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Title

Roman Suite: Fountain (Plate XIII of XXI)

Artist

Anton Lehmden

Artist Life Dates

born 1929

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1960

Accession Number

1969/2.8

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.38209

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

figures

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by function

man

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

water distribution structures

Title

Canal in Bruges

Artist

Wilfred Byron Shaw

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1881-1959

Accession Number

1953/1.34

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 2.38076

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

geographic and political locations

geography

institutional buildings

modern and contemporary art

north and central america (continent)

plants

schools

schools by level of education

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

streets

the natural world

united states (nation)

universities and colleges

washtenaw (county)

Title

The Picnic Ground

Artist

Wilfred Byron Shaw

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1881-1959

Accession Number

1983/2.29

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.38076

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

geographic and political locations

grasses

institutional buildings

landscapes

modern and contemporary art

north and central america (continent)

plants

schools

schools by level of education

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

united states (nation)

universities and colleges

washtenaw (county)

Title

The Arch of the Engineering Building

Artist

Wilfred Byron Shaw

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1881-1959

Accession Number

1983/2.28

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.38076

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

geographic and political locations

institutional buildings

modern and contemporary art

north and central america (continent)

people and occupations

plants

schools

schools by level of education

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

united states (nation)

universities and colleges

washtenaw (county)

Title

Openwork

Artist

Sondra Freckelton

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1986

Accession Number

1989/2.7

Medium and Support

screenprint on Rives BFK paper

relevance

rank 2.37847

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

genres

modern and contemporary art

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

Title

Kuttrolf-like Decanter

Artist

Louis Comfort Tiffany

Physical Description

This orange/yellow iridescent decanter with a triangular-shapped stopper is pinched in the middle, dividing the vessel into several separate channels.

Artist Life Dates

1848-1933

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1896-1900

Accession Number

1972/2.221

Medium and Support

iridescent gold and rust glass

relevance

rank 2.37846

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

household objects

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

medium

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

vessels for serving and consuming food

vessels for serving drinks

Title

Black Spot

Artist

James Brown

Artist Life Dates

born 1952

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1982

Accession Number

1997/1.113

Medium and Support

oil and enamel on canvas

relevance

rank 2.37738

Secondary Keywords

image form

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

genres

hands

human body

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

the human body

the natural world

upper body

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Downtown Detroit

Artist

Carlos Lopez

Artist Life Dates

1908-1953

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1947

Accession Number

1956/1.90

Medium and Support

gouache on paper

relevance

rank 2.37668

Secondary Keywords

americas

buildings and the land

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

locality

lower peninsula

michigan

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

objects we use

open spaces and site elements

passenger vehicles

site elements

transportation vehicles

united states

vehicles

Title

Deer in a Deep Woods

Artist

Ralph Albert Blakelock

Physical Description

Landscape painting depicting trees with a solitary deer in the center of the canvas

Artist Life Dates

1847-1919

Century

19th-20th century

Object Creation Date

1862-1904

Accession Number

1983/1.83

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 2.37601

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

mammals

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

plants

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

wilderness

woods

woody plants

Title

Janus Bird (Oiseau Janus)

Artist

Max Ernst

Physical Description

Standing bronze figure with recto/verso. The silhouette of the body is rectangular in shape. The heads on both side are simply rendered with rounded eyes and a pursed -lip mouth on one, a button nose on the other; bodies are supported by short legs; sides loosely suggest representations of male and female anatomy with side-by-side scallop shells suggesting a breasted chest on one side, an upward facing frog/toad in the phallus area on the reverse side.

Artist Life Dates

1891-1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1973

Accession Number

1987/1.160

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 2.37564

Secondary Keywords

amphibians

animals

animals and creatures

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

reptiles

reptiles and amphibians

shell and shell material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Chair, Table, Rug, Cup, from "Interior Series"

Artist

Kenneth Price

Artist Life Dates

born 1935

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

1991/2.6

Medium and Support

screenprint on paper

relevance

rank 2.37506

Secondary Keywords

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture by form or function

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

seating furniture

single seating furniture

vessels

Title

Mercedes Autobus, Fifth Avenue and 38th Street, New York

Artist

Karl Struss

Artist Life Dates

1886-1981

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912

Accession Number

1978/2.42

Medium and Support

sepia-toned platinum print on paper

relevance

rank 2.37271

Secondary Keywords

architecture

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

passenger vehicles

people and occupations

streets

transportation

transportation vehicles

vehicles

Title

Charity (La Charité)

Artist

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Physical Description

Painting of a woman holding two sleeping nude babies, wearing white fabric draped over her head and shoulders with abundant blue-green fabric wrapped and loosely gathered around the rest of her body standing in front of a lush background with areas of blue sky peaking through the foliage.

Artist Life Dates

1825-1905

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1859

Accession Number

1895.96

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 2.37170

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

family

genres

how we live

landscapes (environments)

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

offspring

parents

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by family relationship

plants

relationships

religious figures

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woods

woody plants

Title

Danseuses dans leur loge

Artist

Jean Louis Forain

Artist Life Dates

1852-1931

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1852-1931

Accession Number

1973/1.711

Medium and Support

drypoint and etching on laid cream paper

relevance

rank 2.37050

Secondary Keywords

dances

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

genres

household objects

mirrors

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

seating furniture

single seating furniture

Title

La Poupée

Artist

Albert Besnard

Artist Life Dates

1849-1934

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988?

Accession Number

1973/1.747

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.36882

Secondary Keywords

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

seating furniture

single seating furniture

Title

Composition

Artist

Auguste Herbin

Physical Description

Flat, colorful, overlapping geometric and biomorphic abstract forms

Artist Life Dates

1882 - 1960

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1927

Accession Number

1955/2.10

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 2.36809

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

faces

forms of expression

genres

image-making processes and techniques

modern and contemporary art

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

The Lord's Prayer, sheet 1 (Das Vaterunser)

Artist

Max Pechstein

Physical Description

This title sheet from Pechstein's "The Lord's Prayer" portfolio has the title of the series in large letters and an attribution to Pechstein at the bottom. Beneath the word "Vater," a man leans over a table, his hands folded in prayer. Two other praying men in profile bracket the word "Unser" near the bottom. All three wear plain, long-sleeved blue shirts.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1948/1.423

Medium and Support

woodcut with hand-coloring on paper

relevance

rank 2.36795

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

components and systems

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

european

european styles and periods

information forms

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by specific context

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works groupings

Title

, sheet 3 - Hallowed Be Thy Name (Das Vaterunser - Geheiligt werde Dein Name)

Artist

Max Pechstein

Physical Description

Three dark female figures are suspended in purgatory, with clasped hands in front of a triangular shaft of light that projects down from the top.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1948/1.425

Medium and Support

woodcut with hand-coloring on paper

relevance

rank 2.36779

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

components and systems

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

european

european styles and periods

information forms

mental activities

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by specific context

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

rays

relief prints

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works groupings

Title

Roman Balusters Rebuilt, Spalato, Dalmatia

Artist

Jane C. Stanley

Artist Life Dates

1863-1940

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1863-1940

Accession Number

1954/1.171

Medium and Support

watercolor on white paper

relevance

rank 2.36705

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

rock

rock by form

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Little Whitehead

Artist

Warren Lombard

Physical Description

This ocean scene shows a cliff on the left half of the composition, with the ocean and some birds on the right. The cliff is darker towards the bottom, and the strip of ocean is in the bottom third of the composition. There are five birds; three are more distinct, while the other two a smaller and fainter.

Artist Life Dates

1855-1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1927

Accession Number

1940.44

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 2.36602

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

gulls

inorganic material

landform components

landforms and landform components

landscapes (environments)

marine bodies

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

settlements and landscapes

Title

Boucherie, Rue Christine, from "Portfolio of 20 photographs printed by Berenice Abbott"

Artist

Eugène Atget

Artist Life Dates

1856-1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1898-1927

Accession Number

1974/1.121

Medium and Support

gold toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.36307

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

descriptors

materials

materials by function

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

streets

Title

The Lord's Prayer, sheet 2 - Our Father Who Art in Heaven (Das Vaterunser - Vater Unser Der Du bist im Himmel)

Artist

Max Pechstein

Physical Description

A large central figure represents God towers seen in the radiating rays of light and clouds that surround him.. On the forehead of his blocky, totemic head is a third eye. His left arm crosses over his middle and holds fire. His right hand extends down to the lower right corner as reaching down. The words "Vater Unser" are at the very top; "Der Du Bist" across God's waistline; "im Himmel" along the bottom.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1948/1.424

Medium and Support

woodcut with hand-coloring on paper

relevance

rank 2.36277

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

components and systems

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

european

european styles and periods

human body

information forms

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by specific context

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

rays

relief prints

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works groupings

Title

Fight or Buy Bonds - Third Liberty Loan

Artist

Howard Chandler Christy

Artist Life Dates

1873-1952

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.19

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.36266

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

army

declaratory and advertising artifacts

events

fights

how we live

identifying artifacts

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

military

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

soldiers

stand

war

world wars

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 2.35983

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

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 2.35937

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

Title

Progress

Artist

Wilfred Byron Shaw

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1925

Accession Number

1940.215

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.35738

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

buildings and the land

geographic and political locations

institutional buildings

mammals

modern and contemporary art

north and central america (continent)

people and occupations

plants

schools

schools by level of education

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

united states (nation)

universities and colleges

washtenaw (county)

Title

Pot

Artist

Artist Unknown, Acoma Pueblo, Native American

Physical Description

A squat, gracefully rounded pot with a mouth that is slightly smaller than the widest circumference of the pot, and a tapered base. The interior is colored white. There is a band of black along the brim. The exterior is decorated with a pattern of alternating squares: brownish-orange squares divided vertically by a white stripe broken by three thin black lines; and white squares divided diagonally with wave-like black shapes.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1984/2.20

Medium and Support

earthenware

relevance

rank 2.35556

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

modern and contemporary art

native north american styles

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

pueblo

religion

religions

rio grande pueblo styles

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

Title

Courtyard in the Sultan's Palace

Artist

Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

1845-1902

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1872-1902

Accession Number

1895.99

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 2.35297

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

architecture

building divisions

buildings

castles and palaces

components

components and systems

components by specific context

figures

locality

mammals

modern and contemporary art

palaces

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

plants

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by form

the natural world

uncovered spaces

Title

Mine More Coal - United States Fuel Administration - Stand by the boys in the trenches!

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Text: Mine More Coal - United States Fuel Administration - Stand by the boys in the trenches! - (Italian) Sostenete i soldati nelle trincee! Estraete Sempre Piu' Carbone! - (Croatian) Pomogni nasoj mladosti u rovovima! Kopaj Vise Ugljevlja! - (Slovenian) Podpiraj vojake v strelnih jarkih! Koplji Vec Premoga! - (Polish) Wspomagajcie wiernie tych ktorzy sa na linii bojowej! Starajcie Sie Powiekszyc Produkcje Wegla! - (Hungarian) Segitse a fiukat a lövészarokban! Aknázzon Több Szenet! - (German) Unterstuetzt die Jungen in den Schuetzengraeben! Foerdert Mehr Kohle!

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.140

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.35155

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

birds

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

business and industry

complexes

complexes by function

components

components and systems

components by specific context

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

design elements

events

extracting complexes

how we live

industrial complexes

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information form components

information forms

layout features

mines (industrial complexes)

modern and contemporary art

motifs

natural element motifs

objects we use

people and culture

text-based art

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

war

world wars

Title

Idle Craft

Artist

Ernest Lumsden

Artist Life Dates

1883-1948

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1928

Accession Number

1954/1.128

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.35113

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterfront spaces

waterfronts and waterfront spaces

waterscapes

Title

Bowl

Artist

Fanny Nampeyo

Physical Description

A shallow stoneware bowl banded with a design in the traditional Southwest style. The bowl is tan embellished with patterns in shades of black and reddish brown.

Artist Life Dates

1900-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1984/2.11

Medium and Support

stoneware

relevance

rank 2.34563

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

modern and contemporary art

native american

native north american styles

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

Title

Ceramic Bowl

Artist

Legoria Tafoya

Physical Description

A deep bowl with a wide mouth made of black earthenware. The upper half of the bowl is decorated with a horizontal and diagonal design in a lighter shade of black and rougher texture than the smooth black surface.

Artist Life Dates

1911 - 1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1984/2.17

Medium and Support

blackware

relevance

rank 2.34563

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

modern and contemporary art

native american

native north american styles

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

Title

Study in White and Grey

Artist

Jean Paul Slusser

Physical Description

A triangular formation of three figures. The one on the right is a seated male nude, the other two are partially intact sculptures that look like Classical Greek pieces. The one in the middle is a bust. The one on the left is a body on its knees, with no arms or head. The surrounding interior is done in yellows, pinks, and dark blues.

Artist Life Dates

1886 -1981

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1948

Accession Number

1982/2.32

Medium and Support

casein and pastel on cardboard

relevance

rank 2.34561

Secondary Keywords

figures (representations)

human body

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

study

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Title

Sandcastle

Artist

Anne Truitt

Physical Description

A long, low rectangular with a painted band of green extends around the rectangle at floor level. The upper half is painted off-white. About three fourths of the length is uniform. The other quarter, at the viewer's right, has several features: two depressed areas, and two raised areas, which are painted in a brighter white.

Artist Life Dates

1921-2004

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1963

Accession Number

1984/2.57

Medium and Support

acrylic on wood

relevance

rank 2.33767

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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combination inorganic/organic material

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descriptors

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soil

soil by composition or origin

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Back of Seated Nude

Artist

Humbert Albrizio

Artist Life Dates

1907-1970

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1951/1.26

Medium and Support

pen and ink on cream-colored paper

relevance

rank 2.33646

Secondary Keywords

coating (material)

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descriptors

figures

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people

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Title

Untitled, from the series 'Dress'

Artist

Walker Evans

Artist Life Dates

1903-1975

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1963

Accession Number

1990/2.41

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.33623

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

business and related functions

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functions

functions (activities)

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mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and culture

portfolios

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Title

Palazzo Vecchio

Artist

Fratelli Alinari

Artist Life Dates

(active 1854 - 1920)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1854-1920

Accession Number

1993/2.57

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 2.33623

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings

buildings and the land

castles and palaces

europe

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by function

italy

locality

modern and contemporary art

objects

palace

single built works

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water distribution structures

Title

Company Store, Hecla, West Virginia

Artist

Walker Evans

Artist Life Dates

1903-1975

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1936

Accession Number

1990/2.42

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.33332

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

business and related functions

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functions

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mercantile buildings

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objects

people and culture

portfolios

roads

rural life

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Lobby Area

Artist

Barbara Karant

Artist Life Dates

b. 1952

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1976

Accession Number

1981/2.25

Medium and Support

chromogenic color print on paper

relevance

rank 2.33196

Secondary Keywords

architecture

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

seating furniture

single seating furniture

Title

Le Chaland à La Rochelle

Artist

Gustave Leheutre

Artist Life Dates

1861-1932

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1910

Accession Number

1949/1.91

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.32851

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

modern and contemporary art

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sailing vessels

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transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

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waterfront spaces

waterfronts and waterfront spaces

Title

Card Game

Artist

Basil Hawkins

Artist Life Dates

1903-1982

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1939

Accession Number

1943.50

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.32804

Secondary Keywords

furnishings

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people and occupations

seating furniture

single seating furniture

Title

Whitby

Artist

Kenneth Holmes

Artist Life Dates

Born 1902

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1902-1949

Accession Number

1949/1.69

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.32775

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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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 2.32324

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

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visual works

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Title

Hammock Reader

Artist

Milton Avery

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

1885 - 1965

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1951

Accession Number

1974/2.37

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 2.31956

Secondary Keywords

upward

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descriptors

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landscapes (environments)

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objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

settlements and landscapes

sleeping and reclining furniture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Untitled (Structural Constellation drawing)

Artist

Josef Albers

Physical Description

pen and ink drawing on half inch grid graph paper ruled in blue

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1955

Accession Number

2007/2.5

Medium and Support

pen and ink on half inch grid graph paper ruled in blue

relevance

rank 2.31892

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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visual works

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Title

The Man from Papantla (Señor de Papantla), from "Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo"

Artist

Manuel Alvarez Bravo

Artist Life Dates

1902-2002

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1977

Accession Number

1983/1.101.8

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.31594

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

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physical activities

physical activities by general context

Title

Gray Teapot (Théière grise)

Artist

Georges Braque

Physical Description

A squat teapot with an upturned spout, executed in gray and white that suggests silverware, sits left of center on a darker gray tray. To the right of the teapot is a lemon in bright yellow. The objects are surounded by black, and there is a dark gray frame of color around the entire print.

Artist Life Dates

1882-1963

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1947

Accession Number

1968/1.78

Medium and Support

color lithograph on Arches paper

relevance

rank 2.31478

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

containers

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containers for serving and consuming food

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descriptors

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vessels for serving and consuming food

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visual works

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Title

Rocks and Surf

Artist

Wilfred Byron Shaw

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

1940.216

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.30796

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

geographic and political locations

geography

inorganic material

institutional buildings

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

north and central america (continent)

schools

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single built works by function

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the natural world

united states (nation)

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washtenaw (county)

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Title

Oka and Walmacho

Artist

Victor Higgins

Physical Description

In this painting, done in broad brush strokes, the figures of two women fill the composition. One is seated in profile view and the other, standing behind her, gazes out into the distance. The forms of their bodies are set againist a plain white wall creating a strong outline, especially around the area of their hair and faces. There is also a strong color contrast between the dark black shawl worn by the standing woman and light pink shawl of the seated one. There is an amulet made of bone and feathers hanging on the wall in the upper right corner of the painting.

Artist Life Dates

1884-1949

Century

19th-20th century

Object Creation Date

1915

Accession Number

1931.13

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 2.30681

Secondary Keywords

animal material

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descriptors

figures

genres

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the americas

Title

The Lord's Prayer, sheet 9 - But Deliver Us from Evil (Das Vaterunser - Sondern erlöse uns von dem Übel)

Artist

Max Pechstein

Physical Description

At viewer's left, two reclining figures lie side-by-side in a bed, covered by a sheet up to their chins. At the foot of the bed at the viewer's right, a man sits with his eyes closed and his hands on his head. To the viewer's left, in the foreground , a woman sits, crying, wiping her eyes with the back of her left hand.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1948/1.431

Medium and Support

woodcut with hand-coloring on paper

relevance

rank 2.30594

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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