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Title

The Destruction of Sodom

Artist

John Martin

Physical Description

This is a brown ink and wash drawing on a light background that depicts an expansive landscape with three figures in a row in the center area. The foreground shows a rocky, mountainous area with the figures standing on a ledge and square-shaped buildings, or walls, on a rise to the right. One figure is an old man with long white hair and a beard, who is wearing a draped robe and holding a staff. A woman is walking behind him on the path and balancing a vessel on her head. Another woman, behind her, has her arms at her side and looks downward. In the middle and far section of the drawing there is a walled city being destroyed with violent flooding of the city gates and eathquake-like destruction of the buildings. Far down the path a lone woman raises her hands in a gesture of distress. There are turbulent cloud formations in the sky.

Artist Life Dates

1789-1854

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1833

Accession Number

1962/1.117

Medium and Support

sepia wash over graphite on cream wove paper, mounted on paper

relevance

rank 3.52460

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

deciduous trees

landscapes (environments)

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objects

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plants

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single built works

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woody plants

Title

Jina venerated by a monk and a royal devotee from a Digambara Jain manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

This painting is a rare depiction of the Jina’s first preaching. It is said that the speech of the Jina is like no other and that miracles occur upon hearing it. Here the Jina is depicted with four heads, representing the miraculous ability to see from all four directions at once. The golden-hued Jina and the monk who venerate a Jina are nude, identifying them as belonging to the Digambara (sky-clad) sect of Jainism.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.173

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 3.52208

Secondary Keywords

massing or shape

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Title

Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Dusk at Numazu

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Several travellers are walking along the river. There are trees on both sides of the road. A big round moon is above the village houses in the distance. One the other side of the river is a lush forest.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1833-1834

Accession Number

1948/1.121

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.52015

Secondary Keywords

scale

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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Title

Illumination de la Grande Cascade de Saint Cloud

Artist

Philbert-Louis Debucourt

Physical Description

This colored etching with aquatint depicts a night scene of a large illuminated cascade of fountains. A raised architectural structure with three arches is placed in the center left of the composition. A series of cascades descend from this structure and lead into a pool of water decorated with a series of geyser fountains spouting water upward. Many small groups of figures in elegant costumes are gathered around the water. Their costumes appear to be hand painted in pink, blue, white and black wash. The upper third of the image is devoted to the dark night sky.

Artist Life Dates

1755 - 1832

Object Creation Date

circa 1813

Accession Number

2012/2.189

Medium and Support

color aquatint printed à la poupée on medium white wove paper

relevance

rank 3.51878

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

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europe (continent)

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inorganic material

materials

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people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

single built works

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single built works by specific type

water distribution structures

œle-de-france (region)

Title

Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Mitsuke, Tenryû River

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Two fishemen rest on a boat standed in the shallow water, facing the viewer with their backs. They are looking at another group of fishermen in the distance standing on the lakebank. There are more boats on the lake across the land.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1833-1834

Accession Number

1948/1.128

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.51840

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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relief prints

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

Rimini with a View of the Tiberius Bridge

Artist

Samuel Prout

Physical Description

This small watercolor represents a view of a city on the banks of a river. A bridge in the middle ground connects the city, whose buildings run to the water's edge. A woman wearing a bright white shirt with a blue dress and a brilliant red scarf stands in the foreground. A boat covered by a red-and-white striped canopy, poled by a man in the bow, approaches the near shore.

Artist Life Dates

(1783 - 1852)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1824-1852

Accession Number

2009/1.511.1

Medium and Support

watercolor, bodycolor, pen with brown ink on paper

relevance

rank 3.51820

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

El Hotel Miramar

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A black and white lithograph print depicting the terrace corrider of a building.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1981

Accession Number

2011/2.68

Medium and Support

black and white lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 3.51792

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

architectural elements

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

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objects we use

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openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

planographic prints

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

site elements

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

windows and window components

Title

School Children

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

A group of children stand tightly packed together behind a wooden fence. None of the children appear to be facing the camera except for one girl in a gingham dress at the center of the photo. This girl, slightly smiling, displays the cover of a book she holds in her hand.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1969

Object Creation Date

1935; printed 1990

Accession Number

2013/2.173

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.51760

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

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components

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gates and gate components

gateway components

gateways and gateway components

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by family relationship

youth

Title

Untitled, Farm Buildings in Pennsylvania

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

An oil painting of a farmhouse and its surrounding land. The farmer stands on the road in overalls with his hand raised, while a cow grazes in a field.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2011/2.139

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 3.51604

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

agricultural complexes

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houses

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visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Orchard, Grantchester

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Trees in a field with tables and chairs below.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.159

Medium and Support

toned black and white photograph on paper

relevance

rank 3.51581

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

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ornament areas

plants

settlements and landscapes

support furniture

tables (support furniture)

tables by function

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Covered Box, silver nielloware container for betel chewing

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

The small container with lid has a deeply engraved design filled with black enamel. The body has tight, compact, overall decoration of floral motif, with the stupa-shaped gold fitting on the top. Colored glass pieces were inlayed in the fitting.

Century

19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

19th century - early 20th century

Accession Number

2005/1.473.2A&B

Medium and Support

silver niello with gold, enamel, and glass inlay

relevance

rank 3.51564

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

fruit

materials

materials by origin

nut (plant material)

objects we use

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patterns by specific type

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Title

Covered Box, silver nielloware container for betel chewing

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

The small container with lid has a deeply engraved design filled with black enamel. The body has tight, compact, overall decoration of floral motif, with the stupa-shaped gold fitting on the top. Colored glass pieces were inlayed in the fitting.

Century

19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

19th century - early 20th century

Accession Number

2005/1.473.1A&B

Medium and Support

silver niello with gold, enamel, and glass inlay

relevance

rank 3.51564

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

fruit

materials

materials by origin

nut (plant material)

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Title

Covered Box, silver nielloware container for betel chewing

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

The small container with lid has a deeply engraved design filled with black enamel. The body has tight, compact, overall decoration of floral motif, with the stupa-shaped gold fitting on the top. Colored glass pieces were inlayed in the fitting.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2005/1.472A&B

Medium and Support

silver niello with gold, enamel and glass inlay

relevance

rank 3.51564

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

fruit

materials

materials by origin

nut (plant material)

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

plant material

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Pine and Hibiscus

Artist

Shen Zhou

Physical Description

Horizontally long. Ink on paper. Mostly calligraphy with a foliage imagery at the beginning.

Artist Life Dates

1427-1509

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1489

Accession Number

1961/1.173

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 3.51526

Secondary Keywords

animals

asian

buildings and the land

descriptors

forms

herbaceous plants

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landscapes (environments)

making art

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

plants

processes and techniques

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scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Alinda, Turkey

Artist

Marilyn Bridges

Physical Description

Aerial image of Alinda, Turkey, where a modern town is situated next to ancient ruins on a hilly landscape.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1957

Object Creation Date

2004

Accession Number

2012/2.53

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.51196

Secondary Keywords

image form

scale

buildings and the land

geographic and political locations

middle east (general region)

objects we use

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

positives

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

single built works

single built works by condition

single built works by specific type

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Kimono

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Purple silk damask with hitome kanoko floral design in graduated scale, from small at collar to large at hem. Lining is plain white silk at the top, the lower third and sleeve ends are purple.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1960-1979

Accession Number

2005/1.360

Medium and Support

purple silk with tie dye floral design

relevance

rank 3.51067

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

descriptors

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

resist dyeing

settlements and landscapes

textile dyeing processes and techniques

textile finishing processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Untitled (Street Scene)

Artist

Jean Paul Slusser

Physical Description

This is a watercolor painting in a vertical format painted in bright colors of red, blue, yellow and green. In the foreground, there is a group of men working around the base of a tall pole from which hangs a large red flag or banner. Behind the men is a backdrop of red drapery and to the side, a wooden staircase. There are buildings in the background with yellowish brown walls and green roofs.

Artist Life Dates

1886 -1981

Century

Mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2009/1.539

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 3.51013

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

buildings and the land

circulation elements

components

components and systems

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cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

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landscapes (environments)

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

stairs and stair components

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Tommy's Pond

Artist

Gabor Peterdi

Physical Description

This print is constructed of five horizontal bands of color with a semicircular shape at the top center. The bottom-most band depicts tightly clustered organic shapes with dark borders. The next band has a short, thick, curving line in the center, and a couple other dark organic lines above it. The third and middle band has some hatching and some circular shapes. The fourth band, or the second band from the top, is made up of horizontal lines, with many hatched vertical lines over top of them, reminiscent of grass. The top most band depicts a cellular-like structure, consisting of a diamond pattern. The semicircular shape at the top cuts through the top band, and juts partially into the band underneath it. The semicircle has an organic, circular line formation in the center.

Artist Life Dates

Hungary, 1915 - 2001

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

1970/2.172

Medium and Support

color etching on paper

relevance

rank 3.50953

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

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european

european styles and periods

lacustrine bodies

landscapes (environments)

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural landscapes

people and culture

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #19 Ejiri

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A view of bearers and attendents walking along the country road with mountains in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

late 1830s

Accession Number

2008/2.331

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.50783

Secondary Keywords

upward

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single built works

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woody plants

Title

Stone Cottage

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A stone cottage in the middle of a valley. There are mountains behind it on either side. The farthest one is snow covered.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

2014/2.270

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.50754

Secondary Keywords

downward

associated concepts

buildings and the land

dwellings

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houses

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residential structures

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single built works

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weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Sand and Pines (Arena y Pinitos), from "Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo"

Artist

Manuel Alvarez Bravo

Artist Life Dates

1902-2002

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1977

Accession Number

1983/1.101.1

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.50654

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

buildings and the land

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

geography

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landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

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landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

plants

settlements and landscapes

shores (landforms)

soil

soil by composition or origin

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

waterscapes

woody plants

Title

House Last Night

Artist

Joel Meyerowitz

Physical Description

Upper portion of a house at sunset. The sky is projecting red, orange, purple and blue colors against the building. The house has many windows and a skylight.

Artist Life Dates

born 1938

Object Creation Date

1991

Accession Number

2012/2.122

Medium and Support

vintage chromogenic contact print on paper

relevance

rank 3.50527

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

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dwellings

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residential structures

roofs and roof components

scientific concepts

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

Title

The Weavers Cycle: March of the Weavers (from a set of 6 prints)

Artist

Käthe Kollwitz

Physical Description

The scene depicts a group of figures marching in the foreground from the left to the right of the composition. A thin sliver of land can be seen in the background. A man in the center carries a scythe over his shoulder. A woman in the center right carries a child on her back.

Artist Life Dates

1867-1945

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1897

Accession Number

1956/1.21

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 3.50527

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

cultural landscapes

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equipment

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european

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modern european styles and movements

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tools and equipment

youth

Title

Tsuba (sword guard) with iris design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

It is a round, openwork iron tsuba, in the design of three interconnected irises. The two holes are plugged with gold.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1780

Accession Number

1978/2.8

Medium and Support

iron and gold

relevance

rank 3.50441

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

edged weapons

herbaceous plants

inorganic material

iron and iron alloy

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

plant material

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weapons

weapons and ammunition

woody plants

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 3.49748

Secondary Keywords

downward

upward

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natural landscapes

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settlements and landscapes

visual works

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Title

Last Supper, from "You and What Army"

Artist

Anthony Goicolea

Physical Description

Large color photograph depicting a grouping of eight boys in a triangular horizontal arrangement parallel to the picture plane wearing navy blue hooded coats. Figures are grouped around a large boulder in a wooded area feasting on sliced white “Wonder” bread.

Artist Life Dates

born 1971

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1999

Accession Number

2004/2.9

Medium and Support

color c-print on paper

relevance

rank 3.49734

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

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descriptors

electronic images

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inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

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people

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philosophical concepts

physical activities

physical activities by general context

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

wilderness

Title

St. Christopher carrying the Christ Child

Artist

Artist Unknown, England

Physical Description

A standing, bearded figure of St. Christopher, broken off at the knees, holds the Christ child on his right shoulder while leaning upon a staff in his left hand. The child, whose head is encircled by a halo, wears a long cloak over his robe and rests his left hand upon an orb in his lap. The red and brown polychromy is a later addition.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 15th century

Accession Number

1961/1.178

Medium and Support

alabaster with polychrome and gilding

relevance

rank 3.49734

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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buildings and the land

descriptors

equipment

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equipment for personal use

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

gypsum

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

mineral

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

tools and equipment

united kingdom (nation)

walking sticks

Title

Joe, from "Galveston, Texas"

Artist

Danny Lyon

Physical Description

Taken from one side of a door with a diamond shape window and a man standing on the other side wearing a button down shirt, hands on hips.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1942

Object Creation Date

1967; printed 2010

Accession Number

2013/2.348

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.49624

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

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doors and door components

doorway components

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dwellings

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openings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

residential structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

La Marchande de Moutarde, one of the "Twelve Etchings from Nature," or the "French Set"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A young woman at the left stands at the threshold of a stone doorway; in the interior beyond her, a woman in a white cap is preparing a jar at a desk or counter. Above the desk is a row of jars on a shelf.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1954/1.329

Medium and Support

etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper

relevance

rank 3.49477

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

building divisions

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

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containers

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genres

objects

objects we use

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openings by form

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

Title

La Fortaleza

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A two-point perspective drawing of a big yellow building with red rooftop around the corner on the street.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1970-1975

Accession Number

2011/2.63

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 3.49457

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

colors

descriptors

drawings

drawings by method of projection

drawings by method of representation

dwellings

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

perspective and shading techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

residential structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual and tactile

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Temple in the Mountains

Artist

Kanô School

Physical Description

The composition is a well-established type: a complex of temple buildings is tucked into a mountainside, on the shore of a broad body of water, with mists rising to obscure the distant peaks. The artist provides a path leading from the viewer’s space to the temple. Two travelers go before us, a hooded figure riding a donkey over a rustic bridge, and another man striding along on foot, further ahead. The temple buildings themselves are hidden behind thick foliage, as if protected from the secular world.Here the forms of the rocky outcroppings, the trees, and even the mountains are starkly outlined, and there are strong contrasts of light and dark. These features suggest that this is a work of by a professional Kanô School artist, probably of the seventeenth century.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1955/1.263

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 3.49304

Secondary Keywords

upward

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

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

Title

Stay Alert (Matauri Bay, New Zealand)

Artist

Jill Mathis

Physical Description

A black and white photo of a rocky coastline and the water that meets it. The words "stay alert" appear on the path leading to the edge of the cliff.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1964

Century

20th-21st century

Object Creation Date

1995-2005

Accession Number

2011/2.171

Medium and Support

digital image, chromogenic print on paper

relevance

rank 3.49275

Secondary Keywords

color

relation to water

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by location

buildings and the land

landform components

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

photographs

photographs by form

settlements and landscapes

shores (landforms)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Himawari o dako (Holding a Sunflower)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A young girl in a checkered shirt holds a sunflower in her arms. She is looking down at the flower and her hair is brushed to the side.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1957

Accession Number

2011/2.12

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.49178

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

geometric patterns

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plants

prints

prints by process or technique

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Blue-and-white small jar with peony and 'cloud collar' designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.285

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 3.49178

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

buildings and the land

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

form attributes

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

plants

pottery (object genre)

settlements and landscapes

shrubs

size (extent)

size by specific type

stoneware

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

woody plants

Title

Casita de Madera

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A color print of a house with open doors and shutters. The view through one of the doors is of palm trees. In front of the house is a white picket fence.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2011/2.104

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 3.49154

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

balustrade and railing components

balustrades, railings and their components

barrier elements

barriers and barrier elements

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

doors and door components

doorway components

doorways and doorway components

fences

objects we use

open spaces and site elements

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

prints

prints by process or technique

site elements

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #31 Maisaka

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Boats with white and yellow bowed square sails on a coastal inlet.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.329

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.49107

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

asian

buildings and the land

descriptors

forms

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

making art

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

schools of japanese paintings and prints

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

woody plants

Title

Window Ledge with Plants

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

Stone window ledge exterior with various clay pots and plants. Lace curtain hanging on one side of the window.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1947; printed circa 1960

Accession Number

2013/2.274

Medium and Support

early gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.49015

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

architectural elements

assembling

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

windows and window components

woody plants

Title

In the Spirit of Li Bai's Poetry

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1975

Accession Number

2006/1.120

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 3.48880

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

concepts in the arts

descriptors

genres in the arts

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

literary, oral and motion picture genres

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

plants

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

West Boston, MA, March 29th, Armstrong's House (David's Visit), from "Dinner Table Series"

Artist

Stephen Dirado

Physical Description

Family members sitting around a dining table.

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2013/2.121

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.48873

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

dishes

dwellings

events

groups of people

kinship groups

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

plates (dishes)

residential structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

social groups

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

View of the River, Rome

Artist

James Anderson

Artist Life Dates

1813-1877

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890

Accession Number

1980/2.237

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 3.48722

Secondary Keywords

architecture

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

cityscapes

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

descriptors

europe

europe (continent)

figures

geographic and political locations

geography

inorganic material

italy

italy (nation)

landscapes (environments)

lazio (region)

locality

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

riverine bodies

roma (province)

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Casita al Mar

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A color print of the front of a house with a view through the open doorways.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1974

Accession Number

2011/2.116

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 3.48552

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

dwellings

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

prints

prints by process or technique

residential structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Farm Landscape

Artist

Jacques Callot

Physical Description

Some mold damage. Paper size: lh 20 7/10cm & rh 20 9/10cm x w 32 3/5cm. Image size: h 8 1/2cm x w 21 3/5cm.

Accession Number

2008/2.381

Medium and Support

etching on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 3.48541

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

agricultural complexes

agricultural functions

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

descriptors

functions

functions (activities)

functions by specific context

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

intaglio prints

mammals

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people in agriculture

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religious buildings

religious structures

scientists and people in science-related occupations

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

White Territory

Artist

Joan Mitchell

Physical Description

Abstract painting, primarily white with a large squarish area of dark green in the top left quadrant. Loose brushwork varies from wide, full strokes to the short, rapid strokes at the compositions center. Pigment application ranges from a very thin wash to heavy impasto.

Artist Life Dates

(Chicago, Illinois , 2/12/1925 - 10/30/1992, Paris, France)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1970-1971

Accession Number

1974/2.21

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 3.48527

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

european

european styles and periods

genres

international post-1945 styles and movements

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Spring Warms River Nu

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

Two men rafting in the waves of River Nu.

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

last quarter of 20th century

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

2006/1.144

Medium and Support

horizontal hanging scroll, ink on rice paper

relevance

rank 3.48293

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

seasons

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Seated Virgin

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1553

Accession Number

1952/1.88

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 3.48204

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

associated concepts

bible

buildings and the land

figures

herbaceous plants

holy figures and saints

how we live

jesus christ

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

new testament

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

rites of passage

settlements and landscapes

subject matter

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

woody plants

Title

El Cafecito

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

The side view of a house. An awning is opened over two large windows.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1973

Accession Number

2011/2.112

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 3.48006

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

dwellings

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

prints

prints by process or technique

residential structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

windows and window components

Title

Blue-and-white brush holder with human figures and pine tree

Artist

Artist Unknown Hirado ware, Japan

Physical Description

A hexagonal container of white porcelain. Each of six rectangular panels has delicate rendering of figures or plants with blue underglaze. On one panel there is a male figure dancing and playing a drum. On another panel, dancing male figure appears as well. Next to the drumming figure, a pine tree is drawn.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1966/2.25

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 3.48005

Secondary Keywords

double-headed

buildings and the land

drums (membranophones)

evergreens

landscapes (environments)

membranophones

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

settlements and landscapes

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck drums

trees

trees by leaf life

tubular drums

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Close, No. 157 Bridgegate

Artist

Thomas Annan

Artist Life Dates

1829-1886

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1868; printed 1978

Accession Number

1979/1.157

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.47884

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

architecture

buildings and the land

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

egypt (nation)

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

roads

roads by form

settlements and landscapes

streets

streets by form

transportation spaces

urban life

Title

"Son! Do You Know that Seed Corn Will Grow?" State Council of Defense (Illinois)

Artist

John T. McCutcheon

Physical Description

Text: State Council of Defense - (banner in eagle's mouth) State Sovereignty National Union - Cooperating with - The College of Agriculture, University of Illinois. The United States Department of Agriculture. The State Department of Agriculture - Illinois Seed Corn Administration - Advisory Committee - E.D. Funk, Chairman, Bloomington, Ill. H.J. Sconce, Sidell, Ill. John M. Crebs, Carmi, I--. Frank J. Frather, Williamsville, Ill. Chas. Adkins, Springfield, Ill. W.F. Handschin, University of Ill. - Seed Corn Administrator - WM. G. Eckhardt, 120 West Adams Street, Chicago, Ill. - "Son! Do You Know That Your Seed Corn Will Grow?" - Get Your Seed Corn Now - The seed corn situation is the worst in the history of the State. If wheat or oats fail, we can plant corn and grown a paying crop. When corn planting time comes you must have good seed, or fail. Hundreds of farmers have put away corn not a kernel of which will grow. Damp weather in October; immature corn; and early hard freezing has killed it. Test your seed corn. Know it will grow. Help yourself and help each other. Prepare the seed bed well. Don't plant corn too deep. Help yourself--don't depend upon others. - Corn Is Illinois' Greatest Crop - No greater mistake can be made by the farmers of the Corn Belt than to reduce materially the area in corn. The system of farming and the crops that you have proven good and most profitable for the past twenty years are those that should be followed and grown this year. If you are in need of seed corn, or if you have a surplus that might be used to help someone else, consult___________ - Prices For Corn - (price list) - Corn germinating 70-79% will be used only as a last resort, except in case of exceptionally desirable corn.

Artist Life Dates

1870-1949

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.61

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 3.47864

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

armed conflicts

birds

buildings and the land

clothing

declaratory and advertising artifacts

events

farming

figures

hats

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

roads

stand

text-based art

the natural world

war

world wars

yards

Title

Biyakugoji, Nara

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Physical Description

The composition has a wide path in the middle heading into the background, with buildings on eiher side and three telephone poles in the middle. The top of a tree can be seen over the buildings in the top left of the scene. The front center portion of the pathway has some darker horizontal marks, and a dark figure is on the pathway in the center right of the composition.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1963

Accession Number

1986/2.68

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.47825

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

infrastructural elements

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

roads

roads by form

settlements and landscapes

system components

transportation spaces

utilities components

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants