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Title

Hardware Store, 316-318 Bowery at Bleeker Street, New York, from "Changing New York"

Artist

Berenice Abbott

Physical Description

A black and white photograph of a hardware store in New York. An assortment of tools are layed out on the sidewalk with most prices under $1.00.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1991

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

2011/2.5

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Abbott, Berenice

Secondary Keywords

color

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

equipment

equipment by general type

mercantile buildings

objects we use

photographs

photographs by form

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

stores

stores by commodity sold

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Eight Views of Edo Suburbs: Fishing Boats Returning to Gyôtoku

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

The pyramid shaped hills in the background of this print are those of the boiling houses and salt piles of Gyôtoku’s salt industry. A ferry boat, or watashi-bune, carries passengers in the foreground of this picture. In this print a shipman steers using the large rudder located in the back of the boat.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1835-1842

Accession Number

1948/1.138

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Artist

Andô, Hiroshige

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

transfer method

asian

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

early modern japanese periods

east asian

edo (japanese period)

hunting and commercial fishing vessels

japanese

japanese periods

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

water activities

watercraft

watercraft by function

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Gyôsho Edition): #15 Yoshiwara

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

On the right hand side of the print, two figures are standing in front of a market shop, talking to the store owner. In the distance is another figure walking along the path, and beyond him is what appears to be another market stall with other figures. Writing in the upper left corner. Title in the upper right corner in a red box.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1841-1842

Accession Number

1998/2.30

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Artist

Andô, Hiroshige

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

asia (continent)

buildings and the land

chubu (region)

commercial buildings

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

geographic and political locations

headgear

japan (nation)

landscapes (environments)

mercantile buildings

natural landscapes

objects we use

physical features

plants

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #34 Futagawa

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Group of people carrying parcels and leading horses in front of a shop. Other travelers can be seen crossing in the distance. There is a tall tree by the store, and across the water is a smal hill with trees on it. The skyline is edged in pink, suggesting dawn or dusk. Writing in upper right and left corners. Title in red box in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.316

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Artist

Andô, Hiroshige

Secondary Keywords

upward

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

descriptors

dwellings

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

mammals

materials

materials by composition

mercantile buildings

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #17 Yui

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A view of a cliff and four shops on the right and a marine view with sailboats on the left. There is red glow along the ede of the horizon. Writing in various places along the top edge of the print. Title in red box in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.321

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Artist

Andô, Hiroshige

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

descriptors

inorganic material

landform components

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

mercantile buildings

natural landscapes

objects we use

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

settlements and landscapes

shores (landforms)

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Hoeido Edition): #48 Seki

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A woodblock print depicting a post town in the Edo period of Japan. There is a wooden structure to the left. It looks like a store, with a list of products hanging on the frame of the door. White flags with a blue circular design hang from the roof to the left and to right near a grouping of trees. Two groups of five men are in front of the structure, five to the left, five towards the center of the image. A thin vertical stick structure is right of center in the foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

1831-1834

Accession Number

2011/2.197

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Artist

Andô, Hiroshige

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

accessories worn on the head

asian

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

commercial buildings

commercial complexes

complexes

complexes by function

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for openings

east asian

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

headgear

mercantile buildings

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

people by gender

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Men's Fashions, from "Portfolio of 20 photographs printed by Berenice Abbott"

Artist

Eugène Atget

Artist Life Dates

1856-1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1912

Accession Number

1974/1.107

Medium and Support

gold-toned gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Atget, Eugène

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for costume

how we live

leisure

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

reflections

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

tools and equipment

urban life

Title

Mannequin, from "Portfolio of 20 photographs printed by Berenice Abbott"t

Artist

Eugène Atget

Artist Life Dates

1856-1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1898-1927

Accession Number

1974/1.119

Medium and Support

gold toned gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Atget, Eugène

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for costume

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

reflections

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

streets

tools and equipment

Title

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

Artist

Eugène Atget

Artist Life Dates

1856-1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1898-1927

Accession Number

1974/1.121

Medium and Support

gold toned gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Atget, Eugène

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

descriptors

materials

materials by function

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

streets

Title

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

Artist

Baltermants, Dmitri

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

descriptors

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

north and central america (continent)

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

service industry buildings

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Little Italy, from "City-Scapes Portfolio"

Artist

Charles Bell

Artist Life Dates

1935-1995

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1935-1991

Accession Number

1991/1.66.2

Medium and Support

screenprint on paper

Artist

Bell, Charles

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

objects

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

urban life

Title

Nun Hanging the Wash

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A nun wearing a habit hanging laundry on the line outdoors.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2014/2.272

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Bing, Ilse

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

commercial buildings

complexes

complexes by function

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

religious (people)

service industry buildings

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Ice Cream Sandwich

Artist

Julie Blackmon

Physical Description

Two girls standing on top of concrete columns, a little boy at the top of the stairs, eating an ice cream sandwich.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1966

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2013/2.100

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Blackmon, Julie

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

eating and drinking buildings

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

restaurants

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Fish Market, Honfleur (Marché aux poissons)

Artist

Eugène Boudin

Physical Description

A group of figures stand in a market place flanked by brown and tan buildings under a freely-painted sky. Most of these figures are women in the high linen headdresses characteristic of the region. At center is a woman with a red jacket.

Artist Life Dates

1824-1898

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1865

Accession Number

1955/1.75

Medium and Support

oil on paper on panel

Artist

Boudin, Eugène

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

commercial complexes

complexes

complexes by function

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Pulqueria

Artist

Manuel Carrillo

Artist Life Dates

(1906 - 1989)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1981/2.11

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Carrillo, Manuel

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

containers

containers by form

furniture

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Basketman

Artist

Manuel Carrillo

Artist Life Dates

(1906 - 1989)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1981/2.9

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Carrillo, Manuel

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

man

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and occupations

portraits

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Fruit Store Facade

Artist

Samuel Chamberlain

Artist Life Dates

1895-1975

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1930

Accession Number

1977/2.148

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

Artist

Chamberlain, Samuel

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

plants

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

Title

The Curiosity Shop, rue Campagne Premier, Paris

Artist

Samuel Chamberlain

Artist Life Dates

1895-1975

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1925

Accession Number

1977/2.149

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Artist

Chamberlain, Samuel

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

clothing

commercial buildings

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and occupations

posters

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

tools

Title

The Blacksmith's Shop, Senlis

Artist

Samuel Chamberlain

Artist Life Dates

1895-1975

Century

20th-century

Object Creation Date

1925

Accession Number

1954/1.94

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Artist

Chamberlain, Samuel

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

genres

mercantile buildings

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

F.W.

Artist

Robert Cottingham

Artist Life Dates

Born 1935

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1975

Accession Number

1975/2.96

Medium and Support

aquatint and etching on paper

Artist

Cottingham, Robert

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

text-based art

Title

Joust in the Marketplace

Artist

Lucas Cranach The Elder

Physical Description

This woodcut depicts a town square surrounded by buildings on the top and right edges of the composition as though viewed from above. Within the square is a field delimited by a fence in which a multitude of figures and figures on horseback are engaged in a chaotic battle. Several figures direct large lances toward other figures. Crowds of young and old and male and female figures watch the action from behind the fence and from within doorways, balconies and windows in the surrounding buildings.

Artist Life Dates

1472-1553

Object Creation Date

1506

Accession Number

2012/2.181

Medium and Support

woodcut on laid paper

Artist

Cranach, Lucas (The Elder)

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

commercial complexes

complexes

complexes by function

edged weapons

events

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

spears (weapons)

spears by form

staff weapons

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

L'Innocent, from "Portfolio of 11 Photographs"

Artist

Robert Doisneau

Artist Life Dates

1912-1994

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1949; printed 1979

Accession Number

1981/2.167.9

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Doisneau, Robert

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

biological components

buildings and the land

calves

clothing

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

figures

how we live

mammals

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and occupations

rites of passage

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

streets

the human body

the natural world

upper body

Title

La Dame Indignée, from "Portfolio of 11 Photographs"

Artist

Robert Doisneau

Artist Life Dates

1912-1994

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1948; printed 1979

Accession Number

1981/2.167.1

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Doisneau, Robert

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

faces

figures

making art

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

streets

Title

Wilmington, North Carolina, from "Master Prints Volume II"

Artist

Elliott Erwitt

Artist Life Dates

Born 1928

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1950; printed 1985

Accession Number

1987/1.253.6

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Erwitt, Elliott

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for costume

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and occupations

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

tools and equipment

women

Title

Untitled, from the series 'Dress'

Artist

Walker Evans

Artist Life Dates

1903-1975

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1963

Accession Number

1990/2.41

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Evans, Walker

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

business and related functions

commercial buildings

functions

functions (activities)

functions by specific context

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and culture

portfolios

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Company Store, Hecla, West Virginia

Artist

Walker Evans

Artist Life Dates

1903-1975

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1936

Accession Number

1990/2.42

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Evans, Walker

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

business and related functions

commercial buildings

functions

functions (activities)

functions by specific context

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and culture

portfolios

roads

rural life

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Third Avenue, New York, from "Third Avenue"

Artist

Walker Evans

Artist Life Dates

1903-1975

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1962

Accession Number

1990/2.60

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Evans, Walker

Secondary Keywords

americas

architecture

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

locality

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

new york

north & central america

portfolios

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

streets

united states

Title

Exterior of Cafe, Paris, France

Artist

Leonard Freed

Physical Description

Looking at a window into a restaurant. The sign on the window goes in line with a person seated at a table.

Object Creation Date

1981

Accession Number

2014/2.337

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Freed, Leonard

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

declaratory and advertising artifacts

eating and drinking buildings

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

roads

roads by form

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation spaces

Title

Greektown, Detroit, Michigan

Artist

D. James Galbraith

Physical Description

Two men wearing black hats seated at a dining table in a restaurant.

Artist Life Dates

(1930 - 2002)

Object Creation Date

circa 1980

Accession Number

2014/2.242

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper, laid down on board

Artist

Galbraith, D. James

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

eating and drinking buildings

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Hunger

Artist

George Grosz

Physical Description

This sparely executed lithograph depicts, from left to right, a young boy, an aged man in a hat, and an aged woman in a shawl looking at the food on display in a shop window, bananas, cheese, sausage, and wine, among other items.

Artist Life Dates

1893-1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1924

Accession Number

1957/1.105

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Artist

Grosz, George

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

figures

image-making processes and techniques

lithography

materials

materials by function

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

movement

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

planographic printing processes

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

stores

stores by commodity sold

windows and window components

Title

Blue-and-white plate with landscape design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Hizen ware, Japan

Physical Description

A medium size plate has blue-and-white underglaze painting of landscape. There are two groups of mountains; one of the left has two large rocks flanked by two smaller mountains with a few trees on the tops. Three smaller rocks peek from the water. On the right side, a range of gently sloped mountains and a rock are drawn. There are two fishing boats with masts can be seen in front of the mountain range. The crescent moon, shadowed by one side, is in the sky. The drawing is executed in thick underglaze and painted in lighter glaze. There are brown speckles on the surface; reddish color stains on the top of the rim. Some chips on the rim and on the back. The foot is unglazed; eye is glazed. There is a single band around the rim.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1643

Accession Number

1963/2.62

Medium and Support

porcelain, blue underglaze painting

Artist

Hizen ware, Japan, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

upward

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

design elements

dishes

hunting and commercial fishing vessels

lacustrine bodies

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

motifs

natural element motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

vessels for serving and consuming food

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by function

watercraft by specific type

Title

The Four Times of Day: Noon

Artist

William Hogarth

Physical Description

This print is vertically oriented with gray markings. A cream border surrounds it and it has “NOON” written below it. The lower half of the print has a busy street scene with lots of adults and children in 18th century garb. The upper half shows the top of the buildings that line the street, including a shop, a brick building, and a church steeple in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1697-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1738

Accession Number

1971/2.57

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on laid paper

Artist

Hogarth, William

Secondary Keywords

scale

architectural elements

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

eating and drinking buildings

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people and culture

religious buildings

religious structures

roads

roads by form

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation spaces

windows and window components

Title

The Four Times of Day: Evening

Artist

William Hogarth

Physical Description

This print is vertically oriented with gray markings. A cream border surrounds it and it has “EVENING” written below it. The lower half of the print has a pastoral scene with several adults and children by a stream at the bottom of the print. Behind them, someone milks a cow. The upper half shows the tops of buildings and rolling hills. A sunset is taking place with dramatic clouds.

Artist Life Dates

1697-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1738

Accession Number

1971/2.58

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on laid paper

Artist

Hogarth, William

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

earth sciences concepts

eating and drinking buildings

landscapes (environments)

mammals

natural landscapes

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

physical sciences concepts

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

The Four Times of Day: Evening

Artist

William Hogarth

Physical Description

This print is vertically oriented with gray markings. A cream border surrounds it and it has “NIGHT” written below it. The lower half of the print has a busy street scene with lots of people taking parts of several stories (e.g. someone empting a chamber pot on people on the street, a tipped over carriage that is being set on fire, a quack doctor performing an operation in a candlelit room). The upper half of the print shows the tops of the buildings that line the street, iron-wrought shop signs, a statue of a man on horseback in the distance, and a crescent moon in a cloudy sky.

Artist Life Dates

1697-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1738

Accession Number

1971/2.59

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on laid paper

Artist

Hogarth, William

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

carriages

carriages by form

commercial buildings

earth sciences concepts

eating and drinking buildings

events

four-wheeled carriages

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

objects we use

passenger vehicles

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

Title

At the Cloth Merchant's

Artist

Jean-Baptiste Huet

Artist Life Dates

1745-1811

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1772

Accession Number

1966/2.19

Medium and Support

pen and wash

Artist

Huet, Jean-Baptiste

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

figures

genres

mercantile buildings

people and occupations

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

La Villa Madama

Artist

Jean-François Janinet

Physical Description

This etching, in a pale blue, brown and gray color scheme, depicts an outdoor scene with a large Roman style building and several human figures in the foreground. One giant wall, with two large arches, with semi-circular apses behind, crosses the middle section of the composition from left to right. It intersects a massive building that has a series of vaulted chambers. Both structures have crumbling stonework and overgrown vegetation. There are several groups of women in the foreground on both sides of a river. Some are in the water washing laundry and some are standing with wash hanging on lines. There is a small dog on the shore.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1752 - 1814, )

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1778

Accession Number

1973/1.737

Medium and Support

etching and lavis-manner engraving printed in color on paper

Artist

Janinet, Jean-François

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

arches and arch components

architectural elements

architecture

bridges by form

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

landscapes (environments)

laundry

mammals

natural landscapes

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

service industry buildings

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

spanning and projecting structural elements

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

the natural world

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Fishermen Returning in the Evening Snow

Artist

Jiang Song (Chiang Sung)

Physical Description

Swift, spontaneous brushwork is used to capture a winter landscape. Two fishermen, wearing wide-brimmed straw hats and thatched grass rain capes, work their way through the heavy snow as they cross a bridge, carrying nets on their shoulders.

Artist Life Dates

(1478 - after 1567)

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

early 16th century

Accession Number

1976/2.139

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on silk

Artist

Jiang, Song

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

fishing vessels

fishing vessels by function

hats

headgear

hunting and commercial fishing vessels

image-making processes and techniques

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

scientists and people in science-related occupations

seasons

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by function

watercraft by specific type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

A Solitary Fisherman at Kajikasawa, Kai Province (Kajikasawa, Kai)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

The print depicts a fisherman standing on a seaside cliff perfoming loneline fishing. There are great waves below him striking the cliff and there is a mountain in the background. The print mainly applies the color of white and shades of blue. The artist inscribed the title of the work along with his signature on the upper left-hand corner.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1823-1829

Accession Number

1948/1.150

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper, ôban yoko-e size

Artist

Katsushika, Hokusai

Secondary Keywords

upward

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

hunting and commercial fishing vessels

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

water activities

watercraft

watercraft by function

watercraft by specific type

Title

Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

A large group of young women inside a building surrounded by male servants. The women all wear various styles of kimono, though the predominant colors are red and green. The inside of the building is on the bottom floor with a set of steps leading up to a second floor, not depicted.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1811-1813

Accession Number

1938.1

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size

Artist

Katsushika, Hokusai

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

building divisions

buildings and the land

circulation elements

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume by form

dwellings

main garments

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

prostitutes

residential structures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

service industry buildings

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

stairs and stair components

Title

Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

A group of 18 women inside a building wearing various kimono with the predominant colors being grey, red, black, and green. Some of the kimono also have orange coloring. The patterns and designs on the kimono vary from images of flowers to geometric designs. A rice paper door is seen in the background leading to a room at a slightly higher level and an image of a phoenix can be partially seen on the wall in the back and to the left. One of the women near the front is tying the string around a package while three other women near her are arranging small footed trays. One of the women in the forefront and to the left appears to be holding a cup or jar.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1811-1813

Accession Number

1938.2

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size

Artist

Katsushika, Hokusai

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

building divisions

buildings and the land

circulation elements

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume by form

main garments

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

prostitutes

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

service industry buildings

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

stairs and stair components

Title

Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

A print of 15 women inside a building dressed in various kimono with the predominant colors being grey, red, black, and green. Some of the kimono also have orange coloring. The patterns and designs on the kimono vary from images of flowers to geometric designs. One male is kneeling towards the back and another man can be seen in the background leaving the room. Two women to the very back and left of the image appear to be adjusting their makeup. Three women to the front sit around a tea set (partially visable) and two women to their right are whispering to each other.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1811-1813

Accession Number

1938.3

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size

Artist

Katsushika, Hokusai

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume by form

dwellings

main garments

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

prostitutes

residential structures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

service industry buildings

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Ctric News Topi

Artist

Ronald Kitaj

Physical Description

Various sized, colorful rectangles lay atop a black background. Some of these shapes contain a variety of images: printed lettering, hand written documents, black and white photographs, and labeling tape. Each individual component has a label-like white box with a red border. Some of the rectangles also have a black or red tape that seems to censor the work's words and objects.

Artist Life Dates

born 1932

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1932-1983

Accession Number

1983/1.194

Medium and Support

color screenprint on wove paper

Artist

Kitaj, Ronald

Secondary Keywords

color

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

gathered matter components

information form components

information forms

mercantile buildings

objects we use

pages

photographs

photographs by form

publications

serials

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

stands (mercantile structures)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Clothes Shop

Artist

Charles Locke

Artist Life Dates

1899-1983

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1937

Accession Number

1943.82

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Artist

Locke, Charles

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

figures

how we live

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

organizations

people and occupations

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

streets

Title

Pekin Shops

Artist

Ernest Lumsden

Artist Life Dates

1883-1948

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1911

Accession Number

1977/2.156

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Artist

Lumsden, Ernest

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and occupations

plants

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

streets

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

Title

Lantern Shop at Shimabaraguchi, Kyoto

Artist

Nishijima Katsuyuki

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1983/1.273

Medium and Support

print on paper

Artist

Nishijima, Katsuyuki

Secondary Keywords

asia

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

japan

locality

mercantile buildings

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Jamaica Bay

Artist

Ann Nooney

Artist Life Dates

Born 1900

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1939

Accession Number

1943.95

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Artist

Nooney, Ann

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

displacement vessels

geography

how we live

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

organizations

people and occupations

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

surface craft

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by displacement

watercraft by general type

watercraft by operating environment

watercraft by specific type

waterscapes

Title

Courtesan and client: parody of the Kiritsubo Chapter of the Tale of Genji (Mitate Genji Kiritsubo)

Artist

Okumura Masanobu

Physical Description

A monochrome print depicting two standing women and a reclining man in a room. The taller woman, a courtesan, wears an elaborate kimono of butterfly design and under-kimono of geometric patterns; her hair is tied on the back, wearing tortoise shell comb and hairpin. She is holding skirts of kimono and under-kimono with her right hand and is hiding her left hand under the kimono. The second woman, an attendant, is standing behind the courtesan, holding a doll of a boy and her face turning away. She wears a plain kimono with pine tree design and obi (sash) with striped patterns. The man is reclining and looking toward the courtesan. They seem to engage in conversation. The man wears kimono with design of coins and short jacket with plaid patterns. His hair is shaved on top and tied on the back. There is a folded screen behind him, depicting a plum tree by river. In front of him, there are a sake pitcher, sake cup and its stand, and a bowl with food accompanied by a tray and chopsticks. There is a title of the print in cartouche at upper right.

Artist Life Dates

1686-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1711-1716

Accession Number

1948/1.198

Medium and Support

Oban (large-size) sumizurii-e (monochrome woodblock print) on paper

Artist

Okumura, Masanobu

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

deciduous trees

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

insects

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

plants

prostitutes

service industry buildings

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Store Sketch

Artist

Claes Oldenburg

Artist Life Dates

American, born Sweden, 1929

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1961

Accession Number

2000/2.189

Medium and Support

black ink and watercolor on medium thick smooth cream wove paper

Artist

Oldenburg, Claes

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

genres

mercantile buildings

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

sketches

Title

Market Scene, Town Square

Artist

Camille Pissarro

Physical Description

Street scene with a lot of blue toned umbrellas and people at a market. Lamp post in the foreground, line drawings of buildings in the background. Birds flying in the sky. Blues, browns, whites, greens and specks of red colors throughout.

Artist Life Dates

1830-1903

Object Creation Date

mid 19th century

Accession Number

2014/1.616

Medium and Support

watercolor and gouache on paper

Artist

Pissarro, Camille

Secondary Keywords

scale

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

commercial complexes

complexes

complexes by function

people

people and culture

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

Title

Untitled, Ropa Vieja

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

Pieces of white cloth are hanging on the laundry lines to be blown dry by the wind.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2011/2.74

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Artist

Sanchez, Emilio

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by function

coverings and hangings by specific type

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lithographs

objects we use

planographic prints

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

service industry buildings

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique