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Title

Solitary Leisure in a Quiet Pavilion

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

This L-shaped composition uses soft yet bright colors to depict a curving road through rolling green mountains covered with the varing red tones of autumn trees. A solitary figure sits in a pavillion, and the scene is obscured by wisps of white clouds.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1974

Accession Number

2006/1.108

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 1.52226

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

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materials

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objects we use

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people and culture

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scientific concepts

scroll paintings

seasons

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single built works

single built works by location or context

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Genji espies Murasaki for the first time, from the Wakamurasaki chapter of The Tale of Genji

Artist

Kanô Tsunenobu

Physical Description

Among a gold and bright mineral pigmented landscape, Genji stands below a cherry tree in full bloom and watches Murasaki, who stands in an architectural structure. A distant stream and hilltops indicate the isolated setting.

Artist Life Dates

active 1636-1713

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1670-1680

Accession Number

2002/1.168

Medium and Support

ink, color, and gold pigment and foil on paper

relevance

rank 1.52219

Secondary Keywords

upward

allegory and literature

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bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

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deciduous trees

descriptors

document genres

gold and gold alloy

houses

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landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

mine

natural landscapes

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

plants

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

symbolism

the natural world

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Untitled (I feel most colored...), from Four Etchings

Artist

Glenn Ligon

Physical Description

Stencilled black capital letters on white background.

Artist Life Dates

born 1960

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1992

Accession Number

1993/2.13.1

Medium and Support

softground etching, aquatint, spitbite, and sugarlift aquatint on white Rives BF

relevance

rank 1.52132

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

components

components and systems

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historical, theoretical and critical concepts

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modern american styles and periods

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people and culture

styles and periods

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text-based art

the americas

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

words

Title

Buddha, seated, with mandorla and dais; inscription

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

6th century

Object Creation Date

515

Accession Number

1964/2.96

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 1.52027

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

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descriptors

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motifs

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religions

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visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Embroidered Raffia Cloth Panel with Geometric Design

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1984/2.56

Medium and Support

Raffia

relevance

rank 1.52003

Secondary Keywords

aegean

aegean periods

descriptors

early western world

greek

mediterranean

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

object genres

object genres by material

panels

people and culture

processes and techniques

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styles and periods

styles and periods by region

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

visual and tactile

Title

Human Puppet Head

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali

Physical Description

A stylized rendering of a human face with long narrow nose, round eyes set close to bridge of nose, and open, ellipitical mouth. The head is carved in shape of a coiffure that resembles a helmet which extends down the sides of the head. The head is topped with a high arched sagital crest. Patina is dark brown in color with traces of red and blue pigment. Sheet metal cut in circles and long strips embellish the top of the head.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1970

Accession Number

1971/2.21

Medium and Support

wood, sheet metal, cloth and pigment

relevance

rank 1.51956

Secondary Keywords

artistic concepts

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performing arts structures

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the human body

upper body

Title

Number 3, from "Numbers"

Artist

Robert Indiana

Physical Description

The number "3" in orange in a blue circle with a green background; the word "THREE" written bottom center.

Artist Life Dates

born 1928

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1968

Accession Number

1976/2.144

Medium and Support

silkscreen on paper

relevance

rank 1.51894

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

european

european styles and periods

information form components

international post-1945 styles and movements

layout features

modern and contemporary art

modern european styles and movements

numbers

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

script and type forms

script and type signs

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra; probably part of a larger altarpiece

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

circa 5th century

Accession Number

1964/2.93

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 1.51883

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

figures (representations)

form attributes

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Buddha, seated in the pralambapadasana pose (with legs pendant), in abhaya mudra

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

7th-8th century

Object Creation Date

7th century - 8th century

Accession Number

1964/2.92

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 1.51883

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

figures (representations)

form attributes

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Help Your Country Stop This - Enlist in the Navy

Artist

Sir Frank William Brangwyn

Artist Life Dates

1867-1956

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.9A

Medium and Support

auto-lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 1.51857

Secondary Keywords

architecture

armed conflicts

armed forces

army

declaratory and advertising artifacts

european

european styles and periods

events

fighting

figures

how we live

human-powered watercraft

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

military

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

objects

objects we use

organizations

people and culture

people and occupations

rowed watercraft

ships

single level rowed watercraft

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

text-based art

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

war

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

waterscapes

world wars

Title

The Edge

Artist

Richard Tuttle

Physical Description

A print of ten blue and green lines being refracted off of an unknown surface.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1941

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2011/1.80.A-M

Medium and Support

suite of 13 color engravings in various colors a la poupee on paper

relevance

rank 1.51813

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

chinese

chinese painting styles

chinese styles

chinese styles and periods

east asian

intaglio prints

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

Title

Untitled (bird cage, re-lynching)

Artist

Tyree Guyton

Physical Description

A splatter painted bird cage stand with a rounded top cage on top in red, green, orange, white and blue. There is mesh on one side of the bottom of the cage that is also splatter painted. Inside the cage hanging from the top is a small bell, part of an American flag and a replica of a human penis, painted black, hanging upside down.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1955

Object Creation Date

1980-2010

Accession Number

2013/2.312

Medium and Support

metal bird cage stand, American flag, rubber elements, metal bell and rectangular-shaped screen

relevance

rank 1.51756

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

american regions

animal husbandry containers

bells and sets of bells

chordophones

containers

containers by function or context

directly struck idiophones

identifying artifacts

information artifacts

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information forms

north american

objects we use

people and culture

percussion idiophones

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

Title

Annunciation

Artist

Artist Unknown, Antwerp School, Belgium

Physical Description

An angel, holding a scepter in his left hand and making a gesture of speech with his right, interrupts the Virgin at her reading. She kneels on the floor and rests her left hand on an open book placed atop a lectern. A vase with a flowering lily sits on the floor between the angel and the Virgin and a small white dove encircled by a halo hovers between them. The scene unfolds within an elaborate and richly decorated interior that includes a chair and canopied bed in the background.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1520

Accession Number

1992/1.135

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 1.51756

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

antwerpen (province)

associated concepts

belgium (nation)

birds

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europe (continent)

flanders (region)

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

legendary creatures

objects we use

painting (image-making)

painting and painting techniques

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

visual works

visual works by function

Title

Tu Walpi, Arizona

Artist

Carl Hoerman

Physical Description

Two figures in the foreground stand with their backs to the viewer, looking toward buildings in the middleground. The buildings are built in the pueblo style, with some arched windows and beams jutting out from the roof. A ladder leans against a building in the far left of the composition. The scene is heavily shadowed, by both the buildings and the figures.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1885-1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1885-1954

Accession Number

1954/1.117

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 1.51740

Secondary Keywords

height

buildings and the land

equipment

equipment by process

geographic and political locations

modern and contemporary art

native american

native north american styles

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

people and culture

single built works

single built works by form

single built works by specific type

southwestern native american styles

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

supporting equipment

the americas

tools and equipment

united states (nation)

Title

Interior of a Pompeiian Home with Figures (The Impluvium)

Artist

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

Physical Description

An ink drawing in shades of gray with very exact detailing of objects and architectural elements in the scene. It shows the interior of a Roman house with sunlight streaming into an open courtyard with a fountain. The stone fountain has a square basin supported by a pedestal and a standing nude sculpture above it. One wall of the courtyard is decorated with floral designs and two figural scenes. A small bush is growing in a dirt area of the floor and there are two large vessels against the wall. Two figures are standing in a colonnade to the left of the courtyard. One is a woman dressed in a toga who is looking at a man dressed in a short sleeved tunic. The decorations of the floor, walls and ceiling depict ancient classical designs such as ascanthus leaves, meander and scroll patterns and the roof tiles have floral plume decorations and lion's head spouts.

Artist Life Dates

1814-1879

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1873

Accession Number

1976/2.20

Medium and Support

ink and wash over graphite on cream wove paper

relevance

rank 1.51697

Secondary Keywords

architecture

building divisions

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by form

descriptors

dwellings

figures

genres

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

residential structures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Untitled 1 of 4

Artist

Terry Winters

Physical Description

This is an oil painting in a vertical format painted in tones of brown, white and black. It shows four circular forms and areas with thick paint applied in broad brushstokes.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1949

Century

late 20th - early 21st century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

2009/1.544

Medium and Support

oil on linen

relevance

rank 1.51602

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

european

european styles and periods

geometric concepts

geometric figures

mathematical concepts

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

people and culture

plane figures

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Sediment

Artist

Dan Walters

Physical Description

This black and white print depicts geometric forms arranged to suggest some kind of mechanical contraption. Two larger circular forms are arranged side-by-side in the center of the composition. A line rest diagonally atop these forms and above the line an assortment of circular and less definite shapes and textures (depicted with cross-hatching and other techniques) are described. The print is imbued with a smoke-like atmosphere as a result of the spitbite and aquatint.

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

2012/2.184

Medium and Support

etching, drypoint, aquatint and spitbite on paper

relevance

rank 1.51602

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

european

european styles and periods

geometric concepts

geometric figures

mathematical concepts

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

people and culture

plane figures

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

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

1983/1.336.10

Medium and Support

screenprint on paper

relevance

rank 1.51600

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

aegean

aegean periods

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

early western world

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

greek

mediterranean

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual and tactile

Title

In the Fog

Artist

Warren Lombard

Physical Description

The bottom half of this print's composition shows a rocky outcropping, with a triangular shadow in the center right. On the bottom left is some foliage. The top half of the composition shows three trees in the center right. The left-most tree is darker than the other two. The trees are set against a flat background.

Artist Life Dates

1855-1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1923

Accession Number

1940.21

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 1.51579

Secondary Keywords

upward

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

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landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

The Palace

Artist

Frederick Griggs

Artist Life Dates

1876-1938

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1916

Accession Number

1954/1.110

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 1.51578

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings

castles and palaces

european

european styles and periods

modern and contemporary art

modern british styles and movements

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modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

palaces

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Chess Set (Legs to Base of Chess Board)

Artist

Victor Vasarely

Physical Description

Acrylic chess set. The playing pieces are of various geometric shapes. The board and the space that surrounds it are covered with a colorful grid pattern, which each square filled with a circle.

Artist Life Dates

1908 - 1997

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1980

Accession Number

2004/2.86FF&GG

Medium and Support

acrylic sculpture

relevance

rank 1.51489

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

associated concepts

card, table and board game elements

concepts in the arts

descriptors

forming

forms of expression

game pieces

gameboards

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

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Republic of the Congo, Kongo, Solongo

Accession Number

2001/2.53

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 1.51310

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

central and equatorial african styles

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

people and culture

southwestern democratic republic of congo styles

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

tools and equipment

walking sticks

western democratic republic of congo styles

Title

Famous Views of Snow, Moon and Flowers: Trout Fishing by Moonlight on the Tamagawa River

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

The dark color pallette and the moon indicate that the image is set at night. There are people standing in the water, bending over in search of fish. Others stand on the bank, helping with the fishing process. Also shown are the silhouettes of a bridge over the water and the mountains in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1846

Accession Number

1948/1.137

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 1.51310

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

earth sciences concepts

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

physical sciences concepts

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

scientific concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

water activities

Title

Sharing a Boat in the Wind and Rain

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

Three figures in a boat withstand wind and rain as they navigate river waters. Trees along the banks seem to bend under the force of the wind. Water saturdated ink and washes blur distinctions and imply the extremity of the weather.

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

2006/1.125

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 1.51296

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

materials

materials by function

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercraft

watercraft by general type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Napoleon Standing Next to Chair

Artist

Larry Rivers

Physical Description

Sketch of a standing male figure outlined in dark blue spray paint to the left of a color rendering of the same male figure outlined in light blue standing next to a chair. The name “DAVID” stenciled at bottom left of center. Composed of various materials, including patent leather, felt, plastic, wool and spray paint on canvas.

Artist Life Dates

1923 - 2002

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1970

Accession Number

1997/1.135

Medium and Support

patent leather, felt, plastic, wool and spray paint on canvas

relevance

rank 1.51180

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

emperor

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

historical, theoretical and critical concepts

international post-1945 styles and movements

modern and contemporary art

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

seating furniture

single seating furniture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

The Terrace, Luxembourg

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Six figures, women and girls, sit or stand in front of a balustrade. On the left side is an urn holding a plant; the upper portion of a young tree projects above the balustrade at center; in the distance on the right appears the upper portion of a building with a mansard roof

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1894

Accession Number

1954/1.448

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper

relevance

rank 1.51164

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

architecture

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

europe

europe (continent)

figures

france

france (nation)

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

locality

natural landscapes

objects

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

seating furniture

settlements and landscapes

single seating furniture

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

ville de paris, dèpartement de (department)

œle-de-france (region)

Title

Now the Dove and the Leopard Wrestle

Artist

Romare Bearden

Physical Description

This painting features animal part shapes in abstract forms in blues, ochres, green and red colors. It is expressive in the different movements of the animals.

Artist Life Dates

1911 - 1988

Object Creation Date

1946

Accession Number

2012/1.225

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 1.51080

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

image-making processes and techniques

mammals

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

I-S Va 5 (Six Variants)

Artist

Josef Albers

Physical Description

An abstract print of six rectangular shapes in neutral shades

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

2011/1.118

Medium and Support

screenprint on Arches

relevance

rank 1.51080

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

geometric concepts

geometric figures

mathematical concepts

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

people and culture

plane figures

polygons

quadrilaterals

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Round Inkwell with Apple Blossoms, poreclain, round marked "CFM/CDM FRANCE", limoges

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A purple color inkwell made with porcelain has drawings of apple blossom all around the outside of the inkwell. And there is a lid cover on the top of the inkwell.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.294

Medium and Support

porcelain

relevance

rank 1.51080

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

european

european styles and periods

flowers

modern british ceramics styles

modern british decorative arts styles and movements

modern british styles and movements

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

plants

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

Title

Help Your Country Stop This - Enlist in the Navy

Artist

Sir Frank William Brangwyn

Artist Life Dates

1867-1956

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.9B

Medium and Support

auto-lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 1.51061

Secondary Keywords

architecture

armed conflicts

armed forces

army

buildings

declaratory and advertising artifacts

european

european styles and periods

events

fighting

figures

how we live

human-powered watercraft

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

military

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

objects

objects we use

organizations

people and culture

people and occupations

rowed watercraft

ships

single level rowed watercraft

soldiers

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

text-based art

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

war

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

waterscapes

world wars

Title

Homage

Artist

Chuang Che

Physical Description

The background of this print is covered with whitish paint or gesso that reveals the texture of the canvas, brush, and its application. Where material has been applied to the canvas there are small wrinkles. Dashes of black paint appear on the lower two thirds of the collage. What looks like a signature is in the bottom left.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1933

Century

20th century

Accession Number

2010/2.32

Medium and Support

oil and acrylic paint on canvas

relevance

rank 1.51061

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Title

Bowl with figure holding goblet and flask

Artist

Iraq

Century

9th-10th century

Object Creation Date

late 9th century - 10th century

Accession Number

1961/1.187

Medium and Support

earthenware with opaque white glaze with white luster

relevance

rank 1.50990

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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drinking glasses

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Title

Untitled

Artist

André Masson

Physical Description

This abstracted drawing in black ink contains a series of lines and shapes that evoke a sense of motion from the upper right to the lower left of the composition. Long parallel lines on a diagonal from the top right to bottom left reinforce this sense of movement. Swirling abstracted forms surround these lines and the composition is speckled with very fine splatterings of ink throughout.

Artist Life Dates

1896-1987

Accession Number

2012/2.175

Medium and Support

pen and ink on laid paper

relevance

rank 1.50990

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Title

Gio Ponti's Mirror

Artist

Lucio Pozzi

Physical Description

A small, squat rectangle divided into two halves is centered on a large sheet of paper. The left half is a blue wash with black marks; the right half is a light gray wash with blue marks.

Artist Life Dates

born Italy, 1935

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1993

Accession Number

2008/2.254

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 1.50990

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Rain (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Physical Description

This work portrays a dynamic, umbrella-studded view of the University of Michigan Diag, based on sketches Saitô made during his trip to Ann Arbor in the fifties.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1956

Accession Number

1959/2.28

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 1.50842

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

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Title

Box

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890

Accession Number

1984/2.24

Medium and Support

wood,, plant fibers and tkoola powder

relevance

rank 1.50829

Secondary Keywords

african

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Title

Tematsu no ike (Tematsu Pond)

Artist

Takahashi Hiroaki

Physical Description

In the lower left corner of this tall and narrow print two silohettes appear near a small dock. The surface of a pond stretches out behind them, filling much of the pictorial space. The dark form of a house with a traingular, mountain shapped roof rests in the upper register of the print. The lit windows from the house reflect in the calm yet slightly wavy pond.

Artist Life Dates

1871-1944

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1907-1922

Accession Number

2005/1.421.1

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 1.50755

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Title

Interior of Kabuki Theatre During Enactment of a Play

Artist

Torii Kiyotsune

Physical Description

A woodblock print of the inside of a Kabuke theatre and the audience.

Artist Life Dates

(active Edo, c. 1757 - 1780, Edo)

Object Creation Date

circa 1760

Accession Number

2011/2.200

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 1.50755

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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Title

Fallen Head

Artist

Karel Appel

Artist Life Dates

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1921 - 2006, Zurich, Switzerland

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1960

Accession Number

1963/1.74

Medium and Support

gouache and crayon on white wove paper

relevance

rank 1.50594

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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the human body

upper body

Title

Wall Hanging

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Beninese, Fon

Physical Description

Off-white background with a red man in the center, arms outstretched holding a half moon and a red circle. Above and below him are red and black men with clubs.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.97

Medium and Support

appliqued cotton cloth

relevance

rank 1.50528

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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Title

Wall Hanging

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Beninese, Fon

Physical Description

Black background with red trim on either side, but not on the top and bottom. There is a large orange tiger in the center with a red donkey and blue bird on the left side. Colors of blacks, greens, reds, blues, oranges and yellow. There is lilac trim on the top and bottom of the cloth.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.96

Medium and Support

appliqued cotton cloth

relevance

rank 1.50528

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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Title

One of a Pair of Casement Windows from the Darwin Martin House, Buffalo, NY

Artist

Frank Lloyd Wright

Physical Description

One of a pair of windows with a highly regular, rectilinear, although asymetric, design in both clear and colored glass. Window has an oak frame. Window design consists of vertical and horizontal bands of green and amber colorerd glass at top and bottom of window; along one side are colored squares of glass; along the other is a chevron-shaped column of glass. The overall effect is of colored pieces of glass suspended within a clear window subdivided by abstract bands and patterns of lead caming.

Artist Life Dates

1867-1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1904

Accession Number

1968/2.53

Medium and Support

glass, oak and lead

relevance

rank 1.50526

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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windows and window components

Title

Kuba raffia panel

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1975

Accession Number

1985/1.155

Medium and Support

raffia cloth and vegetable dye

relevance

rank 1.50471

Secondary Keywords

african

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Title

Illumination de la Grande Cascade de Saint Cloud

Artist

Philbert-Louis Debucourt

Physical Description

This colored etching with aquatint depicts a night scene of a large illuminated cascade of fountains. A raised architectural structure with three arches is placed in the center left of the composition. A series of cascades descend from this structure and lead into a pool of water decorated with a series of geyser fountains spouting water upward. Many small groups of figures in elegant costumes are gathered around the water. Their costumes appear to be hand painted in pink, blue, white and black wash. The upper third of the image is devoted to the dark night sky.

Artist Life Dates

1755 - 1832

Object Creation Date

circa 1813

Accession Number

2012/2.189

Medium and Support

color aquatint printed à la poupée on medium white wove paper

relevance

rank 1.50453

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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œle-de-france (region)

Title

Blue-and-white plate with floral motif painting, Imari ware

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1965/2.65

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 1.50438

Secondary Keywords

arita

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ceramics

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descriptors

dishes

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Title

Blue and Red Hackers Ax

Artist

Jim Pallas

Physical Description

A red and blue painted object with matte and shiny finishes. A long wooden ax handle attached to a computer keyboard wrapped with a curly telephone cord towards the base of the handle.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1941

Object Creation Date

1995

Accession Number

2014/1.594

Medium and Support

pigmented epoxy on computer keyboard and cord with wooden ax handle

relevance

rank 1.50430

Secondary Keywords

art genres

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Title

The Bridge at Hell Gate

Artist

Joseph Pennell

Artist Life Dates

1857-1926

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1857-1926

Accession Number

1959/1.140

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 1.50372

Secondary Keywords

architecture

associated concepts

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Title

Untitled vessel

Artist

Ray Allen

Physical Description

A bulbous vessel with a narrow base and wide mouth that is flanged. The vessel is made up of small, glued pieces of wood that are then turned, creating an intricate pattern in the wood's fine, finished surface. The predominate decorations are bands of diamonds and triangles that run around the widest point of the vessel and beneath the flanged mouth.

Large wood vessel with rings of Native American-inspired design patterns

Artist Life Dates

(Dickson, Tennessee, 1930 - 2000, Yuma, Arizona)

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1995

Accession Number

2002/2.119

Medium and Support

mesquite, satin wood, blood wood, rose wood, curly maple, ebony, dyed veneer

relevance

rank 1.50326

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Miniature altar: Standing Buddha in abhaya-vara mudra, flanked by 2 bodhisattvas

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

6th century

Object Creation Date

early 6th century

Accession Number

1961/2.79

Medium and Support

bronze with traces of gilding on wooden stand

relevance

rank 1.50319

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Stiff Box 12

Artist

Lucas Samaras

Physical Description

Made of thick steel, this sculpture has two very distinct halves. One on side, the thick sheet of steel gracefully curves around and back on itself, making loops and rounded edges. On the reverse, the steel is angular, jagged, and sharp, jutting into the spaces in the sculpture's interior and the space around the whole. At the very center of the piece, along the implied dividing line between the two sides, is a relatively small box.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Greece, 1936

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

1997/1.138

Medium and Support

Cor-Ten steel

relevance

rank 1.50303

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