Search Results
Options
Filters
3101 to 3150 of 3636 results
Showing results for "descriptors" in Secondary Keywords.
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 2/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black. .
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153C
- Medium and Support
- Burmese Afzelia burl
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 18/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153S
- Medium and Support
- Nigerian black ebony
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 11/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153L
- Medium and Support
- Burmese Afzelia burl
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 4/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153E
- Medium and Support
- Burmese Afzelia burl
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 20/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153U
- Medium and Support
- Nigerian black ebony
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 13/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153N
- Medium and Support
- Nigerian black ebony
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 6/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153G
- Medium and Support
- Burmese Afzelia burl
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 22/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153W
- Medium and Support
- Nigerian black ebony
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 15/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153P
- Medium and Support
- Nigerian black ebony
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 8/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153I
- Medium and Support
- Burmese Afzelia burl
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 1/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153B
- Medium and Support
- Burmese Afzelia burl
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 17/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153R
- Medium and Support
- Nigerian black ebony
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 10/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153K
- Medium and Support
- Burmese Afzelia burl
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 3/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153D
- Medium and Support
- Burmese Afzelia burl
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 19/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153T
- Medium and Support
- Nigerian black ebony
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 12/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153M
- Medium and Support
- Burmese Afzelia burl
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 5/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153F
- Medium and Support
- Burmese Afzelia burl
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 21/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153V
- Medium and Support
- Nigerian black ebony
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River. vessel 14/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153O
- Medium and Support
- Nigerian black ebony
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 7/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153H
- Medium and Support
- Burmese Afzelia burl
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 16/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153Q
- Medium and Support
- Nigerian black ebony
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 9/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153J
- Medium and Support
- Burmese Afzelia burl
- relevance
- rank 1.11754
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Black supplementary weft brocade haori with woven design of sparrows and bamboo
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Black crepe silk with woven metallic threads. Lining is made of white damask silk with sayagata pattern; white gofun painted lines between pattern repeats and then bokashizome in "stripes" of colors. Woven design of sparrow and bamboo is on the back only.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1940s-1950s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.353
- Medium and Support
- black crepe silk with woven metallic threads
- relevance
- rank 1.11739
- Secondary Keywords
- patterning
- animals and creatures
- costume
- costume by form
- descriptors
- grass (plant material)
- main garments
- main garments for the upper body
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- textile construction processes and techniques
- textile processes and techniques
- textile weaving processes and techniques
- textile weaving techniques
- weft patterning
- Title
- Needlework
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A young woman seated at a slight angle in an upholstered armchair looks towards the viewer. In her lap and hands is a piece of fabric. The woman has a dark dress and hair worn back and bangs.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Object Creation Date
- 1896
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.390
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph on cream laid paper
- relevance
- rank 1.11700
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- furniture by form or function
- needleworking and needleworking techniques
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- seating furniture
- single seating furniture
- textile processes and techniques
- textile working processes and techniques
- Title
- Smiling Woman in Floral Dress
- Artist
- Mike Disfarmer
- Physical Description
- Portrait of a woman, seen from the waist up, wearing a short sleeve, floral dress and smiling. Her shoulder length, dark hair is curled and tied back with a ribbon.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, 1884 - 1959
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1940
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.27
- Medium and Support
- vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.11700
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- design elements
- image-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- photographic processes
- photography and photographic processes and techniques
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Untitled
- Artist
- Frank Stella
- Physical Description
- Two sets of concentric arcs of bright colors radiate toward one another from the lower left corner and the upper right corner.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1936
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1968
- Accession Number
- 1993/2.6
- Medium and Support
- acrylic on canvas
- relevance
- rank 1.11687
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- design elements
- form attributes
- forms of expression
- genres
- international post-1945 styles and movements
- modern and contemporary art
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
- shape
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Black saga brocade zôri (shoes)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Black silk damask with interwoven black lacquered threads that create a shiny effect in the light. Marked "Shizuko" on the bottom.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1960s-1980s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.370A&B
- Medium and Support
- black saga nishiki brocade uppers with rubber soles
- relevance
- rank 1.11678
- Secondary Keywords
- patterning
- accessories worn on the legs or feet
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- footwear
- footwear by form
- 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
- textile weaving processes and techniques
- textile weaving techniques
- weft patterning
- Title
- Design for a square plate, signed
- Artist
- Hamada Shôji
- Physical Description
- Design for a square plate with stylized plant design painted on paper in ink. Signed.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1894 - 1978
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1967
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.221
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper, unmounted
- relevance
- rank 1.11627
- Secondary Keywords
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- concepts in the arts
- concepts relating to the creative process
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- dishes
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- image-making processes and techniques
- materials
- materials by function
- mathematical concepts
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plane figures
- polygons
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- quadrilaterals
- rectangles
- scientific concepts
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- writing (processes)
- Title
- Black crepe haori with kotobuki designs in several colors
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Black crepe silk with wax-resist design in several colors, touch of gold paint. White silk damask lining with stenciled (katztome) (?) designs of large, abstract flowers (design of white flowers on red ground)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1940s-1950s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.352
- Medium and Support
- black crepe silk with wax resist design with red and white silk twill lining
- relevance
- rank 1.11615
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- equipment
- equipment by process
- image-making equipment
- image-making processes and techniques
- main garments
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- photographic processes
- photography and photographic processes and techniques
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- salted paper processes
- tools and equipment
- writing (processes)
- Title
- Buddhist Bronze
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- mid 7th-early 8th centuries
- Object Creation Date
- circa 650-725
- Accession Number
- 1961/2.78
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze
- relevance
- rank 1.11600
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- descriptors
- form attributes
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- religious visual works
- size (extent)
- size by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by function
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- 3 square red #79/125
- Artist
- Josef Albers
- Physical Description
- This square screenprint is a color study in red. There are three squares all nestled within eachother with the lightest red on the outside, becoming darker towards the smallest square.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born Germany, 1888-1976
- Object Creation Date
- 1970
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.5
- Medium and Support
- screenprint on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.11527
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- image-making processes and techniques
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- people and culture
- printing
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- printing processes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- 3 square red #12/125
- Artist
- Josef Albers
- Physical Description
- This square screenprint is a color study in red. There are three squares all nestled within eachother,with the darkest red on the outside, becoming lighter towards the smallest square.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born Germany, 1888-1976
- Object Creation Date
- 1970
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.6
- Medium and Support
- screenprint on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.11527
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- image-making processes and techniques
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- people and culture
- printing
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- printing processes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- 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 1.11524
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- associated concepts
- atmospheric effects
- costume
- costume by form
- descriptors
- earth sciences concepts
- image-making processes and techniques
- intaglio prints
- objects we use
- outerwear
- overcoats
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- physical sciences concepts
- printing
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- prints
- prints by process
- 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
- Black Roses, Sept. 30
- Artist
- Donald Sultan
- Physical Description
- Dense foliage concentrated in the center of the paper. Signature, date and title are largely written and on the top and side of the work in pencil. Chunks of charcoal stuck on the paper in small areas.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1951
- Object Creation Date
- 1989
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.16
- Medium and Support
- charcoal on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.11520
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- drawing and drawing techniques
- european
- european styles and periods
- image-making processes and techniques
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- people and culture
- plant components
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- trees (components)
- Title
- La Cigarette
- Artist
- Jacques Villon
- Physical Description
- Colors: rose, brown, blue, green, grey, yellow. Paper size: lh 63 1/5cm & rh 63cm x w 45cm. Image size: lh 41 4/5cm & rh 41 1/2cm x w 34 2/5cm.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1875-1963
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.369
- Medium and Support
- color etching and aquatint on calendered beige wove paper
- relevance
- rank 1.11520
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- animals and creatures
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- intaglio printing processes
- intaglio prints
- leaf (plant material)
- mammals
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- printing processes
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- tobacco
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- The Way to Deadman's Cove
- Artist
- Warren Lombard
- Physical Description
- This forest scene has three trees in the middle of the composition; a straight narrow tree lies in the middle, with a tree next to it leaning diagonally to the right, and a smaller tree in the background to the left. On either side of the composition are more trees. Behind the middle trees we can see the forest open up with a lighter space. The bottom third of the composition shows the forest floor, a faint path, and shadows cast by the trees.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1855-1939
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1926
- Accession Number
- 1940.36
- Medium and Support
- etching on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.11507
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- cultural landscapes
- cultural landscapes by location or context
- descriptors
- energy and related concepts
- energy-related concepts
- landscapes (environments)
- light-related concepts
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern and contemporary art
- natural landscapes
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by function
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- physics concepts
- plant material
- plants
- scientific concepts
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- walkways
- wilderness
- woody plants
- Title
- 'Les Gueux' or 'Les Mendiants'. Les Deux Pèlerins (The Two Pilgrims)
- Artist
- Jacques Callot
- Physical Description
- Two rough figures dominate the composition with a lightly etched landscape behind them. Both figures hold a staff and each is dressed in ragged clothes. In addition, the scallop shell, indicating that they are pilgrims to the shrine of St. James the Greater at Santiago de Compostela, is visible on the brims of their hats, and on the left shoulder of the man standing to the right.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1592/3-1635
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1622-1628
- Accession Number
- 1949/1.146
- Medium and Support
- etching on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 1.11489
- Secondary Keywords
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by context
- equipment for personal use
- farmers
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by activity
- people by occupation
- people in agriculture
- people in agriculture or natural resource occupations
- people in science-related occupations
- religious figures
- scientists and people in science-related occupations
- shell and shell material
- tools and equipment
- walking sticks
- worshippers
- Title
- Head of a Buddha, probably a 'kebutsu' (Buddha in a transformation body) from the crown of an Eleven-headed Avalokitesvara
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 13th century
- Object Creation Date
- 13th century
- Accession Number
- 1973/2.38
- Medium and Support
- gilt wood
- relevance
- rank 1.11471
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- biological components
- bodhisattva
- buddhist doctrinal concepts
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- devotional images
- doctrinal concepts
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- religious concepts
- religious visual works
- the human body
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by function
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- The Hermit Tao Yuanming Enjoying Chrysanthemums
- Artist
- Li Shida (Li Shih-ta)
- Physical Description
- Inscription: Painted in the fall of 1619. Li Shida
- Two seals of the artist
- Ten collectors’ seals, including five imperial seals of the Qing dynasty
- Tao Yuanming intently watches an attendant water the chrysanthemums. His brushwork is detailed and the composition elegant.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1573 - 1619)
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1619
- Accession Number
- 1960/1.184
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
- relevance
- rank 1.11443
- Secondary Keywords
- authors
- buildings and the land
- costumes
- descriptors
- geography
- herbaceous plants
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by occupation
- people by state or condition
- people in literature
- people in literature and related occupations
- people in the humanities
- plants
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- the natural world
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- woody plants
- Title
- Bodhisattva or royal donor figure: part of a Buddhist altar
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Object Creation Date
- 618-907
- Accession Number
- 1961/2.76
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze
- relevance
- rank 1.11414
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- buddhist doctrinal concepts
- descriptors
- doctrinal concepts
- form attributes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- religious concepts
- religious visual works
- size (extent)
- size by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by function
- Title
- Bodhisattva, possibly Padmapani, seated in lalitasana and holding a lotus bud in the left hand: part of a Buddhist altar group
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Object Creation Date
- 618-907
- Accession Number
- 1961/2.71
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze
- relevance
- rank 1.11414
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- buddhist doctrinal concepts
- descriptors
- doctrinal concepts
- form attributes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- religious concepts
- religious visual works
- size (extent)
- size by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by function
- Title
- Fat Man with Eyes Closed, from "Beggar Series" or "Les Gueux"
- Artist
- Jacques Callot
- Physical Description
- The single figure of a beggar dominates the composition. Dressed in rags and leaning on a staff, the figure faces the viewer and is shown walking with only slight indication of setting, principally the man's shadows.
- Two punctures approximately 4cm apart at the upper center. Paper size: h 21 2/5cm x w 15 1/10cm. Plate size: lh 13 7/10cm & rh 13 2/5cm x tw 8 3/5cm & bw 8 7/10cm.
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1621
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.383.2
- Medium and Support
- etching on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 1.11388
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- intaglio printing processes
- intaglio prints
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by activity
- people by gender
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- printing processes
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Una Casita
- Artist
- Emilio Sanchez
- Physical Description
- A black and white print of a house on a street corner. The image is crisp with stark black and white contrast and textures in shades of gray. The house appears to have a covered walkway in which stands a woman wearing a hat.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1921
- Object Creation Date
- 1967
- Accession Number
- 2011/2.91
- Medium and Support
- black and white lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.11382
- Secondary Keywords
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- dwellings
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by function
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- residential structures
- roads
- roads by form
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- transportation spaces
- Title
- Cloudy Mountains and Misty Trees, after Dong Yuan
- Artist
- Zha Shibiao (Cha Shih-piao)
- Physical Description
- This vertical composition consists of tall, thin trees in the foreground, with a lone boatman floating beneath and behind them. As the scene stretches upwars, mountains take up a dominant position in the picture, stretching toward the sky. Above them is calligraphic text.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Haiyang, Anhui, 1615 - 1698)
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd half of 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/1.73
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.11372
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- plants
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- woody plants
- writing (processes)
- Title
- A Votive plaque depicting the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha (Ch. Dizang), in Amitabha's Western Paradise
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- A small, thin, molded clay plaque with a bas-relief scene.
- Century
- 7th-9th century
- Object Creation Date
- 618-907
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.19
- Medium and Support
- terracotta, molded
- relevance
- rank 1.11288
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- buddhist doctrinal concepts
- descriptors
- design elements
- doctrinal concepts
- equipment
- equipment by context
- equipment for personal use
- form attributes
- motifs
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant-derived motifs
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- religious concepts
- size (extent)
- size by specific type
- tools and equipment
- walking sticks
![Reading "The Book of Changes" at a Pavilion in Autumn; Zhang Hong [Chang Hung]](https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1978-sl-2.60/1978_2.60.JPG?lasttype=boolean;lastview=reslist;resnum=3146;size=50;sort=relevance;start=3101;subview=detail;view=entry;rgn1=musart_keywords2;q1=descriptors){kind=link}
- 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 1.11265
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- architecture
- associated concepts
- atmospheric effects
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- earth sciences concepts
- figures
- inorganic material
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- 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
- Sketch Drawing for North Elevation at Main Lobby, Mott Children's Hospital
- Artist
- Michele Oka Doner
- Physical Description
- This is a drawing for the installation of a terrazzo floor installation at the Mott Children's Hospital in Michigan. It includes notes and comments by the artist.
- Artist Life Dates
- Born 1945
- Century
- 21st century
- Object Creation Date
- 2009
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.1
- Medium and Support
- pencil and ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.11214
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- drafting, drawing and writing equipment
- drawing and drawing techniques
- equipment
- equipment by process
- floors and floor components
- image-making equipment
- image-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- surface elements
- surface elements and surface element components
- tools and equipment
- Title
- The Sisters
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- Two women dressed in dark clothing sit in an interior setting. The nearer woman leans far back in an armchair, head resting on her left hand, legs crossed. The other woman is sitting more upright at the center of the composition. The women look at one another in an attitude of quiet conversation. To the left of the composition is a round table.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Object Creation Date
- 1894-1895
- Accession Number
- 2011/1.75
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph, with scraping on antique cream laid paper
- relevance
- rank 1.11164
- Secondary Keywords
- building divisions
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- lithography
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by family relationship
- people by gender
- planographic printing processes
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- printing processes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- rooms and spaces
- rooms and spaces by function
- siblings
- social and sitting spaces
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Souvenir d'Italie
- Artist
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
- Physical Description
- Vertically orientated image with trees along a hil like sketching on the right side of the image. Two tree trunks and foliage are distinguishable in the foreground. To the left of the trees and in the bottom third of the image is a small church-like structure barely visible at all. There is a a cloud in the upper half of the left side of the image, just barely extending into the tree foliage, also very faint in tone.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1796-1875
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1973/1.722
- Medium and Support
- etching on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.11079
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- intaglio printing processes
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- printing processes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- woody plants
- 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 1.11062
- 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
- scientific concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual and tactile
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique