (people)
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
social classes
social classes by specific type
social groups
storage and display furniture
upper class
visual works
visual works by subject type

Portrait of Princess Mary, part of a series of portraits of King George III's Family; Anonymous

Title
Portrait of Princess Mary, part of a series of portraits of King George III's Family
Artist
Anonymous
Physical Description
The Princess is standing with one gloved hand hanging by her side and the other, ungloved, resting on the banister of the stairs. In front of her, the stairs rise to a large stone building (possibly Windsor Castle). In the background is a deep landscape with figures in the distance at the right.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1810
Accession Number
2013/2.564.2
Medium and Support
pencil and wash on wove paper
Artist
Anonymous
Secondary Keywords
layout features
architectural elements
aristocracy
circulation elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
groups of people
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information form components
layout features
nobility
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
people by occupation
people in government and administration
rulers (people)
social classes
social classes by specific type
social groups
stairs and stair components
upper class
visual works
visual works by subject type

Leaf from a Bible with decorated initial and vegetal ornament; Artist Unknown, Armenia

Title
Leaf from a Bible with decorated initial and vegetal ornament
Artist
Artist Unknown, Armenia
Physical Description
This page from a manuscript features two columns of text written in Armenian. An animal-shaped initial, composed of two stylized birds pecking one another, appears in the lower right column. The lower left margin is decorated with a sidebar that elegantly combines geometric and plant motifs. The decorative elements are painted in pink and blue with touches of reddish orange.
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
early 15th century
Accession Number
1958/1.162
Medium and Support
ink on glazed paper
Artist
Armenia, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
layout features
asia (continent)
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
document genres
document genres by conditions of production
document genres by function
geographic and political locations
images and ornament
information form components
information forms
layout features
objects we use
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious texts

Mine More Coal - United States Fuel Administration - Stand by the boys in the trenches!; Artist Unknown; Heywood, Strasser and Voigt Litho Co, New York (printer)

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
Artist
Artist Unknown
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

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

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
Artist
Artist Unknown
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

Illuminated Manuscript; Artist Unknown

Title
Illuminated Manuscript
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
Illuminated leaf with floriated border, Arabic lettering with gold leaf, blue and red designs with black lettering.
Accession Number
2015/2.1A&B
Medium and Support
ink and gold leaf on paper
Artist
Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
document genres
document genres by conditions of production
european
european styles and periods
information form components
information forms
layout features
medieval styles and periods
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Illuminated Manuscript; Artist Unknown

Title
Illuminated Manuscript
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
Two columns of text with a large decorated letter and an ornate floral border of blue, gold and brown.
Accession Number
2015/2.3A&B
Medium and Support
ink and gold leaf on paper
Artist
Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
document genres
document genres by conditions of production
european
european styles and periods
information form components
information forms
layout features
medieval styles and periods
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Illuminated Manuscript; Artist Unknown

Title
Illuminated Manuscript
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
One coumn of text on right with decorated border on left, brown and red lettering and two decorated letters.
Century
15th century
Accession Number
2015/2.4A&B
Medium and Support
ink and gold leaf on paper
Artist
Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
document genres
document genres by conditions of production
european
european styles and periods
information form components
information forms
layout features
medieval styles and periods
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Illuminated Manuscript; Artist Unknown

Title
Illuminated Manuscript
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
Two columnbs of black and red text wtih decorated letters in blue, red and gold leaf.
Accession Number
2015/2.5
Medium and Support
ink and gold leaf on paper
Artist
Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
document genres
document genres by conditions of production
european
european styles and periods
information form components
information forms
layout features
medieval styles and periods
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Illuminated Manuscript; Artist Unknown

Title
Illuminated Manuscript
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
One column of text with gold leaf, red and blue lettering. Picture and figures on the right.
Object Creation Date
1462
Accession Number
2015/2.6A&B
Medium and Support
ink and gold leaf on paper
Artist
Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
ceremonial objects
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
document genres
document genres by conditions of production
european
european styles and periods
information form components
information forms
layout features
medieval styles and periods
object genres
object genres by function
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Illuminated Manuscript; Artist Unknown

Title
Illuminated Manuscript
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
Brown ink notes and lettering with red staff lines and some red lettering with a decorated letter.
Accession Number
2015/2.7A&B
Medium and Support
ink and gold leaf on paper
Artist
Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
document genres
document genres by conditions of production
european
european styles and periods
information form components
information forms
layout features
medieval styles and periods
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Holocaust 6; Eduard Bargheer

Title
Holocaust 6
Artist
Eduard Bargheer
Physical Description
A menage of female figures lie entangled together, painted in many different colors. Certain body parts appear identifiable and are emphasized with bleeding lines. In the background appears straight-lined brush strokes emoting a fence or barricade much like one would see within a concentration camp. Beneath the watery brushstrokes are thin, precise lines.
Artist Life Dates
1901 - 1979
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1947
Accession Number
1948/2.1
Medium and Support
watercolor and graphite on paper
Artist
Bargheer, Eduard
Secondary Keywords
layout features
visual arts
armed conflicts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
buildings and the land
built complexes and districts
complexes
complexes by function
components
components and systems
components by specific context
concepts in the arts
descriptors
detention complexes
events
forms of expression
housing complexes
housing complexes by function
illustrations
illustrations by form
images and ornament
information form components
layout features
object genres
object genres by location, context or origin
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts

Untitled; Robert Barry

Title
Untitled
Artist
Robert Barry
Physical Description
Diptych of two square sheets of paper printed with words and lines. Left: Four lines along the diagonal divide the sheet into four triangles. The lines do not intersect in the middle, and stop just short of the corner of the paper. On each line are two words, one right side up, the other upside down. The “pairs” are (from center out, clockwise from top left): inner/ most; obtain/ clarity; come/ startle; replace/ toward. Right: A square is printed just inside the edges of the sheet. On each line are two words, one right side up, the other upside down. The “pairs” are (from top, left to right): lure/ handle; never/ given; random/ roam; diminish/ scale.
Artist Life Dates
(1936 - )
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1976
Accession Number
2008/2.221
Medium and Support
transfer type on paper
Artist
Barry, Robert
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
concepts in the arts
genres in the arts
information form components
international post-1945 styles and movements
layout features
literary, oral and motion picture genres
people and culture
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Untitled; Robert Barry

Title
Untitled
Artist
Robert Barry
Physical Description
Transfer type on square sheet of paper. Four lines divide the sheet into quadrants. The lines do not intersect in the middle, and stop just short of the edge of the paper. On each line are two words, one right side up, the other upside down. The “pairs” are (from center out, clockwise from top): aged/ fair; mess/ change; lovely/ private; trap/ hope.
Artist Life Dates
(1936 - )
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1976
Accession Number
2008/2.222
Medium and Support
transfer type and ink on paper
Artist
Barry, Robert
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
concepts in the arts
genres in the arts
information form components
international post-1945 styles and movements
layout features
literary, oral and motion picture genres
people and culture
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Equisetum hiemale, from "Urformen der Kunst"; Karl Blossfeldt

Title
Equisetum hiemale, from "Urformen der Kunst"
Artist
Karl Blossfeldt
Artist Life Dates
1865-1932
Object Creation Date
published 1929
Accession Number
2014/2.5
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
Artist
Blossfeldt, Karl
Secondary Keywords
layout features
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
herbaceous plants
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information form components
information forms
landscapes (environments)
layout features
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Achillea umbellata, from "Urformen der Kunst"; Karl Blossfeldt

Title
Achillea umbellata, from "Urformen der Kunst"
Artist
Karl Blossfeldt
Artist Life Dates
1865-1932
Object Creation Date
published 1929
Accession Number
2014/2.6
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
Artist
Blossfeldt, Karl
Secondary Keywords
layout features
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
herbaceous plants
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information form components
information forms
landscapes (environments)
layout features
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Struthiopteris germanica, from "Urformen der Kunst"; Karl Blossfeldt

Title
Struthiopteris germanica, from "Urformen der Kunst"
Artist
Karl Blossfeldt
Artist Life Dates
1865-1932
Object Creation Date
published 1929
Accession Number
2014/2.7
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
Artist
Blossfeldt, Karl
Secondary Keywords
layout features
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
herbaceous plants
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information form components
information forms
landscapes (environments)
layout features
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Ptelea trifoliata, from "Urformen der Kunst"; Karl Blossfeldt

Title
Ptelea trifoliata, from "Urformen der Kunst"
Artist
Karl Blossfeldt
Artist Life Dates
1865-1932
Object Creation Date
published 1929
Accession Number
2014/2.8
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
Artist
Blossfeldt, Karl
Secondary Keywords
layout features
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
herbaceous plants
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information form components
information forms
landscapes (environments)
layout features
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Adiantum pedatum, from "Urformen der Kunst"; Karl Blossfeldt

Title
Adiantum pedatum, from "Urformen der Kunst"
Artist
Karl Blossfeldt
Artist Life Dates
1865-1932
Object Creation Date
published 1929
Accession Number
2014/2.9
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
Artist
Blossfeldt, Karl
Secondary Keywords
layout features
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
herbaceous plants
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information form components
information forms
landscapes (environments)
layout features
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Aristolochia clematitis, from "Urformen der Kunst"; Karl Blossfeldt

Title
Aristolochia clematitis, from "Urformen der Kunst"
Artist
Karl Blossfeldt
Artist Life Dates
1865-1932
Object Creation Date
published 1929
Accession Number
2014/2.10
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
Artist
Blossfeldt, Karl
Secondary Keywords
layout features
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
herbaceous plants
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information form components
information forms
landscapes (environments)
layout features
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Taraxacum officinalis, from "Urformen der Kunst"; Karl Blossfeldt

Title
Taraxacum officinalis, from "Urformen der Kunst"
Artist
Karl Blossfeldt
Artist Life Dates
1865-1932
Object Creation Date
published 1929
Accession Number
2014/2.11
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
Artist
Blossfeldt, Karl
Secondary Keywords
layout features
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
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herbaceous plants
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information artifacts
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information forms
landscapes (environments)
layout features
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Symphytum officinale, from "Urformen der Kunst"; Karl Blossfeldt

Title
Symphytum officinale, from "Urformen der Kunst"
Artist
Karl Blossfeldt
Artist Life Dates
1865-1932
Object Creation Date
published 1929
Accession Number
2014/2.12
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
Artist
Blossfeldt, Karl
Secondary Keywords
layout features
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
herbaceous plants
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information form components
information forms
landscapes (environments)
layout features
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Papaver, from "Urformen der Kunst"; Karl Blossfeldt

Title
Papaver, from "Urformen der Kunst"
Artist
Karl Blossfeldt
Artist Life Dates
1865-1932
Object Creation Date
published 1929
Accession Number
2014/2.13
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
Artist
Blossfeldt, Karl
Secondary Keywords
layout features
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
herbaceous plants
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information form components
information forms
landscapes (environments)
layout features
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Blah, Blah, Blah; Mel Bochner

Title
Blah, Blah, Blah
Artist
Mel Bochner
Physical Description
An assembled collage of varying layers. The background is blacks, greys and whites and the top layer is blue, white and green paint in the text "BLAH," in three rows across the painting covering the entire surface.
Artist Life Dates
American, b. 1940
Object Creation Date
2011
Accession Number
2013/1.286
Medium and Support
monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment on hand-dyed Twinrocker handmade paper
Artist
Bochner, Mel
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
european
european styles and periods
image-making processes and techniques
information form components
layout features
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
people and culture
planographic printing processes
printing and printing processes and techniques
printing processes
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Killer Whale and Ray Center, Nazca, Peru; Marilyn Bridges

Title
Killer Whale and Ray Center, Nazca, Peru
Artist
Marilyn Bridges
Physical Description
An aerial image of the Nazca lines in Peru. To the right is a Nazca line of a killer whale, and at the bottom an area of rays projecting out from a center.
Artist Life Dates
American, born 1957
Object Creation Date
1988
Accession Number
2012/2.51
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Artist
Bridges, Marilyn
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
energy and related concepts
energy-related concepts
geographic and political locations
information form components
layout features
light-related concepts
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
physics concepts
scientific concepts
south america (continent)

Pons, original lithograph included in the May 1961 edition of "XXe siècle" no.16; César

Title
Pons, original lithograph included in the May 1961 edition of "XXe siècle" no.16
Artist
César
Physical Description
Varying rows of lines in pinks, blues, reds and browns with a white background.
Artist Life Dates
1921-1998
Century
Mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
mid 20th century
Accession Number
2013/2.573
Medium and Support
color lithograph on heavy woven paper
Artist
Cesar
Secondary Keywords
abstract expressionist
components
components and systems
components by specific context
information form components
international post-1945 styles and movements
layout features
people and culture
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Snuff bottle with painted scene of sage by a bridge; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Snuff bottle with painted scene of sage by a bridge
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1880-1930
Accession Number
1980/2.107
Medium and Support
porcelain with overglaze painting; jade stopper
Artist
China, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
containers
containers by function or context
containers for personal use
containers for smoking and tobacco use
information form components
layout features
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
sage (people)
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
transportation structures
transportation structures by form

Design for an Altar; Ludovico Cardi Da Cigoli; Circle of

Title
Design for an Altar
Artist
Ludovico Cardi Da Cigoli
Physical Description
Two kneeling winged figures in niches on the first level of this design flank a tree growing at the top of a small doorway. These elements are contained within a larger structure with pilasters and a coifered ceiling. Above the ceiling are two winged figures holding small branches. Situated directly above the tree on the first level are a coat of arms surmounted by a crown and another, larger crown sits above the architecture.
Artist Life Dates
1559-1613
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1559-1613
Accession Number
1958/2.54
Medium and Support
pen and bistre ink with ink and blue wash
Artist
Cigoli, Ludovico Cardi Da
Secondary Keywords
layout features
agricultural structures
animals and creatures
artistic concepts
associated concepts
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
concepts in the arts
concepts relating to the creative process
illustrations
illustrations by form
images and ornament
information form components
landscapes (environments)
layout features
legendary creatures
natural landscapes
people and culture
settlements and landscapes
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components

Reading Beneath the Trees (La Lecture sous les Arbres); Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Title
Reading Beneath the Trees (La Lecture sous les Arbres)
Artist
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Physical Description
A sketch of a hillside in the background, seen through the trees. The trees heights are low on the left, leaving the left corner of the image open, and extending taller towards the top of the page as they move right. Between the far right tree and the second to the right is a woman, about 1/5 the size of the tree she stands against. About halfway up the trunk, between the same two trees is a square structure with one darkened window in the middle and a dark scribble to the right of it.
Artist Life Dates
1796-1875
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1874
Accession Number
1962/2.19
Medium and Support
lithograph on manila "bulle" paper
Artist
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille
Secondary Keywords
layout features
upward
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
dwellings
illustrations
illustrations by form
images and ornament
information form components
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by shape or position
layout features
natural landscapes
objects we use
people and culture
physical activities
physical activities by general context
plants
residential structures
settlements and landscapes
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by subject type
woody plants

Pass and Pay [Passez Payez]; Philbert-Louis Debucourt

Title
Pass and Pay [Passez Payez]
Artist
Philbert-Louis Debucourt
Physical Description
A man holding on to a woman's hand, helping her walk across. He is holding a broom in the other hand, she is wearing a formal dress. There is a busy street behind.
Artist Life Dates
1755 - 1832
Century
19th century
Accession Number
2013/2.572
Medium and Support
hand-colored lithograph on paper
Artist
Debucourt, Philbert-Louis
Secondary Keywords
layout features
accessories worn on the head
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories carried
costume accessories worn
equipment
equipment by process
headgear
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information form components
layout features
maintenance and cleaning equipment
maintenance tools
objects we use
open spaces
open spaces and site elements
open spaces by function
roads
roads by form
tools and equipment
transportation spaces

Leaf from a psalter or book of hours (Psalm 26); Artist Unknown, England or France

Title
Leaf from a psalter or book of hours (Psalm 26)
Artist
Artist Unknown, England or France
Physical Description
This manuscript leaf contains a single column of text in Latin surrounded by generous margins on three sides. Pen-flourished initials elaborated with delicate penwork, colored red and blue alternating with gold and purple, mark the beginning of each verse along the left edge of the text column. Five line-fillers, long linear elements colored blue and gold, complete the closing line of each verse and preserve the regular shape of the text block.
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
1400-1450
Accession Number
1965/2.81
Medium and Support
ink, tempera and gold on parchment
Artist
England or France, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
layout features
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
document genres
document genres by conditions of production
document genres by function
images and ornament
information form components
information forms
layout features
objects we use
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious texts

Healing Scroll; Artist Unknown, African, Ethopian Orthodox Ethiopia

Title
Healing Scroll
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ethopian Orthodox Ethiopia
Physical Description
Long narrow strip of parchment with writing in red and black pigment; image at top shows a face with large eyes in a square with eight radiating triangles (Solomon's Seal); image at bottom shows a winged figure holding a sword (archangel). Rows of eyes border the images.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1981/2.159
Medium and Support
parchment, pigment on leather scroll
Artist
Ethiopia, Artist Unknown, African, Ethopian Orthodox
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
christianity
components
components and systems
components by specific context
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information form components
information forms
layout features
objects we use
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
scrolls (information artifacts)

[shadow drawing for] Living Rooms - SouthWest - one; Julia Fish

Title
[shadow drawing for] Living Rooms - SouthWest - one
Artist
Julia Fish
Physical Description
Work on white paper with rows of various shades of green forming a geometric image.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1950
Object Creation Date
2002
Accession Number
2014/2.4
Medium and Support
gouache on paper
Artist
Fish, Julia
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
european
european styles and periods
information form components
layout features
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Leaf from a Book of Hours; Artist Unknown, France

Title
Leaf from a Book of Hours
Artist
Artist Unknown, France
Physical Description
This manuscript page contains a column of Latin text surrounded by generous margins. A pair of slender flowers with small green leaves run the length of the text along the left margin. Three decorated initials appear on the left edge of the text block. Each initial is painted gold on a pink and blue ground with white scrollwork and enclosed within a frame. Two rectangular line-fillers, colored pink and blue with white scrollwork, appear in the right half of the text column.
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
1400-1425
Accession Number
1993/2.9
Medium and Support
ink, tempera and gold on parchment
Artist
France, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
layout features
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
design elements
document genres
document genres by conditions of production
document genres by function
images and ornament
information form components
information forms
layout features
objects we use
patterns (design elements)
patterns by specific type
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious texts

Untitled; Grace Hartigan

Title
Untitled
Artist
Grace Hartigan
Physical Description
A drawing of the outline of a woman and her dress. The outline is in black and filled in with shades of orange and red.
Artist Life Dates
1922 - 2008
Object Creation Date
1988
Accession Number
2011/1.65
Medium and Support
collage, watercolor on paper
Artist
Hartigan, Grace
Secondary Keywords
layout features
components
components and systems
components by specific context
costume
costume by form
descriptors
drawing and drawing techniques
illustrations
illustrations by form
image-making processes and techniques
images and ornament
information form components
layout features
main garments
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type

Calligraphy; Bingwu He

Title
Calligraphy
Artist
Bingwu He
Physical Description
Four kanji are written across the top of three lines, in a large size. The bottom two lines are roughly one-eighth the size of the top characters and stretch across the same width. Ink is black, ground is white paper. Calligraphy dedicated to the Universtiy of Michigan Museum of Art.
Artist Life Dates
born 1962
Century
21st century
Object Creation Date
2010
Accession Number
2010/1.312
Medium and Support
ink on paper
Artist
He, Bingwu
Secondary Keywords
layout features
coating (material)
coating by form
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
illustrations
illustrations by form
image-making processes and techniques
images and ornament
information form components
layout features
materials
materials by function
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
script and type forms
script and type signs
writing (processes)

St. Peter Baptising at Jerusalem; Marten van Heemskerck

Title
St. Peter Baptising at Jerusalem
Artist
Marten van Heemskerck
Physical Description
A series of architectural spaces unfold, each showing figures engaged in some activity. At right, the largest figure is shown seated looking upwards towards a light source. The same figure, somewhat smaller, walks from right to left towards a small architectural space at the left where the same figure lays a hand on the head of a kneeling woman. Other scenes continue into the distance.
Artist Life Dates
1498-1574
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1573
Accession Number
1965/1.158
Medium and Support
pen and brown ink on cream paper
Artist
Heemskerck, Marten van
Secondary Keywords
layout features
agricultural structures
architectural elements
buildings and the land
columns and column components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
illustrations
illustrations by form
images and ornament
information form components
layout features
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
supporting and resisting elements

Force; Craig Hickman

Title
Force
Artist
Craig Hickman
Physical Description
A sign that reads "Force" by railroad tracks.
Object Creation Date
2013
Accession Number
2014/2.115
Medium and Support
archival inkjet print on paper
Artist
Hickman, Craig
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
declaratory and advertising artifacts
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information form components
information forms
layout features
objects we use
photographs
photographs by form
positives
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Key and Cue No. 1182 (Remembrance has a rear and front); Roni Horn

Title
Key and Cue No. 1182 (Remembrance has a rear and front)
Artist
Roni Horn
Physical Description
Aluminum shaft with block letters cast in black plastic.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1955
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1994
Accession Number
2009/1.470
Medium and Support
cast plastic and aluminum
Artist
Horn, Roni
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
concepts in the arts
forms of expression
genres in the arts
information form components
layout features
literary, oral and motion picture genres
people and culture
psychological concepts
social science concepts

Mahâbhârata series: Warriors in conference; India, Maharashtra, Paithan School

Title
Mahâbhârata series: Warriors in conference
Artist
India, Maharashtra, Paithan School
Physical Description
Large image painted with bold blues, reds, greens and yellows. Illustrates seven figures; three on the left half and four on the right. Several of the figures are pinching some sort of food substance. The figures that are closest to the right and left edges of the image also are holding weapons.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
early 19th century - mid 19th century
Accession Number
1975/2.151
Medium and Support
ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Artist
India, Maharashtra, Paithan School
Secondary Keywords
layout features
armed conflicts
asia (continent)
components
components and systems
components by specific context
events
geographic and political locations
illustrations
illustrations by form
images and ornament
india (nation)
information form components
layout features
people and culture

Oriya manuscript (unidentified), folio: A Courtier Visits an Ascetic. (Images and text on both sides; pair with 1985/2.144); India, Orissa

Title
Oriya manuscript (unidentified), folio: A Courtier Visits an Ascetic. (Images and text on both sides; pair with 1985/2.144)
Artist
India, Orissa
Physical Description
In this scene, a young prince, seen at right in his bejeweled splendor, offers reverence to an ascetic. The sage, nearly naked and with matted hair, sits on an animal skin. His right hand is in the gesture of exposition, suggesting that he is preaching to his courtly audience.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1997/2.40
Medium and Support
charcoal dust and washes of color on incised palm leaf
Artist
India, Orissa
Secondary Keywords
layout features
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by general context
components by specific context
descriptors
illustrations
illustrations by form
image-making processes and techniques
images and ornament
information form components
layout features
leaves
people and culture
people and occupations
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
religions and religious concepts
religious concepts
religious ideologies
text-based art
writing (processes)
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