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Title
Gants de Suède
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A woman standing facing slightly to the left looks over her shoulder to the right. She has a Victorian dress with high collar, long sleeves and skirt; she is wearing a hat with a curved brim and comes to a point at the top; in her hands she is holding a pair of long gloves. Her figure casts a shadow on the right side of the image although there is no indication of surroundings or background,
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1890
Accession Number
1954/1.426
Medium and Support
transfer lithograph on laid paper
relevance
rank 1.69572
Secondary Keywords
accessories worn on arms or hands
accessories worn on the head
clothing
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
figures
handwear
headgear
objects
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
physical activities
physical activities by general context
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Title
Daphnis and Chloe
Artist
Anonymous
Physical Description
This work depicts a lively outdoor scene in pen and ink with grey wash and pink and blue watercolor. The setting is replete with lush foliage and populated by several figures and animals. A nude female figure stands holding onto a slender fruit tree looking over a body of water in which a winged boy wades holding his hands to his head. Another nude female figure is shown seated on the right holding a dog tied to a leash. Two playful birds and another winged boy are shown in the bottom foreground.
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
2012/2.217
Medium and Support
pen and ink, wash and watercolor on laid paper
relevance
rank 1.69425
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
buildings and the land
descriptors
design elements
figure- and animal-derived motifs
figures (representations)
inorganic material
landscapes (environments)
mammals
materials
materials by composition
motifs
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by subject type
woody plants
Title
Pluie et Parapluie
Artist
Félix Hilaire Buhot
Artist Life Dates
1847-1898
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1847-1898
Accession Number
1954/1.269
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 1.69015
Secondary Keywords
architecture
buildings and the land
events
figures
natural events
objects
open spaces
open spaces and site elements
open spaces by function
people and culture
people and occupations
roads
roads by form
streets
streets by form
the natural world
transportation spaces
Title
One of a set of 12 Apostle Spoons
Artist
Artist Unknown, Germany
Physical Description
Silver spoon with figure of a man at the terminal end of the handle
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
1975/2.192
Medium and Support
cast silver
relevance
rank 1.68825
Secondary Keywords
culinary equipment
culinary equipment by function
culinary equipment for serving and consuming food
disciples
equipment
equipment by context
household objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by activity
religious figures
tools and equipment
utensils for serving food
Title
One of a set of 12 Apostle Spoons
Artist
Artist Unknown, Germany
Physical Description
Silver spoon with figure of a man at the terminal end of the handle
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
1975/2.185
Medium and Support
cast silver
relevance
rank 1.68825
Secondary Keywords
culinary equipment
culinary equipment by function
culinary equipment for serving and consuming food
disciples
equipment
equipment by context
household objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by activity
religious figures
tools and equipment
utensils for serving food
Title
One of a set of 12 Apostle Spoons
Artist
Artist Unknown, Germany
Physical Description
Silver spoon with figure of a man at the terminal end of the handle
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
1975/2.194
Medium and Support
cast silver
relevance
rank 1.68825
Secondary Keywords
culinary equipment
culinary equipment by function
culinary equipment for serving and consuming food
disciples
equipment
equipment by context
household objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by activity
religious figures
tools and equipment
utensils for serving food
Title
One of a set of 12 Apostle Spoons
Artist
Artist Unknown, Germany
Physical Description
Silver spoon with figure of a man at the terminal end of the handle
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
1975/2.187
Medium and Support
cast silver
relevance
rank 1.68825
Secondary Keywords
culinary equipment
culinary equipment by function
culinary equipment for serving and consuming food
disciples
equipment
equipment by context
household objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by activity
religious figures
tools and equipment
utensils for serving food
Title
One of a set of 12 Apostle Spoons
Artist
Artist Unknown, Germany
Physical Description
Silver spoon with figure of a man at the terminal end of the handle
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
1975/2.189
Medium and Support
cast silver
relevance
rank 1.68825
Secondary Keywords
culinary equipment
culinary equipment by function
culinary equipment for serving and consuming food
disciples
equipment
equipment by context
household objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by activity
religious figures
tools and equipment
utensils for serving food
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Title
Baigneuse de Bout en Pied
Artist
Pierre Auguste Renoir
Physical Description
Colors: black, yellow-orange, peach, coarl, blue. Paper size: h 61 7/10cm x tw 45cm & bw 45 3/10cm. Image approximately sized: h 41cm x w 34 1/2cm. [Eight colors: black, clear rose, flesh-pink, red, clear-ocre, dark ocre, blue plus dark blue.]
Artist Life Dates
1841-1919
Accession Number
2008/2.417
Medium and Support
color lithograph on beige laid paper
relevance
rank 1.68825
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
figures (representations)
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
people by gender
planographic prints
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
Title
One of a set of 12 Apostle Spoons
Artist
Artist Unknown, Germany
Physical Description
Silver spoon with figure of a man at the terminal end of the handle
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
1975/2.191
Medium and Support
cast silver
relevance
rank 1.68825
Secondary Keywords
culinary equipment
culinary equipment by function
culinary equipment for serving and consuming food
disciples
equipment
equipment by context
household objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by activity
religious figures
tools and equipment
utensils for serving food
Title
One of a set of 12 Apostle Spoons
Artist
Artist Unknown, Germany
Physical Description
Silver spoon with figure of a man at the terminal end of the handle
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
1975/2.184
Medium and Support
cast silver
relevance
rank 1.68825
Secondary Keywords
culinary equipment
culinary equipment by function
culinary equipment for serving and consuming food
disciples
equipment
equipment by context
household objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by activity
religious figures
tools and equipment
utensils for serving food
Title
One of a set of 12 Apostle Spoons
Artist
Artist Unknown, Germany
Physical Description
Silver spoon with figure of a man at the terminal end of the handle
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
1975/2.193
Medium and Support
cast silver
relevance
rank 1.68825
Secondary Keywords
culinary equipment
culinary equipment by function
culinary equipment for serving and consuming food
disciples
equipment
equipment by context
household objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by activity
religious figures
tools and equipment
utensils for serving food
Title
One of a set of 12 Apostle Spoons
Artist
Artist Unknown, Germany
Physical Description
Silver spoon with figure of a man at the terminal end of the handle
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
1975/2.186
Medium and Support
cast silver
relevance
rank 1.68825
Secondary Keywords
culinary equipment
culinary equipment by function
culinary equipment for serving and consuming food
disciples
equipment
equipment by context
household objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by activity
religious figures
tools and equipment
utensils for serving food
Title
One of a set of 12 Apostle Spoons
Artist
Artist Unknown, Germany
Physical Description
Silver spoon with figure of a man at the terminal end of the handle
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
1975/2.195
Medium and Support
cast silver
relevance
rank 1.68825
Secondary Keywords
culinary equipment
culinary equipment by function
culinary equipment for serving and consuming food
disciples
equipment
equipment by context
household objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by activity
religious figures
tools and equipment
utensils for serving food
Title
One of a set of 12 Apostle Spoons
Artist
Artist Unknown, Germany
Physical Description
Silver spoon with figure of a man at the terminal end of the handle
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
1975/2.188
Medium and Support
cast silver
relevance
rank 1.68825
Secondary Keywords
culinary equipment
culinary equipment by function
culinary equipment for serving and consuming food
disciples
equipment
equipment by context
household objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by activity
religious figures
tools and equipment
utensils for serving food
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Title
La Sortie du Bain (After the Bath III)
Artist
Edgar Degas
Physical Description
Paper size: lh 32 4/5cm & rh 32 1/10cm x tw 24 7/10cm & bw 24 4/5cm.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1917
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1891-1892
Accession Number
2008/2.428
Medium and Support
lithograph on cream wove paper
relevance
rank 1.68825
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
figures (representations)
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
people by gender
planographic prints
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
Title
One of a set of 12 Apostle Spoons
Artist
Artist Unknown, Germany
Physical Description
Silver spoon with figure of a man at the terminal end of the handle
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
1975/2.190
Medium and Support
cast silver
relevance
rank 1.68825
Secondary Keywords
culinary equipment
culinary equipment by function
culinary equipment for serving and consuming food
disciples
equipment
equipment by context
household objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by activity
religious figures
tools and equipment
utensils for serving food
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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 1.68758
Secondary Keywords
animal material
clothing
descriptors
figures
genres
keratinous material
materials
materials by origin
modern and contemporary art
object genres
object genres by function
objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
the americas
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Title
Veiled
Artist
Hosain Mosavat
Physical Description
Nude woman reclining with a veil covering her face.
Artist Life Dates
Iran, b. 1934
Accession Number
2013/1.255
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 1.68615
Secondary Keywords
accessories worn on the head
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
figures (representations)
headcloths (headgear)
headgear
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
visual works
visual works by subject type
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Title
Red Cross Christmas Roll Call December 16th to 23rd
Artist
Edwin Howland Blashfield
Physical Description
Text: December 16th to 23rd - Where Columbia Sets Her Name Ley Every One Of You Follow Her - Red Cross Christmas Roll Call
Artist Life Dates
1848-1936
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1918
Accession Number
1954/2.35.7
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 1.68417
Secondary Keywords
armed conflicts
crosses
declaratory and advertising artifacts
events
figures
how we live
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by occupation
people in health and medicine
people in science-related occupations
scientists and people in science-related occupations
war
world wars
Title
Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, iin bhumisparsa mudra (Khanom Tom style)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Thailand
Century
15th-16th century
Object Creation Date
15th century - 16th century
Accession Number
1983/2.170
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 1.68406
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
descriptors
design elements
devotional images
figures (representations)
motifs
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
plant-derived motifs
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious visual works
visual works
visual works by function
visual works by subject type
Title
Buddha, standing, in double abhaya mudra (modern work in Khmer style)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Thailand
Century
20th century?
Object Creation Date
20th century (?)
Accession Number
1993/2.51
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 1.68406
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
descriptors
design elements
devotional images
figures (representations)
motifs
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
plant-derived motifs
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious visual works
visual works
visual works by function
visual works by subject type
Title
Comb with Head
Artist
African, Congo (Zaire), Songye
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1983
Accession Number
1983/1.155
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 1.68326
Secondary Keywords
grooming, hygiene and health car
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
equipment
equipment by context
equipment for personal use
figures (representations)
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
the human body
tools and equipment
upper body
visual works
visual works by subject type
Title
Arnold Tholinx, Inspector, after Rembrandt
Artist
Pierre François Basan
Artist Life Dates
1723-1797
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1723-1797
Accession Number
1977/2.23
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 1.68298
Secondary Keywords
animals
biological components
clothing
components
components and systems
components by specific context
figures
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
mammals
objects
objects we use
people and occupations
seating furniture
single seating furniture
the human body
the natural world
upper body
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Title
Crucifixion
Artist
Oskar Kokoschka
Physical Description
A traditional crucifixion scene, with Christ on the cross, and Mary and John at his feet gazing upward. The background is a series of watercolor washes, and parts of the figures, particularly most of the sitting figure of John, is "inked" in over the background washes. A goblet (the cup of Christ) is inked in at the foot of the cross. Signed by the artist, b.r., followed by "VI - 58."
Artist Life Dates
1886 - 1980
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1958
Accession Number
2007/2.90
Medium and Support
watercolor on paper
relevance
rank 1.68159
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
bible
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
cups
cups by function
descriptors
drinking vessels
holy figures and saints
new testament
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
religion
subject matter
themes (religious)
vessels for serving and consuming food
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Title
Head of a Child
Artist
Jacopo Bassano
Physical Description
This drawing depicts the head of a boy looking slightly downward to his right in three-quarters profile.
Artist Life Dates
(c. 1510 - c. 1592)
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
2nd half of 16th century
Accession Number
2009/1.490
Medium and Support
charcoal on paper
relevance
rank 1.68105
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
drawing and drawing techniques
figures (representations)
image-making processes and techniques
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by age group
people by gender
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
visual works
visual works by subject type
youth
Title
Kalpasutra manuscript, leaf: A Jaina monk (fol. no. 2r)
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat
Physical Description
Leaf from a Kalpasutra manuscript with calligraphic text. Font size varies, and in the center of the leaf text wraps around a blank box of parchment with a red dot in the center. To the left of this main text block is a colorful illustration of an enthroned figure in a dotted robe flanked by devotees. Surrounding him are various auspicious symbols.
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
15th century
Accession Number
1980/2.247
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
relevance
rank 1.67792
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information forms
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
religion
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious figures
text-based art
writing (processes)
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Title
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
Artist
Artist Unknown, American
Physical Description
Oval-formatted, bust-length portrait of a man in a dark suit and waistcoat. Man has high forehead and is turned obliquely in space. There are numerous water stains at top of image.
Object Creation Date
1850-1950
Accession Number
2009/1.487
Medium and Support
lithograph, hand-colored in oils, laid on canvas on canvas
relevance
rank 1.67767
Secondary Keywords
administrators
descriptors
executives
image-making processes and techniques
objects we use
painting and painting techniques
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by occupation
people in government and administration
political figures
president
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
visual works
visual works by subject type
Title
"Good bye, Dad, I'm off to fight for Old Glory, you buy U.S. gov't bonds" Third Liberty Loan
Artist
Lawren Harris
Artist Life Dates
1885-1970
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1917-1919
Accession Number
1954/2.35.47
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 1.67741
Secondary Keywords
armed conflicts
army
declaratory and advertising artifacts
events
family
figures
how we live
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
military
modern and contemporary art
objects
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
physical activities
physical activities by general context
relationships
soldiers
stand
text-based art
the natural world
war
world wars
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Title
Poster for the Salon des Cents
Artist
Alphonse Maria Mucha
Physical Description
Colors: olive, beige, pink/red, gold. Paper size: lh 64 1/5cm & rh 64cm x tw 43 1/2cm & bw 43 2/5cm. Image size approximately: h 56 1/5cm x w 41 2/5cm.
Artist Life Dates
1860 - 1939
Accession Number
2008/2.398
Medium and Support
color lithograph on heavy cream wove paper
relevance
rank 1.67726
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
descriptors
design elements
figures (representations)
lithographs
motifs
natural element motifs
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
planographic prints
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
stars
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
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Title
Umarmung (The Embrace)
Artist
Max Beckmann
Artist Life Dates
1884-1950
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1922
Accession Number
1970/2.182
Medium and Support
drypoint on paper
relevance
rank 1.67717
Secondary Keywords
architecture
figures
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
genres
modern and contemporary art
movement
objects
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
physical activities
physical activities by general context
seating furniture
single seating furniture
Title
Florence - Loggia dei Lanzi
Artist
Anonymous Italian
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1875
Accession Number
1980/1.154
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
relevance
rank 1.67641
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
architecture
circulation elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
europe
figures
inorganic material
italy
locality
materials
materials by composition
motion
objects
objects we use
people and occupations
rock
rock by form
stair components
stairs and stair components
steps and step components
streets
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Top Hat and Cane
Artist
Bradley Jones
Physical Description
Overall blue and white palette. Group of people seated on chairs with tables. Most of the people are nude women. The main focus is a nude woman in the center wearing a top hat and holding a cane. In the foreground is a woman wearing clothes and sunglasses, her arms are crosed in front of her body.
Object Creation Date
1986
Accession Number
2013/2.301
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 1.67638
Secondary Keywords
accessories worn on the head
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
equipment
equipment by context
equipment for personal use
figures (representations)
hats
headgear
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
tools and equipment
visual works
visual works by subject type
walking sticks
Title
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (1731-1802)
Artist
Rembrandt Peale
Physical Description
Bust-length portrait of a woman with grey hair in a cream colored dress seated in a red chair with a view of the landscape to right of figure seen through an illusionistic stone oval window or oculus.
Artist Life Dates
1778-1860
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1858
Accession Number
1895.76
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 1.67377
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
architecture
atmospheric effects
components
components and systems
components by specific context
figures
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
the natural world
visual works
visual works by subject type
windows and window components
Title
Bodhisattva (Jokaisho Bosatsu): esoteric Buddhist iconographic drawing
Artist
Takuma Tametô
Artist Life Dates
active 1132-1174
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
mid 12th century
Accession Number
1963/1.99
Medium and Support
handscroll fragment, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 1.67242
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
buddhist doctrinal concepts
descriptors
design elements
doctrinal concepts
document genres
document genres by form
figures (representations)
information forms
motifs
objects we use
people and culture
plant-derived motifs
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious concepts
visual works
visual works by subject type
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Title
Seated Nude
Artist
Richard Diebenkorn
Artist Life Dates
1922 - 1993
Object Creation Date
1966
Accession Number
2000/2.221
Medium and Support
wash and graphite on wove paper
relevance
rank 1.67239
Secondary Keywords
figures
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
objects
objects we use
people and occupations
seating furniture
single seating furniture
Title
Jacintha
Artist
Célestin Francois Nanteuil
Artist Life Dates
(active 1813 - 1873)
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1866
Accession Number
1973/1.783
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 1.67239
Secondary Keywords
figures
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
objects
objects we use
people and occupations
seating furniture
single seating furniture
Title
Portrait
Artist
William Bicknell
Artist Life Dates
1860-1947
Accession Number
1940.388
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
relevance
rank 1.67239
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Title
Edward Everett (1794-1865)
Artist
Bass Otis
Artist Life Dates
1784-1865
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1800-1865
Accession Number
1895.66
Medium and Support
oil on canvas mounted on panel
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rank 1.67239
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Title
Boy Reading Cicero
Artist
John La Farge
Artist Life Dates
1835-1910
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1892-1893
Accession Number
1948/1.26
Medium and Support
watercolor on paper
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rank 1.66823
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Title
Power Figure (nkisi kozo)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Vili Peoples, Congo Republic
Physical Description
Small wooden animal, possibly a dog or warthog, stands with medicinal pack and mirror embedded into its back; face has long sneering mouth and snout, bearing teeth. short pointed ears; tail curls at end. Two “guns” or pointy projections would have come out above the dog’s front legs, but they have broken off.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1825-1899
Accession Number
2005/1.182
Medium and Support
wood, mirrors, resin, tukula powder, medicinal substances
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rank 1.66278
Secondary Keywords
analytical functions
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Title
St. Jerome Reading
Artist
Jusepe de Ribera
Artist Life Dates
c.1591-1652
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1959/1.129
Medium and Support
etching on paper
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rank 1.66278
Secondary Keywords
animal material
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Title
Order Coal Now - United States Fuel Administration
Artist
Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Artist Life Dates
b. Germany, 1874-1951
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1918
Accession Number
1954/2.35.58A
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
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rank 1.66221
Secondary Keywords
animals
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Title
Americans All! Victory Liberty Loan
Artist
Howard Chandler Christy
Physical Description
Text: American's All! Victory Liberty Loan - (right) Honor Roll - Du Bois, Smith, O'Brien, Cjeka, Hauke, Pappandrikopolous, Andrassi, Villotto, Levy, Turovich, Kowalski, Chirczanevicz, Knutson, Gonzales
Artist Life Dates
1873-1952
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1919
Accession Number
1954/2.35.21
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
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rank 1.66179
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Title
Standing Male Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925
Accession Number
1985/1.136
Medium and Support
carved wood, chicken feathers and blood patination
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rank 1.65836
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descriptors
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Title
Buddha, seated in the ardha padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra
Artist
Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)
Century
Late 11th century
Object Creation Date
circa late 11th century
Accession Number
1974/2.31
Medium and Support
bronze
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rank 1.65779
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Title
Despedida
Artist
Armando Morales
Physical Description
Three nude women stand on a dock in front of a ship. Two of the women's faces are turned to look at the ship, while the middle woman is facing the artist. Her face is in blue. They each seem to be holding an object.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1927
Object Creation Date
1980
Accession Number
2011/1.91
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
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rank 1.65779
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figures (representations)
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Title
Mujeres de Puerto Cabezas
Artist
Armando Morales
Physical Description
Several nude women are in a body of water. A ship with a serchlight is to the side of them. One woman is holding a flashlight.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1927
Object Creation Date
1993
Accession Number
2011/1.96.2
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
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rank 1.65779
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Title
Nail figure (nkisi nkondi)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Vili Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Description
Wood-carved, standing male figure 40 inches in height. Its shoulders and torso are impaled with iron blades, nails and fragments. The torso is long, arms at side are bent at elbow and hands rest on lower abdomen. The right wrist wears a bracelet with attachments. The legs are truncated, with twisted metal anklet on right foot. The face is naturalistic, the mouth slightly open, the nose long and narrow with slightly flared nostrils. Eyes are almost shaped, may have had inlay that is now gone. The top of the head shows a tiered, "layer cake like" coiffure. The figure has a long and deep crack down the entire length of its left side, from top of the head to the left ankle.
Century
Late 19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1850
Accession Number
2005/1.192
Medium and Support
wood, iron nails, blades and fragments, fiber cord
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rank 1.65606
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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
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rank 1.65443
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architecture
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