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Loose Leaf Notebook Drawings - Box 1, Group 13; Richard Tuttle

Title
Loose Leaf Notebook Drawings - Box 1, Group 13
Artist
Richard Tuttle
Physical Description
Suite of 10 watercolor sketches, each with a single calligraphic figure painted in the center of the page, typically in 2-3 colors, ranging from super saturated to a very light wash; landscape orientation with holes at top.
Artist Life Dates
Born 1941
Object Creation Date
1980-1982
Accession Number
2008/2.266.1-10
Medium and Support
drawing
relevance
rank 0.26025
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
document genres
document genres by form
drawings
drawings by technique
image-making processes and techniques
information forms
international post-1945 styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Loose Leaf Notebook Drawings - Box 1, Group 15; Richard Tuttle

Title
Loose Leaf Notebook Drawings - Box 1, Group 15
Artist
Richard Tuttle
Physical Description
Suite of 12 watercolor sketches, each with a single calligraphic figure painted in the center of the page, typically in 2-3 colors, ranging from super saturated to a very light wash; landscape orientation with holes at top.
Artist Life Dates
Born 1941
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1980-1982
Accession Number
2008/2.268.1-12
Medium and Support
watercolor on paper
relevance
rank 0.26025
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
document genres
document genres by form
drawings
drawings by technique
image-making processes and techniques
information forms
international post-1945 styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Loose Leaf Notebook Drawings - Box 1, Group 12; Richard Tuttle

Title
Loose Leaf Notebook Drawings - Box 1, Group 12
Artist
Richard Tuttle
Physical Description
Suite of 7 watercolor sketches, each with a single calligraphic figure painted in the center of the page, typically in 2-3 colors, ranging from super saturated to a very light wash; landscape orientation with holes at top.
Artist Life Dates
Born 1941
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1980-1982
Accession Number
2008/2.265.1-7
Medium and Support
watercolor on paper
relevance
rank 0.26025
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
document genres
document genres by form
drawings
drawings by technique
image-making processes and techniques
information forms
international post-1945 styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Loose Leaf Notebook Drawings - Box 1, Group 14; Richard Tuttle

Title
Loose Leaf Notebook Drawings - Box 1, Group 14
Artist
Richard Tuttle
Physical Description
Suite of 8 watercolor sketches, each with a single calligraphic figure painted in the center of the page, typically in 2-3 colors, ranging from super saturated to a very light wash; landscape orientation with holes at top.
Artist Life Dates
Born 1941
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1980-1982
Accession Number
2008/2.267.1-8
Medium and Support
watercolor on paper
relevance
rank 0.26025
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
document genres
document genres by form
drawings
drawings by technique
image-making processes and techniques
information forms
international post-1945 styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Loose Leaf Notebook Drawings - Box 1, Group 8; Richard Tuttle

Title
Loose Leaf Notebook Drawings - Box 1, Group 8
Artist
Richard Tuttle
Physical Description
Suite of 4 watercolor sketches, each with a single calligraphic figure painted in the center of the page, typically in 2-3 colors, ranging from super saturated to a very light wash; landscape orientation with holes at top.
Artist Life Dates
Born 1941
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1980-1982
Accession Number
2008/2.269.1-4
Medium and Support
watercolor on paper
relevance
rank 0.26025
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
document genres
document genres by form
drawings
drawings by technique
image-making processes and techniques
information forms
international post-1945 styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

DCM (Dining Chair Metal); Charles Ormond Eames Jr.; Manufactured by Evans Products, Molded Plywood Division, and distributed by Herman Miller

Title
DCM (Dining Chair Metal)
Artist
Charles Ormond Eames Jr.
Physical Description
Side chair consisting of separate trapezoidal seat and back mounted on a four-legged metal frame.
Artist Life Dates
American, 1907-1978
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
designed circa 1945-1946; produced 1946
Accession Number
2012/1.288
Medium and Support
molded oak plywood, welded steel rods and rubber shock mounts
relevance
rank 0.26022
Secondary Keywords
arts and related disciplines
arts-related disciplines
disciplines
european
european styles and periods
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
humanities
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

DCW (Dining Chair Wood); Charles Ormond Eames Jr.; Manufactured by Evans Products, Molded Plywood Division, and distributed by Herman Miller

Title
DCW (Dining Chair Wood)
Artist
Charles Ormond Eames Jr.
Physical Description
Four-legged plywood side chair consisting of a trapezoidal seat and back connected by a wooden spine.
Artist Life Dates
1907-1978
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
designed 1945; produced 1946
Accession Number
2012/1.287
Medium and Support
molded walnut veneer plywood with rubber shock mounts
relevance
rank 0.26022
Secondary Keywords
arts and related disciplines
arts-related disciplines
disciplines
european
european styles and periods
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
humanities
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Crosstown Traffic; Emilio Sanchez

Title
Crosstown Traffic
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A night city traffic view with cars headingn to the same direction, having all the car headlights on.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1987
Accession Number
2011/2.78
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 0.26015
Secondary Keywords
scale
associated concepts
buildings and the land
earth sciences concepts
electromagnetic radiation
energy
energy and related concepts
freewheeled vehicles
freewheeled vehicles by form or function
land vehicles
land vehicles by form
objects we use
passenger vehicles
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
physics concepts
scientific concepts
settlements
settlements and landscapes
settlements by form
transportation vehicles
vehicles
visual works
visual works by subject type

Portrait of a young man holding a copy of Milton's work; Ammi Phillips

Title
Portrait of a young man holding a copy of Milton's work
Artist
Ammi Phillips
Physical Description
Portrait of a young man seated in a chair wearing a dark jacket, white shirt with high collar and neck tie with red stick pin; holding a book in his right hand. Plain grayish-brown background; gold frame.
Artist Life Dates
1788-1865
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1823
Accession Number
2002/1.199
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 0.26015
Secondary Keywords
art genres
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
figures
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information forms
man
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
seating furniture
single seating furniture
visual works
visual works by subject type

3 square blue/green #121/125; Josef Albers

Title
3 square blue/green #121/125
Artist
Josef Albers
Physical Description
This square screenprint is a color study in green and blue. There are three squares all nestled within eachother, green, turquoise and blue.
Artist Life Dates
American, born Germany, 1888-1976
Object Creation Date
1969
Accession Number
2012/2.3
Medium and Support
screenprint on paper
relevance
rank 0.26008
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
european
european styles and periods
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Jue wine cup; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Jue wine cup
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Bronze oval cup with a rounded base supported on three slender legs of triangular cross section; each leg tapers to a point. The vessel has one loop handle attached to the side, a long pouring spout with a U-shaped channel on one side balanced by a pointed tail on the other, and a pair of capped finials rise from the rim. The piece has a rich green patina and minimal surface decoration.
Century
13th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1300 BCE - circa 1100 BCE
Accession Number
1974/1.170
Medium and Support
cast bronze with green patina
relevance
rank 0.26008
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by form
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
copper alloy
copper and copper alloy
culinary containers
descriptors
drinking vessels
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
nonferrous metal
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by general era
three-age system
vessels for serving and consuming food

Throwing knife; African, Congo (Zaire), Zande

Title
Throwing knife
Artist
African, Congo (Zaire), Zande
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925
Accession Number
1983/1.149
Medium and Support
engraved and hand-forged iron and fiber
relevance
rank 0.26006
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
edged weapons
fiber and fiber products
inorganic material
iron and iron alloy
knives
materials
materials by composition
materials by form
materials by physical form
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
objects we use
projectile weapons
projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant
projectiles with nonexplosive propellant
weapons
weapons and ammunition

Food Will Win the War - You cam here seeking Freedom - You must now help to preserve it - Wheat is needed for the allies - Waste nothing; Charles Edward Chambers; Rusling Wood, Litho. N.Y. (printer)

Title
Food Will Win the War - You cam here seeking Freedom - You must now help to preserve it - Wheat is needed for the allies - Waste nothing
Artist
Charles Edward Chambers
Physical Description
Text: Food Will Win the War - You cam here seeking Freedom - You must now help to preserve it - Wheat is needed for the allies - Waste nothing - United States Food Administration
Artist Life Dates
1883-1941
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1917-1918
Accession Number
1954/2.35.17
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 0.26005
Secondary Keywords
americas
armed conflicts
associated concepts
declaratory and advertising artifacts
descriptors
earth sciences concepts
events
figures
geography
how we live
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
locality
materials
materials by function
modern and contemporary art
new york
north & central america
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
physical sciences concepts
scientific concepts
ships
text-based art
united states
war
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena
world wars

Leaf from a Book of Hours; Artist Unknown, France

Title
Leaf from a Book of Hours
Artist
Artist Unknown, France
Physical Description
This manuscript page contains a column of Latin text surrounded by generous margins. A pair of slender flowers with small green leaves run the length of the text along the left margin. Three decorated initials appear on the left edge of the text block. Each initial is painted gold on a pink and blue ground with white scrollwork and enclosed within a frame. Two rectangular line-fillers, colored pink and blue with white scrollwork, appear in the right half of the text column.
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
1400-1425
Accession Number
1993/2.9
Medium and Support
ink, tempera and gold on parchment
relevance
rank 0.26005
Secondary Keywords
layout features
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
design elements
document genres
document genres by conditions of production
document genres by function
images and ornament
information form components
information forms
layout features
objects we use
patterns (design elements)
patterns by specific type
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious texts

Battle in the Streets of Berlin, 1945; Dmitri Baltermants

Title
Battle in the Streets of Berlin, 1945
Artist
Dmitri Baltermants
Physical Description
A battle-worn Berlin street and soldiers running to a bunker from inside a broken building.
Artist Life Dates
Russian, 1912-1990
Object Creation Date
2003
Accession Number
2012/2.74
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 0.26002
Secondary Keywords
armed conflicts
buildings and the land
europe (continent)
events
geographic and political locations
germany (nation)
military buildings
military security buildings
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in military occupations
photographic prints
photographic prints by process
photographs
photographs by form
positives
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Male Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title
Male Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.122
Medium and Support
carved wood, glass beads, blue pigment
relevance
rank 0.25999
Secondary Keywords
african
african styles by region
beads and sets of beads
beadwork
descriptors
figures
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context
southern nigerian styles
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by subject type
west african styles

Madonna by the Wall; Albrecht Dürer

Title
Madonna by the Wall
Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Physical Description
A young woman, dressed in long robes with her veil drawn over her head, sits next to a wall holding an infant in her lap. She is turned slightly to her right and gazes sweetly upon the child who twists to face the viewer and holds an apple in his left hand. A stream meanders through the landscape of trees and city walls behind them.
Artist Life Dates
Nüremberg, 1471-1528
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1514
Accession Number
1958/1.95
Medium and Support
engraving on laid paper
relevance
rank 0.25993
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
bavaria (state)
descriptors
europe (continent)
food
fruit
geographic and political locations
germany (nation)
image-making processes and techniques
intaglio printing processes
materials
materials by function
mittelfranken (national district)
objects we use
parents
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by family relationship
printing and printing processes and techniques
printing processes
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
religions
religions and religious concepts
visual works
visual works by subject type

Waterfall; Ilse Bing

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
relevance
rank 0.25990
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

Last Supper, from "You and What Army"; Anthony Goicolea

Title
Last Supper, from "You and What Army"
Artist
Anthony Goicolea
Physical Description
Large color photograph depicting a grouping of eight boys in a triangular horizontal arrangement parallel to the picture plane wearing navy blue hooded coats. Figures are grouped around a large boulder in a wooded area feasting on sliced white “Wonder” bread.
Artist Life Dates
born 1971
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1999
Accession Number
2004/2.9
Medium and Support
color c-print on paper
relevance
rank 0.25989
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
buildings and the land
concepts in the arts
cultural landscapes
cultural landscapes by location or context
descriptors
electronic images
historical, theoretical and critical concepts
inorganic material
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by composition
materials by function
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
philosophical concepts
physical activities
physical activities by general context
settlements and landscapes
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
wilderness

St. Christopher carrying the Christ Child; Artist Unknown, England

Title
St. Christopher carrying the Christ Child
Artist
Artist Unknown, England
Physical Description
A standing, bearded figure of St. Christopher, broken off at the knees, holds the Christ child on his right shoulder while leaning upon a staff in his left hand. The child, whose head is encircled by a halo, wears a long cloak over his robe and rests his left hand upon an orb in his lap. The red and brown polychromy is a later addition.
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 15th century
Accession Number
1961/1.178
Medium and Support
alabaster with polychrome and gilding
relevance
rank 0.25989
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
descriptors
equipment
equipment by context
equipment for personal use
europe (continent)
geographic and political locations
gypsum
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information forms
inorganic material
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by composition
mineral
natural landscapes
objects we use
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
riverine bodies
settlements and landscapes
tools and equipment
united kingdom (nation)
walking sticks

Platinum Kairagi Shino Bowl; Takuro Kuwata

Title
Platinum Kairagi Shino Bowl
Artist
Takuro Kuwata
Physical Description
A contemporary tea drinking bowl.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1981
Century
21st century
Object Creation Date
2011
Accession Number
2012/2.7
Medium and Support
porcelain, platinum slip and paint
relevance
rank 0.25988
Secondary Keywords
asian
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
drinking vessels
east asian
japanese ceramics styles
japanese decorative arts styles
japanese periods
japanese styles
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
vessels for serving and consuming food

Buddhist altar ornament: lotus bud supported by two dvarapala; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Buddhist altar ornament: lotus bud supported by two dvarapala
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
7th-8th century
Object Creation Date
618-907
Accession Number
1961/2.74
Medium and Support
gilt bronze with blue-green patina
relevance
rank 0.25986
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
descriptors
design elements
form attributes
motifs
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
plant-derived motifs
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious visual works
size (extent)
size by specific type
visual works
visual works by function

Chair (model B33); Marcel Breuer; Manufactured by Mücke-Melder (Thonet license)

Title
Chair (model B33)
Artist
Marcel Breuer
Physical Description
Cantilever chair frame formed by a continuous line of thin steel tubing (connected under the seat with an additional piece of tubular steel), with separate lengths of black canvas wrapped around it at the seat and back.
Artist Life Dates
(Pécs, Hungary [now Romania], 1902 - 1981, New York City, New York)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
designed 1927-1928; produced circa 1935
Accession Number
2012/1.284
Medium and Support
chrome-plated tubular steel and canvas
relevance
rank 0.25986
Secondary Keywords
arts and related disciplines
arts-related disciplines
descriptors
disciplines
european
european styles and periods
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
humanities
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
metal and metal products
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Chair (model B33); Marcel Breuer; Manufactured by Mücke-Melder (Thonet license)

Title
Chair (model B33)
Artist
Marcel Breuer
Physical Description
Cantilever chair frame formed by a continuous line of thin steel tubing (connected under the seat with an additional piece of tubular steel), with separate lengths of black canvas wrapped around it at the seat and back.
Artist Life Dates
born Hungary, 1902-1981
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
designed 1927-1928; produced circa 1935
Accession Number
2012/1.286
Medium and Support
chrome-plated tubular steel and canvas
relevance
rank 0.25986
Secondary Keywords
arts and related disciplines
arts-related disciplines
descriptors
disciplines
european
european styles and periods
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
humanities
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
metal and metal products
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Chair (model B33); Marcel Breuer; Manufactured by Mücke-Melder (Thonet license)

Title
Chair (model B33)
Artist
Marcel Breuer
Physical Description
Cantilever chair frame formed by a continuous line of thin steel tubing (connected under the seat with an additional piece of tubular steel), with separate lengths of black canvas wrapped around it at the seat and back.
Artist Life Dates
(Pécs, Hungary [now Romania], 1902 - 1981, New York City, New York)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
designed 1927-1928; produced circa 1935
Accession Number
2012/1.285
Medium and Support
chrome-plated tubular steel and canvas
relevance
rank 0.25986
Secondary Keywords
arts and related disciplines
arts-related disciplines
descriptors
disciplines
european
european styles and periods
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
humanities
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
metal and metal products
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Female Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title
Female Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.123
Medium and Support
carved wood, blue coral and Venetian beads
relevance
rank 0.25977
Secondary Keywords
african
african styles by region
beads and sets of beads
beadwork
descriptors
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context
southern nigerian styles
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by subject type
west african styles

Male Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title
Male Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.125
Medium and Support
wood, glass beads, brass and blue pigment
relevance
rank 0.25977
Secondary Keywords
african
african styles by region
beads and sets of beads
beadwork
descriptors
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context
southern nigerian styles
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by subject type
west african styles

Male Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title
Male Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.124
Medium and Support
carved wood, glass beads, and blue pigment
relevance
rank 0.25977
Secondary Keywords
african
african styles by region
beads and sets of beads
beadwork
descriptors
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context
southern nigerian styles
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by subject type
west african styles

Stopped Bar Series, Two Up; Richard Nonas

Title
Stopped Bar Series, Two Up
Artist
Richard Nonas
Physical Description
“BURRILL” 2x4” wood beam resting on two 2x4” cut into squares and placed at either end of the beam; signed on top “Richard Nonas Jan 1974.”
Artist Life Dates
Born 1936
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1974
Accession Number
2008/2.248
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 0.25970
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
equipment
equipment by process
international post-1945 styles and movements
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
people and culture
plant material
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
sculpture
sculpture by material
sculpture by technique
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
tools and equipment
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
wood and wood products

La Fortaleza; Emilio Sanchez

Title
La Fortaleza
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A two-point perspective drawing of a big yellow building with red rooftop around the corner on the street.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1970-1975
Accession Number
2011/2.63
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 0.25969
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
colors
descriptors
drawings
drawings by method of projection
drawings by method of representation
dwellings
image-making processes and techniques
objects we use
perspective and shading techniques
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
residential structures
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
visual and tactile
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

New City Hall, Boston City Hall; Emilio Sanchez

Title
New City Hall, Boston City Hall
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A black and white print of three pillars and their shadows.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
2011/2.130
Medium and Support
black and white lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 0.25967
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
associated concepts
columns and column components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
energy and related concepts
energy-related concepts
light-related concepts
objects we use
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
physics concepts
prints
prints by process or technique
scientific concepts
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
supporting and resisting elements
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Stay Alert (Matauri Bay, New Zealand); Jill Mathis

Title
Stay Alert (Matauri Bay, New Zealand)
Artist
Jill Mathis
Physical Description
A black and white photo of a rocky coastline and the water that meets it. The words "stay alert" appear on the path leading to the edge of the cliff.
Artist Life Dates
American, born 1964
Century
20th-21st century
Object Creation Date
1995-2005
Accession Number
2011/2.171
Medium and Support
digital image, chromogenic print on paper
relevance
rank 0.25955
Secondary Keywords
color
relation to water
bodies of water
bodies of water and components of bodies of water
bodies of water by location
buildings and the land
landform components
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by position
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
objects we use
photographs
photographs by form
settlements and landscapes
shores (landforms)
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Blue-and-white small jar with peony and 'cloud collar' designs; Artist Unknown, Korea

Title
Blue-and-white small jar with peony and 'cloud collar' designs
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2004/1.285
Medium and Support
porcelain with blue underglaze painting
relevance
rank 0.25948
Secondary Keywords
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
buildings and the land
ceramics
containers
containers by form
descriptors
form attributes
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
plants
pottery (object genre)
settlements and landscapes
shrubs
size (extent)
size by specific type
stoneware
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
vessels
woody plants

Himawari o dako (Holding a Sunflower); Nakayama Tadashi

Title
Himawari o dako (Holding a Sunflower)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A young girl in a checkered shirt holds a sunflower in her arms. She is looking down at the flower and her hair is brushed to the side.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1957
Accession Number
2011/2.12
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 0.25948
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
descriptors
design elements
geometric patterns
herbaceous plants
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
objects we use
patterns (design elements)
patterns by specific type
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
plants
prints
prints by process or technique
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
woody plants

We Shall Overcome; Ben Shahn

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
relevance
rank 0.25948
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)

Articulation: Formulation, from the portfolio "Formulation: Articulation"; Josef Albers

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
1983/1.336.55
Medium and Support
screenprint on paper
relevance
rank 0.25946
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
aegean
aegean periods
descriptors
early western world
greek
image-making processes and techniques
mediterranean
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people and culture
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
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual and tactile
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Articulation: Formulation, from the portfolio "Formulation: Articulation"; Josef Albers

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
1983/1.336.14
Medium and Support
screenprint on paper
relevance
rank 0.25946
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
aegean
aegean periods
descriptors
early western world
greek
image-making processes and techniques
mediterranean
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people and culture
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
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual and tactile
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Casita de Madera; Emilio Sanchez

Title
Casita de Madera
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A color print of a house with open doors and shutters. The view through one of the doors is of palm trees. In front of the house is a white picket fence.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1998
Accession Number
2011/2.104
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 0.25946
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
balustrade and railing components
balustrades, railings and their components
barrier elements
barriers and barrier elements
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
doors and door components
doorway components
doorways and doorway components
fences
objects we use
open spaces and site elements
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
prints
prints by process or technique
site elements
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #31 Maisaka; Andô Hiroshige

Title
The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #31 Maisaka
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
Boats with white and yellow bowed square sails on a coastal inlet.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Object Creation Date
circa 1850
Accession Number
2008/2.329
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 0.25943
Secondary Keywords
relation to water
asian
buildings and the land
descriptors
forms
inorganic material
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by position
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
making art
materials
materials by composition
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
sailing vessels
sailing vessels by size
schools of japanese paintings and prints
settlements and landscapes
transportation vehicles
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
vehicles
watercraft
watercraft by method of propulsion
watercraft by specific type
woody plants

Chief's hat; Artist Unknown, African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon

Title
Chief's hat
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon
Physical Description
Miter-shaped hat with double layer of fabric made from whorls of light-colored cotton applique on dark green velveteen ground. Sides of hat terminate in red tassels. Front edge of hat is trimmed with red fabric.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1925-1975
Accession Number
1997/1.171
Medium and Support
cotton appliqué with tassels
relevance
rank 0.25937
Secondary Keywords
accessories worn on the head
associated concepts
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
descriptors
headgear
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
objects we use
people and culture
political concepts
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
social science concepts
social status
sociological concepts
textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques

A Call to Arms, 1941-45; Dmitri Baltermants

Title
A Call to Arms, 1941-45
Artist
Dmitri Baltermants
Physical Description
An officer holding binoculars looking across a field seated next to a cannon calls out. A group of soldiers run to the scene to prepare for battle.
Artist Life Dates
Russian, 1912-1990
Object Creation Date
2003
Accession Number
2012/2.75
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 0.25933
Secondary Keywords
vision
armed conflicts
equipment
equipment by context
equipment for personal use
events
firearms
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in military occupations
photographic prints
photographic prints by process
photographs
photographs by form
positives
projectile weapons
projectile weapons with explosive propellant
small arms
small arms by form
tools and equipment
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
weapons
weapons and ammunition

In the Spirit of Li Bai's Poetry; Chang Ku-nien

Title
In the Spirit of Li Bai's Poetry
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
Green mountains create the edge of a river. Red flowers grow on the hill framing the scene in the right corner, and two boats sail the waters below. In the upper center of the painting is calligraphic text.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1975
Accession Number
2006/1.120
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 0.25926
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
buildings and the land
coating (material)
coating by form
concepts in the arts
descriptors
genres in the arts
herbaceous plants
landscapes (environments)
literary, oral and motion picture genres
materials
materials by function
natural landscapes
objects we use
paintings
paintings by form
people and culture
plants
scroll paintings
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
woody plants

Pair of Mandarin Ducks (Fan); Wang Mengbai

Title
Pair of Mandarin Ducks (Fan)
Artist
Wang Mengbai
Physical Description
Chinese ink painting on a fan with drawings on the front and a poem on the back.
Artist Life Dates
1888-1934
Object Creation Date
circa 1920
Accession Number
2011/2.189
Medium and Support
ink and color on on paper
relevance
rank 0.25926
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
asian
birds
coating (material)
coating by form
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories carried
descriptors
document genres
document genres by form
document genres for literary works
east asian
image-making processes and techniques
information forms
materials
materials by function
objects we use
people and culture
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
writing (processes)

What I See When I Look at You; Chris Doyle

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)
relevance
rank 0.25925
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

West Boston, MA, March 29th, Armstrong's House (David's Visit), from "Dinner Table Series"; Stephen Dirado

Title
West Boston, MA, March 29th, Armstrong's House (David's Visit), from "Dinner Table Series"
Artist
Stephen Dirado
Physical Description
Family members sitting around a dining table.
Object Creation Date
1997
Accession Number
2013/2.121
Medium and Support
toned gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 0.25925
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
dishes
dwellings
events
groups of people
kinship groups
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
plates (dishes)
residential structures
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
social groups
vessels for serving and consuming food

Untitled; Grace Hartigan

Title
Untitled
Artist
Grace Hartigan
Physical Description
A drawing of the outline of a woman and her dress. The outline is in black and filled in with shades of orange and red.
Artist Life Dates
1922 - 2008
Object Creation Date
1988
Accession Number
2011/1.65
Medium and Support
collage, watercolor on paper
relevance
rank 0.25921
Secondary Keywords
layout features
components
components and systems
components by specific context
costume
costume by form
descriptors
drawing and drawing techniques
illustrations
illustrations by form
image-making processes and techniques
images and ornament
information form components
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main garments
objects we use
people
people (agents)
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processes and techniques
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Sugarcane Workers with Machetes Raised, Cuba; Dmitri Baltermants

Title
Sugarcane Workers with Machetes Raised, Cuba
Artist
Dmitri Baltermants
Physical Description
A group of Cuban sugarcane workers cry out and raise their machetes.
Artist Life Dates
Russian, 1912-1990
Object Creation Date
2003
Accession Number
2012/2.81
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 0.25921
Secondary Keywords
american regions
caribbean
cutting equipment
cutting tools
equipment
equipment by process
knives (cutting tools)
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
photographic prints
photographic prints by process
photographs
photographs by form
positives
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
the americas
tools and equipment
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Portait of Berthe Morisot; Marcellin Desboutin

Title
Portait of Berthe Morisot
Artist
Marcellin Desboutin
Physical Description
This etching and drypoint is a full-length portrait of a woman dressed in black and seated in an armchair holding a fan at her knees. The chair is turned to the side but the figure is seen frontally and looks directly out at the viewer. The figure and her costume are described in full while the chair and fan are depicted loosely in outline.
Artist Life Dates
1823-1902
Accession Number
2012/2.190
Medium and Support
etching and drypoint on heavy wove paper
relevance
rank 0.25917
Secondary Keywords
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories carried
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
people by occupation
people in the arts
people in the arts and related occupations
people in the humanities
people in the visual arts
people in the visual arts and related occupations
visual works
visual works by subject type

Joseph Beuys; Andy Warhol

Title
Joseph Beuys
Artist
Andy Warhol
Physical Description
Four identical portraits, two by two, of a portrait of man wearing a cowboy hat. The upper two prints are black, purple, green and red, while the bottom two are yellow, green and white.
Artist Life Dates
1928-1987
Object Creation Date
1980; printed 1983
Accession Number
2014/1.583
Medium and Support
screenprint and rayon flock on Lenox Museum board
relevance
rank 0.25915
Secondary Keywords
accessories worn on the head
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
headgear
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
people by occupation
people in the arts
people in the arts and related occupations
people in the humanities
people in the visual arts
people in the visual arts and related occupations

La Ventanita; Emilio Sanchez

Title
La Ventanita
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A color print of a small, square door in a wall. The opened door casts a long shadow on the wall.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
2011/2.103
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 0.25902
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
doors and door components
doorway components
doorways and doorway components
enclosing structural elements
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
prints
prints by process or technique
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
walls and wall components
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