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Title

Head

Artist

Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi

Physical Description

Abstract sculpture vaguely representational of a bust-length head, the face of which appears to be constructed from strips of metal and parts from machines.

Artist Life Dates

1924 - 2005

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1957

Accession Number

1979/2.10

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 7.26881

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

figures (representations)

international post-1945 styles and movements

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objects we use

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Leopard Box Lid

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Benin

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1875

Accession Number

1985/2.12

Medium and Support

wood and copper

relevance

rank 7.26841

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

closures

components

components and systems

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container components

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copper and copper alloy

covers (closures)

descriptors

inorganic material

mammals

materials

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metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

Title

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Artist

Gaspare Traversi

Physical Description

The half-length figure of a woman looks directly out of the painting and holds the bearded head of a man on a platter in her hands. She wears a fine robe with large white sleeves and collar, a soft hat with a small white feather, and a bejeweled pin on her left shoulder. The face of an older woman with deeply wrinkled skin appears in the shadows behind her.

Artist Life Dates

1722-1724 - circa 1770

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1760

Accession Number

1996/2.16

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 7.26762

Secondary Keywords

bible

biological components

components

components and systems

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containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

dishes

document genres

document genres by function

figures (representations)

information forms

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

religious texts

serving dishes

the human body

upper body

vessels for serving and consuming food

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

5:29 Bay Shore

Artist

Robert Rauschenberg

Physical Description

A collage of about nine photographs. Includes some of ducks, a train, and windows.

Artist Life Dates

1925 - 2008

Object Creation Date

1981

Accession Number

2011/1.69

Medium and Support

lithograph, collage on paper

relevance

rank 7.26741

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

architectural elements

birds

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

guideway vehicles

image-making processes and techniques

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

rail guideway vehicles

railroad cars

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

transportation vehicles

vehicles

windows and window components

Title

The Concert

Artist

Max Liebermann

Physical Description

In the forefront both men and women are dipicted as watching the concert. One man has his head resting on his hand. At the center of the piece lies the orchestra, and more prominently the conductor. The stage is surrounded by curtains.

Artist Life Dates

1847-1935

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1847-1935

Accession Number

1953/1.40

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 7.26722

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concert halls

entertainment events

events

groups of people

groups of people by activity

people

people (agents)

people and culture

performance and backstage spaces

performances

performing arts buildings

performing arts structures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by building type

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

stages and stage components

theater spaces

Title

New City Hall, Boston City Hall

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A black and white print of three pillars and their shadows.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1970

Accession Number

2011/2.130

Medium and Support

black and white lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 7.26111

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

columns and column components

components

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energy and related concepts

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objects we use

people and culture

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prints

prints by process or technique

scientific concepts

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

French Execution

Artist

Simon Archer

Physical Description

Two girls standing next to a row of arcade games.

Object Creation Date

1982

Accession Number

2013/2.89

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 7.26079

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

entertainment buildings

people

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people and culture

people by gender

recreation buildings

recreation structures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Ritual Conch with Stand

Artist

Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)

Physical Description

A ritual object for use in royal and religious cermonies, this bronze is cast by the lost wax process in the shape of a conch, with an intricately decorated surface. The tripod stand, which may not be of the same date, is has three coiling serpentine legs that end in stylized naga (serpent) heads with cobra-like fans.

Century

12th-13th century

Object Creation Date

12th century - 13th century

Accession Number

2003/1.387A&B

Medium and Support

bronze with malachite patina

relevance

rank 7.25883

Secondary Keywords

aerophones

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

events

lip-vibrated aerophones

lip-vibrated aerophones with cylindrical bore

masts

objects we use

people and culture

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

sound devices by function

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

Artillery Battle (Artillerieschlacht)

Artist

Otto Dix

Physical Description

A human face in anguish, with hands raised to his cheeks, looks out from the center of a visual field full of slashing diagonals and explosive triangles of color. On the left side, smoke billows.

Artist Life Dates

1891 - 1969

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1917

Accession Number

1967/1.41

Medium and Support

charcoal and gouache on paper mounted on linen

relevance

rank 7.25818

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

european

european styles and periods

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explosive weapons

heads

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

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objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wars

watercolors

weapons

weapons and ammunition

world wars

Title

Chimineas

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A woodblock print on toned paper of an abstract rendition of a skyline of chimneys. There is perspective in the use of tall chimneys attached to their base structures, while chimenys in the distance remain shorter and thinner.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1956

Accession Number

2011/2.94

Medium and Support

woodblock print on on paper

relevance

rank 7.25767

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

architectural elements

chimneys and chimney components

components

components and systems

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drawings

drawings by method of projection

drawings by method of representation

heating and cooking elements

objects we use

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Snow Scene in Ueno Park

Artist

Takahashi Hiroaki

Physical Description

Snow falls during a night scene in Ueno Park, located in the Tokyo area. Weary, snow-heavy travelers trek through the scene. One may be heading into a shop to have something warm to eat, while the other heads towards a small bridge and a red torii gate topped with snow. A pine tree arches in from the left corner and arches over the scene, framing the park against the gray, snow-dotted sky.

Artist Life Dates

1871-1944

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1920s

Accession Number

1982/2.23

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 7.25665

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

architectural elements

asian

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

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earth sciences concepts

east asian

gates and gate components

gateway components

gateways and gateway components

grounds

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

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openings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Courtyard in the Sultan's Palace

Artist

Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant

Physical Description

This painting shows a scene set in a courtyard with high white walls that is open to the sky. Beyond the wall there is flowering vegetation, tall trees and a tower with a balustrade with keyhole shaped openings. There are two clay pots resting on top of the wall and an oriental style carpet hanging over one side. Within this courtyard, there are three women who are looking at two small leopards that wear metal chains and stand in a keyhole shaped opening of the far right wall. The women, grouped together on the far left side, are wearing 19th century Moroccan dress, including richly embroidered, garments, headscarves and shoes. There is bright sunlight streaming into the room which creates shadows on the walls and floor.

Artist Life Dates

1845-1902

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1872-1902

Accession Number

1895.99

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 7.25114

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

architecture

building divisions

buildings

castles and palaces

components

components and systems

components by specific context

figures

locality

mammals

modern and contemporary art

palaces

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

plants

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by form

the natural world

uncovered spaces

Title

The Farnese Hercules

Artist

Jacob Bos

Physical Description

This engraving reproduces a colossal marble sculpture of Hercules leaning upon his club, which is draped with a lion skin. Bos carefully records the powerful musculature of the figure and sets the statue within a niche.

Artist Life Dates

active c.1520-c.1580

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1562

Accession Number

1994/2.17

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 7.24192

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

architectural elements

components

components and systems

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intaglio prints

objects we use

percussive weapons

prints

prints by process

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sculpture

sculpture by subject type

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Ball Figures I

Artist

Jonathan Lasker

Physical Description

This is a horizontal print with black, pink and green colors on a white background. There are pink and green rings covering the lower portion of the work. Over these are black lines that connect some of these rings and a group of five black circles filled with squiggly lines.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1948

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2010/2.43

Medium and Support

lithograph on Rives BFK Paper

relevance

rank 7.23687

Secondary Keywords

layout features

transfer method

components

components and systems

components by specific context

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

layout features

objects we use

planographic prints

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Mendicant

Artist

Jean-François Millet

Artist Life Dates

1814-1875

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1857-1858

Accession Number

1955/1.107

Medium and Support

black chalk on off-white paper

relevance

rank 7.23473

Secondary Keywords

architecture

associated concepts

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

family

food

genres

how we live

materials

materials by function

objects

people and culture

people and occupations

relationships

religious figures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

social science concepts

sociological concepts

work and instructional spaces

Title

Sketch of the Baths of Caracalla (?)

Artist

Anonymous

Physical Description

This sketch shows ancient ruins. The top half of the page is left empty with sky. At the righ is an apsed portico and from it, to the left of the page, runs a wall studded with windows. In the foreground is a set of stairs with shrubbery overgrowing.

Century

18th century?

Accession Number

2013/2.559.2

Medium and Support

red crayon on laid paper

relevance

rank 7.23056

Secondary Keywords

bath, dressing and sanitary spaces

building divisions

buildings and the land

components

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religious buildings

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single built works

single built works by condition

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single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Wooden Table

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A short wooden rectangular table with beveled corners. Directly underneath the tabletop there are cut-out as well as carved arch shapes as decoration.

Object Creation Date

1825-1875

Accession Number

2009/2.38

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 7.22989

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

asian

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

east asian

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

structural element components

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

support furniture

wood and wood products

Title

Untitled

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Girl with long hair and hands crossed over body. She is in a messy room and there is a woman with dark hair standing in the foreground.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.109

Medium and Support

black and white toned photograph on paper

relevance

rank 7.22368

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photographs

photographs by form

positives

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

sleeping spaces

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Krishna massaging the feet of Radha (a scene from the Gita Govinda?)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Punjab Hills, Mankot School

Physical Description

Bold colors depict Krishna, one of human manifestations of the Hindu god Vishnu, is seated with a woman, Radha, above him. He touches her leg, and the tips of her hands and feet glow red. She sits erect and holds a large flower, looking straight off the left edge of the picture. The two are framed in an architectural structure.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1730

Accession Number

1979/1.160

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and beetle thorax casings on paper

relevance

rank 7.22344

Secondary Keywords

image form

associated concepts

biological components

buildings and the land

components

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herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

legs

lower body

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by state or condition

plants

religions

religions and religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

the human body

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Heddle Pulley for a Loom

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1971

Accession Number

1971/2.33

Medium and Support

carved wood and patination

relevance

rank 7.21100

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

equipment

equipment by process

moving and transporting equipment

moving and transporting machinery

object genres

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processes and techniques

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processes and techniques by specific type

sculpture

sculpture by technique

the human body

tools and equipment

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques

Title

Upper Left/New City Hall, Boston City Hall

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A black and white print of three walls that are gradually covered by a shadow.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

2011/2.134

Medium and Support

black and white lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 7.20123

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

components

components and systems

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enclosing structural elements

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light-related concepts

objects we use

people and culture

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physics concepts

prints

prints by process or technique

scientific concepts

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

walls and wall components

Title

Upper Left/New City Hall, Boston City Hall

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A black and white sketch of the upper portions of three walls. The first wall on the left is covered in shadow, the middle wall is partially covered, and last one is in the light.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1970

Accession Number

2011/2.127

Medium and Support

black and white lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 7.20123

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

light-related concepts

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

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prints

prints by process or technique

scientific concepts

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

walls and wall components

Title

Lower Right/New City Hall, Boston City Hall

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A black and white print of the lower half of three walls. Two are in the light, while one is in the dark.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1970

Accession Number

2011/2.129

Medium and Support

black and white lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 7.20123

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

components

components and systems

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enclosing structural elements

energy and related concepts

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light-related concepts

objects we use

people and culture

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prints

prints by process or technique

scientific concepts

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

walls and wall components

Title

New City Hall, Boston City Hall

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A black and white print of the corner between two walls and its shadow.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1970

Accession Number

2011/2.131

Medium and Support

black and white lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 7.20123

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

light-related concepts

objects we use

people and culture

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physics concepts

prints

prints by process or technique

scientific concepts

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

walls and wall components

Title

Upper Right/New City Hall, Boston City Hall

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A black and white print of two corners. One is partially covered by a shadow.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1970

Accession Number

2011/2.126

Medium and Support

black and white lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 7.20123

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

light-related concepts

objects we use

people and culture

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physics concepts

prints

prints by process or technique

scientific concepts

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

walls and wall components

Title

Lower Left/New City Hall, Boston City Hall

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A black and white print of the lower portions of three walls. Most of the floor is covered in shadow.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1970

Accession Number

2011/2.128

Medium and Support

black and white lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 7.20123

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

light-related concepts

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

prints

prints by process or technique

scientific concepts

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

walls and wall components

Title

Portrait of a Man (Self-Portrait?) (recto); Sketch of head of a young woman with

Artist

Jean Boissieu

Artist Life Dates

(Lyon, France, 1736 - 1810, Lyon, France)

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1736-1810

Accession Number

1970/2.72

Medium and Support

charcoal and gray wash on paper

relevance

rank 7.20056

Secondary Keywords

image form

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

figures (representations)

objects we use

reading and writing spaces

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by subject type

Title

Two Statues' Shadows

Artist

André Kertész

Physical Description

Square photograph with brown/amber/white color tones. Two glass objects sit in an abstract shape of a human figure. They are placed in the foreground with the heads tilted toward each other. On the right side there is a partial view of a table that is shown out of focus. Light is reflected on the rounded forms of the figures and their shadows are projected on a blank wall behind them. There is a large shadow profile of a man also projected onto the wall.

Artist Life Dates

1894-1985

Object Creation Date

1979

Accession Number

2009/2.13

Medium and Support

Polaroid SX-70-Cibachrome on paper

relevance

rank 7.19874

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

light-related concepts

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

scientific concepts

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Four Times of Day: Noon

Artist

William Hogarth

Physical Description

This print is vertically oriented with gray markings. A cream border surrounds it and it has “NOON” written below it. The lower half of the print has a busy street scene with lots of adults and children in 18th century garb. The upper half shows the top of the buildings that line the street, including a shop, a brick building, and a church steeple in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1697-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1738

Accession Number

1971/2.57

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 7.19672

Secondary Keywords

scale

architectural elements

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

eating and drinking buildings

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people and culture

religious buildings

religious structures

roads

roads by form

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation spaces

windows and window components

Title

One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Obi Brocades

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

The colorful strips of brocade at the top and bottom of this panel feature a woven design of ivy and peonies entwined around cartwheels, bamboo, and stylized diamonds. A wide rectangular fragment of an obi (sash for kimono) lie at the center of the textile. It is an almost abstract design of boats tossed in a frothy sea. The warm, muted tones of the gold are matched in color selections of mauve, and muted purple, blue, and green threads.

Century

17th to 19th centuries

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1972/2.44.2

Medium and Support

brocade with gilt paper (kinran nishiki) & float stitch embroidery (watashi nui)

relevance

rank 7.17249

Secondary Keywords

patterning

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume components

descriptors

design elements

gold and gold alloy

herbaceous plants

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

metalwork

motifs

natural landscapes

nonferrous metal

object genres

object genres by material

plant-derived motifs

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

textile construction processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

textile weaving processes and techniques

textile weaving techniques

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weft patterning

woody plants

Title

Head

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Ashanti

Century

18th - 19th century

Object Creation Date

18th century - 19th century

Accession Number

2000/2.117

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 7.16773

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

akan

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects we use

people and culture

sculpture

sculpture by material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

west african styles

western guinea coast styles

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

relevance

rank 7.16117

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

Title

Death of the Virgin (reverse copy after Schongauer)

Artist

Israhel Meckenem

Physical Description

A four-poster bed with curtains drawn back within an interior is angled towards the viewer, showing a woman reclined on the bed and attended by numerous figures. A lighted taper is placed in her hands, with assistance of a young man on the left side of the bed. Others of the figures stand or kneel with figures hands clasped in prayer; at the lower left corner are two men kneeling at the foot of the bead looking at a book of prayers. The overall effect is concern and movement around the still figure of the woman.

Artist Life Dates

d. 1503

Century

Late 15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1490-1500

Accession Number

1960/2.46

Medium and Support

engraving on fine off-white laid paper

relevance

rank 7.16117

Secondary Keywords

layout features

animals and creatures

candles and candleholders

components

components and systems

components by specific context

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

layout features

legendary creatures

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

Title

Drury Lane

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Five children (some only partially rendered) stand before a covered passageway of a building with the lower part of a second story window visible. Through the passageway in the midle distance can be seen a street corner with a woman on the sidewalk, and beyond that additional shops with men on the sidewalk. At the upper right is a flower-like form that is the artist's "butterfly" signature.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1880-1881

Accession Number

2001/2.136

Medium and Support

etching, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper

relevance

rank 7.16103

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

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openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

roads

roads by form

streets

streets by form

transportation spaces

visual works

visual works by subject type

windows and window components

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

relevance

rank 7.15579

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

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costume accessories worn

descriptors

dwellings

headgear

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

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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

Title

The Sisters

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Two women dressed in dark clothing sit in an interior setting. The nearer woman leans far back in an armchair, head resting on her left hand, legs crossed. The other woman is sitting more upright at the center of the composition. The women look at one another in an attitude of quiet conversation. To the left of the composition is a round table.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Object Creation Date

1894-1895

Accession Number

2011/1.75

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph, with scraping on antique cream laid paper

relevance

rank 7.13586

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

lithography

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

people by gender

planographic printing processes

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

siblings

social and sitting spaces

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Orange "X" with Yellow

Artist

Richard Tuttle

Physical Description

Orange “X” at center. Lower left arm of the “X” has four horizontal hash marks in yellow.

Artist Life Dates

Born 1941

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1973

Accession Number

2008/2.263

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 7.13394

Secondary Keywords

aegean

aegean periods

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

drawings

drawings by technique

early western world

greek

image-making processes and techniques

information form components

international post-1945 styles and movements

mediterranean

objects we use

people and culture

phonetic signs

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

script and type forms

script and type signs

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Chest of Drawers

Artist

Norman Bel Geddes

Physical Description

Four-legged black chest of drawers in metal, with contrasting chrome-plated metal in the drawer handles and a thin strip outlining the facade.

Artist Life Dates

1893-1958

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

designed 1928; produced 1929-1932

Accession Number

2012/1.293

Medium and Support

enameled steel, chrome-plated metal, brass and wood

relevance

rank 7.12995

Secondary Keywords

arts and related disciplines

arts-related disciplines

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

disciplines

humanities

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

people and culture

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

sleeping spaces

Title

Casitas al Sol

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A high-angled view of a house with two women sitting on its stoop. In the frame the house has an inverted corner, putting the women in the shadows of the larger portion of the home.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1968

Accession Number

2011/2.99

Medium and Support

black and white lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 7.11048

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

building divisions

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

dwellings

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

light-related concepts

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

residential structures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by form

scientific concepts

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

uncovered spaces

Title

Effigy Head

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Idoma

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1982/2.61

Medium and Support

carved wood with paint

relevance

rank 7.10902

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

figures (representations)

igbo region

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

southern nigerian styles

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by subject type

west african styles

Title

Blue-and-green landscape handscroll

Artist

Tao Cheng (T'ao Ch'eng)

Physical Description

Among the rolling green mountains, figures in this scroll go about their lives, leading cattle to drink along the riverside and dangling fishing lines over the edge of small boats in hopes of catching something for dinner. Highlights of red pigment add brilliance to a grove of trees near the middle of the scroll. The detail work in the trees is spectacular, with twisted and knotted trunks that seem to refuse to stand upright, but bend against gravity, in some cases revealing networks of tangled roots.

Artist Life Dates

active 1450-1500

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1470

Accession Number

1978/1.163

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 7.10185

Secondary Keywords

upward

buildings and the land

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

water activities

woody plants

Title

Smile For Your Lover Comes (Stone Ridge, New York)

Artist

John Dugdale

Physical Description

Photograph with deep blue tint of a nude man, with his back to viewer, sitting on a porch railing, looking out into into the night. On the viewer's right, along the front of the porch, there is abundant vegetation.

Artist Life Dates

born 1960

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2003/1.379

Medium and Support

hand-coated cyanotype on paper

relevance

rank 7.10056

Secondary Keywords

americas

architectural elements

architecture

balustrades, railings and their components

barrier elements

barriers and barrier elements

building divisions

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

emotion

exterior covered spaces

figures

figures (representations)

geographic and political locations

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

locality

natural landscapes

new york (state)

north & central america

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by activity

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photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

positives

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

united states

united states (nation)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vines

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Women on a Balcony

Artist

Jacob Epstein

Physical Description

Eight women appear on a balcony in this drawing with a vaguely indicated crowd looking up at them from below. Most of the women appear at least partly nude, and several wear headdresses and necklaces reminiscent of Egyptian costume.

Artist Life Dates

(1880 - 1959)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1959

Accession Number

2009/1.498

Medium and Support

watercolor and graphite on paper

relevance

rank 7.10024

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

drawing and drawing techniques

figures (representations)

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Self-Portrait

Artist

Käthe Kollwitz

Physical Description

This etching depicts a three-quarter profile portrait of a woman’s face. The woman looks contemplatively toward the right with a solemn expression as her head rests against her right hand. The edge of her left shoulder is loosely sketched in the lower right of the composition.

Artist Life Dates

1867-1945

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

2012/2.212

Medium and Support

etching with burnishing on heavy wove paper

relevance

rank 7.09883

Secondary Keywords

arms

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people in the arts

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people in the humanities

people in the visual arts

people in the visual arts and related occupations

portraits

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Corner Decoration of a Painted Ceiling

Artist

Flaminio Innocenzo Minozzi

Physical Description

The viewer is presented with an illusionistic rendering of a corner an ornate celiing. Architectural moldings, windows, and a still life in the corner with a globe and measuring instruments suggest that this might have been intended for a library

Artist Life Dates

1735-1817

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1735-1817

Accession Number

1959/2.77

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with watercolor

relevance

rank 7.09617

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

drawing and drawing techniques

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drawings by method of projection

drawings by method of representation

image-making processes and techniques

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

objects we use

orthographic drawings

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

reading and writing spaces

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

surface elements

surface elements and surface element components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Lord's Prayer, sheet 12 - For Ever and Ever. Amen! (Das Vaterunser - von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit. Amen!)

Artist

Max Pechstein

Physical Description

One forearm extends from the upper left side and ends to the right of center in a hand with palm down. Another arm extends from the lower right and ends in the lower left in a hand with palm up. Between the hands is the word "Amen!" in large letters.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1948/1.434

Medium and Support

woodcut with hand-coloring on paper

relevance

rank 7.07574

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

arms

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

european

european styles and periods

human body

information forms

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by specific context

objects we use

people and culture

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the human body

the natural world

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works groupings

Title

Sol de Mediodîa

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

Street view of an orange building on the side walk with a series of diplay windows on the building.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1996

Accession Number

2011/2.76

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 7.07396

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

mercantile buildings

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

roads

roads by form

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation spaces

work and instructional spaces

Title

Susanna surprised at the bath by the two elders (one from the set of 4 prints, T

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1555

Accession Number

1956/1.48

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 7.07014

Secondary Keywords

architecture

bath and northeast somerset (unitary authority)

buildings and the land

castles

components

components and systems

components by specific context

england

england (country)

europe

europe (continent)

figures

figures (representations)

geographic and political locations

health and welfare facilities

health facilities

institutional buildings

locality

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by activity

plants

plumbing and stormwater system components

plumbing fixtures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

system components

the natural world

trails

united kingdom

united kingdom (nation)

visual works

visual works by subject type

waterscapes

Title

Untitled, Balcony Alexandria

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

A black and white photo of the view from a balcony. A body of water can be seen through the doors.

Artist Life Dates

born 1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1987

Accession Number

2011/2.145

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 7.05266

Secondary Keywords

color

image form

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

building divisions

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

photographs

photographs by form

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by form

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Brocades in Various Traditional Pattern

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

A checkered gold brocade foregrounds five fragments of textile: a square in the middle surrounded by four cornerpieces. Each textile has a different design, some with butterflies, birds, and other floral motifs.

Century

19th to 20th centuries

Object Creation Date

1860-1926

Accession Number

1972/2.44.9

Medium and Support

silk brocade (nishiki) and silk brocade with gilt paper (kinran)

relevance

rank 7.05197

Secondary Keywords

patterning

animals and creatures

arthropods

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume components

descriptors

design elements

gold and gold alloy

inorganic material

insects

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

metalwork

motifs

nonferrous metal

object genres

object genres by material

plant-derived motifs

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile construction processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

textile weaving processes and techniques

textile weaving techniques

weft patterning