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Ancestral Shrine Figure (Male); African, Nigeria, Ibo

Title
Ancestral Shrine Figure (Male)
Artist
African, Nigeria, Ibo
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1940
Accession Number
1985/1.87
Medium and Support
carved wood
relevance
rank 3.18143
Secondary Keywords
figures
figures (representations)
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by family relationship
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context
sculpture
sculpture by function
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type

The Temperance Hotel; Muirhead Bone

Title
The Temperance Hotel
Artist
Muirhead Bone
Physical Description
This graphite and ink drawing depicts a standing, isolated figure in the far left corner, a group of four to its right, an isolated female in a white dress to their right, and an isolated figure to her right. A large building with three windows acts as a background.
Artist Life Dates
1876-1953
Object Creation Date
1890-1910
Accession Number
2009/1.523
Medium and Support
graphite, ink on paper
relevance
rank 3.18111
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
public accommodations
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type

Figure of Woman sitting nursing baby; African, Nigeria, Ibo

Title
Figure of Woman sitting nursing baby
Artist
African, Nigeria, Ibo
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1983/2.174
Medium and Support
Pottery with white pigment
relevance
rank 3.17884
Secondary Keywords
child
children (people by age group)
family
figures
figures (representations)
how we live
objects we use
parents
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by age group
people by family relationship
physical activities
physical activities by general context
relationships
visual works
visual works by subject type
youth

Kentucky; William Gedney

Title
Kentucky
Artist
William Gedney
Physical Description
A boy and girl seated on wooden chairs on a porch The boy is shirtless and hunched over, the girl is barefoot.
Artist Life Dates
1932-1989
Object Creation Date
1972; printed 1973
Accession Number
2013/2.142
Medium and Support
toned gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 3.17602
Secondary Keywords
building divisions
components
components and systems
components by specific context
exterior covered spaces
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by family relationship
rooms and spaces
rooms and spaces by location or context

Woman in a Coat and Rimless Glasses; Mike Disfarmer

Title
Woman in a Coat and Rimless Glasses
Artist
Mike Disfarmer
Physical Description
A woman with her hair down, wearing a coat with wide lapels. She has on glasses and is wearing a pin on her coat.
Artist Life Dates
1884-1959
Object Creation Date
1943
Accession Number
2014/2.282
Medium and Support
vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper
relevance
rank 3.17602
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
materials
materials by function
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
photography and photographic processes and techniques
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type

Akai fuku (Red Coat); Nakayama Tadashi

Title
Akai fuku (Red Coat)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A young woman in a red coat faces into the wind. Her arms are crossed over her torso, which is pointed at the viewer, and in one of her hands are white strands. Yellow and green paint mark her face, neck, and hand.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1957
Accession Number
2011/2.13
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 3.17602
Secondary Keywords
costume
costume by form
main garments
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
prints
prints by process or technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Staff; Artist Unknown, African, Tanzania, Fipa

Title
Staff
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Tanzania, Fipa
Accession Number
2001/2.63
Medium and Support
wood with metal
relevance
rank 3.17602
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
equipment
equipment by context
equipment for personal use
object genres
object genres by material
objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
tools and equipment
walking sticks

Eve with Apple; Andre Dimanche

Title
Eve with Apple
Artist
Andre Dimanche
Physical Description
A wood carving of a woman holding an apple over her head.
Artist Life Dates
active 1970s
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2011/2.182
Medium and Support
wood carving
relevance
rank 3.17602
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
food
fruit
materials
materials by function
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
sculpture
sculpture by technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Revd. John Breckinridge, A.M.; John Sartain

Title
Revd. John Breckinridge, A.M.
Artist
John Sartain
Physical Description
This black and white print depicts a frontal portrait of a man from the waist up with his head in three quarter profile. The figure is clothed in a sumptuous double-breasted black jacket with a wide collar. A white collared shirt and scarf are visible underneath. The figure is positioned against a nondescript background.
Artist Life Dates
1808-1897
Accession Number
2012/2.198
Medium and Support
etching with mezzotint on medium white wove paper
relevance
rank 3.17602
Secondary Keywords
costume
costume by form
main garments
main garments for the upper body
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
visual works
visual works by subject type

Deity with tripart crown (small folk bronze); Artist Unknown, India

Title
Deity with tripart crown (small folk bronze)
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1979/2.65
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 3.17602
Secondary Keywords
art genres
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context
religions
religions and religious concepts

Hyakunin jorô shinasadame (One Hundred Types of Women), vol. 1 of 3; Nishikawa Sukenobu

Title
Hyakunin jorô shinasadame (One Hundred Types of Women), vol. 1 of 3
Artist
Nishikawa Sukenobu
Physical Description
Book containing detailed calligraphic text descriptions of various types of women, accompanied by woodblock prints depicting the types described.
Artist Life Dates
Kyoto, 1671 - 1751
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1723
Accession Number
2003/1.381.1
Medium and Support
woodblock print picture book
relevance
rank 3.17465
Secondary Keywords
asia (continent)
coating (material)
coating by form
descriptors
geographic and political locations
image-making processes and techniques
materials
materials by function
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
writing (processes)

Hyakunin jorô shinasadame (One Hundred Types of Women), vol. 1 of 3; Nishikawa Sukenobu

Title
Hyakunin jorô shinasadame (One Hundred Types of Women), vol. 1 of 3
Artist
Nishikawa Sukenobu
Physical Description
Book containing detailed calligraphic text descriptions of various types of women, accompanied by woodblock prints depicting the types described.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1723
Accession Number
2003/1.381.2
Medium and Support
woodblock print picture book
relevance
rank 3.17465
Secondary Keywords
asia (continent)
coating (material)
coating by form
descriptors
geographic and political locations
image-making processes and techniques
materials
materials by function
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
writing (processes)

Sancai ware standing figure of a Central Asian groom; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Sancai ware standing figure of a Central Asian groom
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
7th-11th century
Object Creation Date
618-907
Accession Number
1972/2.67
Medium and Support
earthenware with sancai (three-color) glaze
relevance
rank 3.17331
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context
social science concepts
social structure
sociological concepts

Baggagecart Men, New York Central, Ann Arbor, Michigan; D. James Galbraith

Title
Baggagecart Men, New York Central, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Artist
D. James Galbraith
Physical Description
Two men seated on part of a railroad car at a station. A parking lot is in front of them.
Artist Life Dates
(1930 - 2002)
Object Creation Date
1954
Accession Number
2014/2.227
Medium and Support
vintage gelatin silver print on paper, laid down on board
relevance
rank 3.17331
Secondary Keywords
guideway vehicles
land vehicles
land vehicles by form
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
rail guideway vehicles
railroad cars
transportation vehicles
vehicles

Antique Book Leaves with Painted Cover; Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Title
Antique Book Leaves with Painted Cover
Artist
Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
Physical Description
Book leaves with five mythological beings
Object Creation Date
1907
Accession Number
2011/1.120
Medium and Support
wood, ink, paper
relevance
rank 3.17331
Secondary Keywords
books
books by external form
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information forms
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition

Fight or Buy Bonds - Third Liberty Loan; Howard Chandler Christy; Forbes, Boston (printer)

Title
Fight or Buy Bonds - Third Liberty Loan
Artist
Howard Chandler Christy
Artist Life Dates
1873-1952
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1917
Accession Number
1954/2.35.19
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 3.17309
Secondary Keywords
armed conflicts
army
declaratory and advertising artifacts
events
fights
how we live
identifying artifacts
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
military
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context
soldiers
stand
war
world wars

Boaz and the Elders. from the Story from Ruth in Gerard de Jode's "Thesaurus Sacrarum historiarum Veteris et Novi Testamenti"; Artist Unknown

Title
Boaz and the Elders. from the Story from Ruth in Gerard de Jode's "Thesaurus Sacrarum historiarum Veteris et Novi Testamenti"
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
A group of men in an outdoor setting of a stone structure all seated having a conversation. Towards the one side you can see two houses in the distance. The men are all wearing cloaks.
Century
16th century
Accession Number
2013/2.534
Medium and Support
engraving on laid paper
relevance
rank 3.17224
Secondary Keywords
accessories worn on the legs or feet
associated concepts
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
footwear
footwear by form
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
people by occupation
people in religion
people in religion and related occupations
people in the humanities
religions
religions and religious concepts

Valerie Bettis; Barbara Morgan

Title
Valerie Bettis
Artist
Barbara Morgan
Artist Life Dates
1900-1992
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1944
Accession Number
1991/2.48
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 3.17152
Secondary Keywords
arts
arts and related disciplines
dances
disciplines
humanities
legs
modern and contemporary art
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by activity
people by occupation
people in the arts
people in the arts and related occupations
people in the humanities
people in the performing arts
performing artists
performing arts

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and battle scene; Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Title
Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and battle scene
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
Physical Description
Worshippers gather and seem to celebrate around a sky-clad (nude) Jina and monk at top center. Flanking these figures are two searted drummers. In the lower register men on horseback and elephant look up to them as the ride by and raise their weapons in battle. A trumpeter sounds his instrument in the bottom left.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1975/2.168
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
relevance
rank 3.16987
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
associated concepts
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information forms
mammals
membranophones
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
people by state or condition
religions
religions and religious concepts
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Esterhazy, from "Dreyfus Affair"; Ben Shahn

Title
Esterhazy, from "Dreyfus Affair"
Artist
Ben Shahn
Physical Description
A portrait of a man sitting down. Shown in military dress, he sits with his legs crossed and is painted from the front. His coat is decorated with a medal and embellished with gold and fur trimmings. Although he is painted seated, there is nothing but a dark shadow beneath him. Underneath the portrait reads "Esterhazy".
Object Creation Date
1968
Accession Number
2011/1.112.2
Medium and Support
pochoir print on paper
relevance
rank 3.16848
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
costume
costume by function
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in military occupations
physical activities
physical activities by general context
social science concepts
sociological concepts
uniforms
visual works
visual works by subject type

From a Day of Grief, Kerch, Crimea, January 1942; Dmitri Baltermants

Title
From a Day of Grief, Kerch, Crimea, January 1942
Artist
Dmitri Baltermants
Physical Description
A woman grieving while standing over dead bodies of young men in Kerch, Crimea.
Artist Life Dates
Russian, 1912-1990
Object Creation Date
2003
Accession Number
2012/2.68
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 3.16848
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
emotion
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
people by state or condition
photographic prints
photographic prints by process
photographs
photographs by form
positives
psychological concepts
social science concepts
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Portrait of Black Man with White Beard, from "Bowery Series, NYC"; Louis Stettner

Title
Portrait of Black Man with White Beard, from "Bowery Series, NYC"
Artist
Louis Stettner
Physical Description
Close-up portrait of a man's face with a white beard. He is wearing a hat with a wide brim.
Artist Life Dates
born 1922
Object Creation Date
printed 1994
Accession Number
2013/2.286
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 3.16805
Secondary Keywords
scale
buildings and the land
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
photography and photographic processes and techniques
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
settlements
settlements and landscapes
settlements by form

Others' Laurels; Scott Bilby

Title
Others' Laurels
Artist
Scott Bilby
Physical Description
A man singing into a microphone, audience to the right, graffiti on the walls.
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.169
Medium and Support
black and white photograph on paper
relevance
rank 3.16661
Secondary Keywords
building divisions
components
components and systems
components by specific context
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in the arts
people in the arts and related occupations
people in the humanities
people in the performing arts
rooms and spaces
rooms and spaces by building type
theater spaces
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Tara; Artist Unknown, India, Northeastern India

Title
Tara
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Northeastern India
Physical Description
Black schist carved in the relief of Green Tara, a guide and saviouress on the Buddhist path to enlightenment. She holds two lotuses, one open and one closed and makes the gesture of gift-giving with her palm facing outwards, towards the devotee.
Century
10th century
Object Creation Date
10th century
Accession Number
1981/2.156
Medium and Support
black schist
relevance
rank 3.16279
Secondary Keywords
asia (continent)
associated concepts
descriptors
design elements
geographic and political locations
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
motifs
natural element motifs
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
religions and religious concepts
religious concepts
rock
rock by form

Funerary sculpture of a court lady; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Funerary sculpture of a court lady
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
8th century
Object Creation Date
early 8th century
Accession Number
1984/1.298
Medium and Support
earthenware coated with white slip, traces of polychrome
relevance
rank 3.16018
Secondary Keywords
art genres
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context
visual works
visual works by subject type

Funerary sculpture of a civilian official; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Funerary sculpture of a civilian official
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
7th century
Object Creation Date
618-907
Accession Number
1995/1.79
Medium and Support
earthenware with three-color glaze
relevance
rank 3.16018
Secondary Keywords
art genres
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context
visual works
visual works by subject type

Courtyard in the Sultan's Palace; Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant

Title
Courtyard in the Sultan's Palace
Artist
Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant
Physical Description
This painting shows a scene set in a courtyard with high white walls that is open to the sky. Beyond the wall there is flowering vegetation, tall trees and a tower with a balustrade with keyhole shaped openings. There are two clay pots resting on top of the wall and an oriental style carpet hanging over one side. Within this courtyard, there are three women who are looking at two small leopards that wear metal chains and stand in a keyhole shaped opening of the far right wall. The women, grouped together on the far left side, are wearing 19th century Moroccan dress, including richly embroidered, garments, headscarves and shoes. There is bright sunlight streaming into the room which creates shadows on the walls and floor.
Artist Life Dates
1845-1902
Century
Late 19th-early 20th century
Object Creation Date
1872-1902
Accession Number
1895.99
Medium and Support
oil on panel
relevance
rank 3.16008
Secondary Keywords
animals
animals and creatures
architecture
building divisions
buildings
castles and palaces
components
components and systems
components by specific context
figures
locality
mammals
modern and contemporary art
palaces
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
plants
rooms and spaces
rooms and spaces by form
the natural world
uncovered spaces

Untitled (Julie, John and the Dollhouse), from "At Twelve: Portraits of Young Women"; Sally Mann

Title
Untitled (Julie, John and the Dollhouse), from "At Twelve: Portraits of Young Women"
Artist
Sally Mann
Physical Description
A girl and a man standing in front of a dollhouse.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1951
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1983; printed 1984
Accession Number
2013/2.159
Medium and Support
platinum-palladium print on paper
relevance
rank 3.15870
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
dwellings
groups of people
kinship groups
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
residential structures
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
social groups

Mother and Baby; Girlamo Parmigianno

Title
Mother and Baby
Artist
Girlamo Parmigianno
Physical Description
Rip in paper repaired at lower center. Possible that paper was cut into rectangle from rondo shape. Some lines apper inscized; possibly used as a cartoon (?). Paper size: lh 17 7/10cm & rh 17 4/5cm x tw 15 9/10cm &bw 16cm.
Artist Life Dates
(1503 - 1540)
Accession Number
2008/2.448
Medium and Support
brown chalk and brushed white tempera on beige laid paper
relevance
rank 3.15852
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
descriptors
drawing and drawing techniques
image-making processes and techniques
parents
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by age group
people by family relationship
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
religions
religions and religious concepts
youth

Kim on our Back Porch, Boalsburg, PA; Steve Williams

Title
Kim on our Back Porch, Boalsburg, PA
Artist
Steve Williams
Physical Description
Girl leaning over while seated on top of a rolled-out sleeping bag. It is on a wooden deck and there is hat on the boards.
Object Creation Date
2003; printed 2006
Accession Number
2013/2.190
Medium and Support
toned gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 3.15729
Secondary Keywords
building divisions
components
components and systems
components by specific context
exterior covered spaces
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
rooms and spaces
rooms and spaces by location or context

Young Gymnast; Irving Orenstein

Title
Young Gymnast
Artist
Irving Orenstein
Physical Description
A girl with dark hair wearing a checkered gymnast's uniform.
Object Creation Date
1999
Accession Number
2013/2.166
Medium and Support
toned gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 3.15729
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
costume
costume by function
objects we use
open spaces
open spaces and site elements
open spaces by function
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
sports clothing

The Foundling #6; Kay Denton

Title
The Foundling #6
Artist
Kay Denton
Physical Description
A girl standing underneath a flowering tree, next to a wooden fence.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1939
Object Creation Date
1998; printed 2000
Accession Number
2013/2.118
Medium and Support
toned gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 3.15729
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by family relationship
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Portrait of Abraham Lincoln; Artist Unknown, American

Title
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
Artist
Artist Unknown, American
Physical Description
Oval-formatted, bust-length portrait of a man in a dark suit and waistcoat. Man has high forehead and is turned obliquely in space. There are numerous water stains at top of image.
Object Creation Date
1850-1950
Accession Number
2009/1.487
Medium and Support
lithograph, hand-colored in oils, laid on canvas on canvas
relevance
rank 3.15699
Secondary Keywords
administrators
descriptors
executives
image-making processes and techniques
objects we use
painting and painting techniques
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by occupation
people in government and administration
political figures
president
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
visual works
visual works by subject type

Hold Up Your End! War Fund Week - One Hundred Million Dollars; W. B. King; American Red Cross (publisher)

Title
Hold Up Your End! War Fund Week - One Hundred Million Dollars
Artist
W. B. King
Artist Life Dates
1880-1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1917-1919
Accession Number
1954/2.35.55
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 3.15346
Secondary Keywords
armed conflicts
clothing
crosses
declaratory and advertising artifacts
events
figures
how we live
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
modern and contemporary art
objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by occupation
people in health and medicine
people in science-related occupations
scientists and people in science-related occupations
text-based art
war
world wars

Yokomuki no shojo (Profile of a Girl); Nakayama Tadashi

Title
Yokomuki no shojo (Profile of a Girl)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A girl, who has a butterfly sitting on her hair, is holding a bunch of flowers and looking to the left.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1973
Accession Number
2011/2.24
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 3.15274
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
buildings and the land
herbaceous plants
insects
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Cho, shojo to soshite hana (Butterfly, Girl and Flowers); Nakayama Tadashi

Title
Cho, shojo to soshite hana (Butterfly, Girl and Flowers)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A girl on the right is facing left. There are flowers on the bottom left of the printing and a huge butterfly right in the middle on the background.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1977
Accession Number
2011/2.37
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 3.15274
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
buildings and the land
herbaceous plants
insects
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Stereoscope Viewer; Stereo Classics Studio

Title
Stereoscope Viewer
Artist
Stereo Classics Studio
Physical Description
A stereoscope view made of wood and brass. It has a wooden stick handle that supports the viewer; which is made of a metal case with glass pieces that the viewer can look through. There are two cross shaped pieces of wood attached to the viewer; the horizontal piece of wood slides along the vertical piece, and has two brass holders for the stereoscope card.
Object Creation Date
1925-1980
Accession Number
2010/1.168
Medium and Support
wood and brass
relevance
rank 3.15245
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
materials
materials by origin
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
plant material
wood and wood products

Self-Portrait; Käthe Kollwitz

Title
Self-Portrait
Artist
Käthe Kollwitz
Physical Description
This etching depicts a three-quarter profile portrait of a woman’s face. The woman looks contemplatively toward the right with a solemn expression as her head rests against her right hand. The edge of her left shoulder is loosely sketched in the lower right of the composition.
Artist Life Dates
1867-1945
Object Creation Date
1921
Accession Number
2012/2.212
Medium and Support
etching with burnishing on heavy wove paper
relevance
rank 3.15128
Secondary Keywords
arms
biological components
components
components and systems
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people (agents)
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portraits
the human body
upper body
visual works
visual works by subject type

A Recollection of Rabindrinath Tagore and Bernard Shaw, at the Hyde Park Hotel; Max Beerbohm

Title
A Recollection of Rabindrinath Tagore and Bernard Shaw, at the Hyde Park Hotel
Artist
Max Beerbohm
Physical Description
A graphite drawing of Rabindrinath Tagore and Bernard Shaw. The drawing represents real people, but the style and manner of its execution resembles more of a cartoon or caricature rendition of the subjects. Shaw, on the right, is taller and has a paler complexion compared to his companion, Tagore.
Artist Life Dates
1872-1956
Object Creation Date
1931-1956
Accession Number
2009/1.522
Medium and Support
graphite, wash on paper
relevance
rank 3.15023
Secondary Keywords
image form
objects we use
people
people (agents)
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visual works
visual works by form
visual works by medium or technique

Le Capaitaine, from "Dreyfus Affair"; Ben Shahn

Title
Le Capaitaine, from "Dreyfus Affair"
Artist
Ben Shahn
Physical Description
A portrait of Captain Dreyfus: The bust of a man in uniform stands pivoted to the right. His expression is neutral and his likeness is painted with bold colors in a watercolor-like texture. Below the bust reads "Le Capitaine Dreyfus", or The Captain Dreyfus.
Artist Life Dates
1898-1969
Object Creation Date
1968
Accession Number
2011/1.112.1
Medium and Support
pochoir print on paper
relevance
rank 3.14923
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
costume
costume by function
objects we use
officers (military officers)
people
people (agents)
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sociological concepts
uniforms
visual works
visual works by subject type

Portrait of Shirley and Chen-yang Chang; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Portrait of Shirley and Chen-yang Chang
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
A man and woman under a tree while the woman plays a type of zither. Nearby are trees in bloom with pink flowers. Writing is located in the upper left corner of the painting.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1984
Accession Number
2006/1.114
Medium and Support
ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 3.14871
Secondary Keywords
coating (material)
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descriptors
groups of people
kinship groups
materials
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people
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visual works
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Rosemary's Dock; David Hillard

Title
Rosemary's Dock
Artist
David Hillard
Physical Description
A girl in a bathing suit standing, yellow dog on the right side.
Object Creation Date
2003; printed 2005
Accession Number
2013/2.146.1
Medium and Support
c-print on paper
relevance
rank 3.14814
Secondary Keywords
beachwear
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objects we use
open spaces
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waterfront spaces
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Rosemary's Dock; David Hillard

Title
Rosemary's Dock
Artist
David Hillard
Physical Description
Two girls in bathing suits seated on top of a kayak in a garage.
Object Creation Date
2003; printed 2005
Accession Number
2013/2.146.3
Medium and Support
c-print on paper
relevance
rank 3.14814
Secondary Keywords
beachwear
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costume
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open spaces
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Rosemary's Dock; David Hillard

Title
Rosemary's Dock
Artist
David Hillard
Physical Description
A person wrapped in a yellow and blue striped towel.
Object Creation Date
2003; printed 2005
Accession Number
2013/2.146.2
Medium and Support
c-print on paper
relevance
rank 3.14814
Secondary Keywords
beachwear
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Middle Class Boys and Girls, Detroit, MI; Arthur Siegel

Title
Middle Class Boys and Girls, Detroit, MI
Artist
Arthur Siegel
Physical Description
A bunch of kids sitting on a front stoop.
Artist Life Dates
1913-1978
Object Creation Date
1942; printed 1990
Accession Number
2013/2.175
Medium and Support
toned gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 3.14352
Secondary Keywords
building divisions
components
components and systems
components by specific context
exterior covered spaces
geographic and political locations
michigan (state)
north and central america (continent)
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by family relationship
rooms and spaces
rooms and spaces by location or context
united states (nation)
wayne (county)

Lamentation; Barbara Morgan

Title
Lamentation
Artist
Barbara Morgan
Artist Life Dates
1900-1992
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1935
Accession Number
1992/1.132
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 3.14289
Secondary Keywords
arts
arts and related disciplines
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drapery
genres
humanities
modern and contemporary art
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people
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Untitled; Louis-Felix de La Rue

Title
Untitled
Artist
Louis-Felix de La Rue
Physical Description
Image of centaurs, young and old, gathered around a centaur on a donkey.
Artist Life Dates
1731-1765
Accession Number
2015/1.387
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 3.14149
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
associated concepts
buildings and the land
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cultural landscapes
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literary, oral and motion picture genres
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
settlements and landscapes
wilderness

Friends, from "Bell Pond" (Photographs taken from May through October 1983); Stephen Dirado

Title
Friends, from "Bell Pond" (Photographs taken from May through October 1983)
Artist
Stephen Dirado
Physical Description
Two girls in bathing suits, one holding a cigarette to the other's mouth.
Object Creation Date
August 12, 1983; printed 1994
Accession Number
2013/2.122
Medium and Support
toned gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 3.14149
Secondary Keywords
beachwear
costume
costume by function
descriptors
leaf (plant material)
materials
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objects we use
people
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plant material
sports clothing
tobacco

Erick Hawkins in 'El Penitente'; Barbara Morgan

Title
Erick Hawkins in 'El Penitente'
Artist
Barbara Morgan
Artist Life Dates
1900-1992
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1940
Accession Number
1991/2.50
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 3.13972
Secondary Keywords
arts
arts and related disciplines
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disciplines
humanities
modern and contemporary art
people
people (agents)
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Picchvai; Artist Unknown, India

Title
Picchvai
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Physical Description
Painting on cloth in an array of colors that depicts a religious scene. There are assorted animals such as monkeys and cows with red hand prints on them.
There is a river at the fore of the painting with flowers and lily pads in it. The painting has a colorful floral border.
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1700-1850
Accession Number
2008/2.288
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on cloth
relevance
rank 3.13924
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
associated concepts
mammals
objects we use
people
people (agents)
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religions
religions and religious concepts
religious visual works
visual works
visual works by function
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