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Title

Despedida

Artist

Armando Morales

Physical Description

Three nude women stand on a dock in front of a ship. Two of the women's faces are turned to look at the ship, while the middle woman is facing the artist. Her face is in blue. They each seem to be holding an object.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1927

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

2011/1.91

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 10.28481

Primary Keywords

color prints

nudes

ships

women

Title

Mujeres de Puerto Cabezas

Artist

Armando Morales

Physical Description

Several nude women are in a body of water. A ship with a serchlight is to the side of them. One woman is holding a flashlight.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1927

Object Creation Date

1993

Accession Number

2011/1.96.2

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 10.28481

Primary Keywords

color prints

nudes

ships

women

Title

Regent Duck, Dutch Galliot

Artist

Edward William Cooke

Physical Description

Sketches of a ship, seamen and their distinct Dutch clogs, and of masts.

Artist Life Dates

British, 1811 - 1880

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

December 13, 1827

Accession Number

2013/2.553

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

relevance

rank 10.17416

Primary Keywords

clogs

docks

dockyards

masts

seamen

ships

Title

Untitled

Artist

Ellen Driscoll

Physical Description

This is an ink drawing in shades of black and brown. In the center there is a figure of a seated nude woman with her back to the viewer. The top of her head is a swirl of dark black lines. In the upper right corner is a three-masted sailing ship.

Artist Life Dates

born 1953

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2010/2.58

Medium and Support

ink, gouche on paper

relevance

rank 10.17416

Primary Keywords

figure (representation)

sailing ships

sea

woman

Title

The Banks of the Seine near Argenteuil [Les Bords de la Seine près Argenteuil]

Artist

Maxime Lalanne

Physical Description

A ship in the middle of a river, land on either side.

Artist Life Dates

1827-1886

Century

19th century

Accession Number

2013/2.565

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on laid paper

relevance

rank 10.17416

Primary Keywords

boats

carts

landscapes (environments)

rivers

ships

Title

Shoot Ships to Germany and help America Win

Artist

Adolph Treidler

Physical Description

Text: Shoot Ships to Germany and help AMERICA WIN--Schwab - At this Shipyard are being built ships to carry to our men "Over There"--Food, Clothing, and the Munitions of War. Without these ships our men will not have an equal chance to fight. The building of ships is more than a construction job--it is our chance to win the war. He who gives to his work the best that is in him does his bit as truly as the man who fights. Delays mean danger. Are you doing your bit? Are you giving the best that is in you to help your son, brother, or pal who is "OVER THERE"? - United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation - Issued by Publications Section, Emergency Fleet Corporation, Philadelphia

Artist Life Dates

1886-1981

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.100

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 10.06588

Primary Keywords

naval ships

navies

posters

wars

world war i

Title

View of Charleston, South Carolina

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1762

Accession Number

1969/2.132

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 9.95987

Primary Keywords

city

sailboats

ships

shipyard

shipyards

south carolina (state)

Title

The View on the Taking of Quebec. Showing the manner of debarking of English forces of the resolute scrambling of the light Infantry up a Woody Precipice to dislodge the Captain's Post, which defended a small entrenched path, through which the troops were to pass. Also a view of the signal victory obtain'd over The French Regulars, Canadians and Indians which produc'd the Surrender of Quebec. Printed for Carrington Bowles, Map + Printseller, No. 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard, London

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Ships coming upon the banks and disembarking for the battle that can be see on the left.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

September 13, 1759; executed 1760's

Accession Number

2013/2.561

Medium and Support

hand-colored engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 9.95987

Primary Keywords

battles

bodies of water

canada (nation)

cities

riverbanks

ships

Title

Dhow Sail, Lamu, Kenya, 1997

Artist

Lynn Davis

Physical Description

A large ship sail against a cloud-filled sky in Kenya. The angle from which the photograph was taken creates a triangular shape to the sail. From the top corner to the left edge of the photo is a rope, and on the right side of the sail is a small black figure protruding from behind the cloth, possibly the top of the mast to which the sail is connected.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1944

Object Creation Date

2005

Accession Number

2012/2.102

Medium and Support

selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 9.95987

Primary Keywords

clouds

gelatin silver process

masts

sailing ships

ship

Title

Landscape

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

The print depicts the landscape of hills by the sea, with some residential houses and a bridge in the left foreground. The print also illustrats ships floating on the water and birds flying above the sea from the distant mountain.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of the 19th century

Accession Number

1984/2.38

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 9.95987

Primary Keywords

birds

bridges

hills

houses

landscape

ships, sailing

water

Title

Oiso Station, tora-ga-ame (Tora's Rain), Plate 9 from Tokaido Gojusan-tsugi (Fifty-three Stations of the Eastern Road)

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A landscape of the bank by the river with mountains in the distance. There are trees, huts, and several tombstones in the foreground. Two figures are walking toward a hut.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1855

Accession Number

1974/1.102

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper, ôban yoko-e size

relevance

rank 9.65484

Primary Keywords

figure (illustration)

hills

huts

landscape

mountains

sailboats

ships

tombstones

trees

water

Title

Nocturne, from the "Twelve Etchings" or the "First Venice Set"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

This is a nighttime view of a city on water. Along the horizon can be seen numerous buildings and ships. At center left is a three-masted ship at anchor; along the right side are buildings, incuding domes and a tall tower. Throughout the image, there is an importance given to reflections and the nocturnal setting.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.372

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in warm black ink on laid paper

relevance

rank 9.65484

Primary Keywords

cities

night

reflections

san giorgio maggiore

seascapes

ships

venice (inhabited place)

Title

Enlist in the Navy - Follow the Boys in Blue for Home and Country

Artist

George Hand Wright

Artist Life Dates

(active Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1873 - 1951, Westport, Connecticut)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917-1919

Accession Number

1954/2.35.109

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 9.27606

Primary Keywords

flags

groups

males

men

navies

posters

seas

ships

soldier

soldiers

standing

walking

wars

world war i