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Title

The Orchid Pavilion Gathering

Artist

Sheng Maoye (Sheng Mao-yeh)

Physical Description

Handscroll depicting figures (42 men and 6 boys) in a landscape, most of whom are sitting along the banks of a stream as cups on lotus leaves float by. A small cluster of figures sits in a shelter over the water examining a handscroll. The painting includes an inscription, six artist’s seals and one collector’s seal.

Artist Life Dates

active 1594-164

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1621

Accession Number

1974/1.244

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 1.31379

Secondary Keywords

architecture

asian

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bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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bridges by function

buildings and the land

chinese

chinese painting styles

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chinese styles and periods

containers

containers by function or context

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culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

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people

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visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

La Cardeuse (The Wool Carder)

Artist

Jean-François Millet

Physical Description

A woman is shown seated in a simple interior. She is holding carding combs and is seated next to a pile of uncarded wool on one side and skeins of yarn on the other. Behind her is the wheel of a spinning wheel.

Artist Life Dates

1814-1875

Century

19th Century

Object Creation Date

1855-1856

Accession Number

1955/1.120

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on laid paper

relevance

rank 1.30891

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

fabric

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

genres

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

printing

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

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seating furniture

single seating furniture

textiles

Title

Hiroshima Series

Artist

Jacob Lawrence

Artist Life Dates

1917 - 2000

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

1997/1.533.6

Medium and Support

screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper

relevance

rank 1.30663

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

architecture

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

genres

materials

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objects

objects we use

people and occupations

seating furniture

single seating furniture

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Calaveras Estranguladoras

Artist

Anonymous Mexican

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1983/2.44

Medium and Support

woodcut and metalcuts on paper

relevance

rank 1.29904

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

candles and candleholders

descriptors

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figures

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lighting devices

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modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

publications

serials

skeleton and skeleton components

standing

text-based art

transportation

vehicles

Title

verso: sketch of airplanes (?) [upside down in relation to image on recto]

Artist

Jacob Lawrence

Physical Description

Eight abstracted figures (three kneeling in front and five standing in back) wearing orange tank tops and white shorts face the viewer; two basketballs and five trophies between figures in the foreground. Figures stand in front of a background of fragmented, arched and circular areas of color in blues and golds.

Artist Life Dates

1917 - 2000

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1953

Accession Number

1997/1.530

Medium and Support

tempera over black colored pencil on wood board

relevance

rank 1.28959

Secondary Keywords

ball game equipment

balls for sports

court ball games

court games

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

genres

how we live

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physical activities

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recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

sports

sports and athletic equipment

styles and periods

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the americas

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Still Life

Artist

Emil Ganso

Artist Life Dates

1895 - 1941

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920-1939

Accession Number

1997/1.270

Medium and Support

wood engraving on cream wove paper

relevance

rank 1.28234

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

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objects

objects we use

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plants

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the natural world

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Title

Hammock Reader

Artist

Milton Avery

Physical Description

Painting depicting a featureless female figure, in tones of aqua and light blue extending across the center of the canvas in a light gray hammock. There is a bright white shape, perhaps a book, in the middle of the figure. Behind the figure, the rest of the composition is organized in horizontal sections. At top, a yellow sky; below that are two gently-curved mountains in dark brown, followed by two horizontal planes of color in tan and light brown.

Artist Life Dates

1885 - 1965

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1951

Accession Number

1974/2.37

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 1.27791

Secondary Keywords

upward

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

buildings and the land

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

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furnishings

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modern and contemporary art

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people and occupations

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styles and periods

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visual works

visual works by subject type

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 1.27377

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

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colors

descriptors

dwellings

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materials

materials by origin

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objects we use

people and occupations

plant material

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residential structures

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single built works

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the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual and tactile

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

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

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

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

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.129

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 1.25501

Secondary Keywords

albums

army

candles and candleholders

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

dishes

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

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household objects

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lighting devices

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materials

materials by function

military

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

posters

seating furniture

single seating furniture

soldiers

text-based art

vessels for serving and consuming food

war

Title

La Couture

Artist

Bernard Gaillot

Artist Life Dates

1780-1847

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1828

Accession Number

1977/1.165

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 1.25423

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

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seating furniture

single seating furniture

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

Title

Frontispiece to Johann Kaspar Lavatar, Aphorisms on Man

Artist

William Blake

Physical Description

Print of a man sitting and ooking up toward a figure holding an inscribed sign with Greek letters.

Artist Life Dates

1757-1827

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

plate 1788

Accession Number

1985/2.134

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 1.21951

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

man

materials

materials by form

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measuring devices

measuring devices for extent

objects we use

people and occupations

sandglasses

seating furniture

single seating furniture

text-based art

timepieces

timepieces by form

Title

Young Girl Knitting (Jeune fille tricotant)

Artist

Camille Pissarro

Physical Description

A girl seen in profile sits, knitting something red. There is a table beyond her and a fireplace with a fan above on the wall on the right side.

Artist Life Dates

1830-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1876

Accession Number

1983/2.250

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 1.18077

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

child

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

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descriptors

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objects we use

people and occupations

processes and techniques

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table coverings

textile construction processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

Title

Hide and Seek (Cache-Cache)

Artist

Alfred Stevens

Physical Description

Panel painting depicting a young woman of high society in an interior setting filled with Asian accessories. She stands behind a door, which she holds partly open revealing a small white dog sitting in front of an armchair.

Artist Life Dates

1823-1906

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1878

Accession Number

1955/1.85

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 1.17701

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on arms or hands

animals

animals and creatures

architectural elements

architecture

building divisions

candles and candleholders

clothing

components

components and systems

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costume

costume accessories

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doors and door components

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doorways and doorway components

figures

furnishings

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genres

handwear

how we live

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

mammals

objects

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people and occupations

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

the natural world

Title

Landscape

Artist

Aoki Shukuya

Artist Life Dates

1737-1802

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1760-1802

Accession Number

1967/2.3

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 1.17681

Secondary Keywords

architecture

asia

asian

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

The Famous Picnic at Val Kill

Artist

Ann Murfee Allen

Physical Description

Primitive painting depicting three sailboats in the foreground, and figures sitting around tables and standing on a lawn in the middle ground, with two houses in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1923 - 1995

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1975

Accession Number

2002/1.178

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 1.15849

Secondary Keywords

american regions

art genres

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descriptors

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standing

styles and periods

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the americas

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visual works

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watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

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woody plants

Title

Piazza di Spagna

Artist

Pompeo Molins

Artist Life Dates

1827 - c. 1893

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860

Accession Number

1982/1.235

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 1.14678

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

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descriptors

inorganic material

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rock by form

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stairs and stair components

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timepieces

timepieces by form

visual works

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Title

La Villa Madama

Artist

Jean-François Janinet

Physical Description

This etching, in a pale blue, brown and gray color scheme, depicts an outdoor scene with a large Roman style building and several human figures in the foreground. One giant wall, with two large arches, with semi-circular apses behind, crosses the middle section of the composition from left to right. It intersects a massive building that has a series of vaulted chambers. Both structures have crumbling stonework and overgrown vegetation. There are several groups of women in the foreground on both sides of a river. Some are in the water washing laundry and some are standing with wash hanging on lines. There is a small dog on the shore.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1752 - 1814, )

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1778

Accession Number

1973/1.737

Medium and Support

etching and lavis-manner engraving printed in color on paper

relevance

rank 1.08302

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

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sculpture

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the natural world

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vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Mist Clearing Over a Mountain Village, formerly attributed to Hasegawa Nobuharu (Shinshun; later, Tôhaku)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This is a vertical format painting surrounded by green and gold fabric. It is painted in tones of black with some areas of pink and blue color. It depicts a landscape scene with a cluster of small houses nestled in a craggy mountainous area. There is a river that runs through the landscape with two figures crossing a small footbridge. Other figures are shown in the open area of the village. The trees and vegetation are painted with short abbreviated brushstriokes.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

late 16th century - early 17th century

Accession Number

1967/2.5

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 1.07821

Secondary Keywords

scale

upward

architecture

asia

asia (continent)

asian

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single built works by function

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the natural world

transportation structures

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vegetation components

visual works

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waterscapes

woody plants

Title

California Orange Grove

Artist

David Courlander

Physical Description

Painting of landscape scene with blue sky and green field. Mountains and three houses in background in the upper-left quadrant. Grove with orange trees in center. Two men fishing along the banks of a stream in the lower right foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1866-1961

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1985/2.89

Medium and Support

oil on canvas board

relevance

rank 1.01230

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

upward

americas

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atmospheric effects

bodies of water

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bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

deciduous trees

descriptors

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

equipment

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food

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inorganic material

landforms

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locality

materials

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modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

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north and central america (continent)

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people and culture

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the natural world

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united states

united states (nation)

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vegetation components

visual works

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water activities

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woods

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