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Title

Pablo Picasso

Artist

Lucien Clergue

Physical Description

A black and white photo of Pablo Picasso sitting on a step. Picasso stares directly into the camera.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1955

Accession Number

2011/2.163

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 9.81465

Secondary Keywords

color

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Title

Self-Portrait

Artist

Käthe Kollwitz

Physical Description

This etching depicts a three-quarter profile portrait of a woman’s face. The woman looks contemplatively toward the right with a solemn expression as her head rests against her right hand. The edge of her left shoulder is loosely sketched in the lower right of the composition.

Artist Life Dates

1867-1945

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

2012/2.212

Medium and Support

etching with burnishing on heavy wove paper

relevance

rank 9.70599

Secondary Keywords

arms

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Title

Jean Arp, 1949

Artist

Arnold Newman

Physical Description

Portrait of a man with his head resting on his hand showing only his right eye, cheek, forehead, hand and a bit of his shirt cuff with a curving unidentifiable vertical form to the right obscuring the sitter’s face.

Artist Life Dates

1918-2006

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1949

Accession Number

1989/2.18

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 9.56731

Secondary Keywords

arms

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Title

Portait of Berthe Morisot

Artist

Marcellin Desboutin

Physical Description

This etching and drypoint is a full-length portrait of a woman dressed in black and seated in an armchair holding a fan at her knees. The chair is turned to the side but the figure is seen frontally and looks directly out at the viewer. The figure and her costume are described in full while the chair and fan are depicted loosely in outline.

Artist Life Dates

1823-1902

Accession Number

2012/2.190

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on heavy wove paper

relevance

rank 9.39908

Secondary Keywords

costume

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Title

The Rialto, from the "Second Venice Set," or the "Twenty-six Etchings"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

The corner of a massive building with awnings on both sides is seen on the right side; it has arched windows above the street level windows and several stories with balconies above. To the left is a long sloping stairway with awnings projecting above the stairway. In the distance beyond the stairway can be see the tower of a church. Buildings at the far left of the composition are barely indicated. Pediestrians are visible throughout, adjacent to the buildings on either side as well as ascending the stairs.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1993/2.3

Medium and Support

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

relevance

rank 9.34789

Secondary Keywords

architecture

bridges

europe

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italy

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physical activities

physical activities by general context

religious figures

veneto (region)

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visual works

visual works by subject type

youth

Title

The Village Voice

Artist

Conrad Atkinson

Physical Description

The cover format of the New York weekly newspaper The Village Voice is appropriated, with satirical headlines related to topical current events.

Artist Life Dates

born 1940

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2004/2.36

Medium and Support

acrylic on canvas

relevance

rank 9.15508

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

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publications

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wars

Title

Daedalus

Artist

Charles Ginnever

Physical Description

Cor-Ten steel abstract sculpture

Artist Life Dates

born 1931

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1975

Accession Number

1977/2.9

Medium and Support

Cor-Ten steel

relevance

rank 9.15302

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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Title

Untitled [Four cranes and a person]

Artist

Kawano Kaoru

Physical Description

This work is an abstrated depiction of four cranes and a person.

Artist Life Dates

1916 - 1965

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

1998/2.27

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 9.13351

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

animals and creatures

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asia (continent)

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Title

Broadway Melody

Artist

Mark Tobey

Physical Description

abstract painting, tempera on board

Artist Life Dates

1890-1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1945

Accession Number

1949/1.152

Medium and Support

tempera on board

relevance

rank 8.99909

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

americas

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genres

locality

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new york

north & central america

objects we use

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united states

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Title

Drawing RIII 7 (Interlacing Triangles)

Artist

Bridget Riley

Physical Description

pencil drawing and gouache on paper

Artist Life Dates

born 1931

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1972

Accession Number

1983/1.170

Medium and Support

gouache and pencil on paper

relevance

rank 8.87659

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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rectangles

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styles and periods

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visual and tactile

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercolors

Title

Seascape (I), from the portfolio "New York Ten" (C.34)

Artist

Roy Lichtenstein

Physical Description

Colored lithograph using Ben Day dots in blue to depict an abstract seascape.

Artist Life Dates

10/28/1923 - 9/29/1997

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1964; published 1965

Accession Number

1997/1.128

Medium and Support

screenprint on translucent Rowlux

relevance

rank 8.71265

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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visual works

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Title

Portait of Ansel Adams, Yosemite

Artist

Bill Wright

Physical Description

Ansel Adams seated in a chair, graphic curtains behind. His hand is to his head and he is wearing glasses.

Object Creation Date

1981

Accession Number

2013/2.192

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 8.69906

Secondary Keywords

artists

descriptors

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people

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photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

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Title

Minor White, Arlington, MA

Artist

David Vestal

Physical Description

A man with white hair and glasses sorting through a pile of papers on a desk.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1924

Object Creation Date

April 1970; printed 1998

Accession Number

2013/2.182

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 8.69906

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Human Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Namji

Physical Description

Carved wooden figure of a human form. String atatched to the head to represent hair.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.351

Medium and Support

carved wood, string and human hair

relevance

rank 8.61757

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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figurines

forms of expression

healing

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people and culture

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sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Funerary Post

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mahafaly, Madagascar

Physical Description

A wooden post of stacked geometric forms and a small seated figure on top, seated at a table.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.72

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 8.61757

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

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ceremonies

concepts in the arts

cultural ceremonies

events

forms of expression

objects we use

people and culture

rites of passage

sculpture

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Buddhist Nara

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1955

Accession Number

1959/2.17

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 8.60474

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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objects we use

people and culture

religions

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Reclining Chair

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi

Physical Description

A long reclining board with three posts on the bottom. The angle is at approximately 45 degrees. All of the edges are rounded.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.77

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 8.60061

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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furnishings

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furniture

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Title

Grandfather Chair

Artist

Artist Unknown, Dan Peoples, African, Liberia

Physical Description

A small wooden chair with four rounded posts and an arched wooden bar on the back. There are carved triangle designs on the seat and finishing nails appear to be decorative.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.76

Medium and Support

wood and metal

relevance

rank 8.60061

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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Title

Prestige Chair

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples, Côte D'Ivoire

Physical Description

A highly decorated wooden chair with a single arched backing rod for support. There are large bulb-like posts on top with graphic decorations throughout. There are large metal domed hardware on the seat and upper posts.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.75

Medium and Support

wood and metal

relevance

rank 8.60061

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

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furnishings

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Title

Elsewhere, Therefore Here

Artist

Pierre Alechinsky

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1961

Accession Number

1963/1.86

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 8.60061

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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genres

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visual works

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Title

Hirado Ware Mizusashi blue-and-white water covered jar with design of Chinese sages

Artist

Artist Unknown Hirado ware, Japan

Physical Description

This white porcelain jar has the design of six Chinese sages and an attendant boy with blue underglaze in delicate brushwork. One sage is reading a book, while another is listening. The attendant boy is standing next to the sage with a book. Other four sages are looking at a long hand scroll. Some sages hold staffs on their hands. One sage has a string instrument. The jar has a broad shoulder and an inverted mouth, where the lid is placed. The knob of the lid is in a shape of a reclining boy (unpainted), surrounded by books, hanging scrolls, a cane, and a fan, which are painted with blue underglaze. It also has a shallow foot.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2006/2.51A&B

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 8.56538

Secondary Keywords

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walking sticks

Title

Polychrome Face Mask (Bedu)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Nafana Peoples, Ivory Coast, Ghana

Physical Description

An extremely large sundial circle top, separated into triangular sections with eyes and a mouth carved out. The colors are in blue, red, white and black. There is a narrow center to represent two black arms and a chin. The triangluar colored pattern is continued onto the bottom with a geometric pattern.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.73

Medium and Support

wood, fiber, metal

relevance

rank 8.53680

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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Title

Ode on a Wanli-era Imperial Brush

Artist

Shitao (Shih-t'ao)

Physical Description

Calligraphy of a poem written in running script and including three artist's seals and the artist's signature.

Artist Life Dates

1642-1707

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1705

Accession Number

1965/2.75

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 8.49129

Secondary Keywords

artists

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writing (processes)

Title

Portrait of the Artist at Work and Play

Artist

Les Klug

Physical Description

Mannequin pieces and artist in a room with many windows and mirrors.

Artist Life Dates

1930-1988

Accession Number

2013/1.252

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 8.47905

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

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people

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rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

Title

Emilio Sanchez: Lithographs

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A poster of a building in a two-point perspective; wiith the artist's name on the top of the poster and the date of the exhibition on the bottom.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

circa 1980

Accession Number

2011/2.65

Medium and Support

poster on paper

relevance

rank 8.45104

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

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people

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planographic prints

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Black Boomerang and Polygons

Artist

Alexander Calder

Physical Description

A base composed of a red section that lies on the floor and a black section that rises to narrow point. On the point rests the moving part of the "mobile"--one arm extends out and ends in a black boomerang; the other extends out then attaches to a vertical arm that has yellow polygons on either end.

Artist Life Dates

1898 - 1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1963

Accession Number

1986/2.21

Medium and Support

aluminum, steel, brass, and paint

relevance

rank 8.44414

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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Title

Bamboo in snow

Artist

Zhu Sheng (Chu Sheng)

Physical Description

In this image of bamboo bent under heavy snow the leaves are depicted with vigorous yet controlled strokes of the brush, while the snow is indicated by surrounding areas of blank paper with dark ink, a traditional technique in monochrome ink painting.

Artist Life Dates

1618 - circa 1690

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1690

Accession Number

2002/2.351

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on satin

relevance

rank 8.42946

Secondary Keywords

artists

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descriptors

earth sciences concepts

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precipitation

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scroll paintings

seasons

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Sundancer

Artist

Stanley William Hayter

Physical Description

Paper folded under approximately 1 cm at bottom. Colors: black, aqua-green, yellow, rose, blue, yellow-green. Plate size: h 39 1/2cm x w 23 9/10cm.

Artist Life Dates

1901-1988

Accession Number

2008/2.375

Medium and Support

color engraving and soft-ground with scorper on beige Arches wove paper

relevance

rank 8.40942

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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Title

Abstract Circles

Artist

Fukui Ryonosuke

Physical Description

This print consists of nuetral, muted colors and abstract designs primarily of dots and circles. The print is designed to look as if thin cracks run through the image, and a lady bug is almost imperceptible near the bottom left of the image. The bottom edge of the print has a dark strip running across it.

Artist Life Dates

1924-1986

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

2010/2.33

Medium and Support

color print on paper

relevance

rank 8.40400

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

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Title

Joseph Beuys

Artist

Andy Warhol

Physical Description

Four identical portraits, two by two, of a portrait of man wearing a cowboy hat. The upper two prints are black, purple, green and red, while the bottom two are yellow, green and white.

Artist Life Dates

1928-1987

Object Creation Date

1980; printed 1983

Accession Number

2014/1.583

Medium and Support

screenprint and rayon flock on Lenox Museum board

relevance

rank 8.38795

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

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Title

The Sculptor

Artist

Peter Grippe

Physical Description

On the left the sculptor is shown working on a model of the woman on the right. There is an angel at the feet of the woman/muse.

Artist Life Dates

1912-2002

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1957

Accession Number

2013/2.531

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 8.35581

Secondary Keywords

abstract expressionist

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european

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legendary creatures

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supporting and resisting elements

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Lord Jaganatha with his brother Balarama and sister Subhadra

Artist

India, Orissa

Physical Description

This image has three large figures sitting in a row. The two slightly larger figures (one with a white face; left and the other with a black face; right) flank a smaller yellow faced figure. Painted in a distinct blue-background strip beneath these large figures are several smaller figures. Next to three of these figures are trays holding food.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1969

Accession Number

2002/2.192

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on cotton

relevance

rank 8.32150

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

asia (continent)

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objects we use

people

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people and culture

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religions

religions and religious concepts

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Title

Mercurius in the Vessel

Artist

Richard Anuszkiewicz

Physical Description

Concentric lines of bright red alternate with lines of blue and green to create an optical illusion of receeding squares. The juxtaposition of these colors also creates an appearance of intersecting orange lines and hues of purple.

Artist Life Dates

born 1930

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1963

Accession Number

1988/1.137

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 8.24630

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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Title

Spitball

Artist

Tony Smith

Physical Description

A black granite abstract sculpute. Two "legs" rise up toward one another to meet at a point, making a basic triangle shape. At the bottom of the "legs," two horizontal "feet" protrude away from the object's center and end in four-sided points.

Artist Life Dates

1912 - 1980

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

designed 1961; created 1970

Accession Number

1974/2.51

Medium and Support

granite

relevance

rank 8.21433

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Title

St. Luke and St. Mark with a Portrait of the Virgin and Child

Artist

Ludolphe Buesinck

Physical Description

Two seated men, depicted in three-quarter length, with flowing beards and long robes look out from this print. A painting of a seated woman holding a child on her lap sits on an easel between them. A closed book is placed before the man on the left, and a second book sits open next to the figure on the right. This man holds a mahlstick, used by painters to steady their hand as they work, in his right hand. A palette and brushes are placed on a ledge in front of him.

Artist Life Dates

c.1590-after 1643

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

2007/2.144

Medium and Support

chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper

relevance

rank 8.18930

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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prints

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visual works

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woodcuts

Title

Growing Forms

Artist

David Smith

Physical Description

A roughly teardrop-shaped sculpture of shiny cast aluminum. Within the basic organic shape are several curls and a shape that appears to be a woman or perhaps a fetus. The sculpture sits atop a tall wooden base composed of a stack of fat disc shapes.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1965

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1939

Accession Number

1980/1.213A

Medium and Support

cast aluminum on wood base

relevance

rank 8.16430

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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Title

113, from "The Silver Edition, Volume I"

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

This black and white photograph shows a partial view of a guitar against a solid black background. It is a cropped, close-up image showing a portion of the fingerboard and upper bout.

Artist Life Dates

born 1939

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2010/2.47.5

Medium and Support

photograph on fiber paper

relevance

rank 8.07142

Secondary Keywords

plucked

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Title

Sources + Structures/Gokstad

Artist

Robert Stackhouse

Artist Life Dates

Born 1942

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1989

Accession Number

1989/2.4

Medium and Support

etching, softground, and spitbite printed in color on Hahnemuhle paper

relevance

rank 8.06530

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Title

Sources + Structures/Lake Garda

Artist

Robert Stackhouse

Artist Life Dates

Born 1942

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1989

Accession Number

1989/2.5

Medium and Support

etching, softground, and spitbite printed in color on Hahnemuhle paper

relevance

rank 8.06530

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Title

Articulation: Formulation, from the portfolio "Formulation: Articulation"

Artist

Josef Albers

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1972

Accession Number

1983/1.336.8

Medium and Support

screenprint on paper

relevance

rank 8.04681

Secondary Keywords

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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 8.01569

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Sphere with Colour (Grey and White)

Artist

Barbara Hepworth

Physical Description

Oval-shaped piece of veined, green Swedish marble standing on one of its narrow ends. Three holes of different sizes penetrate into the object's center. The holes are painted respectively in a semi-gloss black and matte white.

Artist Life Dates

1903 - 1975

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

1967/1.43

Medium and Support

Swedish green marble and paint on wood base

relevance

rank 7.94806

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Title

Tacpere Maptom

Artist

Lynda Benglis

Physical Description

Hollow glass piece. The bottom half (whose end is flat and thus serves as a base) is a solid spring green separated by a band of translucent yellow. The top half is a darker olive green with a Kelly green stripe that winds from the yellow band at center to the hole at this end of the piece.

Artist Life Dates

(1941 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1985

Accession Number

2008/2.223

Medium and Support

glass

relevance

rank 7.94507

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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Title

Key and Cue No. 1182 (Remembrance has a rear and front)

Artist

Roni Horn

Physical Description

Aluminum shaft with block letters cast in black plastic.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1994

Accession Number

2009/1.470

Medium and Support

cast plastic and aluminum

relevance

rank 7.94468

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Title

Bamboo and Rock

Artist

Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong

Physical Description

A rock rises above the earth, and branches of bamboo mimic the gentle curve of its shape. Grasses grow below. Two lines of calligraphic text are written verticalley on the left side of the painting.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1960-1975

Accession Number

2006/1.134

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 7.92436

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Title

Untitled, from 'Quantum Suite'

Artist

Garo Zareh Antreasian

Artist Life Dates

born 1922

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1966

Accession Number

1967/2.46

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 7.92186

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Title

Untitled Cube

Artist

Alvin D. Loving

Physical Description

A framework three-dimensional cube sits at an angle so that one of its corners appears to protrude from the center of the piece. The cube is gray, with dark gray shading on the shadowed edges, and dark and light yellow shading on the lit edges. The canvas is cut to the dimensions of the cube.

Artist Life Dates

1935-2005

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

1969/2.25

Medium and Support

acrylic on canvas

relevance

rank 7.91449

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Title

Plum Blossoms, after Jin Nong

Artist

Li Jishou (Li Chi-shou)

Physical Description

The branches of a plum tree stretch skyward, skillfully utilizing the vertical space of this hanging scroll. Black dots are used as accents along the branches, making them look knotted and full of texture. These heavy features are offset by the delicate depiction of plum blossoms. Calligraphic text is in the upper right corner, with two seals.

Artist Life Dates

active 19th century

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1985/2.28

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 7.90555

Secondary Keywords

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writing (processes)

Title

Yellow - Red - Blue, from "Sixteen Lithographs in Color"

Artist

Sol LeWitt

Physical Description

A suite of 15 lithographs and a composite gage in four colors hand drawn on aluminum plates and printed from those plates by hand. Printed in an edition of 50 on Italia paper by Landfall Press, Inc. Size: 23 x 23”. Contained in a paper box designed by Sol LeWitt with the cooperation of Service Bindery of Chicago, Ill.

Artist Life Dates

1928-2007

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

1978/2.61.11

Medium and Support

lithograph on Italia paper

relevance

rank 7.89370

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Title

Yellow, from "Sixteen Lithographs in Color"

Artist

Sol LeWitt

Physical Description

A suite of 15 lithographs and a composite gage in four colors hand drawn on aluminum plates and printed from those plates by hand. Printed in an edition of 50 on Italia paper by Landfall Press, Inc. Size: 23 x 23”. Contained in a paper box designed by Sol LeWitt with the cooperation of Service Bindery of Chicago, Ill.

Artist Life Dates

1928-2007

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

1978/2.61.1

Medium and Support

lithograph on Italia paper

relevance

rank 7.89370

Secondary Keywords

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genres

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