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Title

Egúngún headress (erin type)

Artist

Adugbologe Workshop of Abeokuta, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Physical Description

A massive, baroque, and busy wood-carved headdress with stylized face (showing classic Yoruba features) of bulging eyes with defined upper lids, long, straight, triangular nose, symmetrical scarification patterns consisting of three horizontal lines on each cheek, a short beard from ear to ear just underneath the lower lip. Two large “ears” protrude on either side of head and act as “scaffolding” for numerous attachments of symbolic content: birds and lions predominate, but also visible are amulets, wooden claws and beads, crosses, and an insignia shield of some kind. The ears terminate in two oblong mirrors with lions leaping off of each. Layers of pigment are visible, giving impression it has been repainted over time.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1960

Accession Number

1985/1.183

Medium and Support

wood, mirrors, pigment, gourd, beads, metal

relevance

rank 4.89543

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

animals and creatures

associated concepts

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

events

headgear

mammals

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

Title

Blue-and-white shallow plate with the character shou (longevity), surrounded by 4 crabs

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th-19th century

Accession Number

2006/2.53

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 4.89535

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological concepts

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

dishes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

scientific concepts

stoneware

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Folk archer

Artist

India, Central India

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1976/2.72

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.89528

Secondary Keywords

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Le Capaitaine, from "Dreyfus Affair"

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

A portrait of Captain Dreyfus: The bust of a man in uniform stands pivoted to the right. His expression is neutral and his likeness is painted with bold colors in a watercolor-like texture. Below the bust reads "Le Capitaine Dreyfus", or The Captain Dreyfus.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1969

Object Creation Date

1968

Accession Number

2011/1.112.1

Medium and Support

pochoir print on paper

relevance

rank 4.89387

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

costume

costume by function

objects we use

officers (military officers)

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in military occupations

social science concepts

sociological concepts

uniforms

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Pike Decoy

Artist

Oscar Peterson

Physical Description

Carved wooden decoy of a Pike fish; green along dorsal region with yellow underbelly, spots and flecks of yellow, white, and black.

Artist Life Dates

1887 - 1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1928

Accession Number

2002/1.216

Medium and Support

carved and painted wood and painted metal

relevance

rank 4.89264

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

object genres

object genres by function

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wood and wood products

Title

Tanuki (raccoon dog) and Bamboo in the Snow

Artist

Konoshima Ôkoku

Physical Description

A tanuki, or racoon dog, is seen peering over its shoulder on a snowy hill. Its footprints disappear in the snow behind it. Bamboo rise from out of view on the bottom right, and dominate the upper register of the image. This painting mounted on a hanging scroll also includes elaborate gold fabric with repeating designs.

Artist Life Dates

1877-1938

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

early 20th century

Accession Number

2003/1.402

Medium and Support

Hanging scroll, ink on silk

relevance

rank 4.88893

Secondary Keywords

animal

associated concepts

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

grass (plant material)

materials

materials by function

materials by origin

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plant material

precipitation

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Jina and a monk in a landscape from a Digambara Jain manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

This painting illustrates a verse from a Digambara Jain manuscript that likens the capacity of praising the Jina to destroy sins to the way the sun obliterates darkness; it shows a sun with the face of a Jina illuminating the sky. 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

1975/2.172

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 4.88870

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

figures

figures (representations)

herbaceous plants

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by activity

people by occupation

people by state or condition

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Shiva and his family

Artist

India, Punjab Hills, Kangra School

Physical Description

In this idyllic scene, the goddess Parvati offers her husband Shiva a drink, as they enjoy a quiet moment together. Their children, the elephant-headed Ganesha and Skanda, play inside a tent made from the hide of an elephant demon that Shiva had slain. Both parents are clothed in animal skins, the garb of mountain-dwelling ascetics, while Shiva is further adorned with a long necklace of skulls and a snake.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1790-1800

Accession Number

1942.4

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 4.88853

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

associated concepts

branches

groups of people

hindu

kinship groups

mammals

named gods and goddesses

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by family relationship

people by state or condition

religion

religions

social groups

social science concepts

social structure

sociological concepts

subject matter

tents

the natural world

Title

Peach Blossom Spring

Artist

Qiu Ying (Ch'iu Ying)

Physical Description

In this fan painting mounted as an album leaf, a fishing boat is moored at shore. Water stretches to the right, and above it calligraphic text recounting the story of Peach Blossom Spring. To the left of the boat, are green riverbanks, blossoming peach trees, and a man in a small cave.

Artist Life Dates

c.1495-1552

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1542

Accession Number

1976/1.212

Medium and Support

ink and color on gold paper

relevance

rank 4.88739

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

deciduous trees

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

genres in the arts

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

literary, oral and motion picture genres

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

seasons

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

White Clouds

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

Cloudy mountain scene with calligrapic text in the upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1972

Accession Number

2006/1.126

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 4.88229

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

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Shift, Warm

Artist

Julian Stanczak

Physical Description

This is a square painting with skinny vertical lines of purple on a background of orange. There are two square forms in the center, each wth a diagonal line from the lower left to upper right corners. One square is created by a pinkish, purple line and the the other is created by a reddish orange line.

Artist Life Dates

born 1928

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1991

Accession Number

2009/2.11

Medium and Support

acrylic on canvas and wood

relevance

rank 4.87573

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

design elements

european

european styles and periods

geometric concepts

geometric figures

mathematical concepts

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

motifs

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

plane figures

polygons

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Georges Picquart, from "Dreyfus Affair"

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

A portrait of a man in decorated uniform. The man faces the viewer directly, and is painted in bold colors with a watercolor-like effect. Beneath the portrait reads "Georges Picquart", who was an investigator on the Dreyfus trial.

Object Creation Date

1968

Accession Number

2011/1.112.5

Medium and Support

pochoir print on paper

relevance

rank 4.87435

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

costume

costume by function

objects we use

officers (military officers)

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people in military occupations

social science concepts

sociological concepts

uniforms

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Mask (Kifwebe)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Luba or Songye Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Wood carved face with geometric, pseudo-human facial features, grooved, bilaterial striations of surface, protruding, square pursed mouth and horizontal slit eyes with protruding eyebrows. Faint traces of white kaolin in grooves; a flat wooden crest extends from the nose along the curve of the forehead, terminating in feathered headdress; thick raffia fiber beard attached around face. mask shows much wear with nicks and scraptes on wood surface; feathered headdress and fiber beard are brittle.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2005/1.219

Medium and Support

wood, raffia, feathers, kaolin

relevance

rank 4.87435

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

costume

costume by function

descriptors

events

masks (costume)

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

sculpture

sculpture by material

social science concepts

sociological concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Illustration Proof without text of A.M. David's "Statuaire" for Aloysius Bertard's book "Gaspard de la nuit:fantasies à la manière de Rembrandt et de Callot"

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Two rectangular friezes: one horizontal, one vertical. In the larger horizontal section, there is a man's head inside a triangle with two angel heads on the sides, with an elaborate border. In the vertical section, there are two angel heads blowing air out of their mouths.

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1904

Accession Number

2013/2.549

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 4.87431

Secondary Keywords

abstract expressionist

animals and creatures

associated concepts

descriptors

design elements

earth sciences concepts

international post-1945 styles and movements

legendary creatures

motifs

natural element motifs

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

physical sciences concepts

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Vajra bell (Lontjeng) (one of a pair)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Physical Description

This is one of a pair of Javanese bells. A talon-like vajra sits atop the bronze handle. Lotus petals decorate the base, and the faces encircling the the bell above them depict Prajnaparamita, the bodhisattva aspect of “Perfection of Wisdom.”

Century

16th -17th century

Object Creation Date

16th century - 17th century

Accession Number

1957/2.54

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.87087

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

associated concepts

bells and sets of bells

biological components

buddhism

buddhist doctrinal concepts

chordophones

components

components and systems

components by specific context

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

directly struck idiophones

doctrinal concepts

heads

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

objects

objects we use

people and culture

percussion idiophones

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

the human body

upper body

Title

Block for Printing "Longevity" Spirit Money, from Taiwan

Artist

Artist Unknown Taiwan

Physical Description

Wooden block painted cinnabar red with a carved floral design framing an inner square that contains six characters in the top and lower right, center, and left corners and a large character in the middle (“longevity”) with an image of two coins suspended from the wings of a stylized bat in the lower center.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

late 20th century

Accession Number

2006/2.41.1

Medium and Support

carved wood

relevance

rank 4.87075

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

ball game equipment

ball striking or snaring and throwing equipment

biological concepts

equipment

equipment by process

exchange media

image-making equipment

objects we use

people and culture

printing and printmaking equipment

printing blocks

printing surfaces

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

scientific concepts

sports and athletic equipment

tools and equipment

Title

Illuminated Landscape

Artist

Chet LaMore

Physical Description

Nocturnal scene with landscape populated by otherworldly pink, green, and blue flora and fauna resembling marine life or celestial bodies.

Artist Life Dates

1908-1980

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1948

Accession Number

1982/1.199

Medium and Support

casein on board

relevance

rank 4.86691

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

european

european styles and periods

genres

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

stars

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

time

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

Title

Descent of the River Ganges

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Central India, Bundelkhand

Physical Description

In this intensely lyrical painting from Bundelkhand in Central India, the great river is shown tumbling from the night sky. Ascetics sit cross-legged on the mountainside, offering their austerities to Shiva, while women come to venerate Ganga. The river teems with life—crocodiles, turtles, fish, and birds—while lions, leopards, jackals, monkeys, and rabbits cavort on its banks.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1775

Accession Number

1979/1.148

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 4.86303

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asian

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

forms

geography

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

making art

mammals

natural landscapes

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

people by occupation

people by state or condition

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

physical sciences concepts

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions and religious concepts

religious (people)

religious concepts

religious figures

religious ideologies

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

time

Title

Embroidery fragments

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1998/2.37.2

Medium and Support

silk thread embroidery on silk

relevance

rank 4.86203

Secondary Keywords

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

concepts relating to the creative process

descriptors

design elements

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

Title

Embroidery fragments

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1998/2.37.1

Medium and Support

silk thread embroidery on silk

relevance

rank 4.86203

Secondary Keywords

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

concepts relating to the creative process

descriptors

design elements

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

Title

Embroidery fragments

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1998/2.37.3

Medium and Support

silk thread embroidery on silk

relevance

rank 4.86203

Secondary Keywords

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

concepts relating to the creative process

descriptors

design elements

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

Title

Untitled

Artist

e e cummings

Physical Description

Abstract painting with low horizon line, deep blue above horizon and dark greenish-brown below horizon; brown abstract form left of center, and bright white swirling brushstroke right of center.

Artist Life Dates

1894-1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1950

Accession Number

1988/1.120

Medium and Support

oil on cardboard

relevance

rank 4.86106

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

european

european styles and periods

genres

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

time

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Diptych on Vietnam (one of two)

Artist

Michael Joseph

Physical Description

Copies of men's high school portraits from yearbook pages collaged onto board. There are words written across in red, blue, orange and purple crayon "The Class of 65...."

Object Creation Date

2nd half of the 20th century

Accession Number

2013/2.308A

Medium and Support

collage on panel

relevance

rank 4.85046

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

memorials

objects we use

people and culture

political concepts

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

social science concepts

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Malli shrine, dated VS 1528 [1471 A.D.]

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat

Physical Description

The jina Malli sits in the lotus position on an inlayed cushion on a tiered throne. Seated with his hands folded in a gesture of meditation, he is surrounded by a number of figures representing other jinas, attendants and demigods. In the center in front of the throne sits the goddess Ambika with a child on her lap. On the first tier of the throne sit two figures that may represent donors. On the next left are nine mounds representing the nine planets [navagraha], five to his right and four to his left. At the base of his seat are two stylized lions and this is flanked by a male and female demigod. On the arch surrounding the figure at his level a standing jina figure is to each side and cauri bearer is on the outside of each of them. At his shoulders, the cross bars of the throne back end in stylized makara heads with jewels hanging from their mouths. A seated jina adorns the arch to each side of his head and elephants surmount them with an umbrella over his head with a dancing figure atop it. The whole is surmounted by an auspicious lota or pot. Diamond shaped copper and silver pieces adorn the pillow and parts of the throne back and silver inlay highlight his eyes and chest jewel.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1471

Accession Number

1975/2.121

Medium and Support

brass with copper and silver inlay

relevance

rank 4.84376

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

people and culture

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Athens - Altar of Dionysus in Theatre

Artist

Anonymous Italian?

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1865

Accession Number

1980/1.162

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 4.83832

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

architecture

associated concepts

descriptors

europe

faces

inorganic material

locality

materials

materials by composition

mythology

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Portrait of Sacco and Vanzetti

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

Two men sit at the center of the print with inquisitive looks upon their faces. Certain facial elements are distorted. They stand with shoulders haunched, and pupiless eyes. Both sets of arms are restrained by handcuffs, and they are handcuffed to one another at the center of the print.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1969

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1958

Accession Number

1975/1.70

Medium and Support

screenprint on paper

relevance

rank 4.83622

Secondary Keywords

image form

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

costume

costume by form

main garments

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by subject type

Title

Boating on a River in Autumn

Artist

Chen Huan (Ch'en Huan)

Physical Description

A lone boatman appears from behing the rocks, looking forward. Above him and slightl foregrounded arches a tree, and behind him lay a series of trees and rocks. Black dots are used to accent the rocks, and repeating patterns indicate leaves on trees. Red seals are in the lower left and lower right corners, and a third is at the end of the block of calligraphic text at top right.

Artist Life Dates

early 17th century

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1596

Accession Number

1976/1.224

Medium and Support

album leaf matted to frame, ink on gold paper

relevance

rank 4.82664

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

image-making processes and techniques

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

seasons

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercraft

watercraft by general type

writing (processes)

Title

Night Music

Artist

Gary Mayer

Physical Description

Groupings of trees with green leaves on top, blue sky behind and red and white objects circulating amongst the tree trunks.

Artist Life Dates

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

2013/2.314

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 4.82643

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

european

european styles and periods

landscapes (environments)

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

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 4.81395

Secondary Keywords

plucked

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

chordophones

concepts in the arts

forms of expression

lutelike chordophones

lutelike chordophones with long neck

objects we use

people and culture

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

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 4.81030

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

forms of expression

intaglio prints

objects we use

people and culture

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

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 4.81030

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

forms of expression

intaglio prints

objects we use

people and culture

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Empedocles

Artist

René Boyvin

Physical Description

A man wearing a tunic, cape and boots stands in a minimal landscape. His walking stick seems to be falling away from him at the right as the man points upwards toward the sun's rays, as well as extends his right hand towards fire at the lower left.

Artist Life Dates

1525-1598

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1539-1540

Accession Number

1990/1.189

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 4.80834

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

costume

costume by form

descriptors

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image-making processes and techniques

intaglio prints

objects we use

outerwear

overcoats

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prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religious figures

scientific concepts

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

worshippers

Title

Visit to the Hospital

Artist

Käthe Kollwitz

Physical Description

A woman sits on the edge of a bed in which a figure lays. A child stands next to the woman. A chair with a bag on it sits in the right bottom corner.

Artist Life Dates

1867 - 1945

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1929

Accession Number

1956/1.59

Medium and Support

woodcut on Japan paper

relevance

rank 4.80655

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological concepts

european

european styles and periods

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

health and related concepts

health-related concepts

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

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parents

people

people (agents)

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people by family relationship

physical activities

physical activities by general context

scientific concepts

seating furniture

single seating furniture

sleeping and reclining furniture

spouses

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Reading "The Book of Changes" at a Pavilion in Autumn

Artist

Zhang Hong [Chang Hung]

Physical Description

Inscription: … painted at Mr. Zhu’s Plum Hut Studio in the winter of 1639. Zhang Hong of Suzhou

Two seals of the artist

One collector’s seal

A solitary scholar, dwarfed by the surrounding autumnal landscape, seated inside a pavilion as he contemplates the ancient classic, The Book of Changes.

Artist Life Dates

1577 - after 1668

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1639

Accession Number

1978/2.60

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 4.79716

Secondary Keywords

upward

architecture

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

buildings and the land

descriptors

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figures

inorganic material

landforms

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landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

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people and culture

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physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

seasons

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

waterscapes

Title

The Student (L'Etudiante)

Artist

Gerome Kamrowski

Physical Description

On a narrow canvas a background of overlapping, rounded segments of blues, grays, and greens suggests rock. These layers build up to warmer colors, and on the surface of the layers are several shapes executed in white line suggestive of cave-painting. The shapes looks like microscopic organisms and are connected by the nerve-like white lines. As a whole, the visual elements are also suggestive of a seated figure, and the white shapes then appear as organs.

Artist Life Dates

1914 - 2004

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1950

Accession Number

1975/1.77

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 4.79127

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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associated concepts

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descriptors

european

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visual works

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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

1983/1.336.57

Medium and Support

screenprint on paper

relevance

rank 4.78840

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

aegean

aegean periods

associated concepts

descriptors

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early western world

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greek

mathematical concepts

mediterranean

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plane figures

polygons

prints

prints by process

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Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Yaka Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

A stylized human head with an elaborate coiffure, sitting atop a larger animal head with scarification marks below the eyes, tops a well-carved staff with angular handle and a zig-zag carved pattern below the handle. The eyes of both figures are set in shallow cavities and appear squinted or closed.

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

2001/2.19

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 4.78611

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

ceremonial weapons

components

components and systems

components by specific context

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

head

objects

objects we use

people and culture

political concepts

social science concepts

the human body

tools and equipment

upper body

walking sticks

weapons

weapons and ammunition

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 4.78071

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

architectural elements

artistic concepts

associated concepts

biomorphic

components

components and systems

components by specific context

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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

Title

Vishnu as Varaha, the Cosmic Boar

Artist

India, Central India

Physical Description

This intricate stele has a large Varaha in the center. He is in the archer’s stance, with his right leg extended and his left leg bent resting on a lotus held up by a male and female snake figures. They have human bodies from the waist up and knotted snake bodies below. Varaha has a human body with the head of a boar, his head thrown back supporting the figure of the earth goddess who holds on to his snout. A lotus leaf acts as an umbrella over his head. Three of his four arms are intact with his right one at his hip holding a broken lotus, only the stem survives, and the two left hands holding a conch at his chest and a discus at his knee. The broken arm held the club and the top of it is still visible next to the pavilion on the left over his shoulder. Besides the two snake figures, three figures stand on the base to either side, the other one female, while the others are male. The inner two hold the conch and discus and can be considered shankhapurausha and cakrapurusha, the personifications of the two weapons. The figure in the center on the left ahs his hand raised over his head and the one on the right holds an arrow. They stand against pilaster forms, each surmounted by a pillared pavilion. To the sides of the pillars, vyalis (a composite animal) decorate the columns, a conventional throne motif and above them on the outside some devotee figures, the one on the right is broken. Against the pillar a broken animal figure is to the right and a seated devotee is seen on the left. The two pavilion forms house gods. The one to the left houses a small four-armed image of Brahma (three of his heads show, the central one with a beard) holding his usual attributes, a ladle for ritual and probably a pot, etc.. That on the right houses a four-armed figure of Shiva holding a trident and other attributes. The top of the stele is broken, but there is a devotee to the left and a row of seven figures all with hand up in a reassuring gesture and the other holding a pot. Could there have been two more and represent the nine planets? They do not appear very different one from the other.

Century

10th century

Object Creation Date

circa 10th century

Accession Number

2002/1.167

Medium and Support

sandstone

relevance

rank 4.78036

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

hindu

named gods and goddesses

people and culture

people and occupations

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

standing

subject matter

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

1983/1.336.58

Medium and Support

screenprint on paper

relevance

rank 4.77907

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

aegean

aegean periods

associated concepts

descriptors

design elements

early western world

geometric concepts

geometric figures

greek

mathematical concepts

mediterranean

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

plane figures

polygons

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

quadrilaterals

rectangles

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual and tactile

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Mask (Kasangu)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Sala Mpasu Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Face mask made of wood, covered in white kaolin; face has round, bulging forehead, deep set narrow eyes, small round ears, fiber beard, open rectangular mouth and pointed teeth; basketry weave that held mask on the dancer’s head is visible at back and sides; raffia attachment on top of head frayed and missing.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1920-1960

Accession Number

1971/2.44

Medium and Support

wood, raffia, kaolin and fiber

relevance

rank 4.76458

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

costume

costume by function

descriptors

events

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object genres

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people and culture

sculpture

sculpture by material

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social status

sociological concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Flat-rimmed Bowl with painted abstract design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Physical Description

A deep bowl with wide mouth and small base. Both the interior and exterior have been incised for decorations.

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

13th century

Accession Number

1957/1.70

Medium and Support

fritware with blue underglaze painting and green glaze

relevance

rank 4.76452

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

containers by form

geographic and political locations

middle east (general region)

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

vessels

Title

Squat bottle with everted rim

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Physical Description

A squat bottle with everted rim.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1957/1.90

Medium and Support

earthenware with glaze

relevance

rank 4.76452

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

containers by form

geographic and political locations

middle east (general region)

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

vessels

Title

Barcos de Vela

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A number of sailboats are sailing on the deep green sea; and there are black and white clouds in the sky.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1981

Accession Number

2011/2.87

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 4.76084

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

earth sciences concepts

landscapes (environments)

marine bodies

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Mirror with scene of "Alexander's Ascension"

Artist

Artist Unknown, Turkey, Central Anatolia

Century

12th-13th century

Object Creation Date

12th century - 13th century

Accession Number

1959/1.115

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.75891

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Indian Bronze Ganesha

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A bronze statue of an Hindu god. The figure has an elephant head attached to a human body.

Accession Number

2012/1.270

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.75284

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

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copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

inorganic material

mammals

materials

materials by composition

metal

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nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Landscape

Artist

John Francis Murphy

Physical Description

Landscape of flat terrain; water, perhaps a small stream, in the foreground; four leafless trees (two large, two small) right of center, and two leafless trees left of center, below a cloud-filled sky.

Artist Life Dates

1853 - 1921

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1880

Accession Number

1954/1.80

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 4.75283

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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descriptors

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riverine bodies

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vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

waterscapes

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

wetlands

woody plants

Title

L'Arondelle

Artist

Marc Chagall

Physical Description

Colors: brown-gray. Pink, magenta, red, lt. blue, blue, lt. aqua, lt. green, green, lt. yellow, yello, lt. beige, burt-orange. Paper size: h 42 3/10cm x tw 31 7/10cm & bw 32 1/10cm.

Artist Life Dates

Russia, 1889-1985

Accession Number

2008/2.422

Medium and Support

color lithograph on beige wove paper

relevance

rank 4.75083

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

design elements

genres in the arts

literary, oral and motion picture genres

mammals

ornament areas

people and culture

Title

James Chaney

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

A portrait of James Chaney. His eyes are enlarged and brows thick. His hair is made up of many thick brush strokes. His gaze is centered at the viewer. Above his head is his name written in brown-orange ink.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1969

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2011/1.105

Medium and Support

offset photolithograph on paper

relevance

rank 4.74944

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

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sociological concepts

visual works

visual works by subject type

writing (processes)

Title

Formal gray crested kimono with embroidered designs of suzume odori figures dancing in the rain

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Gray silk crepe (repp weave) shot through with metallic threads, with silk and metallic thread embroidered design of figures doing the suzume odori (crow dance) in the rain (suzume odori). Lining is plain weave silk, white above and gray below.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1970s - 1980s

Accession Number

2005/1.382

Medium and Support

gray silk crepe with silk and metallic thread embroidery

relevance

rank 4.74787

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arts

arts and related disciplines

associated concepts

costume

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descriptors

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humanities

main garments

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

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scientific concepts

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textile working processes and techniques

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena