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Title
Christmas Poem
Artist
Anonymous American
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1983/2.7
Medium and Support
soft graphite on paper
relevance
rank 5.49760
Primary Keywords
christmas
figures
figures (illustrations)
figures (representations)
painter
painting
poem
poems
text
Title
Ancestor figure (female in Manda style)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
Physical Description
Carved wooden figure of a human. The torso, neck and head make an elongated cylinder along the certical axis. The hands rest at its sides near the umbilicus. The hair, face, hands, genitals, and feet are detailed.
Object Creation Date
circa 1920
Accession Number
1987/1.157.2
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 5.48096
Primary Keywords
ancestor figures
females
figures
figures (representations)
nudes
standing
tabwa
women
Title
Ancestor figure (female in Manda style)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
Physical Description
Carved wooden figure of a human. The torso, neck and head make an elongated cylinder along the certical axis. The hands rest at its sides near the umbilicus. The hair, face, hands, genitals, and feet are detailed.
Object Creation Date
circa 1920
Accession Number
1987/1.157.1
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 5.48096
Primary Keywords
ancestor figures
females
figures
figures (representations)
nudes
standing
tabwa
women
Title
Ancestor figure (male in Manda style)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
Physical Description
Carved wood figure of a human. The figure's torso, neck, and head are cyclindrical and elongated on the vertical axis. The figure's arms rest by its umbilicus, which protrudes slightly. Details of the hair, face, hands, genitals, and feet are carved in. The figure is incised with symmetrical, zigzag-ing lines.
Object Creation Date
circa 1920
Accession Number
1987/1.157.3
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 5.48096
Primary Keywords
ancestor figures
figures
figures (representations)
males
men
nudes
standing
tabwa
Title
Female half-figure
Artist
African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925
Accession Number
1986/2.108
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 5.44537
Primary Keywords
females
figures
figures (representations)
fragment
half figures
tabwa
women
Title
Reliquary figure (muzidi)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bembe
Physical Description
Cloth figure of a human, bound around human remains. The figure is in a seated position with arms outstretched. The torso and neck are cylindrical and elongated.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1890
Accession Number
1985/1.187
Medium and Support
dyed woven cotton cloth, vegetable fiber, cane, wood pegs, human remains
relevance
rank 5.38226
Primary Keywords
bound
figures
figures (representations)
reliquary figures
seated
sitting
Title
Trixie (Mrs. Beatrice Whistler)
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A seated woman in late 19th c. dress is shown against an undescribed dark background; she looks directly at the viewer and rests her chin on her right hand. At the lower left is a flower-like form that is the artist's "butterfly" signature.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1892-1894
Accession Number
1954/1.411
Medium and Support
drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper
relevance
rank 5.09297
Primary Keywords
figures
figures (representations)
half figures
half-length
seated
sitting
woman
women
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Title
Seven Aquatints
Artist
Robert Mangold
Physical Description
This work is an olive green square. Within this color area is a circle outlined in gray, that touches all four edges of the square, and a smaller square outlined in white.
Artist Life Dates
born 1937
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1973
Accession Number
1999/1.104.7
Medium and Support
aquatint printed in colors on BFK Rives wove paper
relevance
rank 4.62826
Primary Keywords
abstract
circles (plane figures)
intaglio prints
squares (geometric figures)
Title
Anklet with figures on opposing ends
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1985/2.53
Medium and Support
cast bronze, lost wax method
relevance
rank 4.62826
Primary Keywords
anklet
anklets
bronze (metal)
castings
figures
figures (representations)
lobi
Title
The Labors of Hercules: Atlas (one of the set of 13 prints)
Artist
Heinrich Aldegrever
Artist Life Dates
1502- circa 1561
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1550
Accession Number
1956/1.69
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
relevance
rank 4.62826
Primary Keywords
atlas
figures
figures (representations)
globe
hercules
heroes
nudes
ruins
Title
Ancestral Shrine Figure (Male)
Artist
African, Nigeria, Ibo
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1940
Accession Number
1985/1.87
Medium and Support
carved wood
relevance
rank 4.62826
Primary Keywords
ancestor figures
ancestors
males
men
nudes
reliquary figures
standing
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Title
Yellow House
Artist
Blanche Ackers
Artist Life Dates
b. 1916
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1990-1999
Accession Number
2002/1.195
Medium and Support
crayon on paper
relevance
rank 4.62826
Primary Keywords
birds
figures
figures (representations)
fruit
house
houses
trees
yellow
Title
Ancestral Figure
Artist
Melanesian, New Guinean, Papua, Sepik River
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1971/2.50
Medium and Support
painted wood, feathers, shell and fiber
relevance
rank 4.62826
Primary Keywords
ancestor figures
bust-length
child
figures
portraits
self-portrait
woman
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Title
Seven Aquatints
Artist
Robert Mangold
Physical Description
This work is a dark yellow square. Within this color area is a circle outlined in green, that touches all four edges of the square, and a smaller square outlined in white.
Artist Life Dates
born 1937
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1973
Accession Number
1999/1.104.4
Medium and Support
aquatint printed in colors on BFK Rives wove paper
relevance
rank 4.62826
Primary Keywords
abstract
circles (plane figures)
intaglio prints
squares (geometric figures)
Title
Kneeling Female Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1982/1.276
Medium and Support
carved and painted wood
relevance
rank 4.62826
Primary Keywords
carvings
females
figures
figures (representations)
kneeling
lobi
women
woodwork
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Title
Seven Aquatints
Artist
Robert Mangold
Physical Description
This work is a green colored square. Within this color area is a circle outlined in gray, that touches all four edges of the square, and a smaller square outlined in white.
Artist Life Dates
born 1937
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1973
Accession Number
1999/1.104.6
Medium and Support
aquatint printed in colors on BFK Rives wove paper
relevance
rank 4.62826
Primary Keywords
abstract
circles (plane figures)
intaglio prints
squares (geometric figures)
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Title
He's Got You and Me Brother
Artist
Ronald E. Cooper
Artist Life Dates
born 1931
Century
late 20th century
Object Creation Date
1992
Accession Number
2002/1.213
Medium and Support
carved and painted wood
relevance
rank 4.62826
Primary Keywords
christianity
figures
figures (representations)
jesus christ
men
religious (people)
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Title
Seven Aquatints
Artist
Robert Mangold
Physical Description
This work is a slate green square. Within this color area is a circle outlined in dark gray, that touches all four edges of the square, and a smaller square outlined in white.
Artist Life Dates
born 1937
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1973
Accession Number
1999/1.104.3
Medium and Support
aquatint printed in colors on BFK Rives wove paper
relevance
rank 4.62826
Primary Keywords
abstract
circles (plane figures)
intaglio prints
squares (geometric figures)
Title
Caravan Serai, Peshawar City
Artist
Randolph Bezzant Holmes
Artist Life Dates
(active 1888 - 1973)
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1880s - 1890s
Accession Number
1995/1.71.2
Medium and Support
carbon print on paper
relevance
rank 4.62826
Primary Keywords
children
figures
historical figures
portraits
self-portrait
st. joseph
women
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Title
Seven Aquatints
Artist
Robert Mangold
Physical Description
This work is a grey colored square. Within this color area is a circle outlined in dark green, that touches all four edges of the square, and a smaller square outlined in white.
Artist Life Dates
born 1937
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1973
Accession Number
1999/1.104.5
Medium and Support
aquatint printed in colors on BFK Rives wove paper
relevance
rank 4.62826
Primary Keywords
abstract
circles (plane figures)
intaglio prints
squares (geometric figures)
Title
Male Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925
Accession Number
1985/2.92
Medium and Support
carved wood, iron, and glass beads
relevance
rank 4.62484
Primary Keywords
figures
figures (representations)
males
men
nudes
standing
yoruba
Title
Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River
Artist
Fei Danxu (Fei Tan-hsü)
Artist Life Dates
1802-1850
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1847
Accession Number
1982/2.4
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 4.62484
Primary Keywords
calligraphy
figures
goddesses
gods
legendary figures
rivers
woman
Title
Figure of a Man sitting with a rifle
Artist
African, Nigeria, Ibo
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1983/2.175
Medium and Support
Pottery
relevance
rank 4.62484
Primary Keywords
figures
figures (representations)
men
nudes
rifle
seated
sitting
Title
Les Traitants
Artist
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Artist Life Dates
1732-1806
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1778
Accession Number
1984/2.43
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 4.62484
Primary Keywords
bust-length
figures
historical figures
portraits
seated
table
Title
Male Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.115
Medium and Support
carved wood, glass beads, blue pigment
relevance
rank 4.62484
Primary Keywords
figures
figures (representations)
males
men
nudes
standing
yoruba
Title
Male Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.124
Medium and Support
carved wood, glass beads, and blue pigment
relevance
rank 4.62484
Primary Keywords
beads
figures
figures (representations)
males
men
standing
yoruba
Title
Vishnu
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, South India
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1981/2.61
Medium and Support
copper
relevance
rank 4.62484
Primary Keywords
deity
figures
hinduism
historical figures
maces
standing
vishnu
Title
Male Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.119
Medium and Support
carved wood and glass beads
relevance
rank 4.62484
Primary Keywords
figures
figures (representations)
males
men
nudes
standing
yoruba
Title
Manao Tupapau
Artist
Paul Gauguin
Physical Description
Full-length nude figure in fetal position viewed from behind
Artist Life Dates
1848 - 1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1894
Accession Number
1964/2.45
Medium and Support
woodcut on paper
relevance
rank 4.62484
Primary Keywords
bust-length
figures
figures (representations)
nudes
portraits
self-portrait
Title
Female Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.114
Medium and Support
carved wood and glass beads
relevance
rank 4.62484
Primary Keywords
females
figures
figures (representations)
nudes
standing
women
yoruba
Title
Male Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1978
Accession Number
1978/2.15
Medium and Support
carved wood and pigment
relevance
rank 4.62484
Primary Keywords
carvings
figures
figures (representations)
males
men
standing
woodwork
Title
Female Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.123
Medium and Support
carved wood, blue coral and Venetian beads
relevance
rank 4.62484
Primary Keywords
beads
females
figures
figures (representations)
standing
women
yoruba
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Title
Angry Neptune
Artist
Michele Oka Doner
Physical Description
Large bronze sculpture resembling a headless human figure. The surface texture is very rough with deep voids and coarse patches of metal. The brown patina has a whitish tinge.
Artist Life Dates
Born 1945
Object Creation Date
2008
Accession Number
2009/1.466
Medium and Support
cast bronze
relevance
rank 4.62484
Primary Keywords
bronze (metal)
figures (representations)
legendary figures
outdoor sculpture
Title
Male Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.125
Medium and Support
wood, glass beads, brass and blue pigment
relevance
rank 4.62484
Primary Keywords
beads
figures
figures (representations)
males
men
standing
yoruba
Title
The Hermit Lin P'u Accompanied by a Crane and Young Servant
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date
1368-1644
Accession Number
1998/2.1
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and light color on silk
relevance
rank 4.62484
Primary Keywords
bamboo
calligraphy
crane
figures in landscape
historical figures
landscapes
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
relevance
rank 4.62484
Primary Keywords
anklet
anklets
birds
boat
figures
figures (illustrations)
mossi
Title
Apollyon
Artist
William Blake
Physical Description
Drawing of militaristic angels approaching two men fighting at sea. One angels holds a bow and above and to the right are three more angels carrying clouds. On the left of the image is a serpent curled around a tree.
Artist Life Dates
1757-1827
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1757-1827
Accession Number
1954/1.209
Medium and Support
graphite on white paper
relevance
rank 4.62096
Primary Keywords
arrows
fighting
figures
legendary figures
serpent
storms
trees
water
winged
Title
The Garden
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
Figures are seen seated out of doors around a table in a garden. The table is set with a tea and coffee service and cups and saucers; behind the figures is a screen of trees.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1891
Accession Number
1994/2.14
Medium and Support
transfer lithograph on laid paper
relevance
rank 4.62096
Primary Keywords
figures
figures (representations)
fishing
gardens
seated
sitting
standing
table
tables
Title
A Han Dynasty Envoy Navigating on a Tree-Raft
Artist
Yu Zhiding (Yü Chih-ting)
Physical Description
This is a dense but muted landscape painting. The lines are very well defined. The colors consit of muted greens and browns, with a bid of red in some places. There is a river flowing through the center of the painting, running down the landscape and toward the viewer. There is a figure sitting on a gnarled tree-raft towards the bottom left of the painting, with another figure looking upon the scene from the opposite bank of the river. There are ornate buildings present toward the top of the panting. The viewer can see a lone figure in an interior covered by stylized clouds.
Artist Life Dates
1647 - circa 1705
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1696
Accession Number
1985/2.30
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and light color on silk
relevance
rank 4.62096
Primary Keywords
figures (representations)
houses
legendary figures
mountains
oxen
rafts
trees
waterfalls
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Title
Spiders Don't Work on Weekends 4#
Artist
John T. Scott
Physical Description
Two pieces of artwork consist of colorful shapes and lines.
Artist Life Dates
1940-2007
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1977
Accession Number
2011/2.186.3-4
Medium and Support
gouache on paper
relevance
rank 4.62096
Primary Keywords
circles (plane figures)
line drawings
shape
spiders
squares (geometric figures)
Title
Ritual Staff
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
Century
Probably 20th century
Object Creation Date
probably 20th century
Accession Number
1975/1.69
Medium and Support
carved wood
relevance
rank 4.62096
Primary Keywords
artists
birds
ceremonial staffs
figures
figures (representations)
men
portraits
staff
Title
Ancestral Shrine Figure (Female)
Artist
African, Nigeria, Ibo
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1940
Accession Number
1981/2.142
Medium and Support
carved inoko wood and kaolin
relevance
rank 4.62096
Primary Keywords
ancestor figures
ancestors
carvings
females
figures (representations)
nudes
shrines
woodwork
Title
Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a monk and a royal devotee
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
Physical Description
This is a brightly colored painting on a light background. It depicts a three- tiered scene with several figures, standing and kneeling, looking toward a central seated figure in the top tier. This male figure is seated in lotus position on a throne, decorated with colorful designs. To his left and right are attendants who fan him. In the middle tier, there is a nude man with long hair, a kneeling woman and a figure who is half-man and half-serpent. In the bottom tier, there are two kneeling men, wearing robes and headdresses, with hands pressed together and eyes gazing upward toward the main figure. They are surrounded by a tiger, a bird, an insect and a serpent.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1975/2.167
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
relevance
rank 4.60624
Primary Keywords
deity
figures
figures (representations)
kneeling
saint
seated
sitting
snakes
tigers
worshippers
Title
Figure of Woman Sitting Nursing Baby
Artist
African, Nigeria, Ibo
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1983/2.176
Medium and Support
Pottery
relevance
rank 4.60624
Primary Keywords
figures
figures (representations)
infant
infants
mother
mothers
nudes
seated
sitting
women
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Title
Marilyn Monroe
Artist
Keith Haring
Physical Description
Bust-length portrait of Marilyn Monroe positioned in front of a red background; Haring used a poster of the actress onto which he applied sumi ink in a series of outlines, marks and drips over the face, neck, chest and shoulders.
Artist Life Dates
1958 - 1990
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1981
Accession Number
1997/1.123
Medium and Support
Sumi ink on poster
relevance
rank 4.60624
Primary Keywords
appropriation
bust-length
celebrity
figures
figures (representations)
pop art
portraits
women
Title
Sculpture for Jo or Gwa Society
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana
Century
Probably 20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1971/2.16
Medium and Support
carved wood
relevance
rank 4.60543
Primary Keywords
ancestor figures
ancestors
figures (representations)
standing
woodwork
Title
Male Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1915-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.117
Medium and Support
carved wood and glass beads
relevance
rank 4.60543
Primary Keywords
figures
figures (representations)
males
men
standing
yoruba
Title
The Toilet
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A woman in a dress with long sleeves and a fitted bodice, long skirts and train that wraps across the figure to the left, and holding a fan stands against an undifferentiated background. Her figures is turned in a 3/4 pose, although her face is seen in profile.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1878
Accession Number
1954/1.414
Medium and Support
lithotint, with scraping and incising, heightened with black and white crayon on wove paper
relevance
rank 4.60543
Primary Keywords
clothed
figures
figures (representations)
standing
woman
women
Title
Half-figure Fetish
Artist
African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900-1920
Accession Number
1982/1.263
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 4.60543
Primary Keywords
fetish figures
fetishes
half figures
nudes
standing
Title
W. Jones, Lime-burner, Thames Street, one of the "Sixteen Etchings," or the "Thames Set"
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A man stands within a wooden building, postioned half-way down a deep vista that goes all the way through the building. At the far end of the passageway, a seated figure faces out looking at water and buildings on the opposite shore. The standing man's figure is illuminated by a bright (unseen) overhead light source, such as a skylight, and pairs of ladders are visible on either side of his figure. The foreground of the image consists of dark timbers that frame the view of the passageway and figures; beyond the man, the wooden architecture becomes a jumble of different sloped ceilings and walls, suggesting that this part of the building was constructed at different times or ad hoc.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1859
Accession Number
1986/2.14
Medium and Support
etching and drypoint on laid Japan tissue
relevance
rank 4.60543
Primary Keywords
alleys
buildings
figures
figures (representations)
ladders
standing
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