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Title

Goldweight in the shape of a seed pod

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire

Physical Description

Goldweight in the shape of a small ball with a short, slightly curved, angular tail or handle attached to it.

Century

Possibly 20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1985

Accession Number

1986/2.134

Medium and Support

brass

relevance

rank 6.01729

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

associated concepts

buildings and the land

geographic and political locations

geometric concepts

goldweights

landscapes (environments)

mathematical concepts

natural landscapes

people and culture

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

Title

Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia), from "Woodland Portraits"

Artist

Jeannette Klute

Physical Description

Three cone-shaped foawflower blooms in the upper portion of the print. There is a lightsource from the top illuminating some of its leaves, making them visible against a dark background.

Artist Life Dates

(1917 - 2009)

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2012/2.14.11

Medium and Support

vintage dye transfer print on paper

relevance

rank 6.01705

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

electromagnetic radiation

energy

energy and related concepts

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

light (energy)

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Three spears base on top of spear front, spear finial, iridescent color, hand painted

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

This is a clear glass inkwell with a metal collar and sphere finial lid. The body has a hollow glass sphere resting on a base of three solid glass spheres. Each of the spheres is decorated with painted leaves and flowers.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.233

Medium and Support

glass, metal

relevance

rank 6.01423

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

geometric concepts

geometric figures

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

mathematical concepts

people and culture

plant material

scientific concepts

solids (geometric)

Title

Feather Headdress from Cameroon Ensemble

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon

Physical Description

Cone-like in shape with feathers tems on top, wrapped in fibers, The feathers are purple and green, with fluffy feathers coming out of the top.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.78.3

Medium and Support

feathers, fabric and palm fiber

relevance

rank 6.00924

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

events

forms of expression

objects we use

people and culture

Title

Holy Anne with Two Others (Hl. Anna selbtritt)

Artist

Otto Dix

Physical Description

Three center female figures with exposed breasts and halos. Entire picture composed of overlapping U- or V-shaped charcoal strokes.

Artist Life Dates

1891 - 1969

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1914

Accession Number

2007/2.92

Medium and Support

charcoal on ready brown wove paper

relevance

rank 6.00924

Secondary Keywords

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

people and culture

people and occupations

religious figures

Title

Black kimono with the character kotobuki in several scripts, in deep red

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Silk crepe dyed black with areas of wax-resist in the shape of kotobuki characters. These characters were brushed with red, which matches the inner red lining of momi plain weave silk above with persimmon silk crepe below.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1940s-1950s

Accession Number

2005/1.390

Medium and Support

black silk crepe with red paint

relevance

rank 6.00924

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological concepts

costume

costume by form

main garments

objects we use

people and culture

scientific concepts

Title

The Downtrodden (Zertretene)

Artist

Käthe Kollwitz

Artist Life Dates

1867 - 1945

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900

Accession Number

1954/2.9

Medium and Support

aquatint and etching on paper

relevance

rank 6.00098

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

emotion

figures

how we live

modern and contemporary art

movement

people and culture

people and occupations

psychological concepts

rites of passage

social science concepts

Title

Vairocana Buddha (Japanese, Dainichi Nyorai)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

A figure is sitting on a lotus-shaped pedestal, which is itself placed on an hexagonal pedestal. The figure wears a drape hanging from the left shoulder and covering the bottom. The arms are placed in front; right hand holding the left index finger. The facial expression is calm; the two eyes looking down; a dot on the forehead. Two elongated ears. A tall crown on the head. The two halos are on the back of the figure; one behind the head and other behind the torso. Two halos are surrounded by an oval-shaped dais. The statue and pedestals are guilded with gold; some polychrome remnants.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

2003/2.59.1

Medium and Support

cypress wood with gesso, lacquer, polychrome, and gilding

relevance

rank 5.99157

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

descriptors

design elements

doctrinal concepts

earth sciences concepts

figures (representations)

motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

physical sciences concepts

plant-derived motifs

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

scientific concepts

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Crystal two-pyramid lid

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A two-bottle inkwell shaped to look like two square pyramids.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.261

Medium and Support

glass, metal

relevance

rank 5.99077

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

geometric concepts

geometric figures

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

mathematical concepts

objects we use

people and culture

polyhedra

scientific concepts

solids (geometric)

Title

Odeon Table, from "Tribeca, 10013"

Artist

Donna Ferrato

Physical Description

This is a black and white photograph of several place settings on a cloth covered table. Plates, forks and napkins are arranged around salt and pepper shakers in the center. There are four clear glasses that have shadows projecting designs onto the tablecloth. The viewpoint is looking down from above.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1949

Object Creation Date

2005

Accession Number

2010/2.51.5

Medium and Support

pigment print on fiber paper

relevance

rank 5.97805

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

light-related concepts

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

scientific concepts

support furniture

tables (support furniture)

tables by function

Title

Power figure (nkisi)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Vili

Physical Description

Carved wooden figure of a human. The umbilicus protrudes and is concave, which would have held magical/medicinal substances. The figure is posed with crossed legs and one hand supprting the head. The face is detailed.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2005/1.183

Medium and Support

wood, woven cotton fiber, glass, split cane, elephant hair, metal, resin

relevance

rank 5.97105

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

forms of expression

healing

people and culture

Title

Untitled [Two children with a snow shovel]

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Physical Description

This print depicts two children in the snow with a snow shovel.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

1998/2.32

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 5.96844

Secondary Keywords

asia (continent)

associated concepts

construction equipment

earth sciences concepts

earthmoving equipment

economic concepts

equipment

equipment by process

geographic and political locations

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

scientific concepts

seasons

shovels

social science concepts

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by subject type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

youth

Title

Paysage

Artist

Camille Pissarro

Physical Description

Landscape with a horizon line just below center. Land is horizontal waves in various shades of green. The line of trees at the horizon on left. The sky is blue-grey with four clouds.

Artist Life Dates

1830-1903

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century - early 20th century

Accession Number

2014/1.617

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 5.96584

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Landscape (Paysage)

Artist

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps

Physical Description

A densely painted work, this cacnvas portrays a landscape with dramatic clouds. Autumnal colors predominate this rocky landscape with several figures in the middle distance; in the distance a line of trees projects above the horizon line.

Artist Life Dates

1803-1860

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1823-1860

Accession Number

1982/1.261

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 5.96584

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Landscape with Stormy Sky

Artist

John Linnell

Physical Description

This watercolor, chalk and pastel on brown paper depicts a loosely sketched landscape with a dramatic grey-blue cloud taking up most of the composition. A triangular sliver of green and white water interrupts the land and sky from the left below the horizon line. The foreground is rendered in a broad wash of brown watercolor.

Artist Life Dates

(1792 - 1882)

Accession Number

2012/2.221

Medium and Support

black chalk, white and green pastel and watercolor on brown wove paper

relevance

rank 5.96584

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Design for a square plate, signed

Artist

Hamada Shôji

Physical Description

Design for a square plate with stylized plant design painted on paper in ink. Signed.

Artist Life Dates

1894 - 1978

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

1980/2.221

Medium and Support

ink on paper, unmounted

relevance

rank 5.94144

Secondary Keywords

artistic concepts

associated concepts

coating (material)

coating by form

concepts in the arts

concepts relating to the creative process

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

dishes

geometric concepts

geometric figures

image-making processes and techniques

materials

materials by function

mathematical concepts

objects we use

people and culture

plane figures

polygons

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

quadrilaterals

rectangles

scientific concepts

vessels for serving and consuming food

writing (processes)

Title

Sketch of a Seated Beggar

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Physical Description

A sketch of a man seated and begging for money with a bowl in his left hand. He is drawn from the left angle and is facing forawrds, away from the artist. He is unshaved and wearing tattered clothing and no shoes. The shadows of the beggar suggest he is sitting on the street against a wall.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1973

Object Creation Date

1900-1950

Accession Number

2009/1.531

Medium and Support

graphite and ink on paper

relevance

rank 5.93528

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

light-related concepts

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

roads

roads by form

scientific concepts

transportation spaces

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Way to Deadman's Cove

Artist

Warren Lombard

Physical Description

This forest scene has three trees in the middle of the composition; a straight narrow tree lies in the middle, with a tree next to it leaning diagonally to the right, and a smaller tree in the background to the left. On either side of the composition are more trees. Behind the middle trees we can see the forest open up with a lighter space. The bottom third of the composition shows the forest floor, a faint path, and shadows cast by the trees.

Artist Life Dates

1855-1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1926

Accession Number

1940.36

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 5.93504

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

descriptors

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

landscapes (environments)

light-related concepts

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

plant material

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

walkways

wilderness

woody plants

Title

Bodhisattva (Jokaisho Bosatsu): esoteric Buddhist iconographic drawing

Artist

Takuma Tametô

Artist Life Dates

active 1132-1174

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

mid 12th century

Accession Number

1963/1.99

Medium and Support

handscroll fragment, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 5.93249

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

descriptors

design elements

doctrinal concepts

document genres

document genres by form

figures (representations)

information forms

motifs

objects we use

people and culture

plant-derived motifs

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

An Evening in a Hot Spring

Artist

Yoshida Hiroshi

Physical Description

This work depicts an evening scene in a hot spring.

Artist Life Dates

1876 - 1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930-1950

Accession Number

1939.3

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 5.92459

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

buildings and the land

chinese

chinese dynastic styles and periods

chinese styles and periods

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

east asian

eastern zhou

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

inorganic material

light-related concepts

materials

materials by composition

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

scientific concepts

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

zhou

Title

Starlight

Artist

Chun Wen Wang

Artist Life Dates

born 1956

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

1998/1.137

Medium and Support

stoneware with black glaze with “oil spot” design

relevance

rank 5.91125

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

forms of expression

people and culture

Title

Penn Station

Artist

Louis Stettner

Physical Description

A girl in a short dress walking next to the light coming in from the windows. Man walking towards her, she has a very dark shadow.

Artist Life Dates

born 1922

Object Creation Date

1958; printed 2000

Accession Number

2013/2.178

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.90863

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

daylight

electromagnetic radiation

energy

energy and related concepts

guideway vehicles

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

light (energy)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

rail guideway vehicles

railroad cars

scientific concepts

transportation vehicles

vehicles

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 5.89575

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

Untitled (March 5th) #2

Artist

Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Physical Description

Two forty-watt light bulbs in simple porcelain light sockets hang together by their extension cords from a nail on the wall.

Artist Life Dates

1957-1996

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1991

Accession Number

1999/2.17

Medium and Support

40-watt light bulbs, extension cords, porcelain light sockets

relevance

rank 5.87967

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

events

found object sculpture

found objects

furnishings components

genres

health and related concepts

health-related concepts

illness

international post-1945 styles and movements

lighting device components

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

personal life events

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

psychological concepts

scientific concepts

sculpture

sculpture by form

sculpture by material

social science concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Model of a four-story watchtower

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

part of the grave furnishing assemblage for the well-to-do family in Central Plains region of Han Dynasty China during the first century CE

Century

1st century

Object Creation Date

1st century

Accession Number

1993/1.71.2

Medium and Support

red earthenware with green lead glaze

relevance

rank 5.87954

Secondary Keywords

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

people and culture

Title

Model of a four-story watchtower

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

model of a four story tower

each story has a movable door attached to the building through hinges

a human figurine stands in front of each door

Century

1st century

Object Creation Date

1st century

Accession Number

1993/1.71.4

Medium and Support

red earthenware with green lead glaze

relevance

rank 5.87954

Secondary Keywords

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

people and culture

Title

Model of a four-story watchtower

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

model of a four story tower

each story has a movable door attached to the building through hinges

a human figurine stands in front of each door

Century

1st century

Object Creation Date

1st century

Accession Number

1993/1.71.1

Medium and Support

red earthenware with green lead glaze

relevance

rank 5.87954

Secondary Keywords

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

people and culture

Title

Model of a four-story watchtower

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

model of a four story tower

each story has a movable door attached to the building through hinges

a human figurine stands in front of each door

Century

1st century

Object Creation Date

1st century

Accession Number

1993/1.71.3

Medium and Support

red earthenware with green lead glaze

relevance

rank 5.87954

Secondary Keywords

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

people and culture

Title

Flywhisk (mpiya, nsea, nfunka or nyese)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Dondo Peoples Congo Republic

Physical Description

Wood-carved flywhisk is shape of a woman. Her torso doubles as the whisk handle and is scarified with leaden inlay, which has been worn smooth due to extended use. A red cotton wrap marks the transition zone between the female’s torso and the buffalo hair whisk below. The whisk visually acts as a grass skirt completing the above figure’s body and dress.

Century

late 18th - early 19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1800

Accession Number

2005/1.176

Medium and Support

wood, lead, cotton fiber, buffalo hair

relevance

rank 5.87798

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

disciplines

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

objects we use

occult sciences

people and culture

political concepts

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Maebyeong (wine storage jar) with design cranes, butterflies, & stylized clouds

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

The vase has a slightly outward-turned rim and a short neck. The elegantly-shaped bottle flares out to a broad shoulder, then tapers gradually to a slim waist before flaring out once more at the base. The shoulder, mid-belly and base of the vase are decorated with black and white clay-inlaid cloud, crane and butterfly motifs.

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1972/2.80

Medium and Support

Stoneware with inlaid with white and black slip under celadon glaze

relevance

rank 5.87310

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

associated concepts

birds

containers

containers by form

earth sciences concepts

insects

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

vessels

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Balzac - The Silhouette, July, 4am, Meudon, from "Camera Work - A Photographic Quarterly, Issue No. 34/35, April-July, 1911"

Artist

Edward Jean Steichen

Physical Description

A photograph of a dark silhouette against a dark night scene. There is a faint light above the figure, revealing the subject, but the rest of the photograph is dark.

Artist Life Dates

(Luxembourg, 1879 - 1973)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1911

Accession Number

2012/1.216

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

relevance

rank 5.86263

Secondary Keywords

image form

associated concepts

earth sciences concepts

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Fleeting Time Thou Hast Left Me Old

Artist

Ivan Albright

Artist Life Dates

1897-1983

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1946

Accession Number

1953/2.22

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.85152

Secondary Keywords

adults

associated concepts

figures

modern and contemporary art

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by age group

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

scientific concepts

Title

One of two small blue-and-white jarlets, decorated with lions frolicking among clouds

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1600-1640s

Accession Number

1977/2.12

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 5.84618

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

containers

containers by form

earth sciences concepts

mammals

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

vessels

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Unidentified bodhisattva, seated, with six arms

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1978/2.126

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 5.84454

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

doctrinal concepts

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

Title

Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Chinese, Guanyin) as a goddess

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1850-1900

Accession Number

1995/1.78

Medium and Support

Blanc de Chine glaze on poreclain

relevance

rank 5.84454

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

doctrinal concepts

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

Title

BBodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Chinese, Guanyin) as a goddess, in anjali mudra

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

early 20th century

Accession Number

1989/2.73

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 5.84454

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

doctrinal concepts

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

Title

Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Chinese, Guanyin), seated in a posture of royal ease

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

15th-16th century

Object Creation Date

1368-1644

Accession Number

1972/2.43

Medium and Support

wood with traces of gesso, polycrome, and gold paint

relevance

rank 5.84454

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

doctrinal concepts

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

Title

Goldweight in the shape of a geometric clover

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire

Physical Description

Goldweight in the shape of a geometric clover.

Century

Possibly 20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1985

Accession Number

1986/2.135

Medium and Support

brass

relevance

rank 5.84230

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

associated concepts

buildings and the land

geographic and political locations

geometric concepts

goldweights

landscapes (environments)

mathematical concepts

natural landscapes

people and culture

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual and tactile

Title

I-S Va 5 (Six Variants)

Artist

Josef Albers

Physical Description

An abstract print of six rectangular shapes in neutral shades

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

2011/1.118

Medium and Support

screenprint on Arches

relevance

rank 5.83606

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

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european

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geometric figures

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Title

Buddhist Nara

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1955

Accession Number

1959/2.17

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 5.83554

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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Title

Inkwell made of sterling silver overlay on crystal glass

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

This is a spherical shaped glass inkwell with sterling silver overlay in intricate designs of flowers and plants. The top half of the sphere, which opens horizontally, is the lid.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.221

Medium and Support

glass, metal

relevance

rank 5.83274

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

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descriptors

geometric concepts

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solids (geometric)

Title

Untitled (Blue)

Artist

Gordon Newton

Physical Description

A multitude of geometric shapes in blue and white, mostly triangles and rectangles.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1948

Object Creation Date

1974

Accession Number

2013/2.316

Medium and Support

blue crayon on paper

relevance

rank 5.82217

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

design elements

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Title

Water Droplets, from "The Observer and the Observed"

Artist

Susan Derges

Physical Description

Three water droplets against a blurred out background.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1955

Object Creation Date

circa 1990

Accession Number

2013/2.120

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.82217

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

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Title

Danger of Lightning

Artist

Paul Klee

Artist Life Dates

1879-1940

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1931

Accession Number

1987/2.12

Medium and Support

watercolor on laid paper

relevance

rank 5.82217

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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weather and related phenomena

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Title

Shiprock Triptych #1

Artist

Richard Misrach

Physical Description

The lower portion of this work depicts a dusty brown landscape with a craggy rock formation rising in the central portion of the horizon. A dirt road is shown in the foreground. The upper portion depicts a vast, cloudless sky in tones of blue and pink.

Artist Life Dates

born 1949

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1987

Accession Number

2004/2.59.2

Medium and Support

cibachrome print on paper

relevance

rank 5.82068

Secondary Keywords

level

upward

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

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Title

Shiprock Triptych #1

Artist

Richard Misrach

Physical Description

The lower half of this work depicts a dusty brown landscape with a craggy rock formation rising in the central portion of the horizon. The upper portion depicts a vast, cloudless sky in tones of blue and gray.

Artist Life Dates

born 1949

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1987

Accession Number

2004/2.59.3

Medium and Support

cibachrome print on paper

relevance

rank 5.82068

Secondary Keywords

level

upward

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Title

Shiprock Triptych #1

Artist

Richard Misrach

Physical Description

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Richard Misrach first began to photograph western landscapes as an undergraduate at Berkeley. Beginning in the late 1970s, he traveled extensively in the American West, using a large-format camera and color film to make beautiful and technically precise photographs of the often-disastrous effects mankind has had on the environment. For Shiprock Triptych #1, Misrach traveled to the Navajo and Chuska volcanic fields that stretch between northeastern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico, where Shiprock, the unique natural monument sacred to the Navajo, sits in close proximity to uranium mines and mill tailings (the radioactive waste resulting from the extraction and processing of uranium) that contaminate drinking and irrigation water and diffuse carcinogenic radon gas. Created from a volcanic eruption that occurred over 30 million years ago, Shiprock is shown in Misrach’s images as a majestic if distant presence, alone in the center of a sparse landscape. The three photographs—taken at intervals over the course of the day—emphasize both the actual passage of time and the sense of timelessness conjured by such natural monuments.

Artist Life Dates

born 1949

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1987

Accession Number

2004/2.59.1

Medium and Support

cibachrome print on paper

relevance

rank 5.82068

Secondary Keywords

level

upward

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Title

Break of Day, Vermont

Artist

Asa Cheffetz

Artist Life Dates

1896-1965

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1897-1983

Accession Number

1983/1.180

Medium and Support

wood engraving on paper

relevance

rank 5.80618

Secondary Keywords

architecture

associated concepts

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plants

scientific concepts

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yards

Title

The Shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A street view in New York City with buildings on the side walk and shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1987

Accession Number

2011/2.70

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.79918

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

americas

associated concepts

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lithographs

locality

new york

north & central america

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Title

Deity with tripart crown (small folk bronze)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1979/2.65

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 5.78946

Secondary Keywords

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