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Conch trumpet, in an embossed silver mount, inlaid with lapis lazuli, turquoise and coral; Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Title
- Conch trumpet, in an embossed silver mount, inlaid with lapis lazuli, turquoise and coral
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- An elaborately decorated conch shell trumpet, with extensions and a side chamber made from silver, inlaid with other precious metals and semi-precious stones of turquoise, lapiz lazuli, and mountain coral.
- Century
- 9th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 800-1900
- Accession Number
- 1982/2.42A
- Medium and Support
- conch shell, silver, vermeil, lapis lazuli, and coral
- relevance
- rank 1.91863
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- asian
- associated concepts
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- legendary creatures
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- shell (animal material)
- shell and shell material
- sound devices
- sound devices by function
- south asian
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Studies of Nine Male Helmeted Heads and a Man Smoking with a Devil; George Cruikshank
- Title
- Studies of Nine Male Helmeted Heads and a Man Smoking with a Devil
- Artist
- George Cruikshank
- Physical Description
- A study sketch of the heads of men along the top right side and a pair - a man and the devil - smoking in the bottom left corner. The men on the right are all helmeted in different syles of helmet with pointed faces. The man in the bottom corner is dressed in 17th century dress and reclining with legs outward while smoking. The devil figure is hard to discern, but appears to be a standing gargoyle-like figure in the distance. Clouds of smoke surround them.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1782-1878
- Object Creation Date
- 1825-1878
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.538
- Medium and Support
- graphite on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.91797
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- costume
- costume by function
- european
- european styles and periods
- legendary creatures
- masks (costume)
- modern british styles and movements
- modern british styles by reign
- modern european regional styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Yogi Milarepa (c. 1032–c. 1135); Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Title
- Yogi Milarepa (c. 1032–c. 1135)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- A miniature sculpture of a the Tibetan yogin Milarepa as a rotund figure, seated in lalitasana (the posture of royal ease, with one knee drawn up and the other relaxed) on an antelope skin (the head of the antelope can be discerned just under the figure's left foot, as an incised design). The right hand is raised, cusping the right ear as though to better hear, while the left elbow rests on the left knee, and the right hand holds a nettle-shell bowl. Wrapped around his torso, from his right shoulder to his left knee, is a sash (sometimes referred to as a meditation belt), which allows him to keep his body upright during long hours of meditation. The base, cast in a single piece with the figure, is decorated with beading and a single band of lotus petals.
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.56
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 1.91776
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- associated concepts
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- design elements
- ear ornaments
- form attributes
- jewelry
- jewelry by location
- jewelry worn on the head
- motifs
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- plant-derived motifs
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- size (extent)
- size by specific type
- south asian
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Container for vegetable tannin for ohaguro [square box with cover], from a bridal trousseau; Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Container for vegetable tannin for ohaguro [square box with cover], from a bridal trousseau
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1615-1867
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.162A&B
- Medium and Support
- wood with black, red, and gold lacquer
- relevance
- rank 1.91721
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- containers
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- social science concepts
- social structure
- sociological concepts
Stacked cylindrical container for oil (the smaller of two), from a bridal trousseau; Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Stacked cylindrical container for oil (the smaller of two), from a bridal trousseau
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1615-1867
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.164A-C
- Medium and Support
- wood with black, red, and gold lacquer
- relevance
- rank 1.91721
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- containers
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- social science concepts
- social structure
- sociological concepts
Dance costume (jacket); Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Title
- Dance costume (jacket)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.185.1
- Medium and Support
- woven fiber, antelope skin and pigments
- relevance
- rank 1.91721
- Secondary Keywords
- arts
- arts and related disciplines
- costume by form
- costumes
- dances
- disciplines
- humanities
- main garments
- main garments for the upper body
- objects we use
- people and culture
- performing arts
Container for vegetable tannin for ohaguro [square box with cover; the larger of two], from a bridal trousseau; Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Container for vegetable tannin for ohaguro [square box with cover; the larger of two], from a bridal trousseau
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1615-1867
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.161A&B
- Medium and Support
- wood with black, red, and gold lacquer
- relevance
- rank 1.91721
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- containers
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- social science concepts
- social structure
- sociological concepts
Stacked cylindrical container for oil (the larger of two), from a bridal trousseau; Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Stacked cylindrical container for oil (the larger of two), from a bridal trousseau
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1615-1867
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.163A-C
- Medium and Support
- wood with black, red, and gold lacquer
- relevance
- rank 1.91721
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- containers
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- social science concepts
- social structure
- sociological concepts
Incense Container, (cylindrical box with cover), from a Bridal Trousseau; Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Incense Container, (cylindrical box with cover), from a Bridal Trousseau
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1615-1867
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.166A&B
- Medium and Support
- wood with black, red, and gold lacquer
- relevance
- rank 1.91721
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- containers
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- social science concepts
- social structure
- sociological concepts
Iridescent round ball corner ink well with lid; Artist Unknown
- Title
- Iridescent round ball corner ink well with lid
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- This is a clear glass inkwell with a dark metal lid. The body is composed of a large sphere balanced on three smaller spheres. It has a circular top with a flat lid.
- Object Creation Date
- 1875-1975
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.234
- Medium and Support
- glass, metal
- relevance
- rank 1.91721
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- descriptors
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- glass and glassmaking mixtures
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- mathematical concepts
- people and culture
- scientific concepts
- solids (geometric)
Shaver container (rectangular box with cover and divider), from a bridal trousseau; Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Shaver container (rectangular box with cover and divider), from a bridal trousseau
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1615-1867
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.160A-C
- Medium and Support
- wood with black, red, and gold lacquer
- relevance
- rank 1.91721
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- containers
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- social science concepts
- social structure
- sociological concepts
Ecce Homo (Large Passion Series); Albrecht Dürer
- Title
- Ecce Homo (Large Passion Series)
- Artist
- Albrecht Dürer
- Physical Description
- A crowd of men, rendered as a dense mass of bodies and faces that bristles with pikes and spears, gather before a porch attached to an ornately decorated stone building. A bearded man, wearing rich dress and a turban leans over the balustrade of the porch toward the crowd with his arms outstretched and his hands open as he turns his head to look at the man standing beside him. This sorrowful figure wears only a crown of thorns and a long robe that is partly opened by the man standing behind him to reveal his lean body flecked with drops of sweat or blood.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Nüremberg, 1471 - 1528)
- Century
- Late 15th-Early 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1498-1500
- Accession Number
- 1953/1.48
- Medium and Support
- woodcut on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.91614
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- accessories worn on the head
- associated concepts
- bavaria (state)
- components and systems
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- europe (continent)
- geographic and political locations
- germany (nation)
- groups of people
- groups of people by activity
- headgear
- mittelfranken (national district)
- narrative cycles
- object groupings
- object groupings and systems
- object groupings by specific context
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works groupings
Seated Harlequin (L'Arlequin assis); Juan Gris
- Title
- Seated Harlequin (L'Arlequin assis)
- Artist
- Juan Gris
- Physical Description
- A massive harlequin figure, depicted in purples, greens, and yellow, sits in a chair at center, wearing a hat. A plate sits on the left armrest of the chair. The central composition of the seated harlequin is contained within a circular framework.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1887-1927
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1923
- Accession Number
- 1994/1.71
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 1.91583
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- figures
- image-making processes and techniques
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- objects we use
- painting and painting techniques
- painting techniques
- painting techniques by medium
- paintings
- paintings by material or technique
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by occupation
- people in the arts
- people in the arts and related occupations
- people in the humanities
- people in the performing arts
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works by subject type
Smoke Rings June 14, 2001; Donald Sultan
- Title
- Smoke Rings June 14, 2001
- Artist
- Donald Sultan
- Physical Description
- Against a black background three smoke rings hang, connected by wafts of smoke. Two of the rings are in the viewer's lower left. One is in the viewer's upper right.
- Artist Life Dates
- Born 1951
- Century
- 21st century
- Object Creation Date
- 2001
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.159A-D
- Medium and Support
- spackle and tar on tile over masonite
- relevance
- rank 1.91486
- Secondary Keywords
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- forms of expression
- materials
- materials by form
- objects we use
- people and culture
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
The Tall Bridge; James McNeill Whistler
- Title
- The Tall Bridge
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- Two piers of a bridge soar in the upper half of the image, including the span with pedestrians and the railing at the top of the work. In the foreground, the water and reflections at the foot of the bridge dominate. Between the piers smoke stacks can be seen in the distance.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1878
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.418
- Medium and Support
- lithotint with scraping, printed in black ink on white wove paper
- relevance
- rank 1.91447
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- figures
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the natural world
- transportation structures
- transportation structures by form
- waterscapes
Taima Temple Mandala: Amida Welcomes Chûjôhime to the Western Paradise; Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Taima Temple Mandala: Amida Welcomes Chûjôhime to the Western Paradise
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- At the center of the mandala is Amidha Buddha, surrounded by other golden holy figures on clouds, indicated by the rings around their heads. On the ground surrounding the figures are seated men and women in variously colored robes. At the center and front of the holy beings is a man dressed in a grey robe seated under an awning. One of the holy figures is offering him a lotus blossom.
- Behind the Buddha is a temple. To the left and right of this are partial views of smaller buildings. The background of the image also contains buildings and mountains, partially obscured by mist. Among the back mountains is a trail of clouds with other holy figures heading into the sky.
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.169
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink, color and gold on silk
- relevance
- rank 1.91447
- Secondary Keywords
- buddhism
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- design elements
- geometric motifs
- motifs
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- plants
- religion
- religions
- religious buildings
- religious structures
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the natural world
Kaze (Shôjo) /Girl in the Wind; Nakayama Tadashi
- Title
- Kaze (Shôjo) /Girl in the Wind
- Artist
- Nakayama Tadashi
- Physical Description
- A young girl in a yellow shirt is facing the wind. Leaves are being blown around her.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1927
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1956
- Accession Number
- 2011/2.10
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.91297
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- books
- books by external form
- earth sciences concepts
- folded books
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by physical form
- information forms
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- physical sciences concepts
- prints
- prints by process or technique
- scientific concepts
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
They Give Their Lives - Do You Lend Your Savings? W.S.S. - War Savings Stamps Issued by the United States Government; Horace Devitt Welsh; Sackett & Whlhelms Corp., NY (printer)
- Title
- They Give Their Lives - Do You Lend Your Savings? W.S.S. - War Savings Stamps Issued by the United States Government
- Artist
- Horace Devitt Welsh
- Artist Life Dates
- 1888-1942
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1918
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.103
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.91151
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- armed conflicts
- crosses
- declaratory and advertising artifacts
- events
- how we live
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by function
- information forms
- modern and contemporary art
- objects we use
- people and culture
- text-based art
- war
- world wars
My Daddy Bought Me A Government Bond of the Third Liberty Loan - Did Yours?; Artist Unknown; United States Printing & Lithograph Co., NY (printer)
- Title
- My Daddy Bought Me A Government Bond of the Third Liberty Loan - Did Yours?
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1917-1919
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.119
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.91151
- Secondary Keywords
- armed conflicts
- arms
- declaratory and advertising artifacts
- events
- how we live
- illustrations
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by function
- information forms
- modern and contemporary art
- objects we use
- people and culture
- text-based art
- war
- world wars
Portrait of Françoise (Buste de Femme); Pablo Picasso
- Title
- Portrait of Françoise (Buste de Femme)
- Artist
- Pablo Picasso
- Physical Description
- Bust portrait of woman. Her hair is brown, shoulder length, and curls at the bottom. Her high-collared blouse has off-white and light blue vertical stripes. She looks directly at the viewer
- Artist Life Dates
- 1881 - 1973
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- February 28, 1949
- Accession Number
- 1994/1.68
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 1.91063
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- figures
- genres
- image-making processes and techniques
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- objects we use
- painting and painting techniques
- painting techniques
- painting techniques by medium
- paintings
- paintings by material or technique
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by family relationship
- people by gender
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- spouses
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works by subject type
Seed Planting Basket; Artist Unknown, Korea
- Title
- Seed Planting Basket
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- A wide cylindrically-shaped basket with an opening at the top. Used to store seeds while farmers would walk and scatter them to plant.
- Object Creation Date
- 1875-1925
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.54
- Medium and Support
- honeysuckle vine
- relevance
- rank 1.91052
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- containers
- containers by form
- east asian
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Winnowing Basket; Artist Unknown, Korea
- Title
- Winnowing Basket
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- A corn husk woven basket with wooden shaping dowels. One side of the rectangle is flat while the other end is curved. There are two blue stripes on the inside floor of the basket and green and purple designs on the outside.
- Object Creation Date
- 1800-1925
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.49
- Medium and Support
- corn husk, wood
- relevance
- rank 1.91052
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- containers
- containers by form
- east asian
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Lidded Basket for Sewing; Artist Unknown, Korea
- Title
- Lidded Basket for Sewing
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- A rectangluarly shaped woven basket with rounded edged. The bottom half and the lid of the basket are trimmed with strips of pine. The two pieces are of two slightly different sizes, making the lid fit into the bottom piece.
- Object Creation Date
- 1875-1925
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.51
- Medium and Support
- rice straw, pine
- relevance
- rank 1.91052
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- containers
- containers by form
- east asian
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Buddha; Artist Unknown, Burma
- Title
- Buddha
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Burma
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1949/1.39
- Medium and Support
- marble
- relevance
- rank 1.91052
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- objects we use
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
Seed Planting Basket; Artist Unknown, Korea
- Title
- Seed Planting Basket
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- A small, cylindrically-shaped basket with an opening at the top and a thin long handle. Used to store seeds while farmers would walk and scatter them to plant.
- Object Creation Date
- 1875-1925
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.53
- Medium and Support
- honeysuckle vine
- relevance
- rank 1.91052
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- containers
- containers by form
- east asian
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Ritual Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?
- Title
- Ritual Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1971
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.43
- Medium and Support
- wood, paint and kaolin
- relevance
- rank 1.91052
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume by function
- descriptors
- events
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
Buddha, standing (extremely worn); Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Buddha, standing (extremely worn)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 9th century?
- Object Creation Date
- 9th century - 10th century
- Accession Number
- 1969/2.12
- Medium and Support
- wood with traces of gesso and polychrome
- relevance
- rank 1.91052
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- objects we use
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
The Fallen Star; Stanley Anderson
- Title
- The Fallen Star
- Artist
- Stanley Anderson
- Artist Life Dates
- (1884 - 1966)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1929
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.83
- Medium and Support
- engraving on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.91050
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by context
- figures
- fishing and trapping tools and equipment
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- modern and contemporary art
- objects we use
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- physical activities by location
- physical activities by specific context
- the natural world
- tools and equipment
- water activities
- waterscapes
Landscape with Washerwoman; Alessandro Magnasco
- Title
- Landscape with Washerwoman
- Artist
- Alessandro Magnasco
- Physical Description
- This landscape scene has an expansive blue sky in the upper half of the composition contrasted with the dark countryside, painted in hues of dark green and brown, in the lower portion. On the horizon, in between these two areas, is a mountain range with sharp pointed peaks. The forms of the bright white clouds mimick the foliage of the trees.
- There are figures in the foreground area, although the rugged countryside shows no sign of habitation. On the right, two women are shown bending over, washing clothes in a small stream. There is a man sitting next to a laundry basket in the far left corner. A fourth figure, seen from the back only, is placed in the center area of the foreground.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1667 - 1749
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1711-1720
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.127
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 1.90906
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- associated concepts
- atmospheric effects
- buildings and the land
- containers
- containers by function or context
- descriptors
- earth sciences concepts
- geography
- housekeeping containers
- image-making processes and techniques
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects
- objects we use
- painting and painting techniques
- painting techniques
- painting techniques by application method
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by gender
- people by occupation
- people in service occupations
- physical sciences concepts
- plants
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- scientific concepts
- settlements and landscapes
- the natural world
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
Begin the Beguine; Max Beckmann
- Title
- Begin the Beguine
- Artist
- Max Beckmann
- Physical Description
- Interior composition with male and female dancers positioned at center with seated female at lower left, standing male on crutches at right and a group of birds in the leftmost background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1884-1950
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1946
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.103
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 1.90839
- Secondary Keywords
- amputation
- animals
- animals and creatures
- arts
- arts and related disciplines
- buildings and the land
- disciplines
- equipment
- equipment by context
- equipment for personal use
- european
- european styles and periods
- genres
- humanities
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- movement
- 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
- performing arts
- performing arts buildings
- performing arts structures
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the natural world
- tools and equipment
Will You Have a Part in Victory?; James Montgomery Flagg
- Title
- Will You Have a Part in Victory?
- Artist
- James Montgomery Flagg
- Physical Description
- Tex: Will you have a part in victory? - Write to the National War Garden Commission - Washington, D.C. for free books on gardening, canning & drying. - "Every Garden a Munition Plant" - Charles Lathrop Pack, President
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1960
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1918
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.39
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.90828
- Secondary Keywords
- armed conflicts
- buildings and the land
- declaratory and advertising artifacts
- events
- figures
- growth
- how we live
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by function
- information forms
- modern and contemporary art
- objects
- objects we use
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by form
- open spaces by location or context
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- text-based art
- war
- world wars
- yards
Manet's Olympia; Mel Ramos
- Title
- Manet's Olympia
- Artist
- Mel Ramos
- Physical Description
- A female nude reclining on a bed wearing one yellow slipper on her left foot, a gold bracelet on her right arm and a black ribbon tied in a bow around her neck. An African American woman in a blue dress stands behind her holding a bouquet of yellow and white flowers. A small monkey sits at the foot of the bed. All subjects look directly at the viewer.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1935
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1974
- Accession Number
- 1991/2.102.1
- Medium and Support
- collotype on wove paper
- relevance
- rank 1.90802
- Secondary Keywords
- aesthetic concepts
- animals and creatures
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- child
- concepts in the arts
- family
- forms of expression
- herbaceous plants
- historical, theoretical and critical concepts
- how we live
- international post-1945 styles and movements
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- modern american styles and periods
- modern and contemporary art
- modern north american styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by activity
- people by gender
- people by occupation
- people in service occupations
- philosophical concepts
- plants
- post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
- psychological concepts
- relationships
- settlements and landscapes
- social science concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the americas
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- woody plants
The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #39 Okazaki, Yahagi Bridge over the Toyokawa River; Andô Hiroshige
- Title
- The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #39 Okazaki, Yahagi Bridge over the Toyokawa River
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- The print depicts an arch bridge over water, with travelers walking across the bridge. Several boats are sailing on the water, while two fishermen are standing on the shallow area by the waterbank.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1850
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.132
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.90798
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by activity
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- transportation structures
- transportation structures by form
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
Folding Coromandel Screen (Six-Panels); Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Folding Coromandel Screen (Six-Panels)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- A six-panel screen with a lacquered black background and illustrations in greens, reds, ochres and pinks. There is a border throughout each panel with red dragons and line decorations. This panel has six women in kimono all carrying instruments. There is a large tree surrounded by rocks. On the bottom is a narrow ochre vase with an oval in the center. Coming out of the top are pink flowers with green stems.
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.619B
- Medium and Support
- carnelian, beryl, mother-of-pearl and quartz on coromandel
- relevance
- rank 1.90650
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- carriages
- carriages by form
- four-wheeled carriages
- freewheeled vehicles
- freewheeled vehicles by form or function
- land vehicles
- land vehicles by form
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- passenger vehicles
- people
- people and culture
- people by gender
- phaetons
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- transportation vehicles
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vehicles
- woody plants
Folding Coromandel Screen (Six-Panels); Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Folding Coromandel Screen (Six-Panels)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- A six-panel screen with a lacquered black background and illustrations in greens, reds, ochres and pinks. There is a border throughout each panel with red dragons and line decorations. This panel has women in kimono holding different objects and two brown deer towards the bottom. On the top is half of a house, a large tree and a gold fence. The vase on the ottom is ochre with green and red bands. Coming out of the top are pink flowers and green stems.
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.619D
- Medium and Support
- carnelian, beryl, mother-of-pearl and quartz on coromandel
- relevance
- rank 1.90650
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- carriages
- carriages by form
- four-wheeled carriages
- freewheeled vehicles
- freewheeled vehicles by form or function
- land vehicles
- land vehicles by form
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- passenger vehicles
- people
- people and culture
- people by gender
- phaetons
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- transportation vehicles
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vehicles
- woody plants
Folding Coromandel Screen (Six-Panels); Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Folding Coromandel Screen (Six-Panels)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- A six-panel screen with a lacquered black background and illustrations in greens, reds, ochres and pinks. There is a border throughout each panel with red dragons and line decorations. This panel has four women holding a plant, flute, pot and bowl. There is a large tree with rocks and a gold fence and mountains. On the bottom is a ochre pot with red and pink flowers and green foliage.
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.619F
- Medium and Support
- carnelian, beryl, mother-of-pearl and quartz on coromandel
- relevance
- rank 1.90650
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- carriages
- carriages by form
- four-wheeled carriages
- freewheeled vehicles
- freewheeled vehicles by form or function
- land vehicles
- land vehicles by form
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- passenger vehicles
- people
- people and culture
- people by gender
- phaetons
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- transportation vehicles
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vehicles
- woody plants
Folding Coromandel Screen (Six-Panels); Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Folding Coromandel Screen (Six-Panels)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- A six-panel screen with a lacquered black background and illustrations in greens, reds, ochres and pinks. There is a border throughout each panel with red dragons and line decorations. This panel has four women in kimono each holding a different item - flower, vase, bowl and basket. There are two large trees. On the bottom is a green oval vase with pink flowers and green stems. On either side of the vase is a pear and a pepper.
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.619A
- Medium and Support
- carnelian, beryl, mother-of-pearl and quartz on coromandel
- relevance
- rank 1.90650
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- carriages
- carriages by form
- four-wheeled carriages
- freewheeled vehicles
- freewheeled vehicles by form or function
- land vehicles
- land vehicles by form
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- passenger vehicles
- people
- people and culture
- people by gender
- phaetons
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- transportation vehicles
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vehicles
- woody plants
Folding Coromandel Screen (Six-Panels); Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Folding Coromandel Screen (Six-Panels)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- A six-panel screen with a lacquered black background and illustrations in greens, reds, ochres and pinks. There is a border throughout each panel with red dragons and line decorations. This panel has five women in kimono holding different instruments. There is half of a house and a large tree towards the top and another tree towards the middle. On the bottom is a green vase with a red band and ochre colored base. Coming out of the top are pink flowers with green stems.
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.619C
- Medium and Support
- carnelian, beryl, mother-of-pearl and quartz on coromandel
- relevance
- rank 1.90650
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- carriages
- carriages by form
- four-wheeled carriages
- freewheeled vehicles
- freewheeled vehicles by form or function
- land vehicles
- land vehicles by form
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- passenger vehicles
- people
- people and culture
- people by gender
- phaetons
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- transportation vehicles
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vehicles
- woody plants
Folding Coromandel Screen (Six-Panels); Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Folding Coromandel Screen (Six-Panels)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- A six-panel screen with a lacquered black background and illustrations in greens, reds, ochres and pinks. There is a border throughout each panel with red dragons and line decorations. This panel has two peacocks and two women standing and a woman in cart being pulled by a deer. There are three women surrounding her with fans and umbrellas. On the bottom is a purple and green vase with cherries on the sides.
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.619E
- Medium and Support
- carnelian, beryl, mother-of-pearl and quartz on coromandel
- relevance
- rank 1.90650
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- carriages
- carriages by form
- four-wheeled carriages
- freewheeled vehicles
- freewheeled vehicles by form or function
- land vehicles
- land vehicles by form
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- passenger vehicles
- people
- people and culture
- people by gender
- phaetons
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- transportation vehicles
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vehicles
- woody plants
Vairocana Buddha (Japanese, Dainichi Nyorai); Artist Unknown, Japan
- 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 1.90632
- 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
Nude Model Reclining; James McNeill Whistler
- Title
- Nude Model Reclining
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A female nude reclines on a couch, leaning towards the left, face looking down. Her head is supported by her right hand; her left hand, holding up drapery behind her, is grasping the back of the couch. Her right leg dangles over the edge of the couch while the left leg rests on the cushion.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1893
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.442
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph with stumping on old laid paper
- relevance
- rank 1.90621
- Secondary Keywords
- figures
- figures (representations)
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- furniture by form or function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- sleeping and reclining furniture
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
Ecce Homo (Passion Series); Martin Schongauer
- Title
- Ecce Homo (Passion Series)
- Artist
- Martin Schongauer
- Physical Description
- A bearded man, wearing only a crown of thorns, a loincloth, and a long robe, stands stooped and sorrowful at the top of a short flight of steps. A man wearing a pointed cap and holding a scepter in his left hand emerges from the doorway behind him and points toward him with his right hand. A riotous crowd, full of grimacing and leering faces, stands on the steps and ground below. A column and a bundle of switches appear through the window behind the crowned figure. A small snarling dog appears in the foreground next to the steps where the artist's initials "M + S" are inscribed.
- Artist Life Dates
- c. 1430-1491
- Century
- 15th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1480
- Accession Number
- 1961/1.169
- Medium and Support
- engraving on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.90597
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- architectural elements
- associated concepts
- circulation elements
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- groups of people
- groups of people by activity
- image-making processes and techniques
- intaglio printing processes
- mammals
- narrative cycles
- object groupings
- object groupings and systems
- object groupings by specific context
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- printing processes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- stairs and stair components
- visual works groupings
Ga no Tokyo: Shiroi kura [Pictures of Tokyo: Kikuzaka Street, White Storehouse]; Yoshida Toshi
- Title
- Ga no Tokyo: Shiroi kura [Pictures of Tokyo: Kikuzaka Street, White Storehouse]
- Artist
- Yoshida Toshi
- Physical Description
- This print depicts a street scene in Tokyo, in which women, a child and a dog are portrayed.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1911-1995
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1939
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.420
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.90468
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- asia (continent)
- buildings and the land
- geographic and political locations
- japan (nation)
- kanto (region)
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by function
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by age group
- people by gender
- plants
- roads
- roads by form
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- storage facilities
- tokyo (metropolis)
- transportation spaces
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- woody plants
- youth
The Stake, No. 13 from 'Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre'; Jacques Callot
- Title
- The Stake, No. 13 from 'Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre'
- Artist
- Jacques Callot
- Artist Life Dates
- 1592/3-1635
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1633
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.365
- Medium and Support
- etching on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.90376
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- audiences
- construction equipment
- deaths
- earthmoving equipment
- equipment
- equipment by process
- events
- executions
- fortresses
- how we live
- music
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- personal life events
- rites of passage
- shovels
- smoke
- tools and equipment
They Give Their Lives - Do You Lend Your Savings? W.S.S. - War Savings Stamps Issued by the United States Government; Horace Devitt Welsh; Sackett & Whlhelms Corp., NY (printer)
- Title
- They Give Their Lives - Do You Lend Your Savings? W.S.S. - War Savings Stamps Issued by the United States Government
- Artist
- Horace Devitt Welsh
- Artist Life Dates
- 1888-1942
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1918
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.103A
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.90313
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- armed conflicts
- crosses
- declaratory and advertising artifacts
- events
- geography
- how we live
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by function
- information forms
- modern and contemporary art
- objects we use
- people and culture
- text-based art
- war
- world wars
War Garden Over the Top; Maginel Wright Enright Barney
- Title
- War Garden Over the Top
- Artist
- Maginel Wright Enright Barney
- Physical Description
- Text: War Gardens Over The Top - The Seeds of Victory Insure the Fruits of Peace - For Free Books Write to National War Garden Commission - Washington, D.C. - Chales Lathrop Pack, President - Percival S. Ridsdale, Secretary
- Artist Life Dates
- 1881-1966
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1918-1919
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.34
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.90282
- Secondary Keywords
- armed conflicts
- buildings and the land
- child
- clothing
- declaratory and advertising artifacts
- events
- hats
- how we live
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by function
- information forms
- modern and contemporary art
- objects
- objects we use
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by form
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- plants
- text-based art
- the natural world
- war
- world wars
The Highlander's Home (Sunshine in the Cottage); John Phillip
- Title
- The Highlander's Home (Sunshine in the Cottage)
- Artist
- John Phillip
- Physical Description
- This painting shows the interior of a rustic house with a stone floor and rough rock walls. In the center foreground, a woman is crouched beside a wooden cradle. She has her arms around a sleeping baby whose face is highlighted by a ray of sunshine coming from an open window. Household items hang from the rafters and there is a spinning wheel beside her. A dog sits by an open hearth on the left. The color scheme is predominantly tones of brown, except for her red scarf, green shirt and the bluish purple of the hills seen outside the window.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1817-1867
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1855
- Accession Number
- 1986/1.188
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 1.90203
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- animals
- animals and creatures
- architectural elements
- architecture
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- family
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- furniture by form or function
- genres
- how we live
- mammals
- objects
- objects we use
- offspring
- openings (architectural elements)
- openings and opening components
- openings by form
- parents
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by family relationship
- plants
- relationships
- seating furniture
- single seating furniture
- the natural world
- tools
- vessels
- views
- views by vantage point or orientation
- visual works
- visual works by form
- windows and window components
- women
Fish Racks, Baicul, Itaparica, Brazil; Kristin Capp
- Title
- Fish Racks, Baicul, Itaparica, Brazil
- Artist
- Kristin Capp
- Physical Description
- Overhead view of fish racks, sky above.
- Object Creation Date
- 2004
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.370
- Medium and Support
- archival pigment print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.90112
- Secondary Keywords
- people and culture
- physical activities
- physical activities by location
- physical activities by specific context
- water activities
Boyhood of Lincoln; Eastman Johnson
- Title
- Boyhood of Lincoln
- Artist
- Eastman Johnson
- Physical Description
- Painting of a young boy sitting in front of a fireplace reading a book in a dark interior setting.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1824-1906
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1868
- Accession Number
- 1895.90
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 1.89948
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- buildings and the land
- child
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- dwellings
- figures
- fireplaces and fireplace components
- furniture
- genres
- heating and cooking elements
- historical figures
- houses
- houses by form
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by physical form
- information forms
- man
- men on horseback
- objects
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by gender
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- political figures
- president
- residential structures
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
Saint Amond; Jacques Callot
- Title
- Saint Amond
- Artist
- Jacques Callot
- Physical Description
- Entire print is backed with a peice of beige laid paper. There is a hole in the print at the left-cetner. A tear has been repared at the lower left corner. Print was trimmed just larger than the frame, leaving more space at the bottom of the image. Paper size: h 20 3/5cm x tw 28 1/5cm & bw 28 2/5cm. Image size: h 19 1/2cm x tw 27 9/10cm & bw 28 1/10cm.
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.382
- Medium and Support
- etching on beige laid paper & backed with beige laid paper
- relevance
- rank 1.89435
- Secondary Keywords
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- intaglio printing processes
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- printing processes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- religious buildings
- religious structures
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type