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Title

Landscape

Artist

John Francis Murphy

Physical Description

Landscape of flat terrain; water, perhaps a small stream, in the foreground; four leafless trees (two large, two small) right of center, and two leafless trees left of center, below a cloud-filled sky.

Artist Life Dates

1853 - 1921

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1880

Accession Number

1954/1.80

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 12.09331

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

earth sciences concepts

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

ornament areas

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

waterscapes

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

wetlands

woody plants

Title

Formal gray crested kimono with embroidered designs of suzume odori figures dancing in the rain

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Gray silk crepe (repp weave) shot through with metallic threads, with silk and metallic thread embroidered design of figures doing the suzume odori (crow dance) in the rain (suzume odori). Lining is plain weave silk, white above and gray below.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1970s - 1980s

Accession Number

2005/1.382

Medium and Support

gray silk crepe with silk and metallic thread embroidery

relevance

rank 12.08068

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arts

arts and related disciplines

associated concepts

costume

costume by form

descriptors

disciplines

earth sciences concepts

humanities

main garments

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

people and culture

performing arts

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Lincoln Center/Dusk, from "City-Scapes Portfolio"

Artist

Fran Bull

Physical Description

This screenprint depicts two sculptures jutting from a pool in the center right of the composition. The pool takes up the bottom half of the print, and shows the reflections from the top half of the scene. Two trees are at the left with a tall building in the background behind them, and a building with large windows takes up the background in the right two-thirds of the composition.

Artist Life Dates

born 1938

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1979

Accession Number

1991/1.66.5

Medium and Support

screenprint on paper

relevance

rank 12.06515

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

inorganic material

light-related concepts

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

object genres

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

scientific concepts

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Summer

Artist

Matsubayashi Keigetsu

Physical Description

Image of a green mountain range that snakes from the lower right of the image to the upper right. The lower right of the image is further embellished with several detailed trees. Slightly lower and to the left of center is a small hut with a white figure standing on the porch.

Artist Life Dates

Yamaguchi Pref., 1876-1963

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

Autumn 1922

Accession Number

1961/2.2

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 12.01693

Secondary Keywords

upward

asia (continent)

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

seasons

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Madrugada/Sunrise

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

The shadow from the rising sun is cast over three doors. Each door is painted bright blue and the wall is yellow.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1974

Accession Number

2011/2.120

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 12.00797

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

doors and door components

doorway components

doorways and doorway components

earth sciences concepts

enclosing structural elements

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people and culture

physical sciences 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

The Pierrot

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A man stands in an apron and rolled sleeves in the water door of a building along a canal. Another figure is seen kneeling and reaching down to the water at the left edge of the water door. The building and its reflection fills the frame; the emphasis is on the figures in the darkened opening, along with their reflections, while the upper story of the building is only summarily indicated.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1889

Accession Number

1954/1.406

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on wove paper

relevance

rank 11.99755

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by form

landscapes (environments)

light-related concepts

natural landscapes

netherlands (nation)

north holland (province)

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

windows and window components

Title

Souvenir d'Italie

Artist

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Physical Description

Vertically orientated image with trees along a hil like sketching on the right side of the image. Two tree trunks and foliage are distinguishable in the foreground. To the left of the trees and in the bottom third of the image is a small church-like structure very faint compared to trees and land. There is a a cloud in the upper half of the left side of the image, just barely extending into the tree foliage.

Artist Life Dates

1796-1875

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1969/2.78

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 11.95901

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

intaglio prints

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Hoeido Edition) #46 Shono, A Sudden Summer Shower

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Skewed lines stream downward across the print indicate torrents of rain. The trees near the pathway are blown over by the strong storm. Several travelers with hats and parasols are struggling to walk up along the path under the extreme weather.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

1831-1834

Accession Number

2008/2.195

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 11.93725

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

events

landscapes (environments)

natural events

natural landscapes

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

physical sciences concepts

plants

precipitation

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

walkways

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

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 11.93556

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

Formal mauve crested kimono with painted palace scene

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Mauve (adzuki iro) silk damask in woven T-diaper pattern (sayagata) with yûzen painted and stenciled gold designs. Upper lining is double-layered white silk; below is self-lined (mauve-kimono silk).

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1975

Accession Number

2005/1.381

Medium and Support

mauve silk damask with woven diaper pattern and gold designs

relevance

rank 11.93518

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

east asian

houses

houses by occupants

japanese

japanese painting styles

japanese styles

main garments

objects we use

official residences

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

residential structures

scientific concepts

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Hana no kaze (Flower Wind)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

Bright colored flowers of red, yellow, purple and blue are depicted in the center of the print; a shadow of a girl's face is on the left side of the print.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1973

Accession Number

2011/2.25

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 11.92676

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

heads

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

the human body

upper body

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Sunset Near Darien

Artist

John Frederick Kensett

Physical Description

Landscape painting of costal scene overlooking a body of water using an aerial perspective; three tree tops in center in darkened foreground in front of a glowing sky

Artist Life Dates

1816 - 1872

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1872

Accession Number

1975/2.99

Medium and Support

oil on board

relevance

rank 11.90762

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

buildings and the land

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

geography

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

waterscapes

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Ivory snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1825-1900

Accession Number

1980/2.62

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 11.90586

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

bone

bone by form

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

dentin

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

mammals

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Autumn Moon at Mt. Dongting

Artist

Wu Qingyun (Wu Ch'ing-yun)

Physical Description

Dark, wet ink wash and light accents of color capture the lyrical mood of an autumnal moonlit night at Lake Tai and Mount Dongting. A round moon hangs low in the sky at top right, with a diffuse glow slightly brightening the clouds and sky below. Two islands sit in the water below, the larger (closer) of the two has four boats moored just offshore. Up close the boats appear as freely brushed lines, and yet at a distance, their forms come into focus. A building sits on the closer island, light shining in the windows. The silhouette of a pagoda can be seen on the further island.

Artist Life Dates

died 1916

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1903

Accession Number

1998/2.7

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 11.89518

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

buildings and the land

descriptors

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

moons

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

residential structures

scientific concepts

seasons

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

woody plants

Title

Freedom Lights on Greenwich Street, from "Tribeca, 10013"

Artist

Donna Ferrato

Physical Description

A black and white photo of a multi-story building. Two spotlights shine straight up into the clouds just to the right of the building.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1949

Object Creation Date

2006

Accession Number

2010/2.51.2

Medium and Support

pigment print on fiber paper

relevance

rank 11.88786

Secondary Keywords

scale

architectural elements

associated concepts

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

earth sciences concepts

landscapes (environments)

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

windows and window components

Title

Ken Moody, New York City (Dancer #31)

Artist

Lynn Davis

Physical Description

A nude posing in front of a white background. The man is posed with a slight lean and flexing his muscles, with a light source from the top-right casting a shadow on the background wall.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1944

Object Creation Date

1985; printed 1990

Accession Number

2012/2.99

Medium and Support

selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 11.87997

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

figures (representations)

image-making processes and techniques

light-related concepts

objects we use

people and culture

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Tiendecitas

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A black and white lithograph print of a row of houses. In the first house a figure looks out the half-door at two children outside, one in the shadows. Behind the first house are two more homes, and in the distance a crowd of people gather.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

2011/2.97

Medium and Support

black and white lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 11.86932

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

dwellings

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

groups of people

groups of people by activity

light-related concepts

parents

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by family relationship

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

residential structures

scientific concepts

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

youth

Title

Home in the Hills

Artist

Thomas Doughty

Physical Description

This landscape painting shows rounded green mountains receding into the distance and soft sunlight streaming through billowy white clouds. In the foreground, painted in tones of dark brown and green, there is a rocky formation and a small waterfall formed by a stream passing over the rocks. One tall tree with lush greenery stands on the far left and a smaller tree frames the scene on the right. In the central part of the painting there is a stone house and pond. A few figures are scattered in this grassy area and someone stands in the open doorway of the house. The background shows a wide valley extending into the distance. Spots of sunlight highlight areas of the landscape such as the waterfall, the house, tree formations and the hillside above the house.

Artist Life Dates

1793-1856

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1840

Accession Number

1983/2.241

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 11.83263

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

buildings and the land

descriptors

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

people and culture

people and occupations

physical sciences concepts

plants

residential structures

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

waterscapes

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Twilight

Artist

Charles Warren Eaton

Physical Description

Landscape painting with green marshy field in foreground, a grouping of trees in the middle ground on right side of canvas, and blue sky with patches of soft clouds above.

Artist Life Dates

1857-1937

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1892

Accession Number

1968/2.67

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 11.83093

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

earth sciences concepts

evening

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern american styles and periods

modern north american fine arts styles and movements

modern north american styles and movements

natural landscapes

ornament areas

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

the natural world

time

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

waterscapes

wetlands

woody plants

Title

In the Mountain Fastness

Artist

Daniel Huntington

Physical Description

Dark landscape set atop a rocky mountain with sparse vegetation. There is a small boulder in the left foreground space with a dead tree standing beside it; in the right foreground there is what appears to be a small cave. A dead and broken tree lies across the bottom of the picture frame. There are mountains in the distance and a dark stormy sky above with a break in the clouds near the center of the canvas that reveals a sunny blue sky.

Artist Life Dates

1816 - 1906

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1850

Accession Number

1916.1

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 11.81607

Secondary Keywords

upward

artistic concepts

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

european

european styles and periods

events

forms of expression

geography

inorganic material

landform components

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

materials

materials by composition

modern european styles and movements

natural events

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tôkaidô (Hôeidô edition): #16 Night Snow at Kambara

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

In this print, sophisticated use of soft lines, rounded forms, dark sky, and subtle tones convey the utter silence and weariness of the figures as they trudge through the night-time snow near Kambara. Writing is centered at the top of the image, as well as aloong the bottom left wide with a seal. Three figures walk through the snow.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1833-1834

Accession Number

1948/1.122

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 11.81578

Secondary Keywords

scale

transfer method

asian

associated concepts

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

east asian

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

scientific concepts

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Peach Blossom Spring

Artist

Qiu Ying (Ch'iu Ying)

Physical Description

In this fan painting mounted as an album leaf, a fishing boat is moored at shore. Water stretches to the right, and above it calligraphic text recounting the story of Peach Blossom Spring. To the left of the boat, are green riverbanks, blossoming peach trees, and a man in a small cave.

Artist Life Dates

c.1495-1552

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1542

Accession Number

1976/1.212

Medium and Support

ink and color on gold paper

relevance

rank 11.79019

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

deciduous trees

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

genres in the arts

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

literary, oral and motion picture genres

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

seasons

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Sundancer

Artist

Stanley William Hayter

Physical Description

Paper folded under approximately 1 cm at bottom. Colors: black, aqua-green, yellow, rose, blue, yellow-green. Plate size: h 39 1/2cm x w 23 9/10cm.

Artist Life Dates

1901-1988

Accession Number

2008/2.375

Medium and Support

color engraving and soft-ground with scorper on beige Arches wove paper

relevance

rank 11.78916

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

etchings

forms of expression

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

intaglio prints

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

physical sciences concepts

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Formal gray kimono with gilt, embroidered and appliquéd saga brocade cloud designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Gray silk damask with surihaku (gilt), embroidered and appliquéd brocade designs, bordered in couched gold-wrapped threads. Lining is plain weave silk, white above and gray below. Has double oak-leaf (kashiwa) crest embroidered in gold thread.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1980s

Accession Number

2005/1.378

Medium and Support

gray twill silk with brocade and embroidery designs

relevance

rank 11.78293

Secondary Keywords

patterning

associated concepts

costume

costume by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

main garments

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

textile construction processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

textile weaving processes and techniques

textile weaving techniques

textile working processes and techniques

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

weft patterning

Title

Plum Blossoms in Snow

Artist

Chang Ku-nien, Chen Shu-chen

Physical Description

In this snowy scene a plum tree and rock seem are seen atop a hill. The elegant, contorted trunk and branches of the tree create a visual arch over the image, framing the rock, snow, and block of calligraphic text below.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.129

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 11.75915

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

deciduous trees

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

precipitation

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

The Four Times of Day: Evening

Artist

William Hogarth

Physical Description

This print is vertically oriented with gray markings. A cream border surrounds it and it has “NIGHT” written below it. The lower half of the print has a busy street scene with lots of people taking parts of several stories (e.g. someone empting a chamber pot on people on the street, a tipped over carriage that is being set on fire, a quack doctor performing an operation in a candlelit room). The upper half of the print shows the tops of the buildings that line the street, iron-wrought shop signs, a statue of a man on horseback in the distance, and a crescent moon in a cloudy sky.

Artist Life Dates

1697-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1738

Accession Number

1971/2.59

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 11.74408

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

carriages

carriages by form

commercial buildings

earth sciences concepts

eating and drinking buildings

events

four-wheeled carriages

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

objects we use

passenger vehicles

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

Title

Eight Views of Ômi: #1 Evening Snow on Mount Hira

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

The snowy mass of Mount Hira rises behind a snow-covered village and clumps of bamboo by an inlet of Lake Biwa. The attendant poem in the upper left corner reads:

He who would see the beauty of the evening on the peaks of

Hira must behold it after the snows have fallen and before the

flowers are fully blown.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1834

Accession Number

1948/1.134

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 11.73155

Secondary Keywords

scale

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upward

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Title

What We All Lack (Ce qui manque à nous tous)

Artist

Man Ray

Physical Description

A clear glass bubble rests on the bowl of a plain white clay pipe. Along the stem of the pipe are the words, "Ce que [sic] manque à nous tous."

Artist Life Dates

1890 - 1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1962

Accession Number

1997/1.129

Medium and Support

blown glass, clay, and wood

relevance

rank 11.70170

Secondary Keywords

smoking and tobacco use

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

words

Title

The Four Times of Day: Evening

Artist

William Hogarth

Physical Description

This print is vertically oriented with gray markings. A cream border surrounds it and it has “EVENING” written below it. The lower half of the print has a pastoral scene with several adults and children by a stream at the bottom of the print. Behind them, someone milks a cow. The upper half shows the tops of buildings and rolling hills. A sunset is taking place with dramatic clouds.

Artist Life Dates

1697-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1738

Accession Number

1971/2.58

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 11.69903

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

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Title

Ali Mountain Based on Sketches - 4

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

One of six hanging scrolls in a series depicting the landscape of Ali Mountain, trees and hillside are shown below calligraphic text. The artist uses alternating wet ink washes for the misty clouds and dry flying-brushes for the large pine trees

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2006/1.139

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 11.68460

Secondary Keywords

upward

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scroll paintings

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weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

writing (processes)

Title

Red Trees on a Blue Lofty Peak

Artist

Pu Ru (P'u Ju)

Physical Description

A blue and green mountain looms over a lake, taking up the right portion of the picture. Above and to the left is calligraphic text and three red seals. In the lake below is a boat.

Artist Life Dates

1896-1963

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1951

Accession Number

1970/2.5

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 11.68460

Secondary Keywords

upward

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watercraft

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writing (processes)

Title

The Doorway, from the "Twelve Etchings", or the "First Venice Set"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A large ornate waterdoor faces onto a canal. On the threshold near the water, a woman bends down towards the surface of the canal. Behind the doorway stands another figure in the shadows and beyond is another opening to a small square or open-air workspace. The Doorway consists of a large lunette shaped transom light over the door and the portal is flanked on either side by large arched windows. The glazing is all fitted into a fine network of mullions in either square on diamond patterns. The door and windows are each framed by carved pilasters and engaged corinthian capitals. Below the windows are bands of rosettes and other carved ornaments that extends to the water level.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.375

Medium and Support

etching, drypoint, and roulette on laid paper on laid paper

relevance

rank 11.66902

Secondary Keywords

arches and arch components

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veneto (region)

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windows and window components

Title

White Mountains (Mount Washington from Sunset Hill, North Conway)

Artist

L. Luthy

Physical Description

Landscape painting with mountain peak at center and rolling mountains to either side; valley in foreground with houses hidden among trees in deep shadow and along hillside; blue sky above with wispy clouds.

Artist Life Dates

1803 - 1863

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1854

Accession Number

1895.44

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 11.62822

Secondary Keywords

scale

upward

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the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

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weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

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 11.59248

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

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visual works by medium or technique

Title

Autumn Wind, from the Furyu rokkasen (The Six Elegant Poets) series

Artist

Suzuki Harunobu

Physical Description

A young woman hurries across a bridge, using one of her sleeves to shield her head from the strong wind. Plants around her bend in the force of the wind, and tree branches lose their leaves. An Uta poem by Bunya-no-Yasuhide graces the top register.

Artist Life Dates

1725-1770

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1768

Accession Number

1948/1.156

Medium and Support

chûban (medium size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper

relevance

rank 11.57292

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

buildings and the land

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Pagoda of Hommon Temple, Ikegami

Artist

Kawase Hasui

Physical Description

Tall color print of Hommon Temple. A bright blue sky characterizes the top portion of the image, getting darker in the lower registers. The spire of the red temple stretches up into the sky.

Artist Life Dates

1883-1957

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1928

Accession Number

1982/1.202

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 11.56292

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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prints

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Title

Eight Views of Ômi: #2 Night Rain at Karasaki

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Vertical lines stream downward across the print indicate torrents of rain. The dark color pallette and black strip across the top indicate that the image is set at night. A giant tree on an island looms over the image, surrounded by water. A poem in the upper left corner reads:

"Elsewhere will they talk of the music of the evening breeze

that has made the pine of Karasaki famous; the voice of the

wind is not heard through the sound of the rain in the night."

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1834

Accession Number

1948/1.135

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 11.55818

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

visual arts

artistic concepts

asian

associated concepts

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

earth sciences concepts

east asian

evergreens

forms of expression

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

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objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

precipitation

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

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 11.49689

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

components

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prints

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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 11.49689

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

components

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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 11.49689

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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components

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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 11.49689

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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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 11.49689

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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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 11.49689

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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visual works by medium or technique

walls and wall components

Title

Evening in Tokyo: Figures in Silhouette behind a Shoji screen

Artist

Takahashi Hiroaki

Physical Description

Near dusk, a woman in a kimono walks outside a Japanese style building with a shoji screen for a wall. The silhouettes of merry-makers inside can be seen, revealing the figure of a man and also a woman, probably a geisha, holding an instrument that appears to be a shamisen.

Artist Life Dates

1871-1944

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900-1921

Accession Number

1991/2.110

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 11.49044

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

asia (continent)

asian

assembling

associated concepts

costume

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descriptors

earth sciences concepts

east asian

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

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Title

Gasshôzukuri Farmhouses in Snow

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Physical Description

A native of Sakamoto in Fukushima Prefecture, the artist here depicts his far northern hometown with the snow-covered imagery to present a view of traditional Japan in a innovative and modern way.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1958

Accession Number

1994/2.4

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 11.45540

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

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Title

A Sunset Landscape by a River

Artist

John Varley I

Physical Description

A watercolor painting of a sunset scene in a woodland river area. In the foreground the river is tinted orange from the sunset reflection. A man sits in his boat facing the bends of the river that lead to the homes located further back. The winding riverbanks are lined with tall trees. The sky above is cloudy, but through the holes a light-blue sky is visible.

Artist Life Dates

1778-1842

Object Creation Date

1800-1875

Accession Number

2009/1.519

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 11.38106

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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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 11.37933

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

furnishings

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furniture

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light-related concepts

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people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

scientific concepts

support furniture

tables (support furniture)

tables by function

Title

Sunrise at Benten Shrine, Suzaki Cape

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

Two geisha (itinerant musicians) are shown strolling in the countryside, with the roof of Benten Shintô shrine in the distance. The backdrop is the rising sun—the give-away that this is a New Year’s print—seen over distant mountains and a calm bay. One woman stoops to empty the ashes from her pipe, while the other draws her kimono closely about her. A poem lies just above the rising sun in the top left register of the morning sky.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1800-1820

Accession Number

1954/1.471

Medium and Support

koban surimono (privately published) color woodblock print (nishiki e) on paper

relevance

rank 11.33135

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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processes and techniques

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riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

writing (processes)

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 11.29745

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

cultural landscapes

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descriptors

energy and related concepts

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light-related concepts

materials

materials by origin

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natural landscapes

open spaces

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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

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Tate-e Edition): #38 Fujikawa

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A village by a lake is shown in the snow. Several travelers are walking in the streets. The snow is steadily fallling and covers their hats, the roofs of the houses, the trees and the mountains. The title is in the upper right corner in a red box.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1855

Accession Number

1960/2.142

Medium and Support

full color woodblock print (nishiki e)

relevance

rank 11.29335

Secondary Keywords

scale

accessories worn on the head

associated concepts

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