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Title

Puppet in the form of a bird

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1960

Accession Number

1983/2.177

Medium and Support

carved wood, paint, cloth and synthetic hair

relevance

rank 19.20724

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

functions

functions (activities)

functions by specific context

how we live

objects we use

people and culture

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities

social functions

the natural world

Title

Untitled, from the series 'Dress'

Artist

Walker Evans

Artist Life Dates

1903-1975

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1963

Accession Number

1990/2.41

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 18.73712

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

business and related functions

commercial buildings

functions

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functions by specific context

mercantile buildings

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objects

people and culture

portfolios

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Company Store, Hecla, West Virginia

Artist

Walker Evans

Artist Life Dates

1903-1975

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1936

Accession Number

1990/2.42

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 18.71377

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

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functions

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mercantile buildings

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objects

people and culture

portfolios

roads

rural life

single built works

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Title

Buddha, standing, in vitarka mudra

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

A small, solid gilt bronze image of the Budddha, shown standing in a slighly swayback pose with both right and left hands in vitarka mudra, the gesture ot teaching. His robe is draped over both shoulders and falls in large, symmentrical V-shaped folds in shallow relief over his torso. His head is small, with the canonical snail-shell curls suggested by tiny knobs of bronze. He has full cheeks, a well-defined mouth, and incised slits for his eyes. There are two incised rings at his neck (instead of the canonical three). He stands on a pedestal of upward, double-petal lotus petals, raised on a hollow base. Some turquoise patina is visible on tthe base and head.

Century

7th century

Object Creation Date

7th century

Accession Number

1964/2.97

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 17.69961

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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descriptors

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objects we use

people and culture

plant-derived motifs

religions

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size (extent)

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visual works

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Title

Will You Help the Women of France? Save Wheat

Artist

Edward Penfield

Physical Description

Text: Will you help the Women of France? SAVE WHEAT - They are struggling against starvation and trying to feed not only themselves and children: but their husbands and sons who are fighting in the trenches. - United States Food Administration

Artist Life Dates

1866-1925

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.74

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 17.69079

Secondary Keywords

agricultural functions

armed conflicts

declaratory and advertising artifacts

europe

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locality

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objects we use

people

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war

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Title

Grape Picker

Artist

Antonio Frasconi

Physical Description

This two-color woodcut in black and pale pink depicts a standing female figure against a black background in vertical format. The figure is shown bending over collecting grapes in the folds of her apron. Her skirt is decorated in a bird motif and her hair is windswept. The verso of this print contains an announcement for an exhibition at Weyhe Gallery in New York in March and April of 1951.

Artist Life Dates

1919-2013

Object Creation Date

circa 1951

Accession Number

2012/2.187

Medium and Support

two-color woodcut on laid paper

relevance

rank 17.42357

Secondary Keywords

agricultural functions

costume

costume by form

descriptors

food

fruit

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main garments for the lower body

materials

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Title

Teacher and adept in a garden, with a yab-yum figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or China

Physical Description

A painting in ink, gouache, and gold pigment on cotton, with considerable damage.

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

18th century - 19th century

Accession Number

1955/1.94

Medium and Support

ink, gouache, and gold on cotton

relevance

rank 16.65407

Secondary Keywords

asian

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Title

Progress of Beauty 3

Artist

Mark Kostabi

Physical Description

Line drawing in felt tip marker on ivory ~ 10x13” paper with shading. Woman’s arm and dress and the cash register are partially filled in with black, as well as a pane of the stained glass window that she holds. The wall, pitcher, parts of the woman’s head and shoulder covering and bodice, and cash register have been modeled in stylized “half tone” of zigzag separating white and black; shadows take the form of dense curlicues. The tablecloth bears a “pattern” of crosses and eye-shaped forms. The map has been filled in with fingerprints.

Artist Life Dates

born 1960

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2008/2.239

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 15.74536

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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european

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vessels

windows and window components

Title

Progress of Beauty 1

Artist

Mark Kostabi

Physical Description

Line drawing in felt tip marker on ivory ~ 10x13” paper.

Artist Life Dates

born 1960

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2008/2.241

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 15.74536

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Progress of Beauty 2

Artist

Mark Kostabi

Physical Description

Line drawing in felt tip marker on ivory ~ 10x13” paper with shading. Woman’s arm and dress filled in completely with black, as well as a pane of the stained glass window that she holds. The wall, pitcher, parts of the woman’s head and shoulder covering and bodice, and cash register have been modeled in stylized “half tone” of zigzag separating white and black; shadows take the form of dense curlicues. The tablecloth bears splotches of black ink that were possibly made by blowing air on wet ink through a straw. The map has been filled in with ink drips and splatters.

Artist Life Dates

born 1960

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2008/2.238

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 15.74536

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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vessels

windows and window components

Title

Apostle

Artist

Artist Unknown, Belgium

Physical Description

This marble statue depicts a standing male figure, who holds a closed book in his left hand and makes what appears to be a gesture indicating speech with his right. The curls of his flowing beard and long hair are echoed in the gentle curving folds and undulating edges of his long robe and mantle. He turns his head downward and to his left

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1350-1360

Accession Number

1957/2.3

Medium and Support

marble with gilding

relevance

rank 15.40410

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

card, table and board game elements

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Title

Fleetwood Cadillac Plant, from "Detroit Focus 2000"

Artist

Michelle Andonian

Artist Life Dates

born 1958

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1987

Accession Number

2003/2.69.2

Medium and Support

black and white photograph on paper

relevance

rank 15.13037

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

As Long as I Don't Have to Get Up Before 11:00

Artist

Mark Kostabi

Physical Description

Ink drawing on paper. Black wash ground, with two figures drawn in opaque black ink. A comic figure who is shirtless and in boxers, with his beer belly hanging out, and whose pointy rimmed hat is reminiscent of the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz, dances at the center of an ominous scene. His right leg has been kicked through a television set that he holds with his right hand. Scissors fall from his left hand towards what looks like a two-slot toaster. A black, horned beast lurks in the background, holding a phone overhead that has two earpieces, but no cradle. The scene is possibly set in a graveyard; the edifice silhouetting behind the scarecrow figure is shaped like a headstone.

Artist Life Dates

born 1960

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2008/2.240

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 14.62859

Secondary Keywords

layout features

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Title

Farm Landscape

Artist

Jacques Callot

Physical Description

Some mold damage. Paper size: lh 20 7/10cm & rh 20 9/10cm x w 32 3/5cm. Image size: h 8 1/2cm x w 21 3/5cm.

Accession Number

2008/2.381

Medium and Support

etching on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 12.80593

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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