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Title
Engine 3.1
Artist
Dana Melamed
Physical Description
Abstract wall sculpture constructed of transparency film, cinefoil, paper, pencil shavings, recycled industrial components, acrylic paint, ink, charcoal and wire constructed over metal mesh.
Artist Life Dates
b. Israel, 1972
Object Creation Date
2012
Accession Number
2014/1.584
Medium and Support
transparency film, cinefoil, paper, pencil shavings, recycled components, acrylic paint, ink, charcoal and wire on aluminum mesh
relevance
rank 1.57534
Secondary Keywords
european
european styles and periods
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
sculpture
sculpture by material
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
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Title
Rolls Royce Running Board
Artist
Richard Garrod
Physical Description
Close-up image of a running board and its reflection on the front fender of a Rolls Royce.
Artist Life Dates
born 1924
Accession Number
2013/1.231
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 1.57498
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
energy and related concepts
energy-related concepts
freewheeled vehicles
freewheeled vehicles by form or function
land vehicles
land vehicles by form
light-related concepts
objects we use
passenger vehicles
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
physics concepts
scientific concepts
transportation vehicles
vehicles
Title
Ritual Conch with Stand
Artist
Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)
Physical Description
A ritual object for use in royal and religious cermonies, this bronze is cast by the lost wax process in the shape of a conch, with an intricately decorated surface. The tripod stand, which may not be of the same date, is has three coiling serpentine legs that end in stylized naga (serpent) heads with cobra-like fans.
Century
12th-13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
2003/1.387A&B
Medium and Support
bronze with malachite patina
relevance
rank 1.57457
Secondary Keywords
aerophones
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
events
lip-vibrated aerophones
lip-vibrated aerophones with cylindrical bore
masts
objects we use
people and culture
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
sound devices by function
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
supporting and resisting elements
Title
Edo Meisho no Uchi: Bentenyama and Kinryuzan temple in Asakusa
Artist
Andô Hiroshige III
Physical Description
Spring scene with houses, a temple complex and a pagoda on the riverbank. There are also trees and cherry blossoms. Some people are walking by the river.
Artist Life Dates
(1843 - 1894)
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1870
Accession Number
1930.63
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 1.57457
Secondary Keywords
agricultural structures
asian
buildings and the land
descriptors
east asian
inorganic material
japanese
japanese printmaking styles
japanese styles
materials
materials by composition
people and culture
religious structures
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
Title
Nut ring
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Century
Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900
Accession Number
1986/2.147
Medium and Support
cast bronze, lost wax method
relevance
rank 1.57335
Secondary Keywords
african
copper alloy
copper and copper alloy
descriptors
fruit
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
materials by origin
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
nonferrous metal
people and culture
plant material
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
Title
Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bekalebwe
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1890
Accession Number
2005/1.227
Medium and Support
wood, copper, metal tacks, leather, snakeskin, raffia, vegetable fiber cloth
relevance
rank 1.57267
Secondary Keywords
copper and copper alloy
descriptors
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
nonferrous metal
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
physical activities
physical activities by general context
visual works
visual works by subject type
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Title
Bombed-out Church, World War II Liberation, Limousin, Haute-Vienne, Oradour-sur-Glane, France
Artist
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Physical Description
A bombed out church with debris all around.
Artist Life Dates
1908-2004
Object Creation Date
1944
Accession Number
2014/2.323
Medium and Support
vintage gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 1.57261
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
buildings and the land
document genres
document genres by form
document genres for literary works
information forms
objects we use
people and culture
religions and religious concepts
religious buildings
religious structures
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
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Title
Untitled
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
A standing closed vessel with four pointed feet and is box-like in shape. The sides are intrically designed in a herringbone pattern of light blue and yellow matte finish. There is a glazed band in the center of the vessel of purple and pink tones that is also on the top and feet. The top overlaps itself with matte finished areas and glazed finished areas.
Accession Number
2012/1.258
Medium and Support
glazed ceramic
relevance
rank 1.57233
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
european
european styles and periods
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
object genres
object genres by material
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
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Title
Seascape (I), from the portfolio "New York Ten" (C.34)
Artist
Roy Lichtenstein
Physical Description
Colored lithograph using Ben Day dots in blue to depict an abstract seascape.
Artist Life Dates
10/28/1923 - 9/29/1997
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1964; published 1965
Accession Number
1997/1.128
Medium and Support
screenprint on translucent Rowlux
relevance
rank 1.57176
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
forms of expression
international post-1945 styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by subject type
Title
The Death of Leander
Artist
Giulio Carpioni
Physical Description
In dark turbulent waters under a stormy sky four nude sea nymphs support the body of a long-haired man between them on a white shroud. The face of a man with kelp in his hair appears between two of the nymphs. On the right a bearded man with a trident in his right hand rides in a chariot fashioned from a seashell and pulled by two fished-tailed horses or hippocampi. Just visible in the distance behind the back of the rightmost nymph, a lofty tower rises above the waves.
Artist Life Dates
1613-1678
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1655
Accession Number
1984/1.290
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 1.56963
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
events
freewheeled vehicles
freewheeled vehicles by form or function
land vehicles
land vehicles by form
legendary creatures
natural events
objects we use
paintings
paintings by material or technique
people and culture
personal life events
transportation vehicles
vehicles
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Heavy Burden, Esztergom, from "Hungarian Memories"
Artist
André Kertész
Physical Description
A woman makes a physical trek up the hillside that overlooks her small village. She balances two heavy buckets held together by a piece of wood. In the horizon of the photo, beyond the village, lies a body of water.
Artist Life Dates
1894-1985
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1916; printed 1981
Accession Number
1985/1.125.7
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 1.56938
Secondary Keywords
upward
associated concepts
buildings and the land
containers
containers by form
descriptors
dwellings
inorganic material
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by composition
natural landscapes
objects we use
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
residential structures
settlements and landscapes
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
vessels
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Title
Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By
Artist
Ben Shahn
Physical Description
A colored print of a white hand holding onto a brown hand. Above their grasp is both Hebrew block and English lettering that translates/reads: "'Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By...". The painting illustrates the need for diversity during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's.
Artist Life Dates
1898-1969
Object Creation Date
1965
Accession Number
2011/1.102
Medium and Support
photo-offset reproduction on paper
relevance
rank 1.56921
Secondary Keywords
arms
associated concepts
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
object genres
object genres by location, context or origin
people and culture
political concepts
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
social science concepts
sociological concepts
the human body
upper body
writing (processes)
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Title
Untitled
Artist
John Chamberlain
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1931-1997
Accession Number
1997/1.120
Medium and Support
paper, aluminum foil, glue and painted resin
relevance
rank 1.56856
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
found object sculpture
genres
inorganic material
international post-1945 styles and movements
materials
materials by composition
modern and contemporary art
non-representational art
objects we use
people and culture
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
sculpture
sculpture by material
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Bodhisattva Mañjusri
Artist
Tibet
Physical Description
A woodblock print, with monochromatic black ink. The impression is good, especially given the detail of the design, although the block appears to have been worn at the outside edges.
Century
20th century?
Object Creation Date
20th century (?)
Accession Number
1973/1.808A
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 1.56856
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
asian
associated concepts
buddhist doctrinal concepts
descriptors
design elements
doctrinal concepts
earth sciences concepts
edged weapons
mammals
motifs
objects we use
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
plant-derived motifs
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious concepts
scientific concepts
south asian
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
weapons
weapons and ammunition
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Title
Dadakopf
Artist
Hans Richter
Physical Description
This drawing has abstract forms done in black, brown and white against a plain cream colored background. The forms overlap and bleed color into each other. Some text in the bottom right corner shows "RR 17".
Artist Life Dates
1888 - 1976
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1917
Accession Number
2004/2.22
Medium and Support
ink and gouache on paper
relevance
rank 1.56782
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
european
european styles and periods
image-making processes and techniques
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
people and culture
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
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Title
Wolfeboro, from "Eccentric Polygon Series"
Artist
Frank Stella
Artist Life Dates
born 1936
Object Creation Date
1974
Accession Number
2014/2.23
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 1.56782
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
european
european styles and periods
image-making processes and techniques
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
people and culture
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
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Title
Empress of India II, from "Notched V Series"
Artist
Frank Stella
Artist Life Dates
born 1936
Object Creation Date
1968
Accession Number
2014/2.19
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 1.56782
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
european
european styles and periods
image-making processes and techniques
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
people and culture
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
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Title
Quathlamba II, from "Notched V Series"
Artist
Frank Stella
Artist Life Dates
born 1936
Object Creation Date
1968
Accession Number
2014/2.21
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 1.56782
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
european
european styles and periods
image-making processes and techniques
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
people and culture
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
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Title
Black Egg, Nov. 18
Artist
Donald Sultan
Physical Description
Two dark circles in top right and bottom left corners of the image.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1951
Object Creation Date
1989
Accession Number
2014/2.15
Medium and Support
charcoal on paper
relevance
rank 1.56782
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
european
european styles and periods
image-making processes and techniques
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
people and culture
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
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Title
Ifala I, from "Notched V Series"
Artist
Frank Stella
Artist Life Dates
born 1936
Object Creation Date
1968
Accession Number
2014/2.20
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 1.56782
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
european
european styles and periods
image-making processes and techniques
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
people and culture
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
Title
Vase
Artist
Pewabic Pottery
Physical Description
This tall, slender vase has a narrow mouth and a mottled iridescent glaze in tans, peach, and green. Throughout there is a pronounced crackle pattern in the glaze.
Artist Life Dates
20th c.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1909
Accession Number
1955/1.147
Medium and Support
stoneware with matte iridescent frosty-cream color glaze with delicate crackle
relevance
rank 1.56763
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by form
european
european styles and periods
medium
modern and contemporary art
modern british styles and movements
modern european regional styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
Title
Vase
Artist
Pewabic Pottery
Physical Description
The lower half of this vessel has a matte black body; the upper half of the work is glazed with an iridescent pale blue.
Artist Life Dates
20th c.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1918
Accession Number
1972/2.170
Medium and Support
stoneware with black matt and iridescent glaze
relevance
rank 1.56763
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by form
european
european styles and periods
modern and contemporary art
modern british styles and movements
modern european regional styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
vessels
Title
Vase
Artist
Pewabic Pottery
Physical Description
This tall vase has a uniform beige glaze and a slender profile derived from vessels with Asian origin.
Artist Life Dates
20th c.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1922
Accession Number
1972/2.180
Medium and Support
stoneware with beige matt glaze
relevance
rank 1.56763
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by form
european
european styles and periods
modern and contemporary art
modern british styles and movements
modern european regional styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
vessels
Title
Vase
Artist
Pewabic Pottery
Physical Description
This small vase has a fairly wide mouth and a gently tapering profile. The upper 2/3 of the vessel has a thick creamy yellow glaze with traces of blue. The glaze has drip marks that run down the face of the vase.
Artist Life Dates
20th c.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1935
Accession Number
1972/2.191
Medium and Support
stoneware with iridescent glaze
relevance
rank 1.56763
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by form
european
european styles and periods
modern and contemporary art
modern british styles and movements
modern european regional styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
vessels
Title
Vase
Artist
Pewabic Pottery
Physical Description
This vase has a wide mouth and the vessel tapers to a narrow foot. The glaze is an iridescent ochre with touches of a darker hue.
Artist Life Dates
20th c.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1922
Accession Number
1972/2.172
Medium and Support
stoneware with iridescent glaze
relevance
rank 1.56763
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by form
european
european styles and periods
modern and contemporary art
modern british styles and movements
modern european regional styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
vessels
Title
Miniature Vase
Artist
Pewabic Pottery
Physical Description
This small vase has a thick blue-green glaze that extends down about 3/4 of the vessel; the base remains unglazed, exposing the brownish clay body.
Artist Life Dates
20th c.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1935
Accession Number
1972/2.174
Medium and Support
stoneware with iridescent glaze
relevance
rank 1.56763
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by form
european
european styles and periods
modern and contemporary art
modern british styles and movements
modern european regional styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
vessels
Title
Vase
Artist
Pewabic Pottery
Physical Description
This small vase has a matte black glaze on the lower portion and a thick green glaze with many bubbles in it that extends from the narrow mouth across the shoulder of the vessel.
Artist Life Dates
20th c.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1917
Accession Number
1972/2.184
Medium and Support
stoneware with iridescent glaze
relevance
rank 1.56763
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by form
european
european styles and periods
modern and contemporary art
modern british styles and movements
modern european regional styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
vessels
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Title
Caravaggio's Medusa (Medusa Marinara), from The Peter Norton Family Christmas Project
Artist
Vik Muniz
Physical Description
Porcelain plate imprinted with the photographic image of a female head in pasta and marinara sauce.
Artist Life Dates
born 1961
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1999
Accession Number
1999/1.108
Medium and Support
photographic image on porcelain
relevance
rank 1.56723
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
dishes
figures (representations)
genres in the arts
historical, theoretical and critical concepts
literary, oral and motion picture genres
materials
materials by function
objects we use
people and culture
vessels for serving and consuming food
visual works
visual works by subject type
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Title
Egôro (ritual censer)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
It is a bronze incense burner with a long handle. The circular bowl is a brazier, in which incense is burnt in Shinto rituals. The brazier has a fluted mouth and double-lines on the outside body. A circular foot, in a chrysanthemum shape, is attached to the brazier. There is a support that connects between the brazier and the foot. The brazier’s lid has an intricate openwork design of lotus flower scrolls with a knob in the shape of a lotus bud. The rim has an incised, stylized design of clouds. The mounting between the brazier and the handle is in the shape of Buddhist jewel with two semi-precious stones. The handle has carved lotus flower scrolls, and the end of which is bent at a right angle and joined to a round pedestal. Rising from the pedestal is a small statue of a lion on a lotus-shape pedestal, which serves as a knob handgrip when the incense burner is held.
Century
16th-17th century
Object Creation Date
1583-1650
Accession Number
2007/2.6
Medium and Support
gilt bronze with semiprecious stones
relevance
rank 1.56721
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
associated concepts
buildings and the land
containers
containers by function or context
descriptors
design elements
events
flowers (plants)
herbaceous plants
landscapes (environments)
mammals
motifs
natural landscapes
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
plant-derived motifs
plants
religions
religions and religious concepts
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants
Title
Staff
Artist
African, Congo (Zaire), Hemba
Accession Number
2001/2.70
Medium and Support
wood with metal
relevance
rank 1.56699
Secondary Keywords
african
african styles by region
central and equatorial african styles
descriptors
equipment
equipment by context
equipment for personal use
luba
luba region
object genres
object genres by material
objects
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
tools and equipment
walking sticks
western democratic republic of congo styles
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Title
Figures with Greek Inscription
Artist
Anonymous
Physical Description
This lithograph depicts two highly abstracted and intertwined standing figures delineated in white outline against a black background. Fishtail-like forms emerge out of the figures. There is Greek lettering inscribed next to the top of the figure on the left and the letters HPA inscribed next to the top of the figure on the right.
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2012/2.216
Medium and Support
three-color lithograph on heavy wove paper
relevance
rank 1.56589
Secondary Keywords
document genres
document genres by form
european
european styles and periods
information forms
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by subject type
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Title
Provincetown, 1977, from "Cape Light"
Artist
Joel Meyerowitz
Physical Description
A color photograph of the side of a house on the shore. The house is set against a background of the beach and he dark ocean with a light eminating from the horizon line.
Artist Life Dates
born 1938
Object Creation Date
1976-1977
Accession Number
2012/1.215
Medium and Support
chromogenic print on paper
relevance
rank 1.56508
Secondary Keywords
relation to water
associated concepts
buildings and the land
dwellings
earth sciences concepts
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by position
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
residential structures
scientific concepts
settlements and landscapes
shores (landforms)
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
Title
Conversing Midway up the Mountain in Late Autumn
Artist
Zha Jizuo (Cha Chi-tso)
Physical Description
A small gathering of buildings is nestled at the bottom of a tall, rounded mountain range. Slightly above the settlement, two travelers make their way along the mountain path. A few trees crow up out of the mountains. The mountain range near the small village cuts diagonally across the picture plane, from bottom left to middle right. The top left of the image also contains mountains, taller still. Across from these on the top right is calligraphic text and two seals.
Artist Life Dates
1604-1676
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
late 17th century
Accession Number
1974/1.94
Medium and Support
ink and light color on silk
relevance
rank 1.56423
Secondary Keywords
upward
architecture
associated concepts
atmospheric effects
buildings and the land
earth sciences concepts
geography
landform components
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
plants
scientific concepts
seasons
settlements and landscapes
the natural world
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants
Title
Skirt
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1985/1.142
Medium and Support
raffia cloth
relevance
rank 1.56353
Secondary Keywords
african
african styles by region
central and equatorial african styles
central democratic republic of congo styles
costume by form
descriptors
main garments
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
western democratic republic of congo styles
Title
River Valley in the Vosges (?)
Artist
Gustave Doré
Artist Life Dates
1832-1883
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1832-1883
Accession Number
1972/1.159
Medium and Support
watercolor on white paper
relevance
rank 1.56320
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
european
european styles and periods
geography
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
modern british styles and movements
modern british styles by reign
modern european regional styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
people and culture
plants
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
the natural world
Title
Purple shibori kimono with overall pattern of tiny squares in diagonal rows
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Purple silk crepe with hitta miura and hand tie-dyed design achieving the effect of many diagonal rows of tiny squares. Upper lining is plain weave momi (red silk) and lower and cuff linings are mauve pink.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1930s-1940s
Accession Number
2005/1.376
Medium and Support
purple silk crepe with tie dye design
relevance
rank 1.56307
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
costume
costume by form
descriptors
geometric concepts
geometric figures
main garments
mathematical concepts
objects we use
people and culture
plane figures
polygons
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
quadrilaterals
rectangles
resist dyeing
scientific concepts
textile dyeing processes and techniques
textile finishing processes and techniques
textile processes and techniques
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Title
Washing Clothes
Artist
Kensel Franklin
Physical Description
A group of women gather to wash clothes in a river while a man looks on.
Artist Life Dates
Haitian, 1945-1975 (?)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2011/2.184
Medium and Support
oil on masonite
relevance
rank 1.56271
Secondary Keywords
bodies of water
bodies of water and components of bodies of water
bodies of water by size
buildings and the land
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
painting and painting techniques
painting techniques
painting techniques by application method
painting techniques by medium
people and culture
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
riverine bodies
settlements and landscapes
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Title
Phulkari Shawl with Stylized Floral Patterns arranged in 54 squares
Artist
India, Eastern Punjab
Physical Description
This piece of brick red cloth is covered with geometric patterns in tones of red, greenish yellow, white and orange. Along the top and bottom edges (if the piece were vertical) are border grids made up of 6 squares with triangular patterns of thread inside them. The main body of the phulkari is a 6 by 9 square grid, each box housing a stylized floral pattern made from embroidery.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1st half of 20th century
Accession Number
2005/2.10
Medium and Support
silk embroidery on homespun cotton cloth
relevance
rank 1.56269
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
descriptors
design elements
fiber and fiber products
fiber products
geometric concepts
geometric figures
materials
materials by form
materials by physical form
mathematical concepts
people and culture
plane figures
polygons
scientific concepts
textile materials
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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
1983/1.336.8
Medium and Support
screenprint on paper
relevance
rank 1.56248
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
visual arts
aegean
aegean periods
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
early western world
forms of expression
genres
greek
mediterranean
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people and culture
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual and tactile
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Two Statues' Shadows
Artist
André Kertész
Physical Description
Square photograph with brown/amber/white color tones. Two glass objects sit in an abstract shape of a human figure. They are placed in the foreground with the heads tilted toward each other. On the right side there is a partial view of a table that is shown out of focus. Light is reflected on the rounded forms of the figures and their shadows are projected on a blank wall behind them. There is a large shadow profile of a man also projected onto the wall.
Artist Life Dates
1894-1985
Object Creation Date
1979
Accession Number
2009/2.13
Medium and Support
Polaroid SX-70-Cibachrome on paper
relevance
rank 1.56154
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
energy and related concepts
energy-related concepts
glass and glassmaking mixtures
inorganic material
light-related concepts
materials
materials by composition
objects we use
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
physics concepts
scientific concepts
sculpture
sculpture by subject type
the human body
upper body
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Yamabushi (mountain ascetic) (okimono)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2002/2.45
Medium and Support
ivory
relevance
rank 1.56119
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
descriptors
form attributes
objects we use
people and culture
physical activities
physical activities by general context
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religious concepts
religious ideologies
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size (extent)
size by specific type
visual works
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Title
Sculpture in the Form of a Bicycle Saddle
Artist
Claes Oldenburg
Physical Description
Green ceramic object in the shape of a bicycle seat set in a tray of sand surrounded by a mahogany wood frame
Artist Life Dates
American, born Sweden, 1929
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1974
Accession Number
2004/2.87.A-D
Medium and Support
ceramic, mahogany, sand
relevance
rank 1.56069
Secondary Keywords
freewheeled vehicles
freewheeled vehicles by form or function
international post-1945 styles and movements
land vehicles
land vehicles by form
objects we use
passenger vehicles
people and culture
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
transportation vehicles
vehicles
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Title
Renauly Alpine, Wilkes Land, Antarctica (R9), from "The Ryoichi Excavations"
Artist
Patrick Nagatani
Physical Description
A car under excavation in a snowy scene. There is excavation equipment around the car as well.
Artist Life Dates
born 1945
Object Creation Date
1988; printed 2001
Accession Number
2012/2.139
Medium and Support
toned gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 1.56069
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
earth sciences 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
precipitation
scientific concepts
transportation vehicles
vehicles
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena
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Title
Four-Armed Esoteric Deity, probably Avalokitesvara
Artist
Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java
Century
10th century
Object Creation Date
circa 10th century
Accession Number
2005/2.77
Medium and Support
bronze with copper, tin and zinc
relevance
rank 1.56062
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
buddhism
buddhist doctrinal concepts
descriptors
doctrinal concepts
form attributes
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
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size (extent)
size by specific type
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Title
Chest (in three pieces)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
A chest in three pieces, all stacked on top of on another. The two chest pieces feature small center doors with decorative iron fittings around the handles and the hinges. Highly decorative iron fittings are added at intervals around the edges of the chest.
Object Creation Date
1875-1925
Accession Number
2009/2.26A-C
Medium and Support
wood and iron fittings
relevance
rank 1.56005
Secondary Keywords
applied decoration
asian
descriptors
design elements
east asian
inorganic material
iron and iron alloy
materials
materials by composition
materials by origin
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
people and culture
plant material
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
wood and wood products
Title
Seated Buddha in Bhumisparsa Mudrâ
Artist
Artist Unknown, Thailand
Physical Description
Gilt bronze Buddha with glass inlay in bhumisparsa mudra (the gesture of touching the earth with his right hand, palm inward), signaling his victory over Mara. He has elongated earlobes, wears a crown and tight-fitting intricate robes, and is seated on a pedesal.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2005/1.454
Medium and Support
gilt bronze with glass inlay
relevance
rank 1.55977
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
copper alloy
copper and copper alloy
descriptors
glass and glassmaking mixtures
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
nonferrous metal
objects we use
people and culture
physical activities
physical activities by general context
religions
religions and religious concepts
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Title
Untitled
Artist
M. Johnston
Physical Description
A man on a sailboat underneath a highway overpass. There is another man standing on the dock. There is a large office building in the background.
Object Creation Date
2000
Accession Number
2014/2.150
Medium and Support
black and white photograph on paper
relevance
rank 1.55939
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
objects we use
people and culture
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
transportation structures
transportation structures by form
transportation vehicles
vehicles
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
watercraft
watercraft by general type
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Title
Boat Silhouettes
Artist
Ilse Bing
Physical Description
Boats docked on the shore of a beach. The sky is slightly cloudy above.
Artist Life Dates
American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998
Object Creation Date
1935
Accession Number
2014/2.268
Medium and Support
vintage gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 1.55825
Secondary Keywords
relation to water
associated concepts
buildings and the land
earth sciences concepts
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by position
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
objects we use
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
scientific concepts
settlements and landscapes
shores (landforms)
transportation vehicles
vehicles
watercraft
watercraft by general type
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena
Title
Boats in a Tempest in the Trough of the Waves off the Coast of Choshi
Artist
Katsushika Hokusai
Physical Description
The print depicts two boats that are caught in storms, one in the foreground and one in the background. The parallel waves form a strong diagonal in the image and the boats could hardly stay upright.
Artist Life Dates
1760 - 1849
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1817-1859
Accession Number
1948/1.153
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 1.55820
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
design elements
equipment
equipment by context
events
natural events
objects we use
patterns (design elements)
patterns by specific type
people and culture
tools and equipment
transportation vehicles
vehicle equipment
vehicles
visual works
visual works by subject type
watercraft
watercraft by general type
watercraft equipment
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Title
Gateway, Genoa (Une Porte à Gènes)
Artist
Sir Frank William Brangwyn
Artist Life Dates
1867-1956
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1924
Accession Number
1949/1.53
Medium and Support
drypoint on paper
relevance
rank 1.55809
Secondary Keywords
architecture
europe
european
european styles and periods
italy
locality
modern and contemporary art
modern british styles and movements
modern british styles by reign
modern european regional styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
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