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Untitled, from "Sighs and Whispers, Bloomingdales"; Guy Bourdin

Title
Untitled, from "Sighs and Whispers, Bloomingdales"
Artist
Guy Bourdin
Artist Life Dates
1928-1991
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1976
Accession Number
1989/1.74.3
Medium and Support
Type-C print on paper
relevance
rank 4.40155
Secondary Keywords
building divisions
components
components and systems
components by specific context
figures
household objects
mirrors
modern and contemporary art
objects
people and occupations
reflections
rooms and spaces
rooms and spaces by function
sleeping spaces
time

Untitled; Lee Bontecou

Title
Untitled
Artist
Lee Bontecou
Physical Description
graphite drawing on cream paper, unframed
Artist Life Dates
born 1931
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1961
Accession Number
1962/1.97
Medium and Support
graphite on cream paper
relevance
rank 4.40137
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
architectural elements
artistic concepts
associated concepts
biomorphic
components
components and systems
components by specific context
concepts in the arts
forms of expression
genres
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
people and culture
sketches
study
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Wall Hanging; Artist Unknown, African, Beninese, Fon

Title
Wall Hanging
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Beninese, Fon
Physical Description
Black background with red trim on either side, but not on the top and bottom. There is a large orange tiger in the center with a red donkey and blue bird on the left side. Colors of blacks, greens, reds, blues, oranges and yellow. There is lilac trim on the top and bottom of the cloth.
Object Creation Date
19th century - 20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.96
Medium and Support
appliqued cotton cloth
relevance
rank 4.40051
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

Wall Hanging; Artist Unknown, African, Beninese, Fon

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 4.40051
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

One of a Pair of Casement Windows from the Darwin Martin House, Buffalo, NY; Frank Lloyd Wright

Title
One of a Pair of Casement Windows from the Darwin Martin House, Buffalo, NY
Artist
Frank Lloyd Wright
Physical Description
One of a pair of windows with a highly regular, rectilinear, although asymetric, design in both clear and colored glass. Window has an oak frame. Window design consists of vertical and horizontal bands of green and amber colorerd glass at top and bottom of window; along one side are colored squares of glass; along the other is a chevron-shaped column of glass. The overall effect is of colored pieces of glass suspended within a clear window subdivided by abstract bands and patterns of lead caming.
Artist Life Dates
1867-1959
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1904
Accession Number
1968/2.53
Medium and Support
glass, oak and lead
relevance
rank 4.40046
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
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
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
windows and window components

Rimini with a View of the Tiberius Bridge; Samuel Prout

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 4.39760
Secondary Keywords
bodies of water
bodies of water and components of bodies of water
bodies of water by size
building divisions
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
components of bodies of water
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

El Hotel Miramar; Emilio Sanchez

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 4.39725
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
architectural elements
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
landscaped-site elements
objects we use
open spaces and site elements
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

The Virgin and the Cradle; Marcantonio Raimondi; After Raphael

Title
The Virgin and the Cradle
Artist
Marcantonio Raimondi
Physical Description
This sober, pyramidal composition consists of five figures within an interior. A seated woman and child occupy the center of the composition while flanking her to the left is a kneeling older woman with her left hand on the child her right hand on the cradle. To the right of the seated woman is a putti holding a ewer and standing next to a basin. Standing behind the seated woman is a standing woman with hands raised. All of the women are dressed in generalized classical drapery.
Artist Life Dates
ca. 1475-before 1534
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1520
Accession Number
1995/1.81
Medium and Support
engraving on medium-weight, slightly textured, off-white laid paper
relevance
rank 4.39655
Secondary Keywords
layout features
components
components and systems
components by specific context
illustrations
illustrations by form
images and ornament
information form components
layout features
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in religion
people in religion and related occupations
people in the humanities

Under the Lamp (Sous la Lampe); Albert Dubois-Pillet

Title
Under the Lamp (Sous la Lampe)
Artist
Albert Dubois-Pillet
Physical Description
This is a tondo painting with a circular frame that is painted in tones of violet. It is a still-life scene that shows a lamp, resting on a table, set against a green wall. On the wall behind the lamp is a painting, but only the lower right-hand corner is visible due to the sharp curve of the circular format of the painting. On the table, beside the lamp, is a piece of paper and an ink well in the shape of a human figure. The base of the lamp has a curvilinear profile and the pleated shade is painted in bright colors of orange, pink, green and yellow. Both the scene and the frame are painted with short, dot-like brushstrokes.
Artist Life Dates
1846 - 1890
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1888
Accession Number
1988/1.140
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 4.38876
Secondary Keywords
placement
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
form attributes
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furnishings components
genres
lamps by location or context
lighting device components
lighting devices
lighting devices by form
objects
objects we use
shape

La glace à main; Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Title
La glace à main
Artist
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Artist Life Dates
1864-1901
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1896
Accession Number
1957/1.122
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 4.38699
Secondary Keywords
building divisions
components
components and systems
components by specific context
genres
household objects
mirrors
objects
rooms and spaces
rooms and spaces by function
sleeping spaces

Duality of Opposites II; Patricia Olynyk

Title
Duality of Opposites II
Artist
Patricia Olynyk
Physical Description
An abstract image of red, blue, purple, orange and yellow with varying lines going in different directions. One side of the work is the darker colors and slowly changes to the brighter on the right hand side.
Object Creation Date
2002
Accession Number
2014/2.103
Medium and Support
color monoprint on paper
relevance
rank 4.38482
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
disciplines
european
european styles and periods
information form components
layout features
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

House Last Night; Joel Meyerowitz

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 4.38144
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
associated concepts
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
dwellings
earth sciences concepts
enclosing structural elements
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
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

Silver Cuff Bracelet with Green and Yellow Decoration; Artist Unknown, African

Title
Silver Cuff Bracelet with Green and Yellow Decoration
Artist
Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description
A silver cuff bracelet with braided carvings and green and yellow decorations. A chain is attached to one side to keep it closed.
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2010/2.12
Medium and Support
silver
relevance
rank 4.37473
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
costume components
descriptors
jewelry
jewelry by location
jewelry worn on arms and hands
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use

Headband; African, Ivory Coast, Guro

Title
Headband
Artist
African, Ivory Coast, Guro
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1983
Accession Number
1983/1.99
Medium and Support
leather, cowrie shells, cloth, wood
relevance
rank 4.37473
Secondary Keywords
biological components
combination inorganic/organic animal material
combination inorganic/organic material
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
materials
materials by composition
shell and shell material
the human body
upper body

Silver Cuff Bracelet; Artist Unknown, African

Title
Silver Cuff Bracelet
Artist
Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description
A silver cuff bracelet that has a pin lock to keep it closed. The bracelet is decorated with silver beads.
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2010/2.11
Medium and Support
silver
relevance
rank 4.37473
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
costume components
descriptors
jewelry
jewelry by location
jewelry worn on arms and hands
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use

Negative print IV from "Six Negatives"; Mel Ramsden and Ian Burn

Title
Negative print IV from "Six Negatives"
Artist
Mel Ramsden and Ian Burn
Physical Description
This is a black image with white lettering and white marked out areas. There are vertical columns of words organized by Roman numerals and numbers. One column has words that are marked out.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1968-1969
Accession Number
2002/2.118.12
Medium and Support
photo-mechanical reproduction on paper
relevance
rank 4.37259
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
information form components
layout features
objects we use
photographs
photographs by form
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Negative print III from "Six Negatives"; Mel Ramsden and Ian Burn

Title
Negative print III from "Six Negatives"
Artist
Mel Ramsden and Ian Burn
Physical Description
This is a black image with white lettering and white marked out areas. There are vertical columns of words organized by Roman numerals and numbers. Two columns have their words marked out.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1968-1969
Accession Number
2002/2.118.10
Medium and Support
photo-mechanical reproduction on paper
relevance
rank 4.37259
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
information form components
layout features
objects we use
photographs
photographs by form
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Tile fragment with inscription; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title
Tile fragment with inscription
Artist
Artist Unknown, Iran
Century
12th-13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
1972/2.152
Medium and Support
molded fritware with turquoise glaze
relevance
rank 4.37259
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
forming
information form components
layout features
materials
materials by form
materials by physical form
people and culture
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
religions
religions and religious concepts

Tall Ceremonial Stand for Jar; Artist Unknown, Korea

Title
Tall Ceremonial Stand for Jar
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Tall hourglass-shaped stand. Composed of three separate parts: two bowls and a connecting cylinder. The pieces are unified with appliquéd bands encircling the cylinder horizontally as well as evenly spaced cut-out shapes of rectangles and triangles leading up the stand vertically in lines.
Century
5th century
Object Creation Date
5th century
Accession Number
2004/1.178
Medium and Support
unglazed stoneware with cutout decoration
relevance
rank 4.37259
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
containers
containers by function or context
descriptors
masts
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
pottery (object genre)
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
supporting and resisting elements

Negative print VI from "Six Negatives"; Mel Ramsden and Ian Burn

Title
Negative print VI from "Six Negatives"
Artist
Mel Ramsden and Ian Burn
Physical Description
This is a black image with white lettering and white marked out areas. There are vertical columns of words organized by Roman numerals and numbers. Two columns have their words marked out.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1968-1969
Accession Number
2002/2.118.15
Medium and Support
photo-mechanical reproduction on paper
relevance
rank 4.37259
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
information form components
layout features
objects we use
photographs
photographs by form
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Negative print V from "Six Negatives"; Mel Ramsden and Ian Burn

Title
Negative print V from "Six Negatives"
Artist
Mel Ramsden and Ian Burn
Physical Description
This is a black image with white lettering and white marked out areas. There are vertical columns of words organized by Roman numerals and numbers. Two columns have their words marked out.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1968-1969
Accession Number
2002/2.118.13
Medium and Support
photo-mechanical reproduction on paper
relevance
rank 4.37259
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
information form components
layout features
objects we use
photographs
photographs by form
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Negative print IV from "Six Negatives"; Mel Ramsden and Ian Burn

Title
Negative print IV from "Six Negatives"
Artist
Mel Ramsden and Ian Burn
Physical Description
This is a black image with white lettering and white marked out areas. There are vertical columns of words organized by Roman numerals and numbers. One column has words that are marked out.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1968-1969
Accession Number
2002/2.118.11
Medium and Support
photo-mechanical reproduction on paper
relevance
rank 4.37259
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
information form components
layout features
objects we use
photographs
photographs by form
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Negative print II from "Six Negatives"; Mel Ramsden and Ian Burn

Title
Negative print II from "Six Negatives"
Artist
Mel Ramsden and Ian Burn
Physical Description
This is a black image with white lettering and white marked out areas. There are six vertical columns of words organized by Roman numerals and numbers. Two columns have their words marked out.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1968-1969
Accession Number
2002/2.118.9
Medium and Support
photo-mechanical reproduction on paper
relevance
rank 4.37259
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
information form components
layout features
objects we use
photographs
photographs by form
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Negative print V from "Six Negatives"; Mel Ramsden and Ian Burn

Title
Negative print V from "Six Negatives"
Artist
Mel Ramsden and Ian Burn
Physical Description
This is a black image with white lettering and white marked out areas. There are vertical columns of words organized by Roman numerals and numbers. One column has words that are marked out.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1968-1969
Accession Number
2002/2.118.14
Medium and Support
photo-mechanical reproduction on paper
relevance
rank 4.37259
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
information form components
layout features
objects we use
photographs
photographs by form
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Reading Beneath the Trees (La Lecture sous les Arbres); Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Title
Reading Beneath the Trees (La Lecture sous les Arbres)
Artist
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Physical Description
A sketch of a hillside in the background, seen through the trees. The trees heights are low on the left, leaving the left corner of the image open, and extending taller towards the top of the page as they move right. Between the far right tree and the second to the right is a woman, about 1/5 the size of the tree she stands against. About halfway up the trunk, between the same two trees is a square structure with one darkened window in the middle and a dark scribble to the right of it.
Artist Life Dates
1796-1875
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1874
Accession Number
1962/2.19
Medium and Support
lithograph on manila "bulle" paper
relevance
rank 4.37233
Secondary Keywords
layout features
upward
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
dwellings
illustrations
illustrations by form
images and ornament
information form components
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by shape or position
layout features
natural landscapes
objects we use
people and culture
physical activities
physical activities by general context
plants
residential structures
settlements and landscapes
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by subject type
woody plants

Air return grill from the Henry O. Havemeyer house, New York; Louis Comfort Tiffany

Title
Air return grill from the Henry O. Havemeyer house, New York
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Physical Description
Abstract design within a rectangular metal frame consisting of vertical glass rods of milky white and smoky greenish glass. Holding those rods in place are diagonally-woven silvered flat metal strips.
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1890-1891
Accession Number
1986.146.7
Medium and Support
silver-plated copper, brass and iron with glass rods
relevance
rank 4.36935
Secondary Keywords
barrier elements
barriers and barrier elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context

MS Leaf: Hymnal; Artist Unknown, African, Ethiopia

Title
MS Leaf: Hymnal
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ethiopia
Century
Mid-17th century
Object Creation Date
mid 17th century
Accession Number
1959/1.151
Medium and Support
Ink on vellum
relevance
rank 4.36882
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
coating (material)
coating by form
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
gothic scripts
information form components
latin and greek alphabet scripts
leaves
materials
materials by function
materials by origin
people and culture
plant material
religions and religious concepts
script and type forms
scripts (writing)
scripts by form
text-based art

Baton; African, Congo (Zaire), Nkutchu (Kuba)

Title
Baton
Artist
African, Congo (Zaire), Nkutchu (Kuba)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1984
Accession Number
1984/1.312
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 4.36778
Secondary Keywords
administrators
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
executives
identifying artifacts
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in government and administration
symbols of office
the human body
upper body
visual works
visual works by subject type

New City Hall, Boston City Hall; Emilio Sanchez

Title
New City Hall, Boston City Hall
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A black and white print of three pillars and their shadows.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
2011/2.130
Medium and Support
black and white lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 4.36768
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
associated concepts
columns and column components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
energy and related concepts
energy-related concepts
light-related concepts
objects we use
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
physics concepts
prints
prints by process or technique
scientific concepts
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
supporting and resisting elements
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Buddha, seated under a canopy of 3 leaves on a double lotus dais in the padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra, flanked by two stupas; Artist Unknown, India, Northeastern India

Title
Buddha, seated under a canopy of 3 leaves on a double lotus dais in the padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra, flanked by two stupas
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Northeastern India
Physical Description
The Buddha in bhumisparsa mudra (the gesture of touching the earth with his right hand, palm inward), signaling his victory over Mara. He is shown under three leaves, indicating the bodhi tree under which he sat while meditating before reaching an awakening. He is shown flanked by two stupas, or reliquary monuments, symbolizing his attainment of nirvana.
Century
11th century
Object Creation Date
11th century
Accession Number
1983/1.396
Medium and Support
black schist
relevance
rank 4.35765
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
biological components
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
figures (representations)
form attributes
objects we use
people and culture
plant components
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious structures
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
size (extent)
size by specific type
trees (components)
visual works
visual works by subject type

El Cafecito; Emilio Sanchez

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 4.34992
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

Nail figure (nkisi nkondi); Artist Unknown, Vili Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Title
Nail figure (nkisi nkondi)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Vili Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Description
Wood-carved, standing male figure 40 inches in height. Its shoulders and torso are impaled with iron blades, nails and fragments. The torso is long, arms at side are bent at elbow and hands rest on lower abdomen. The right wrist wears a bracelet with attachments. The legs are truncated, with twisted metal anklet on right foot. The face is naturalistic, the mouth slightly open, the nose long and narrow with slightly flared nostrils. Eyes are almost shaped, may have had inlay that is now gone. The top of the head shows a tiered, "layer cake like" coiffure. The figure has a long and deep crack down the entire length of its left side, from top of the head to the left ankle.
Century
Late 19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1850
Accession Number
2005/1.192
Medium and Support
wood, iron nails, blades and fragments, fiber cord
relevance
rank 4.34958
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
events
fetish figures
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
people and culture
religions and religious concepts
religious concepts
sculpture
sculpture by function
tool and equipment components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type

Wooden Table; Artist Unknown, Korea

Title
Wooden Table
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
A short wooden rectangular table with beveled corners. Directly underneath the tabletop there are cut-out as well as carved arch shapes as decoration.
Object Creation Date
1825-1875
Accession Number
2009/2.38
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 4.34890
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
asian
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
east asian
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
people and culture
plant material
structural element components
structural elements and structural element components
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
support furniture
wood and wood products

Joanna, Age 15; Rita Bernstein

Title
Joanna, Age 15
Artist
Rita Bernstein
Physical Description
A girl with arms raised above her head in front of a white curtained window.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1950
Object Creation Date
2003
Accession Number
2013/2.90
Medium and Support
toned gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 4.34681
Secondary Keywords
animal material
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
coverings and hangings
coverings and hangings by location or context
coverings and hangings by specific type
coverings and hangings for openings
descriptors
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
hair and hair components
keratinous material
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
windows and window components

Los Toldos; Emilio Sanchez

Title
Los Toldos
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A color print of a building's windows and awnings.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1973
Accession Number
2011/2.119
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 4.34098
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
prints
prints by process or technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Belt Ornament in the Form of a Ram's Head; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Belt Ornament in the Form of a Ram's Head
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1986/1.212
Medium and Support
glass beads, shells and leather
relevance
rank 4.33604
Secondary Keywords
animals
beads and sets of beads
beadwork
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
descriptors
design elements
figure- and animal-derived motifs
mammals
motifs
object genres
object genres by form
objects
objects we use
ornamental
sheep
the human body
the natural world
upper body

Sheet of Studies of Hands; Artist Unknown, Italy

Title
Sheet of Studies of Hands
Artist
Artist Unknown, Italy
Physical Description
Eight hands and wrists, some male others female, are arrayed across this sheet in various gestures.
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2009/1.481
Medium and Support
engraving printed in sepia ink on laid paper
relevance
rank 4.33502
Secondary Keywords
arms
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
engraving (printing process)
europe (continent)
geographic and political locations
image-making processes and techniques
intaglio printing processes
printing and printing processes and techniques
printing processes
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
the human body
upper body

Monkeys by a Waterfall (pair with 1986/2.61.2); Mori Sosen

Title
Monkeys by a Waterfall (pair with 1986/2.61.2)
Artist
Mori Sosen
Physical Description
Two monkeys are seen at the base of a waterfall. They are painted in soft shades of gray and sit among plants. The monkey on the right fidgits with its hands, while the other looks over its shoulder at the waterfall.
Artist Life Dates
(Nagasaki or Nishinomiya, 1747 - 1821)
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1807-1821
Accession Number
1986/2.61.1
Medium and Support
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 4.33453
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
bodies of water and components of bodies of water
buildings and the land
coating (material)
coating by form
components of bodies of water
descriptors
landscapes (environments)
mammals
materials
materials by function
natural landscapes
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components

Untitled (I am an invisible man...), from Four Etchings; Glenn Ligon

Title
Untitled (I am an invisible man...), from Four Etchings
Artist
Glenn Ligon
Physical Description
Stencilled black letters on black background.
Artist Life Dates
born 1960
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1992
Accession Number
1993/2.13.3
Medium and Support
softground etching, aquatint, spitbite, and sugarlift aquatint on Fabriano Muril
relevance
rank 4.33173
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
the americas
words

Untitled (I am an invisible man...), from Four Etchings; Glenn Ligon

Title
Untitled (I am an invisible man...), from Four Etchings
Artist
Glenn Ligon
Physical Description
Stencilled black letters on black background.
Artist Life Dates
born 1960
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1992
Accession Number
1993/2.13.4
Medium and Support
softground etching, aquatint, spitbite, and sugarlift aquatint on Fabriano Muril
relevance
rank 4.33173
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
the americas
words

Upper Left/New City Hall, Boston City Hall; Emilio Sanchez

Title
Upper Left/New City Hall, Boston City Hall
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A black and white print of three walls that are gradually covered by a shadow.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1971
Accession Number
2011/2.134
Medium and Support
black and white lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 4.33167
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
enclosing structural elements
energy and related concepts
energy-related concepts
light-related concepts
objects we use
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
physics concepts
prints
prints by process or technique
scientific concepts
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
walls and wall components

Upper Left/New City Hall, Boston City Hall; Emilio Sanchez

Title
Upper Left/New City Hall, Boston City Hall
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A black and white sketch of the upper portions of three walls. The first wall on the left is covered in shadow, the middle wall is partially covered, and last one is in the light.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
2011/2.127
Medium and Support
black and white lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 4.33167
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
enclosing structural elements
energy and related concepts
energy-related concepts
light-related concepts
objects we use
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
physics concepts
prints
prints by process or technique
scientific concepts
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
walls and wall components

Lower Right/New City Hall, Boston City Hall; Emilio Sanchez

Title
Lower Right/New City Hall, Boston City Hall
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A black and white print of the lower half of three walls. Two are in the light, while one is in the dark.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
2011/2.129
Medium and Support
black and white lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 4.33167
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
enclosing structural elements
energy and related concepts
energy-related concepts
light-related concepts
objects we use
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
physics concepts
prints
prints by process or technique
scientific concepts
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
walls and wall components

New City Hall, Boston City Hall; Emilio Sanchez

Title
New City Hall, Boston City Hall
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A black and white print of the corner between two walls and its shadow.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
2011/2.131
Medium and Support
black and white lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 4.33167
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
enclosing structural elements
energy and related concepts
energy-related concepts
light-related concepts
objects we use
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
physics concepts
prints
prints by process or technique
scientific concepts
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
walls and wall components

Upper Right/New City Hall, Boston City Hall; Emilio Sanchez

Title
Upper Right/New City Hall, Boston City Hall
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A black and white print of two corners. One is partially covered by a shadow.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
2011/2.126
Medium and Support
black and white lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 4.33167
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
enclosing structural elements
energy and related concepts
energy-related concepts
light-related concepts
objects we use
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
physics concepts
prints
prints by process or technique
scientific concepts
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
walls and wall components

Lower Left/New City Hall, Boston City Hall; Emilio Sanchez

Title
Lower Left/New City Hall, Boston City Hall
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A black and white print of the lower portions of three walls. Most of the floor is covered in shadow.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
2011/2.128
Medium and Support
black and white lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 4.33167
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
enclosing structural elements
energy and related concepts
energy-related concepts
light-related concepts
objects we use
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
physics concepts
prints
prints by process or technique
scientific concepts
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
walls and wall components

Man and Woman on Thomas Street, from "Tribeca, 10013"; Donna Ferrato

Title
Man and Woman on Thomas Street, from "Tribeca, 10013"
Artist
Donna Ferrato
Physical Description
This is a black and white photograph that shows a woman and a man standing on a sidewalk in front of a doorway. The woman, closest to the viewer and shown in profile, is bending over and reaching behind to adjust her skirt. The man is standing with arms raised to adjust his collar before putting on his sportcoat.
Artist Life Dates
American, born 1949
Object Creation Date
2007
Accession Number
2010/2.51.6
Medium and Support
pigment print on fiber paper
relevance
rank 4.33051
Secondary Keywords
scale
architectural elements
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
settlements
settlements and landscapes
settlements by form

Lock for Chest; Artist Unknown, Korea

Title
Lock for Chest
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
A round metal lock meant to lock a chest. The front of the metal disc is decorated with a line carving of a Korean character surrounded by multiple carved circles and bulb-like motifs. Around the central design is a ring of larger circles.
Object Creation Date
1875-1925
Accession Number
2009/2.89
Medium and Support
metal
relevance
rank 4.32823
Secondary Keywords
asian
case furniture
components
components and systems
components by general context
descriptors
east asian
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
hardware
inorganic material
keys and key components
materials
materials by composition
objects we use
people and culture
storage and display furniture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Covered fang hu (square-shaped wine vessel) with painted cloud scroll designs; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Covered fang hu (square-shaped wine vessel) with painted cloud scroll designs
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
1st century BCE
Object Creation Date
1st century BCE
Accession Number
1993/1.57.1-2
Medium and Support
earthenware with polychrome decoration
relevance
rank 4.32618
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
closures
components
components and systems
components by specific context
container components
containers
containers by form
descriptors
earth sciences concepts
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
scientific concepts
vessels
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena

Altar; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin

Title
Altar
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.359
Medium and Support
carved wood
relevance
rank 4.32459
Secondary Keywords
altars and altar components
animals and creatures
architectural elements
architectural elements by building type
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
mammals
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
religious building fixtures
sculpture
sculpture by technique
sheep
the natural world
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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