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Title

Beige Obi with wax-resist overall patterns of rust stripes, interrupted by wax-resist and embroidered designs of floral scrolls

Artist

Minagawa Gekka

Physical Description

The obi is made of plain silk, on which beige and brown stripes are pattern-dyed. Scrolls of exotic flowers and leaves are hand painted with orange and black color, and embroidered with metallic threads. These plant designs are located on two parts of the obi; when wearing, one will appear in front, and other will appear on the back bow. There is a hand-painted artist’s seal of Chinese character “moon” on one end of the obi.

Artist Life Dates

1892-1987

Century

Mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2005/1.325

Medium and Support

Plain-weave silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery

relevance

rank 14.38418

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Title

Markendeya purana series: Vishnu reclining on a serpent (Anantashayana), with other deities in attendance

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Northern Andhra Pradesh

Physical Description

The four-armed Vishnu is shown lying on the serpent Ananta (“the endless one”), resting on the surface of the cosmic ocean. As his female consort gently strokes his leg, Vishnu awakens from a long sleep. From his navel sprouts a lotus, bearing the four-headed creator god, Brahma, who will begin a new cycle of the universe.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century

Accession Number

1980/2.305

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on cloth

relevance

rank 14.38375

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animals

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reptiles and amphibians

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Title

Scenes from the Life of the Buddha: Adoration of the Buddha Dimpakara, Conception, Prophecy, Birth (architectural fragment)

Artist

Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

Physical Description

A curved stone, originally a facing on the drum of a small stupa, carved with a narrative scene.

Century

2nd-3rd century

Object Creation Date

2nd century - 3rd century

Accession Number

1997/2.36

Medium and Support

stone

relevance

rank 14.38326

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Title

The Resurrection

Artist

Marten van Heemskerck

Physical Description

A muscular figure surrounded by an aureole of light steps down from a plain rectangular tomb. Six soldiers, depicted in a variety of complex postures, recoil from the figure in shock.

Artist Life Dates

1498-1574

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1548-1574

Accession Number

1983/2.249

Medium and Support

etching on laid paper

relevance

rank 14.36427

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Women on a Balcony

Artist

Jacob Epstein

Physical Description

Eight women appear on a balcony in this drawing with a vaguely indicated crowd looking up at them from below. Most of the women appear at least partly nude, and several wear headdresses and necklaces reminiscent of Egyptian costume.

Artist Life Dates

(1880 - 1959)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1959

Accession Number

2009/1.498

Medium and Support

watercolor and graphite on paper

relevance

rank 14.35878

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Title

Torre dell' Orologio

Artist

Carlo Ponti

Physical Description

A street scene of a large Italianate building. The street is vacant and the image is toned in browns.

Artist Life Dates

(1820 - 1893)

Object Creation Date

circa 1860

Accession Number

2012/2.170

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 14.35167

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Title

Line A-C

Artist

Buky Schwartz

Physical Description

A mixed media collage of varying colors of yarn, separating into locations A and C on the top of the canvas.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1932

Object Creation Date

December 3, 1971

Accession Number

2012/1.220

Medium and Support

mixed media collage, wool on canvas

relevance

rank 14.34805

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hair

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Title

Bowl

Artist

Rude Osolnik

Physical Description

oval-shaped wood bowl with dipped lip; wood grain and spalt lines highly visible across surface

Artist Life Dates

(active Dawson, New Mexico, 1915 - 2001, Berea, Kentucky)

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2002/2.173

Medium and Support

spalted maple

relevance

rank 14.34805

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Country Tenderness

Artist

Adriaen Jansz van Ostade

Physical Description

Fold to lower-left corner visible on verso. Paper size: lh 16 1/2cm & rh 16 4/5cm x w 13 1/2cm. Plate size: h 16cm x w 12 4/5cm. Image size: lh 14 1/2cm & rh 14 3/5cm x w 12 1/10cm.

Artist Life Dates

1610-1685

Accession Number

2008/2.413

Medium and Support

etching on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 14.34754

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Title

Black Nagoya-style obi with embroidered pine needle designs in gold- and copper-colored metallic threads

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Black silk damask with some interwoved black lacquered threads; pine-needle design embroidery in gold- and copper-colored metallic threads

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s

Accession Number

2005/1.330

Medium and Support

black silk damask with mettalic thread embroidery

relevance

rank 14.34008

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Field Notes II

Artist

Larry Cressman

Physical Description

Small, thin raspberry twigs are organized in horizental rows to form a square on a white background.

Artist Life Dates

born 1945

Object Creation Date

2009

Accession Number

2009/2.103

Medium and Support

raspberry twigs, polymer, pins

relevance

rank 14.33641

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biological components

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Title

Bowl with Double-Parrot Design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Stoneware teabowl with celadon glaze. A pair of parrots is incised on he inside of the bowl, as well as a line that runs slightly below and parallel to the rim.

Century

11th century

Object Creation Date

11th century

Accession Number

2004/1.213

Medium and Support

stoneware with incised decoration under celadon glaze

relevance

rank 14.32738

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Title

Heather's Fragrance

Artist

Alain Mailland

Physical Description

organic form consisting of thin concentric tendrils of wood

Artist Life Dates

born, Ivory Coast, Africa, 1959

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

2001

Accession Number

2002/2.161

Medium and Support

heather root

relevance

rank 14.31598

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Title

Emergence

Artist

Geoffrey Wilkes

Physical Description

egg-shaped wood with natural burl, holes, pockets; polished and smoothed at edges

Artist Life Dates

born 1951

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2002/2.184

Medium and Support

manzanita

relevance

rank 14.31598

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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 14.29273

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Cinerary urn with triangular circle-and-dot design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Stoneware jar with natural ash glaze and bell-shaped lid. Along the widest horizontal stretch of the base is an incised circle-and-dot design. A variation on this pattern also loops around the lid, topped by a line marking a ring along the surface of the lid, and incised lines extending outward from a button-shaped knob.

Century

7th century

Object Creation Date

7th century

Accession Number

1973/2.36A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with stamped and incised decoration and natural ash glaze

relevance

rank 14.28883

Secondary Keywords

ceremonial containers

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Title

Wine Bottle with Sgraffito Foliage Design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Pear-shaped stoneware wine bottle with white slip and sgraffito designs. Stylized foliage is incised across the main register of the body, separated from the register above by two incised bands. Above this are perhaps incised stylized petals, and separating them from the flared lip of the bottle are two more incised bands. The incisions reveal the gray clay beneath the white slip.

Century

15th-16th century

Object Creation Date

15th century - 16th century

Accession Number

2004/1.264

Medium and Support

stoneware with brushed incised decoration on white slip under colorless glaze

relevance

rank 14.28883

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bottles

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vessels

Title

Untitled vessel

Artist

Ray Allen

Physical Description

A bulbous vessel with a narrow base and wide mouth that is flanged. The vessel is made up of small, glued pieces of wood that are then turned, creating an intricate pattern in the wood's fine, finished surface. The predominate decorations are bands of diamonds and triangles that run around the widest point of the vessel and beneath the flanged mouth.

Large wood vessel with rings of Native American-inspired design patterns

Artist Life Dates

(Dickson, Tennessee, 1930 - 2000, Yuma, Arizona)

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1995

Accession Number

2002/2.119

Medium and Support

mesquite, satin wood, blood wood, rose wood, curly maple, ebony, dyed veneer

relevance

rank 14.28632

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Title

Calligraphy: "And naturally ripens into fruit"

Artist

Tetsugen (Ôbaku) Doko

Physical Description

Hanging scroll with five large calligraphic kanji characters. The lower right contains further text and orangish read seals. The background brocade on which it is mounted is green and gold and has a floral design. Two strips of other material lie across the top and bottom of the white material on which teh calligraphy is painted. These strips also have a floral design and a light gold/yellow background.

Artist Life Dates

active 1630-1682

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1660-1682

Accession Number

1968/2.19

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 14.27959

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Title

Saga brocade obijime (obi cord) in green, red, white and gold

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Braided silk brocade with green, red, white and gold-covered threads; no tassels

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1960-1980

Accession Number

2005/1.364

Medium and Support

saga nishiki brocade silk with green, red and white silk & gold-coated threads

relevance

rank 14.27453

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Title

Late Autumn Landscape

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

The entire top portion of this painting is seemingly blank, but represents the air and atmosphere. Below are mountains hugged by clouds and trees and vegetation in the phase of autumn.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1966/2.1

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 14.25894

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Title

Virgin of the Apocalypse

Artist

Gaetano Gandolfi

Physical Description

A woman dressed in a rose-colored robe with a blue mantle and flowing white veil stands on a silver crescent moon among a bank of dark clouds. A halo of stars encircles her head. She clasps both hands before her. The heads of two putti peak out from beneath her mantle next to her left hip. Her right foot treads upon a long serpent that curves back upon itself with an open mouth.

Artist Life Dates

(1728 - 1781)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1770-1780

Accession Number

2009/1.537

Medium and Support

oil on canvas, mounted on board

relevance

rank 14.25001

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Title

Untitled, Barn in Pennsylvania

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

An oil painting of a farmhouse in Pennsylvania. To the side of the building, three figures are standing along with a farm animal.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2011/2.140

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 14.24384

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Title

A River Landscape

Artist

Jan Brueghel

Physical Description

This gouache and ink drawing on paper is of a river, many people, and sailboats. In the foreground of the right side there is a tall, leafy tree. To the immediate left of the tree is a group of people varying in age. In the right background there are buildings.

The drawing depicts a river with at least a dozen boats of various sizes in the fore- and middle grounds. The ships range in size from a larger boat with a single tall mast, to smaller boats with and without sails, including a small boat in the lower left corner poled by a man standing in the stern that seems to be ferrying a group of people across the river. Many of the boats are docked and are being loaded or unloaded. The spires and rooftops of towns are visible on both riverbanks.

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

1575-1650

Accession Number

2009/1.493

Medium and Support

gouache and ink on paper

relevance

rank 14.24067

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Wormwood Vase

Artist

Dale Nish

Physical Description

small sandblasted wood vase displaying holes and trails eaten by worms

Artist Life Dates

(active Cardston, Alberta, Canada, 1932 - )

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2002/2.172

Medium and Support

wormy ash

relevance

rank 14.23709

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Title

#4

Artist

Mark Lindquist

Physical Description

rough-hewn oversized wood bowl in natural state with spalt, marks, holes, etc.

Artist Life Dates

born 1949

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1994

Accession Number

2002/2.155

Medium and Support

oak burl

relevance

rank 14.23709

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containers

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Title

Dance, from Spherical series

Artist

Christian Burchard

Physical Description

wood orb vessel

Artist Life Dates

born Germany, 1955

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1996

Accession Number

2002/2.125

Medium and Support

madrone burl

relevance

rank 14.23709

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Title

Black Palm

Artist

Dewey Garrett

Physical Description

black dyed wood vase with exggerated texture fibers

Artist Life Dates

(active California, 1969 - )

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2002/2.137

Medium and Support

dyed palm wood

relevance

rank 14.23709

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containers

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Title

#41 Contemplation (Alternate)

Artist

Chet LaMore

Physical Description

Abstract circular figures with faces on a pink background. Colors in muted tones of pink, green, yellow and blue.

Artist Life Dates

1908-1980

Accession Number

2012/1.219

Medium and Support

chalk and pastel on wood board

relevance

rank 14.20796

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Title

Courtesan in procession

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Physical Description

This is a portrait of courtesan and her attendant. The courtesan wears a kimono with overall cherry blossom patterns and a darker color cloak with fan, plover and wave design lining with overall cherry blossom design silk; the cloak is slipping from her right shoulder. Her obi is draped in front; it has overall hollyhock pattern. Her face is white; Her hair is sculpted like a balloon on the top and has broad wings to the side. Tortoise-shell comb and multiple hairpins adorn the hair. She is strolling toward the right. Her attendant is walking behind her, her face and body partially hidden by the courtesan. She wears the matching kimono with plover and wave design; her kimono has long sleeves (furisode), whose openings are tied with ribbons. Her obi, with peony and geometric design, is tied at the back. Her hair is in the similar shape as the courtesan but not too exaggerated. But she wears an enormous hair accessory consisting of cherry blossoms and tassels, made of silver. Her face is also in white. The painting is accompanied by poem written by Santô Kyôden with his signature and two seals. On the lower left, there are the artist's signature and seal. The mounting is made of silk brocade with embroidery in the design of clematis and millets.

Artist Life Dates

1754-1806

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1793-1795

Accession Number

1962/1.104

Medium and Support

ink, white pigment, and red color on paper

relevance

rank 14.20234

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Title

Spirit Surf, Big Sur, California

Artist

Marilyn Bridges

Physical Description

A black and white aerial photograph of an ocean surf approaching a ridged shore.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1957

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2012/2.13

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 14.20140

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Mountain Landscape

Artist

Wen Zhengming (Wen Cheng-ming)

Physical Description

A landscape of mountains depicted from the gaoyuan (high distance) perspective (looking up toward the top of the mountain from the bottom).

Artist Life Dates

1470 - 1559

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1517

Accession Number

1959/1.109

Medium and Support

ink on paper

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rank 14.20102

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Title

Warsaw

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

A black and white print that features a person holding his head in clenched fists. His clothing is creased by his dynamic position, back is haunched. Below the drawing is stylized Hebrew block print. Translated it reads "These martyrs I well remember, and my soul melts with secret sorrow. Evil men have devoured us and eagerly consumed us". The calligraphy is a prayer recited for the Musaf Service during Yom Kippur.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1969

Object Creation Date

1943; printed 1963

Accession Number

2011/1.101

Medium and Support

serigraph on paper

relevance

rank 14.19390

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associated concepts

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Title

Calligraphy: "The Ocean of Good Fortune"

Artist

Yueshan Daozong (J. Etsuzan Dôshû; Ôbaku Etsuzan)

Physical Description

Running script calligraphy

Artist Life Dates

1629 - 1709

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1660-1709

Accession Number

2003/1.392

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 14.18110

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Title

La Cigarette

Artist

Jacques Villon

Physical Description

Colors: rose, brown, blue, green, grey, yellow. Paper size: lh 63 1/5cm & rh 63cm x w 45cm. Image size: lh 41 4/5cm & rh 41 1/2cm x w 34 2/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

1875-1963

Accession Number

2008/2.369

Medium and Support

color etching and aquatint on calendered beige wove paper

relevance

rank 14.16407

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transfer method

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tobacco

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Title

New York on a Sunny Day

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A two point perspective lithograph print depicting a high-rise building in New York.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1987

Accession Number

2011/2.67

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 14.15609

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Title

Fat Man with Eyes Closed, from "Beggar Series" or "Les Gueux"

Artist

Jacques Callot

Physical Description

The single figure of a beggar dominates the composition. Dressed in rags and leaning on a staff, the figure faces the viewer and is shown walking with only slight indication of setting, principally the man's shadows.

Two punctures approximately 4cm apart at the upper center. Paper size: h 21 2/5cm x w 15 1/10cm. Plate size: lh 13 7/10cm & rh 13 2/5cm x tw 8 3/5cm & bw 8 7/10cm.

Object Creation Date

circa 1621

Accession Number

2008/2.383.2

Medium and Support

etching on laid paper

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rank 14.14735

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Title

New York Sky Some Clouds

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

An oil painting of New York City skyscrapers. A water tower is visible over the top of a building on the left.

Artist Life Dates

1921-1999

Object Creation Date

circa 1980

Accession Number

2011/2.136

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 14.13528

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high-rise buildings

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Title

Waterfall

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

Top of a waterfall into a sparsely-settled mountain valley.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

2012/2.33

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 14.12984

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Title

One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Obi Brocades

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

The colorful strips of brocade at the top and bottom of this panel feature a woven design of ivy and peonies entwined around cartwheels, bamboo, and stylized diamonds. A wide rectangular fragment of an obi (sash for kimono) lie at the center of the textile. It is an almost abstract design of boats tossed in a frothy sea. The warm, muted tones of the gold are matched in color selections of mauve, and muted purple, blue, and green threads.

Century

17th to 19th centuries

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1972/2.44.2

Medium and Support

brocade with gilt paper (kinran nishiki) & float stitch embroidery (watashi nui)

relevance

rank 14.12089

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patterning

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weft patterning

woody plants

Title

Untitled (Reflective Water)

Artist

Henry Gilpin

Physical Description

An aerial view of a pond that creates a reflective pool and a silver ring around it. The surrounding area is an intense black.

Artist Life Dates

1922-2011

Accession Number

2012/1.242

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 14.09667

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Portait of Ansel Adams, Yosemite

Artist

Bill Wright

Physical Description

Ansel Adams seated in a chair, graphic curtains behind. His hand is to his head and he is wearing glasses.

Object Creation Date

1981

Accession Number

2013/2.192

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 14.08519

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Title

Minor White, Arlington, MA

Artist

David Vestal

Physical Description

A man with white hair and glasses sorting through a pile of papers on a desk.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1924

Object Creation Date

April 1970; printed 1998

Accession Number

2013/2.182

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 14.08519

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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 14.08292

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

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dwellings

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Title

Untitled (Abstract)

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

An image of various abstract shapes, resembling body parts. The silhouettes are going in a vertical format from the upper right corner down to the lower left corner.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2013/2.529

Medium and Support

drypoint on wove paper

relevance

rank 14.08082

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abstract expressionist

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Title

Plum Blossoms and Bird

Artist

Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Physical Description

A black crow is seated on a plum branch above calligraphic text and cascades of open blossoms.

Artist Life Dates

(1864 - 1957)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1949/1.192

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 14.06313

Secondary Keywords

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deciduous trees

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Title

Bowl, oblong with two handles

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1830-1880

Accession Number

1967/2.15

Medium and Support

birch and walnut

relevance

rank 14.06188

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Musiciens Chez le Bistro

Artist

Jacques Villon

Physical Description

Paper size: h 38 1/2cm x w 32 7/10cm. Plate size: h 26 4/5cm x tw 23 3/10cm & bw 23 1/5cm. Image size: h 26cm x tw 22 2/5cm & bw 22 1/2cm.

Artist Life Dates

1875-1963

Accession Number

2008/2.414

Medium and Support

etching and aquatint on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 14.05922

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

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eating and drinking buildings

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Title

Dragons

Artist

Robert W. Chatelain

Physical Description

wood and purple resin vase with gold leaf

Artist Life Dates

born 1945

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2002/2.126

Medium and Support

black cherry burl, violet pigmented epxoy resin and gold inlay

relevance

rank 14.05306

Secondary Keywords

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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 14.05069

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descriptors

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