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Title
Kadampa Stupa
Artist
Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
Physical Description
A miniature stupa, cast of bronze in several parts, consisting of a bell-shaped base; an inverted cone-shaped tower, capped by an "umbrella" with pendant, fringe-like decoration, inlaid with semi-percious stone, surmounted by a lotus bud. Atop the whole structure is a half-moon and sun disk motif, supported by intertwined ribbons and culminating in another lotus bud.
Century
13th century
Object Creation Date
13th century
Accession Number
2003/1.386
Medium and Support
bronze with inlaid turquoise and coral
relevance
rank 0.39157
Secondary Keywords
asian
associated concepts
buildings and the land
ceremonial containers
containers
containers by function or context
liturgical containers
objects we use
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious structures
single built works
single built works by function
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south asian
styles and periods
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Title
Sugar Caster (one of a pair)
Artist
Monogrammist CO
Physical Description
This sugar caster consists of an octagonal body topped by a domed lid. The body stands on a molded, octagonal base with alternating concave sides, a design carried through the rest of the body and the lid. The lid is pierced with geometric and floral patterns that alternate on each facet, and is surmounted by a rounded finial. The tall, slender proportions of the caster are counterbalanced by the horizontal moldings that decorate the base, body and lid. An unidentified coat of arms appears on the body of the caster.
Artist Life Dates
active 1739-1742
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1739
Accession Number
1966/2.5
Medium and Support
silver
relevance
rank 0.39136
Secondary Keywords
casters (vessels)
condiment vessels
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
design elements
europe (continent)
european
european styles and periods
geographic and political locations
metalwork
netherlands (nation)
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
renaissance-baroque styles and periods
south holland (province)
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
vessels for serving and consuming food
Title
Sugar Caster (one of a pair)
Artist
Monogrammist CO
Physical Description
This sugar caster consists of an octagonal body topped by a domed lid. The body stands on a molded, octagonal base with alternating concave sides, a design carried through the rest of the body and the lid. The lid is pierced with geometric and floral patterns that alternate on each facet, and is surmounted by a rounded finial. The tall, slender proportions of the caster are counterbalanced by the horizontal moldings that decorate the base, body and lid. An unidentified coat of arms appears on the body of the caster.
Artist Life Dates
active 1739-1742
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1739
Accession Number
1966/2.6
Medium and Support
silver
relevance
rank 0.39136
Secondary Keywords
casters (vessels)
condiment vessels
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
design elements
europe (continent)
european
european styles and periods
geographic and political locations
metalwork
netherlands (nation)
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
renaissance-baroque styles and periods
south holland (province)
styles and periods
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vessels for serving and consuming food
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Title
Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra, on a double lotus dais
Artist
Nepal
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
16th century
Accession Number
2000/2.154
Medium and Support
gilt bronze
relevance
rank 0.39108
Secondary Keywords
asian
associated concepts
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
descriptors
design elements
figures (representations)
form attributes
motifs
objects we use
people and culture
plant-derived motifs
religions
religions and religious concepts
size (extent)
size by specific type
south asian
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by subject type
Title
The Mourning Virgin and holy women (fragment of a Crucifixion from a portable altarpiece)
Artist
Embriachi Workshop, Venice, Italy
Physical Description
This carved bone sculpture depicts the Virgin Mary raising her right hand in a gesture of grief while her head is bent in mourning. A similar female figure, holding her hands clasped before her, appears in profile behind the Virgin, and another female figure stands to the left. Behind the mourning women the pointed helmets worn by two soldiers may be discerned.
Century
14th-15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1400
Accession Number
1976/2.102
Medium and Support
bone
relevance
rank 0.39107
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
combination inorganic/organic animal material
combination inorganic/organic material
descriptors
europe (continent)
events
executions
geographic and political locations
italy (nation)
materials
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people and culture
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religions and religious concepts
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veneto (region)
venezia (province)
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Title
Drawing RIII 7 (Interlacing Triangles)
Artist
Bridget Riley
Physical Description
pencil drawing and gouache on paper
Artist Life Dates
born 1931
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1972
Accession Number
1983/1.170
Medium and Support
gouache and pencil on paper
relevance
rank 0.39103
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
abstraction
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
forms of expression
international post-1945 styles and movements
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
paintings
paintings by material or technique
people and culture
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
rectangles
study
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual and tactile
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
watercolors
Title
Polycandelon for six oil lamps
Artist
Artist Unknown, Coptic, Egypt
Physical Description
This bronze light fixture consists of a central circular celestial motif from which extend twelve arms in a radial pattern. Six of these arms, embellished with maltese crosses, end in omega-shaped terminals. These decorated arms alternate with six unadorned arms that terminate in rings designed to hold glass oil lamps. The entire disk is suspended from three bronze chains joined to a large hook.
Century
6th century
Object Creation Date
500-599
Accession Number
1965/2.54
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 0.39103
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
christianity
copper alloy
copper and copper alloy
crosses (motifs)
descriptors
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furnishings
furnishings by form or function
geographic and political locations
inorganic material
lighting devices
lighting devices by form
materials
materials by composition
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
middle east (general region)
motifs
nonferrous metal
objects we use
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
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Title
Hiroshima Series
Artist
Jacob Lawrence
Artist Life Dates
1917 - 2000
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1983
Accession Number
1997/1.533.5
Medium and Support
screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper
relevance
rank 0.39100
Secondary Keywords
animal material
animal material by form or function
descriptors
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
materials
materials by origin
multiple-seating furniture
objects we use
people and occupations
plants
seating furniture
skeleton and skeleton components
skeleton components
the natural world
Title
Prestige Axe
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bambara
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/1.100
Medium and Support
metal blade with wood handle with metal studs
relevance
rank 0.39097
Secondary Keywords
african
african styles by region
ceremonial weapons
cutting equipment
cutting tools
descriptors
equipment
equipment by process
manding
object genres
object genres by material
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people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
tools and equipment
weapons
weapons and ammunition
west african styles
western sudanese styles
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Title
Untitled (Girl and Water Fountain)
Artist
Manuel Carrillo
Artist Life Dates
(1906 - 1989)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1960-1980
Accession Number
1987/1.220
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 0.39091
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
buildings and the land
child
circulation elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
family
how we live
hydraulic structures
hydraulic structures by function
modern and contemporary art
people and occupations
relationships
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
stair components
stairs and stair components
steps and step components
the natural world
water distribution structures
waterscapes
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Title
Clearing After Snow
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
In this scene mountains and a pavillion are covered by snow and dormant trees bear no leaves. Calligraphic text is in the upper right corner.
Artist Life Dates
1906 - 1987
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1981
Accession Number
2006/1.110
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 0.39083
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
buildings and the land
coating (material)
coating by form
descriptors
earth sciences concepts
evergreens
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by function
natural landscapes
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
plants
precipitation
scientific concepts
settlements and landscapes
trees
trees by leaf life
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena
woody plants
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Title
Bamboo in Snow
Artist
Obaku Seikon (Taiho)
Physical Description
Gold and tan colored cloth with a scene of two bamboo shoots.
Artist Life Dates
1691-1774
Object Creation Date
circa 1760-1774
Accession Number
2014/2.252
Medium and Support
ink on silk, silk and paper backing
relevance
rank 0.39062
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
buildings and the land
descriptors
earth sciences concepts
grass (plant material)
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by origin
natural landscapes
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
plant material
plants
precipitation
scientific concepts
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena
woody plants
Title
Pear-shaped ivory snuff bottle with depiction of people
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1912-1949
Accession Number
1980/2.64
Medium and Support
ivory
relevance
rank 0.39062
Secondary Keywords
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
bone
bone by form
combination inorganic/organic animal material
combination inorganic/organic material
containers
containers by function or context
containers for personal use
containers for smoking and tobacco use
dentin
descriptors
form attributes
materials
materials by composition
objects we use
people and culture
shape
tooth and tooth components
tooth components
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Title
Solitary Leisure in a Quiet Pavilion
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
This L-shaped composition uses soft yet bright colors to depict a curving road through rolling green mountains covered with the varing red tones of autumn trees. A solitary figure sits in a pavillion, and the scene is obscured by wisps of white clouds.
Artist Life Dates
1906-1987
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1974
Accession Number
2006/1.108
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 0.39058
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
buildings and the land
coating (material)
coating by form
descriptors
earth sciences concepts
garden structures
materials
materials by function
objects we use
paintings
paintings by form
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
scientific concepts
scroll paintings
seasons
settlements and landscapes
single built works
single built works by location or context
single built works by specific type
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Untitled (I feel most colored...), from Four Etchings
Artist
Glenn Ligon
Physical Description
Stencilled black capital letters on white background.
Artist Life Dates
born 1960
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1992
Accession Number
1993/2.13.1
Medium and Support
softground etching, aquatint, spitbite, and sugarlift aquatint on white Rives BF
relevance
rank 0.39035
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
concepts in the arts
document genres
historical, theoretical and critical concepts
information form components
information forms
layout features
modern american styles and periods
modern and contemporary art
modern north american styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
text-based art
the americas
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
words
Title
Buddha, seated, with mandorla and dais; inscription
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
6th century
Object Creation Date
515
Accession Number
1964/2.96
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 0.39008
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
descriptors
design elements
document genres
document genres by form
form attributes
information forms
motifs
natural element motifs
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people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
size (extent)
size by specific type
visual works
visual works by subject type
Title
Embroidered Raffia Cloth Panel with Geometric Design
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1940
Accession Number
1984/2.56
Medium and Support
Raffia
relevance
rank 0.39001
Secondary Keywords
aegean
aegean periods
descriptors
early western world
greek
mediterranean
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
object genres
object genres by material
panels
people and culture
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques
visual and tactile
Title
Human Puppet Head
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali
Physical Description
A stylized rendering of a human face with long narrow nose, round eyes set close to bridge of nose, and open, ellipitical mouth. The head is carved in shape of a coiffure that resembles a helmet which extends down the sides of the head. The head is topped with a high arched sagital crest. Patina is dark brown in color with traces of red and blue pigment. Sheet metal cut in circles and long strips embellish the top of the head.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1970
Accession Number
1971/2.21
Medium and Support
wood, sheet metal, cloth and pigment
relevance
rank 0.38989
Secondary Keywords
artistic concepts
artistic devices
associated concepts
biological components
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
concepts in the arts
events
objects we use
people and culture
performing arts structures
recreational artifacts
recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
the human body
upper body
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Title
Number 3, from "Numbers"
Artist
Robert Indiana
Physical Description
The number "3" in orange in a blue circle with a green background; the word "THREE" written bottom center.
Artist Life Dates
born 1928
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1968
Accession Number
1976/2.144
Medium and Support
silkscreen on paper
relevance
rank 0.38973
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
european
european styles and periods
information form components
international post-1945 styles and movements
layout features
modern and contemporary art
modern european styles and movements
numbers
people and culture
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
script and type forms
script and type signs
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
Title
Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra; probably part of a larger altarpiece
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
5th century
Object Creation Date
circa 5th century
Accession Number
1964/2.93
Medium and Support
gilt bronze
relevance
rank 0.38971
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
descriptors
figures (representations)
form attributes
objects we use
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious visual works
size (extent)
size by specific type
visual works
visual works by function
visual works by subject type
Title
Buddha, seated in the pralambapadasana pose (with legs pendant), in abhaya mudra
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
7th-8th century
Object Creation Date
7th century - 8th century
Accession Number
1964/2.92
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 0.38971
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
descriptors
figures (representations)
form attributes
objects we use
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious visual works
size (extent)
size by specific type
visual works
visual works by function
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Title
Fourberies de Femme, en matiere de Sentiment, pl. 9: A un monsieur Anatole qui attend dans un cabinet de la Poissonnerie.
Artist
Paul Gavarni
Artist Life Dates
1804-1866
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1841
Accession Number
1972/2.51
Medium and Support
lithograph on wove paper
relevance
rank 0.38959
Secondary Keywords
architecture
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
dishes
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
objects
objects we use
people and occupations
seating furniture
single seating furniture
vessels for serving and consuming food
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Title
The Edge
Artist
Richard Tuttle
Physical Description
A print of ten blue and green lines being refracted off of an unknown surface.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1941
Object Creation Date
1998
Accession Number
2011/1.80.A-M
Medium and Support
suite of 13 color engravings in various colors a la poupee on paper
relevance
rank 0.38953
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
asian
chinese
chinese painting styles
chinese styles
chinese styles and periods
east asian
intaglio prints
objects we use
people and culture
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Annunciation
Artist
Artist Unknown, Antwerp School, Belgium
Physical Description
An angel, holding a scepter in his left hand and making a gesture of speech with his right, interrupts the Virgin at her reading. She kneels on the floor and rests her left hand on an open book placed atop a lectern. A vase with a flowering lily sits on the floor between the angel and the Virgin and a small white dove encircled by a halo hovers between them. The scene unfolds within an elaborate and richly decorated interior that includes a chair and canopied bed in the background.
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1520
Accession Number
1992/1.135
Medium and Support
oil on panel
relevance
rank 0.38938
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
antwerpen (province)
associated concepts
belgium (nation)
birds
descriptors
europe (continent)
flanders (region)
geographic and political locations
image-making processes and techniques
legendary creatures
objects we use
painting (image-making)
painting and painting techniques
people and culture
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious visual works
visual works
visual works by function
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Title
Untitled (bird cage, re-lynching)
Artist
Tyree Guyton
Physical Description
A splatter painted bird cage stand with a rounded top cage on top in red, green, orange, white and blue. There is mesh on one side of the bottom of the cage that is also splatter painted. Inside the cage hanging from the top is a small bell, part of an American flag and a replica of a human penis, painted black, hanging upside down.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1955
Object Creation Date
1980-2010
Accession Number
2013/2.312
Medium and Support
metal bird cage stand, American flag, rubber elements, metal bell and rectangular-shaped screen
relevance
rank 0.38938
Secondary Keywords
hollow-bodied
american regions
animal husbandry containers
bells and sets of bells
chordophones
containers
containers by function or context
directly struck idiophones
identifying artifacts
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
north american
objects we use
people and culture
percussion idiophones
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
struck idiophones
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
the americas
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Title
Tu Walpi, Arizona
Artist
Carl Hoerman
Physical Description
Two figures in the foreground stand with their backs to the viewer, looking toward buildings in the middleground. The buildings are built in the pueblo style, with some arched windows and beams jutting out from the roof. A ladder leans against a building in the far left of the composition. The scene is heavily shadowed, by both the buildings and the figures.
Artist Life Dates
American, born Germany, 1885-1955
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1885-1954
Accession Number
1954/1.117
Medium and Support
drypoint on paper
relevance
rank 0.38934
Secondary Keywords
height
buildings and the land
equipment
equipment by process
geographic and political locations
modern and contemporary art
native american
native north american styles
north and central america (continent)
objects we use
people and culture
single built works
single built works by form
single built works by specific type
southwestern native american styles
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
supporting equipment
the americas
tools and equipment
united states (nation)
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Title
Untitled 1 of 4
Artist
Terry Winters
Physical Description
This is an oil painting in a vertical format painted in tones of brown, white and black. It shows four circular forms and areas with thick paint applied in broad brushstokes.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1949
Century
late 20th - early 21st century
Object Creation Date
1983
Accession Number
2009/1.544
Medium and Support
oil on linen
relevance
rank 0.38898
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
european
european styles and periods
geometric concepts
geometric figures
mathematical concepts
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
people and culture
plane figures
scientific concepts
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
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Title
Sediment
Artist
Dan Walters
Physical Description
This black and white print depicts geometric forms arranged to suggest some kind of mechanical contraption. Two larger circular forms are arranged side-by-side in the center of the composition. A line rest diagonally atop these forms and above the line an assortment of circular and less definite shapes and textures (depicted with cross-hatching and other techniques) are described. The print is imbued with a smoke-like atmosphere as a result of the spitbite and aquatint.
Object Creation Date
1967
Accession Number
2012/2.184
Medium and Support
etching, drypoint, aquatint and spitbite on paper
relevance
rank 0.38898
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
european
european styles and periods
geometric concepts
geometric figures
mathematical concepts
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
people and culture
plane figures
scientific concepts
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
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Title
Articulation: Formulation, from the portfolio "Formulation: Articulation"
Artist
Josef Albers
Artist Life Dates
American, born Germany, 1888-1976
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1972
Accession Number
1983/1.336.10
Medium and Support
screenprint on paper
relevance
rank 0.38898
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
aegean
aegean periods
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
early western world
european
european styles and periods
forms of expression
greek
mediterranean
modern and contemporary art
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual and tactile
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Title
In the Fog
Artist
Warren Lombard
Physical Description
The bottom half of this print's composition shows a rocky outcropping, with a triangular shadow in the center right. On the bottom left is some foliage. The top half of the composition shows three trees in the center right. The left-most tree is darker than the other two. The trees are set against a flat background.
Artist Life Dates
1855-1939
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1923
Accession Number
1940.21
Medium and Support
drypoint on paper
relevance
rank 0.38893
Secondary Keywords
upward
associated concepts
buildings and the land
descriptors
earth sciences concepts
inorganic material
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by composition
modern and contemporary art
natural landscapes
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
plants
scientific concepts
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena
woody plants
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Title
The Palace
Artist
Frederick Griggs
Artist Life Dates
1876-1938
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1916
Accession Number
1954/1.110
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 0.38892
Secondary Keywords
architecture
buildings
castles and palaces
european
european styles and periods
modern and contemporary art
modern british styles and movements
modern british styles by reign
modern european regional styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
palaces
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
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Title
Chess Set (Legs to Base of Chess Board)
Artist
Victor Vasarely
Physical Description
Acrylic chess set. The playing pieces are of various geometric shapes. The board and the space that surrounds it are covered with a colorful grid pattern, which each square filled with a circle.
Artist Life Dates
1908 - 1997
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1980
Accession Number
2004/2.86FF&GG
Medium and Support
acrylic sculpture
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rank 0.38869
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
abstraction
artistic concepts
associated concepts
card, table and board game elements
concepts in the arts
descriptors
forming
forms of expression
game pieces
gameboards
international post-1945 styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
recreational artifacts
recreational artifacts for competitive activities
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Title
Famous Views of Snow, Moon and Flowers: Trout Fishing by Moonlight on the Tamagawa River
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
The dark color pallette and the moon indicate that the image is set at night. There are people standing in the water, bending over in search of fish. Others stand on the bank, helping with the fishing process. Also shown are the silhouettes of a bridge over the water and the mountains in the distance.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1846
Accession Number
1948/1.137
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 0.38824
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
associated concepts
earth sciences concepts
objects we use
people and culture
physical activities
physical activities by location
physical activities by specific context
physical sciences concepts
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
relief prints
scientific concepts
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
water activities
Title
Staff
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Republic of the Congo, Kongo, Solongo
Accession Number
2001/2.53
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 0.38824
Secondary Keywords
african
african styles by region
central and equatorial african styles
descriptors
equipment
equipment by context
equipment for personal use
object genres
object genres by material
objects
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people and culture
southwestern democratic republic of congo styles
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
tools and equipment
walking sticks
western democratic republic of congo styles
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Title
Sharing a Boat in the Wind and Rain
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
Three figures in a boat withstand wind and rain as they navigate river waters. Trees along the banks seem to bend under the force of the wind. Water saturdated ink and washes blur distinctions and imply the extremity of the weather.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1983
Accession Number
2006/1.125
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 0.38820
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
coating (material)
coating by form
descriptors
earth sciences concepts
materials
materials by function
objects we use
paintings
paintings by form
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
precipitation
scientific concepts
scroll paintings
transportation vehicles
vehicles
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
watercraft
watercraft by general type
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena
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Title
Now the Dove and the Leopard Wrestle
Artist
Romare Bearden
Physical Description
This painting features animal part shapes in abstract forms in blues, ochres, green and red colors. It is expressive in the different movements of the animals.
Artist Life Dates
1911 - 1988
Object Creation Date
1946
Accession Number
2012/1.225
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 0.38764
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
birds
descriptors
european
european styles and periods
image-making processes and techniques
mammals
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
painting and painting techniques
painting techniques
painting techniques by medium
people and culture
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
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Title
Round Inkwell with Apple Blossoms, poreclain, round marked "CFM/CDM FRANCE", limoges
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
A purple color inkwell made with porcelain has drawings of apple blossom all around the outside of the inkwell. And there is a lid cover on the top of the inkwell.
Object Creation Date
1875-1975
Accession Number
2010/1.294
Medium and Support
porcelain
relevance
rank 0.38764
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by function or context
containers for writing equipment
european
european styles and periods
flowers
modern british ceramics styles
modern british decorative arts styles and movements
modern british styles and movements
modern european regional styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
plants
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
the natural world
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Title
I-S Va 5 (Six Variants)
Artist
Josef Albers
Physical Description
An abstract print of six rectangular shapes in neutral shades
Artist Life Dates
American, born Germany, 1888-1976
Object Creation Date
1969
Accession Number
2011/1.118
Medium and Support
screenprint on Arches
relevance
rank 0.38764
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
abstraction
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
european
european styles and periods
forms of expression
geometric concepts
geometric figures
mathematical concepts
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
people and culture
plane figures
polygons
quadrilaterals
scientific concepts
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
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Title
Homage
Artist
Chuang Che
Physical Description
The background of this print is covered with whitish paint or gesso that reveals the texture of the canvas, brush, and its application. Where material has been applied to the canvas there are small wrinkles. Dashes of black paint appear on the lower two thirds of the collage. What looks like a signature is in the bottom left.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1933
Century
20th century
Accession Number
2010/2.32
Medium and Support
oil and acrylic paint on canvas
relevance
rank 0.38760
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
european
european styles and periods
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
painting components
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works components
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Title
Untitled
Artist
André Masson
Physical Description
This abstracted drawing in black ink contains a series of lines and shapes that evoke a sense of motion from the upper right to the lower left of the composition. Long parallel lines on a diagonal from the top right to bottom left reinforce this sense of movement. Swirling abstracted forms surround these lines and the composition is speckled with very fine splatterings of ink throughout.
Artist Life Dates
1896-1987
Accession Number
2012/2.175
Medium and Support
pen and ink on laid paper
relevance
rank 0.38741
Secondary Keywords
coating (material)
coating by form
descriptors
drawings
drawings by technique
european
european styles and periods
materials
materials by function
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Bowl with figure holding goblet and flask
Artist
Iraq
Century
9th-10th century
Object Creation Date
late 9th century - 10th century
Accession Number
1961/1.187
Medium and Support
earthenware with opaque white glaze with white luster
relevance
rank 0.38741
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
bottles
bottles by form
containers
containers by form
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
drinking glasses
drinking vessels
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
vessels
vessels for serving and consuming food
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Title
Gio Ponti's Mirror
Artist
Lucio Pozzi
Physical Description
A small, squat rectangle divided into two halves is centered on a large sheet of paper. The left half is a blue wash with black marks; the right half is a light gray wash with blue marks.
Artist Life Dates
born Italy, 1935
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1993
Accession Number
2008/2.254
Medium and Support
watercolor on paper
relevance
rank 0.38741
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
european
european styles and periods
geometric concepts
geometric figures
mathematical concepts
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
plane figures
polygons
scientific concepts
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by subject type
Title
La Cardeuse (The Wool Carder)
Artist
Jean-François Millet
Physical Description
A woman is shown seated in a simple interior. She is holding carding combs and is seated next to a pile of uncarded wool on one side and skeins of yarn on the other. Behind her is the wheel of a spinning wheel.
Artist Life Dates
1814-1875
Century
19th Century
Object Creation Date
1855-1856
Accession Number
1955/1.120
Medium and Support
etching and drypoint on laid paper
relevance
rank 0.38741
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
fabric
figures
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
genres
image-making processes and techniques
intaglio printing processes
objects
objects we use
people and occupations
printing
printing and printing processes and techniques
printing processes
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
seating furniture
single seating furniture
textiles
Title
Rain (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Artist
Saitô Kiyoshi
Physical Description
This work portrays a dynamic, umbrella-studded view of the University of Michigan Diag, based on sketches Saitô made during his trip to Ann Arbor in the fifties.
Artist Life Dates
(active 1907 - 1997)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1956
Accession Number
1959/2.28
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 0.38703
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
buildings and the land
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories carried
costume by form
earth sciences concepts
herbaceous plants
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
objects we use
outerwear
overcoats
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
plants
precipitation
scientific concepts
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena
woody plants
Title
Box
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1890
Accession Number
1984/2.24
Medium and Support
wood,, plant fibers and tkoola powder
relevance
rank 0.38700
Secondary Keywords
african
african styles by region
central and equatorial african styles
central democratic republic of congo styles
containers
containers by form
descriptors
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
western democratic republic of congo styles
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Title
Interior of Kabuki Theatre During Enactment of a Play
Artist
Torii Kiyotsune
Physical Description
A woodblock print of the inside of a Kabuke theatre and the audience.
Artist Life Dates
(active Edo, c. 1757 - 1780, Edo)
Object Creation Date
circa 1760
Accession Number
2011/2.200
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 0.38681
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
buildings and the land
entertainment events
events
objects we use
people and culture
performances
performing arts buildings
performing arts structures
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
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Tematsu no ike (Tematsu Pond)
Artist
Takahashi Hiroaki
Physical Description
In the lower left corner of this tall and narrow print two silohettes appear near a small dock. The surface of a pond stretches out behind them, filling much of the pictorial space. The dark form of a house with a traingular, mountain shapped roof rests in the upper register of the print. The lit windows from the house reflect in the calm yet slightly wavy pond.
Artist Life Dates
1871-1944
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1907-1922
Accession Number
2005/1.421.1
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 0.38681
Secondary Keywords
asian
associated concepts
bodies of water
bodies of water and components of bodies of water
bodies of water by size
buildings and the land
earth sciences concepts
east asian
japanese
japanese printmaking styles
japanese styles
lacustrine bodies
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
scientific concepts
settlements and landscapes
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
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Title
Hiroshima Series
Artist
Jacob Lawrence
Artist Life Dates
1917 - 2000
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1983
Accession Number
1997/1.533.6
Medium and Support
screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper
relevance
rank 0.38674
Secondary Keywords
animal material
animal material by form or function
animals
architecture
descriptors
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
genres
materials
materials by origin
objects
objects we use
people and occupations
seating furniture
single seating furniture
skeleton and skeleton components
skeleton components
the natural world
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Title
Fallen Head
Artist
Karel Appel
Artist Life Dates
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1921 - 2006, Zurich, Switzerland
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1960
Accession Number
1963/1.74
Medium and Support
gouache and crayon on white wove paper
relevance
rank 0.38640
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
concepts in the arts
european
european styles and periods
forms of expression
genres
modern and contemporary art
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
the human body
upper body
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Title
Wall Hanging
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Beninese, Fon
Physical Description
Off-white background with a red man in the center, arms outstretched holding a half moon and a red circle. Above and below him are red and black men with clubs.
Object Creation Date
19th century - 20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.97
Medium and Support
appliqued cotton cloth
relevance
rank 0.38623
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
bed coverings
bedcovers
components
components and systems
components by specific context
concepts in the arts
coverings and hangings
coverings and hangings by location or context
coverings and hangings by specific type
coverings and hangings components
coverings and hangings for furniture
coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur
events
forms of expression
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furnishings components
objects we use
people and culture
quilts
quilts by patter or motif
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