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Title

War Rages in France - We Must Feed Them - United States Food Administration

Artist

Harry Everett Townsend

Physical Description

Text: War Rages in France - We Must Feed Them - They cannot fight & raise food at the same time - Denying ourselves only a little means Life to them - United States Food Administration

Artist Life Dates

1879-1941

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.97

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

cityscapes

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

europe

events

figures

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

locality

materials

materials by function

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

streets

text-based art

transportation

vehicles

war

world wars

Title

Warriors Receiving Blessing From God at Waterfall (Taigan jôju arigatakitsubo)

Artist

Utagawa Kunisada

Artist Life Dates

1786-1864

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1864

Accession Number

1985/1.171A

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

army

descriptors

forming

geography

historical figures

military

people and occupations

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

standing

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Warriors Receiving Blessing From God at Waterfall (Taigan joju arigatakitsubo)

Artist

Utagawa Kunisada

Artist Life Dates

1786-1864

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1864

Accession Number

1985/1.171B

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

army

descriptors

forming

geography

military

people and occupations

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

standing

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Warsaw

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

A black and white print that features a person holding his head in clenched fists. His clothing is creased by his dynamic position, back is haunched. Below the drawing is stylized Hebrew block print. Translated it reads "These martyrs I well remember, and my soul melts with secret sorrow. Evil men have devoured us and eagerly consumed us". The calligraphy is a prayer recited for the Musaf Service during Yom Kippur.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1969

Object Creation Date

1943; printed 1963

Accession Number

2011/1.101

Medium and Support

serigraph on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

object genres

object genres by location, context or origin

objects we use

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions

religions and religious concepts

writing (processes)

Title

Washing Clothes

Artist

Kensel Franklin

Physical Description

A group of women gather to wash clothes in a river while a man looks on.

Artist Life Dates

Haitian, 1945-1975 (?)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2011/2.184

Medium and Support

oil on masonite

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by application method

painting techniques by medium

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

Title

Watching Geese

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

This landscape makes use of the wide range of tones possible from black ink and water. A man stands in a mountain clearing, gazing at geese in the distance. Calligraphic text is written vertically in the upper left corner.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.124

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

information forms

materials

materials by function

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Water Baskets-Wishham, from "The North American Indian, 1907-1930"

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1909

Accession Number

1987/1.206

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

figures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

native american

objects

people and occupations

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Water Breaking on Ledge

Artist

Warren Lombard

Artist Life Dates

1855-1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

probably 1922

Accession Number

1940.18

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Water Buffalo and Herd Boy under Willow Tree

Artist

Rong Jin

Artist Life Dates

1885-1928

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1885-1928

Accession Number

1986/2.100

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

genres

grasses

inorganic material

mammals

materials

materials by composition

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Water Droplets, from "The Observer and the Observed"

Artist

Susan Derges

Physical Description

Three water droplets against a blurred out background.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1955

Object Creation Date

circa 1990

Accession Number

2013/2.120

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

scientific concepts

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Watercarrier

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

A standing figure of a watercarrier holding a bag on his left hand side. His right arm appears to be no longer part of the sculpture. He appears to be weighed down to the one side and his body is tilted. He is wearing a skirt and a turban.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2012/2.164

Medium and Support

terracotta

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

Title

Waterfall

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

Top of a waterfall into a sparsely-settled mountain valley.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

2012/2.33

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

downward

upward

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Waterfall

Artist

Komai Genki

Artist Life Dates

1747-1797

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

2nd half of 18th century

Accession Number

1968/2.21

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

Secondary Keywords

asia

asian

descriptors

forms

geography

inorganic material

locality

making art

materials

materials by composition

plants

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Waterfall at Milky Way Cave

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

An intricate ecology of plants grows up this mountainside landscape. Two men walk in a clearing below a building. A waterfall flows downward on the upper left, below calligraphic text.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1970-1990

Accession Number

2006/1.143

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

components of bodies of water

descriptors

landform components

landforms and landform components

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Waterfall below the Bridge, Bidzee Ghur, near Mow

Artist

Thomas Daniell

Artist Life Dates

1749-1840

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1790

Accession Number

1968/2.35

Medium and Support

graphite and wash on white paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

plants

the natural world

Title

Waterfall, Hagavatn, Iceland, 25 July 1972, from 'Color Nature Landscapes II' po

Artist

Eliot Porter

Artist Life Dates

(1901 - 1960)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1972

Accession Number

1985/1.90.7

Medium and Support

cibachrome print on paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Waterfalls of Clyde, from "Ecosse"

Artist

James Valentine

Artist Life Dates

1815 - 1880

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

September 1, 1869

Accession Number

1984/1.294.8

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

Secondary Keywords

albums

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

motion

objects

plants

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

We Shall Overcome

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

Black line representation of a human head and face, facing the viewer. The head is oval-shaped with vertical parallel lines. The short hair of the person is represented by thick dots and fine curved lines. The nose is formed by straight, vertical lines. Eyebrows are drawn with thick, black lines. "We shall Overcome" is printed in a brown-orange ink across the top of the sheet.

Artist Life Dates

Lithuania, 1898-1969

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2011/1.104

Medium and Support

offset photolithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

drawings

drawings by technique

heads

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

social science concepts

sociological concepts

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

writing (processes)

Title

We Will Accept Our Offering of the End of Autumn

Artist

Grace Hartigan

Physical Description

A black and white ink print. Possibly a room in a house.

Artist Life Dates

1922 - 2008

Object Creation Date

1962-1966

Accession Number

2011/1.67

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

british renaissance-baroque architecture styles

british renaissance-baroque styles

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people and culture

prints

prints by process or technique

renaissance-baroque regional styles

renaissance-baroque styles

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Weather-beaten Sentinels (Another title: Trees and Rocks(?))

Artist

Will Quinlan

Artist Life Dates

Born 1877

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1910

Accession Number

1940.203

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

plants

the natural world

Title

Wedding Coverlet

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1830-1840

Accession Number

1952/1.91

Medium and Support

wool, linen and indigo

Secondary Keywords

animal material

descriptors

hair

hair and hair components

hair by form

keratinous material

materials

materials by origin

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

Title

Wedding Jacket

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1989/2.66

Medium and Support

embroidered silk

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

motifs

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

object genres

object genres by material

plant-derived motifs

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

Title

Wedding Slippers (one of a pair)

Artist

African, Songhoi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1946

Accession Number

1983/2.210.1

Medium and Support

embroidered cotton

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the legs or feet

ceremonies

clothing

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume by form

cultural ceremonies

descriptors

dresses

dresses by function

events

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

footwear

footwear by form

main garments

marriages

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects

objects we use

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

rites of passage

shoes (footwear)

shoes by location or context

textile materials

textile materials by composition or origin

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

Title

Wedding Slippers (one of a pair)

Artist

African, Songhoi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1946

Accession Number

1983/2.210.2

Medium and Support

embroidered cotton

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the legs or feet

ceremonies

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume by form

cultural ceremonies

descriptors

dresses

dresses by function

events

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

footwear

footwear by form

main garments

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

rites of passage

shoes (footwear)

shoes by location or context

textile materials

textile materials by composition or origin

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

Title

Wedge shaped flat stone

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1940.420

Medium and Support

stone

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Weinlaub (Grape Leaves)

Artist

Markus Lüpertz

Artist Life Dates

born 1941

Century

20th century

Accession Number

2000/2.298

Medium and Support

pastel, watercolor, and gouache on wove paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

food

fruit

leaves

materials

materials by function

Title

Well-Dressed Woman with Floral Bow in Hair

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

A young woman posing, slightly slumped over. She is wearing a light colored dress and has a flower in her hair.

Artist Life Dates

1884-1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2014/2.280

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume by form

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

main garments

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

Wet Sands

Artist

Lucien Clergue

Physical Description

A black and white photo of wavy lines drawn in wet sand.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2011/2.160

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

color

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

photographs

photographs by form

soil

soil by composition or origin

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

What are YOU doing? The Kaiser is canned - Can Food - Can Vegetables, fruit, and the Kaiser too - National War Garden Commission

Artist

J. Paul Verrees

Physical Description

Text: What are YOU doing? The Kaiser is canned - Can Food - Can Vegetables, Fruit and the Kaiser too - Write for Free Book to National War Garden Commission - Washington, D.C. - Charles Lathrop Pack, President - P.S.Ridsdale, Secretary - (jars labeled) Tomatoes, Kaiser Brand Unsweetened, Peas

Artist Life Dates

Belgium, 1889-1942

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.102

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

events

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

materials

materials by function

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people and culture

the human body

upper body

world wars

Title

What I See When I Look at You

Artist

Chris Doyle

Physical Description

15-minute video projected onto a building

Artist Life Dates

born 1959

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2001/1.371

Medium and Support

video (DV Cam)

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architectural elements by building type

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

perspective and shading techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

sculpture

sculpture by location or context

time-based works

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

What will you do if the world really ends on Dec. 23, 2012?, from the Haven Hall Installation 2012

Artist

Benjamin Patterson

Physical Description

Textual ink print on paper, signed by the artist. Matted and framed.

Object Creation Date

2012

Accession Number

2012/2.110.7

Medium and Support

plastic frame with plexi glass, stickers, and ink on paper with blue matting

Secondary Keywords

coating (material)

coating by form

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

information form components

layout features

materials

materials by function

printing and printing processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

What's All This Talk About Dying for Revolution (Skirt)

Artist

Lisa Anne Auerbach

Physical Description

Black knit skirt. The bottom of the skirt has a border of, designed in red, words that read Bring the War Home Power to the People, with a line of stylized marching figures underneath, and a thin line of white at the skirt's hem.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1967

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2005-2009

Accession Number

2009/2.164B

Medium and Support

Merino wool

Secondary Keywords

animal material

descriptors

hair

hair and hair components

hair by form

keratinous material

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile construction processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

Title

What's All This Talk About Dying for Revolution (Sweater)

Artist

Lisa Anne Auerbach

Physical Description

Black knit sweater with red cuffs at the end of the sleeves. The front of the sweater has, designed in red, the words What's All This Talk About Dying for Revolution? with several lines of stylized figures marching underneath, and at the bottom of the sweater the words Bring the War Home. The back of the sweater has, designed in red, stylized figures marching around the words Live for It, with the words Power to the People at the bottom of the sweater.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1967

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2005-2009

Accession Number

2009/2.164A

Medium and Support

Merino wool

Secondary Keywords

animal material

costume by form

descriptors

hair

hair and hair components

hair by form

keratinous material

main garments

main garments for the upper body

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile construction processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

Title

Wheat sheaf, from a collaborative album of 11 pages

Artist

Japan, Signature and/or Seal Unread

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1923

Accession Number

1982/2.7.5

Medium and Support

album leaf, ink and light color on paper

Secondary Keywords

asian

descriptors

forms

leaves

making art

materials

materials by function

sketches

Title

When did you last see a blue moon?, from the Haven Hall Installation 2012

Artist

Benjamin Patterson

Physical Description

Textual ink print on paper. Signed by the artist, matted and framed.

Object Creation Date

2012

Accession Number

2012/2.110.2

Medium and Support

plastic frame with plexi glass, stickers, and ink on paper with blue matting

Secondary Keywords

coating (material)

coating by form

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

information form components

layout features

materials

materials by function

printing and printing processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

When was the future?

Artist

Jakob Kolding

Physical Description

A collage drawing with "When was the future?" in the middle of the object. The words are cut out of pictures of trees and a city's skyline. The background of the collage is the view of of a tall building and a cutout of a youth doing a handstand is placed on the balcony. A picture of a tree is included by the person.

Artist Life Dates

born 1971

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2008

Accession Number

2010/2.21

Medium and Support

collage on paper

Secondary Keywords

image form

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Where the Winds Blow

Artist

Warren Lombard

Artist Life Dates

1855-1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1926

Accession Number

1940.35

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

grasses

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

plants

the natural world

Title

Wherefore War

Artist

Marian Spore Bush

Physical Description

Grey, black and white in color. There is a large black creature (snake-like) in the center. Below is dark (water or underground), and there are hundreds of skulls floating. In the grey areas (possibly land?), there are hundreds of soldiers wearing black, in formation.

Artist Life Dates

1878-1946

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

2014/2.200

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

people and culture

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

Which would you like to eat now - a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or a tuna fish sandwich?, from the Haven Hall Installation 2012

Artist

Benjamin Patterson

Physical Description

Textual ink print on paper, signed by the artist. Matted and framed.

Object Creation Date

2012

Accession Number

2012/2.110.14

Medium and Support

plastic frame with plexi glass, stickers, and ink on paper with blue matting

Secondary Keywords

coating (material)

coating by form

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

information form components

layout features

materials

materials by function

printing and printing processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

Whistle/Flute

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bwa/Mossi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1985

Accession Number

1985/1.144

Medium and Support

wood

Secondary Keywords

aerophones

descriptors

flutes (aerophones)

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

wood and wood products

Title

White celadon bowl with incised diamond pattern

Artist

Takuo Katô

Physical Description

The large white bowl is round with a wide rim and a narrow bottom; almost like an up-side-down cone shape. Diamond patterns are stamped around the middle of the body. It has no foot. The rim is slightly warped.

Artist Life Dates

1917-2005

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1960

Accession Number

1963/2.68

Medium and Support

Porcelain with white celadon glaze

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

geometric motifs

motifs

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

vessels

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

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

White Clouds Over the Creek, in the Style of Xinluo

Artist

Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)

Physical Description

A man sits under a tree beside a creek. Behind him is a rock. He is contemplating and stares out of the picture frame with his back to the viewer.

Artist Life Dates

1882-1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.116

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

White Head

Artist

Warren Lombard

Artist Life Dates

1855-1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1917

Accession Number

1940.332

Medium and Support

pen and ink

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

plants

the natural world

trees

Title

White House Ruin - Arizona 1978

Artist

Hosain Mosavat

Artist Life Dates

Born 1934

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1985

Accession Number

1980/2.182

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

architecture

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

locality

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

united states

Title

White Mountains in September, North Conway, New Hampshire

Artist

Sylvester Phelps Hodgdon

Physical Description

Landscape with trees in foreground, valley in middle ground dotted with minute figures of sheep and a farmer with a team of oxen pulling well-filled haywain. Mountains in distance with a snow-capped mountain in center background.

Artist Life Dates

1830 - 1906

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1853

Accession Number

1895.57

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

downward

upward

americas

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

earth sciences concepts

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

geographic and political locations

grass (plant material)

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

locality

mammals

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

north & central america

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

ornament areas

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in agriculture

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

physical sciences concepts

plant material

plants

scientific concepts

scientists and people in science-related occupations

service and utility vehicles

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

transportation vehicles

united states

united states (nation)

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

White Porcelain Peach-Shaped Water Dropper

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A round peach-shaped water dropper. The peach itself is covered in a white glaze and covered in bamboo stalks and leaves. These are embossed onto the peach and stand out even more as the iron brown underglaze comes through strongest on these details. The iron brown underglaze can also be seen along the base of the waterdropper. The hole is at the top of the peach.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2004/1.298

Medium and Support

porcelain with iron brown underglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

food

fruit

materials

materials by function

objects we use

Title

White Porcelain Square Water Dropper with Openwork Cloud and Crane Design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A square porcelain water dropper. The porcelain is white and there is an image of a lizard or dragon on the top. Clouds are depicted on the sides with the image of a flying crane on the front of the square. The white glaze has chipped of or is thin in places, revealing the copper underglaze.

Century

Late 19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.279

Medium and Support

porcelain with copper underglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

containers

containers by form

crane (bird)

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

Title

White Satin Underkimono with Woven Auspicious Designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Satin damask woven designs of pine, bamboo, and plum (shochikubai) and the takarazukushi

Century

Second half of 20th century

Object Creation Date

2nd half of 20th century

Accession Number

2005/1.399

Medium and Support

satin damask with woven designs

Secondary Keywords

animal material

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

deciduous trees

descriptors

evergreens

fibroinous material

landscapes (environments)

main garments

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

White teapot with stamped dragonfly design (pair w/ 1954/1.503)

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1893-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.512

Medium and Support

porcelain with clear glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

vessels for serving and consuming food

vessels for serving drinks