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Title

Pair of Mandarin Ducks (Fan)

Artist

Wang Mengbai

Physical Description

Chinese ink painting on a fan with drawings on the front and a poem on the back.

Artist Life Dates

1888-1934

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

2011/2.189

Medium and Support

ink and color on on paper

relevance

rank 1.14240

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asian

birds

coating (material)

coating by form

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

east asian

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

writing (processes)

Title

In the Spirit of Li Bai's Poetry

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

Green mountains create the edge of a river. Red flowers grow on the hill framing the scene in the right corner, and two boats sail the waters below. In the upper center of the painting is calligraphic text.

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1975

Accession Number

2006/1.120

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 1.14240

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

concepts in the arts

descriptors

genres in the arts

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

literary, oral and motion picture genres

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

plants

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

What I See When I Look at You

Artist

Chris Doyle

Physical Description

15-minute video projected onto a building

Artist Life Dates

born 1959

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2001/1.371

Medium and Support

video (DV Cam)

relevance

rank 1.14238

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architectural elements by building type

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

perspective and shading techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

sculpture

sculpture by location or context

time-based works

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Untitled

Artist

Grace Hartigan

Physical Description

A drawing of the outline of a woman and her dress. The outline is in black and filled in with shades of orange and red.

Artist Life Dates

1922 - 2008

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2011/1.65

Medium and Support

collage, watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 1.14217

Secondary Keywords

layout features

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume by form

descriptors

drawing and drawing techniques

illustrations

illustrations by form

image-making processes and techniques

images and ornament

information form components

layout features

main garments

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

Mask

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lula

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1985/1.138

Medium and Support

wood, cotton yarns, cowrie shells, paint

relevance

rank 1.14192

Secondary Keywords

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

costume

costume by function

descriptors

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

objects

objects we use

plant material

shell (animal material)

shell and shell material

wood and wood products

Title

View of the River, Rome

Artist

James Anderson

Artist Life Dates

1813-1877

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890

Accession Number

1980/2.237

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 1.14188

Secondary Keywords

architecture

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

cityscapes

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

descriptors

europe

europe (continent)

figures

geographic and political locations

geography

inorganic material

italy

italy (nation)

landscapes (environments)

lazio (region)

locality

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

riverine bodies

roma (province)

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

I-S Va 2 (Six Variants)

Artist

Josef Albers

Physical Description

An abstract print of six red rectangluar shapes

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

2011/1.117

Medium and Support

screenprint on Arches

relevance

rank 1.14133

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

copies (derivative objects)

derivative objects

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

geometric concepts

geometric figures

mathematical concepts

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

object genres

originals and derivative objects

people and culture

plane figures

polygons

quadrilaterals

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

DSX (Dining height Sideshell X base) Chair

Artist

Charles Ormond Eames Jr.

Physical Description

Cream-colored side chair consisting of a single plastic "shell" mounted on a black, four-legged metal base (an "H" base).

Artist Life Dates

1907-1978

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

designed 1948-1950; produced circa 1957

Accession Number

2012/1.291

Medium and Support

fiberglass resin, rubber shock mounts, black finished metal tubes, and nylon glides

relevance

rank 1.14065

Secondary Keywords

arts and related disciplines

arts-related disciplines

descriptors

disciplines

european

european styles and periods

forming

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

humanities

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Necklace

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1984/2.25

Medium and Support

glass beads, shells, cloth, natural fibers and pigment

relevance

rank 1.14065

Secondary Keywords

beads and sets of beads

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

jewelry

jewelry by location

jewelry worn around the neck or on the upper body

materials

materials by composition

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

shell and shell material

Title

DSR (Dining height Sideshell Rod base) Chair

Artist

Charles Ormond Eames Jr.

Physical Description

Dark gray-green side chair consisting of a single plastic "shell" mounted on a wire rod base.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1907-1978

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950-1952

Accession Number

2012/1.290

Medium and Support

fiberglass resin, rubber shockmounts, steel wire rod, rubber and metal glides

relevance

rank 1.14065

Secondary Keywords

arts and related disciplines

arts-related disciplines

descriptors

disciplines

european

european styles and periods

forming

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

humanities

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

LAX (Lounge Height Armshell X Base) Chair

Artist

Charles Ormond Eames Jr.

Physical Description

Pale, yellowed plastic armchair, consisting of a single "shell" of compound curves, slightly tilted back on a four-legged metal base.

Artist Life Dates

1907-1978

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

designed 1948; produced 1950

Accession Number

2012/1.292

Medium and Support

fiberglass resin, rubber shock mounts, metal rods, and metal glides

relevance

rank 1.14065

Secondary Keywords

arts and related disciplines

arts-related disciplines

descriptors

disciplines

european

european styles and periods

forming

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

humanities

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

DAX (Dining height Armshell X base) Chair

Artist

Charles Ormond Eames Jr.

Physical Description

White armchair consisting of a single plastic "shell" mounted on a black, four-legged metal base (an "H" base).

Artist Life Dates

1907-1978

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

designed circa 1948-1950; produced 1957

Accession Number

2012/1.289

Medium and Support

fiberglass resin, rubber shockmounts, black finished metal tubes and plastic glides

relevance

rank 1.14065

Secondary Keywords

arts and related disciplines

arts-related disciplines

descriptors

disciplines

european

european styles and periods

forming

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

humanities

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

"Snow": calligraphy scroll

Artist

Muan Xingtao (aka (J. Ôbaku Mokuan))

Physical Description

The large character for snow in block script is juxtaposed with lines of smaller characters in running script. The large character is drawn with unhurried, thick, even strokes in dense, unbroken black ink with blunt contours, while the smaller characters are brushed rapidly, with strokes of varying thickness, a pronounced diagonal tilt, and sharp edges.

Artist Life Dates

1611-1684

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1655-1675

Accession Number

1986/1.205

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 1.14048

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

chinese buddhism

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

image-making processes and techniques

japanese buddhism

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions

religions and religious concepts

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

writing (processes)

Title

Spring Warms River Nu

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

Two men rafting in the waves of River Nu.

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

last quarter of 20th century

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

2006/1.144

Medium and Support

horizontal hanging scroll, ink on rice paper

relevance

rank 1.14048

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

seasons

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Textile

Artist

African, Morocco

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1930.47

Medium and Support

embroidery

relevance

rank 1.14010

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

Title

Phulkari (woman's head covering) with peacock designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Punjab

Physical Description

This is a red cloth covered with geometric patterns and abstract forms in the shape of peacocks. The designs and peacocks are multicolored and depicted in a repetitive format with the birds arranged in five columns and nine rows.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of 20th century

Accession Number

2003/2.57

Medium and Support

white, green, magenta, and indigo silk floss embroidery on madder-dyed cotton

relevance

rank 1.13977

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asia (continent)

birds

descriptors

design elements

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

geographic and political locations

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile materials

textile materials by form

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

Title

Hunter's Decoy Headpiece

Artist

African, Nigeria, Hausa

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1982/2.63

Medium and Support

hornbill bird, wood and feathers

relevance

rank 1.13957

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

animals and creatures

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

hunting

object genres

object genres by function

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

scientists and people in science-related occupations

the human body

upper body

Title

Patchwork Quilt

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

1954/1.146

Medium and Support

cotton

relevance

rank 1.13954

Secondary Keywords

bed coverings

bedcovers

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for furniture

coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur

descriptors

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

textile materials

textile materials by composition or origin

Title

Ring

Artist

Carol Hepper

Physical Description

An abstract sculpture made out of wood. Composed of three parts with a wooden ring encircling the other two additions.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1953

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2011/1.85

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 1.13927

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

materials

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

plant components

plant material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

trees (components)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wood and wood products

Title

Wooden Table

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A short wooden rectangular table with beveled corners. Directly underneath the tabletop there are cut-out as well as carved arch shapes as decoration.

Object Creation Date

1825-1875

Accession Number

2009/2.38

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 1.13927

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

asian

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

east asian

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

structural element components

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

support furniture

wood and wood products

Title

Knife, from a two-piece fish server

Artist

Hatton Works (Wilson and Davis)

Physical Description

Knife engraved with leaf pattern and ivory handle

Artist Life Dates

active 1870-1883

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1853-1854

Accession Number

1968/1.63

Medium and Support

silver with ivory handle

relevance

rank 1.13925

Secondary Keywords

bone

bone by form

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

cutting equipment

cutting tools

dentin

descriptors

equipment

equipment by process

knives

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

tools and equipment

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

weaponry

Title

Boxelder Vessel

Artist

John Jordan

Physical Description

A vessel of bleached wood. From a narrow base, the vessel widens gradually. Near the top it begans to narrow gradually then narrows quickly on a nearly horizontal plane to a very small mouth. The surface, apart from the smooth lip of the mouth, is finely textured with vertical scoring.

light-colored wood vase with textured hatching across surfaces

Artist Life Dates

born 1950

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1996

Accession Number

2002/2.150

Medium and Support

boxelder

relevance

rank 1.13915

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

containers

containers by form

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

wood and wood products

woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques

Title

The Annunciation

Artist

Mariano Salvador de Maella

Physical Description

In this painting, rendered entirely in gray monochrome, a technique known as grisaille, an angel descends on a bank of clouds toward a woman who kneels on the floor before a prie-dieu. She looks downward and turns away from the angel in a gesture of humility, and her head is illuminated by the light from a luminescent dove in the cloud above her. A bearded man looks down from the summit of the cloud, nearly engulfed in light, and a number of cherubim appear throughout the scene. The robust forms and grounded materiality of the woman's body and the furniture around her give way to light-filled clouds and diffused forms in the upper part of the canvas as the heavenly and worldly realms come together.

Artist Life Dates

1739-1819

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1780

Accession Number

1967/1.37

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 1.13907

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

birds

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

legendary creatures

motifs

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

seating furniture

single seating furniture

stools

stools by function

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Triumph of Plenty

Artist

Artist Unknown, Germany or Belgium

Physical Description

This bronze plaque features a pair of oxen pulling a four-wheeled wagon with six passengers. The seated driver holds a rod in his right hand and a two-tined fork in his left. An older figure holding a flaming vessel stands behind him, followed by a seated figure wearing classical drapery and a laurel wreath. The next figure, seated in the middle of the cart, is an older female, nude to the waist, who holds a cornucopia full of fruit and raises her left hand to point skyward. Two smaller standing figures appear next, one holding a bowl of fruit. The final figure is a reclining female nude holding a flower in the crook of her right arm.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1600

Accession Number

1960/2.5

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 1.13907

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

cargo vehicles

cargo vehicles by form

concepts in the arts

descriptors

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

genres in the arts

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

literary, oral and motion picture genres

mammals

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

sculpture

sculpture by material

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Summer Watercolor #5

Artist

Richard Tuttle

Physical Description

Watercolor of wavy lines in blue, green, pink, purple and orange on a sheet of paper, which is attached at top by two pieces of masking tape to a strip of Styrofoam, making the drawing “float,” “hang.”

Artist Life Dates

Born 1941

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1986

Accession Number

2008/2.264

Medium and Support

watercolor, Styrofoam, graphite and tape on paper

relevance

rank 1.13889

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

drawings

drawings by technique

image-making processes and techniques

international post-1945 styles and movements

object-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

sculpture techniques

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Tobit Burying the Dead

Artist

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Artist Life Dates

1609-1664

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1647-1651

Accession Number

1977/2.6

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 1.13876

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

events

forming

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and culture

personal life events

physical activities

physical activities by general context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Dvarapala (Buddhist guardian deity)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

7th century

Object Creation Date

mid 7th century

Accession Number

1964/2.26

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 1.13868

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

form attributes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

visual works by function

Title

The Annunciation

Artist

Juan de Valdés Leal

Physical Description

An angel, draped with a flowing red mantle, descends on the left from a bank of clouds. He holds a scepter and twisting scroll in his left hand while he points with his right toward a white dove encircled by a halo of light that descends toward a woman dressed in long robes and a veil. She sits, holding a book open on the lectern before her, and draws back slightly with her right hand raised and her eyes downcast. Six cherubim sit above on the edge of the cloudbank, which opens to reveal a male figure barely visible in the blinding light that fills the cloud.

Artist Life Dates

1622-1690

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1661

Accession Number

1962/1.99

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 1.13867

Secondary Keywords

andalusia (autonomous community)

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

bulbs

descriptors

design elements

europe (continent)

figure- and animal-derived motifs

geographic and political locations

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

legendary creatures

motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plants

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

settlements and landscapes

seville (province)

spain (nation)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by function

woody plants

Title

Pre-Adamic Fruit (Fruit préadamite)

Artist

Hans Arp

Physical Description

A small, biomorphically abstract sculpture of bronze grows from a wooden base. Bulbous at the bottom, the shape stretches and narrows in the middle and then expands into a larger shape from which two rounded points rise.

Artist Life Dates

1886-1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

1948/2.26

Medium and Support

bronze with wood base

relevance

rank 1.13852

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

biological concepts

concepts in the arts

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

forms of expression

genres

inorganic material

life

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern and contemporary art

movement

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

plants

scientific concepts

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

L'Anesse Marie-Jeanne

Artist

Félix Hilaire Buhot

Physical Description

Paper size: lh 19 3/5cm & rh 19 9/10cm x tw 28cm & bw 28 1/10cm. Image size: lh 14 1/10cm & rh 14 3/10cm x w 16 1/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

1847-1898

Accession Number

2008/2.446

Medium and Support

etching on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 1.13850

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

agricultural complexes

animals and creatures

birds

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

intaglio prints

mammals

objects we use

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Pestle, of Mortar and Pestle

Artist

African, Guinea, Marka

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

1983/1.353.2

Medium and Support

carved wood

relevance

rank 1.13764

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

descriptors

equipment

equipment by mode of operation

equipment by process

grinding and milling equipment

grinding and milling tools

household objects

mande region styles

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

tools and equipment

west african styles

western guinea coast styles

Title

The Milk Woman

Artist

Louis Marin Bonnet

Physical Description

Gold ink has metalic addatives. Paper size: lh 32cm & rh 31 1/10cm x w 25cm. Image size: lh 28 7/10cm & rh 28 3/5cm x tw 23 1/2cm & bw 23 3/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

(1736 - 1793)

Accession Number

2008/2.365

Medium and Support

color etching on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 1.13738

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

excretions and secretions

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

prints

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

To Benjamin B.

Artist

Howard Ben Tré

Physical Description

Three large, rectangular blocks of translucent green glass hang in vertical succession on a newtwork of copper rods. The glass has bubbles embedded within it and shows evidence of the sandcasting process.

Artist Life Dates

born 1949

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

1997/1.116

Medium and Support

cast glass and copper

relevance

rank 1.13698

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european

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glass and glassmaking mixtures

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Title

Cuban Barbershop

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

The interior of a Cuban barbershop. To the right is a long row of mean seated, waiting to get their hairs cut. To the left are the barbers trimming their customers' hair. The shot was taken through the window, on the left side a portion of the painted barbershop sign is visible and there is a reflection of the street over some of the image.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.85

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.13698

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buildings and the land

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north and central america (continent)

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Title

Covered Box in the Shape of a Stacked Basket (Base)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1985/1.162B

Medium and Support

carved wood

relevance

rank 1.13613

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Covered Box in the Shape of a Stacked Basket (Lid)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1985/1.162A

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 1.13613

Secondary Keywords

african

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western democratic republic of congo styles

Title

Pink and white silk bokashi-dyed underkimono with woven designs of triangles

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Satin damask with twill triangular designs (heike uroko) and bird crests (?) and talsimanic arrows (hung with bells). Unlined but with deep hem and lined sleeves.

Century

second half of 20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1980s

Accession Number

2005/1.398

Medium and Support

Satin damask with twill designs

relevance

rank 1.13612

Secondary Keywords

animal material

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costume

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Title

Birds in a Tree

Artist

Nakabayashi Chikutô

Physical Description

A family of birds rest among willow branches. Three chicks rest below, while the larger parents perch above

Artist Life Dates

1776-1853

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1840

Accession Number

1976/2.103

Medium and Support

Hanging scroll, ink on silk

relevance

rank 1.13579

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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Title

Settee (Model 66)

Artist

Florence Knoll

Physical Description

A two-seat settee upholstered in green/gold wool textile, attached to a metal frame of square tubular steel.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1917

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

designed 1958; produced circa 1964

Accession Number

2012/1.294

Medium and Support

wool upholstery and square tubular steel

relevance

rank 1.13551

Secondary Keywords

animal material

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Title

Tent Hanging

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Fulani

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

1984/1.268

Medium and Support

woven wool

relevance

rank 1.13549

Secondary Keywords

animal material

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Title

La danse des Faunes

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Physical Description

A lithograph image of a group of nude men playing instruments and dancing. The right third of the image is composed of three men, one of whom is lying on the ground and one mid-dance with arms extended, drawn in line sketch without much detail or shading. The rest of the image is of three men with shaded detail playing horn instruments and hand cymbals enthusiastically.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1973

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1957

Accession Number

2009/1.480

Medium and Support

lithograph on Arches paper

relevance

rank 1.13514

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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Title

Landscape

Artist

Bernard Descamps

Physical Description

A curvy dirt road wrapping around a town scene with bare buildings. There is a large tree on the right side, empty sky above.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1947

Century

mid-19th century

Object Creation Date

1912

Accession Number

2013/2.552

Medium and Support

black and white chalk on brown paper, laid down on blue paper

relevance

rank 1.13485

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

assembling

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dwellings

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roads

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Title

Blue-and-white miniature jar with stylized floral design

Artist

Kiln Unknown, Vietnam

Physical Description

A small, stoneware jar of squat proportions, with a narrow, upright neck and a short, cylindricrical foot. The jar is decorated with loosely drawn floral patterns in cobalt blue underneath an overalll whitish glaze.

Century

13th-15th century

Object Creation Date

13th century - 15th century

Accession Number

2002/2.18

Medium and Support

stoneware with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 1.13450

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Blue-and-white miniature jar with stylized floral design

Artist

Kiln Unknown, Vietnam

Physical Description

A small, stoneware jar of squat proportions, with a narrow, upright neck and a short, cylindricrical foot. The jar is decorated with loosely drawn floral patterns in cobalt blue underneath an overalll whitish glaze.

This jar makes an interesting contrast to 2002/2.18, which has a very similar design in a crisp, dark blue; the faded, smudged blue here may be a result of less than ideal conditions in the kiln.

Century

13th-15th century

Object Creation Date

13th century - 15th century

Accession Number

2002/2.19

Medium and Support

stoneware with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 1.13450

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Tanuki (raccoon dog) and Bamboo in the Snow

Artist

Konoshima Ôkoku

Physical Description

A tanuki, or racoon dog, is seen peering over its shoulder on a snowy hill. Its footprints disappear in the snow behind it. Bamboo rise from out of view on the bottom right, and dominate the upper register of the image. This painting mounted on a hanging scroll also includes elaborate gold fabric with repeating designs.

Artist Life Dates

1877-1938

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

early 20th century

Accession Number

2003/1.402

Medium and Support

Hanging scroll, ink on silk

relevance

rank 1.13393

Secondary Keywords

animal

associated concepts

coating (material)

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Title

Jina and a monk in a landscape from a Digambara Jain manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

This painting illustrates a verse from a Digambara Jain manuscript that likens the capacity of praising the Jina to destroy sins to the way the sun obliterates darkness; it shows a sun with the face of a Jina illuminating the sky. The golden-hued Jina and the monk who venerate a Jina are nude, identifying them as belonging to the Digambara (sky-clad) sect of Jainism.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.172

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 1.13388

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

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Title

Rotherhithe, one of the "Sixteen Etchings," or the "Thames Set"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Two men smoking long-stem pipes are seen sitting on a balcony. Behind them are visible the masts of ships along the bank, and further behind them in the distance a river sweeps towards the left. Buildings crowd the shore and boats are shown moored or in the river.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1860

Accession Number

1954/1.345

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on laid Japan tissue

relevance

rank 1.13383

Secondary Keywords

architecture

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figures

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Title

Horizontal Diamond with Three Kinds of Lines

Artist

Richard Tuttle

Physical Description

Small ink drawing on large sheet. 14 parallel wavy lines on an angle form a diamond; 1 line crosses through the tops of all 14; landscape orientation.

Artist Life Dates

Born 1941

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1973

Accession Number

2008/2.262

Medium and Support

pen on paper

relevance

rank 1.13383

Secondary Keywords

aegean

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Title

Dvarapala: part of a Buddhist altar group

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

8th century

Object Creation Date

8th century

Accession Number

1961/2.73

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 1.13297

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Dvarapala (guardian figure) from a Buddhist altar

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

7th century

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1963/1.81

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 1.13297

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