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Title

Yellow - Black - Blue, from "Sixteen Lithographs in Color"

Artist

Sol LeWitt

Physical Description

A suite of 15 lithographs and a composite gage in four colors hand drawn on aluminum plates and printed from those plates by hand. Printed in an edition of 50 on Italia paper by Landfall Press, Inc. Size: 23 x 23”. Contained in a paper box designed by Sol LeWitt with the cooperation of Service Bindery of Chicago, Ill.

Artist Life Dates

1928-2007

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

1978/2.61.12

Medium and Support

lithograph on Italia paper

relevance

rank 6.39335

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

forms of expression

genres

modern and contemporary art

people and culture

Title

Suaga Helmet Mask

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Mambila

Physical Description

A wooden helmet with elongated beak and small dark brown feather on top. The colors overall are dark brown, white and rust.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.74

Medium and Support

wood, hair, pigment

relevance

rank 6.39335

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

animals and creatures

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

costume

forms of expression

objects we use

people and culture

Title

Yellow - Red - Blue, from "Sixteen Lithographs in Color"

Artist

Sol LeWitt

Physical Description

A suite of 15 lithographs and a composite gage in four colors hand drawn on aluminum plates and printed from those plates by hand. Printed in an edition of 50 on Italia paper by Landfall Press, Inc. Size: 23 x 23”. Contained in a paper box designed by Sol LeWitt with the cooperation of Service Bindery of Chicago, Ill.

Artist Life Dates

1928-2007

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

1978/2.61.11

Medium and Support

lithograph on Italia paper

relevance

rank 6.39335

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

forms of expression

genres

modern and contemporary art

people and culture

Title

Untitled

Artist

Giuseppe Santomaso

Physical Description

This abstract lithograph consists of a gray background with some yellow and black tones at the corners. An uneven red lines cuts vertically through the center-right of the composition. A black line cuts diagonally across the bottom left corner, curving to the right at the top. White sections cut into the gray background on the left side of the composition.

Artist Life Dates

1907 - 1990

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1966

Accession Number

1970/2.140

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 6.38323

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

forms of expression

modern and contemporary art

people and culture

Title

Blue-and-white brush holder with human figures and pine tree

Artist

Artist Unknown Hirado ware, Japan

Physical Description

A hexagonal container of white porcelain. Each of six rectangular panels has delicate rendering of figures or plants with blue underglaze. On one panel there is a male figure dancing and playing a drum. On another panel, dancing male figure appears as well. Next to the drumming figure, a pine tree is drawn.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1966/2.25

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 6.37054

Secondary Keywords

double-headed

buildings and the land

drums (membranophones)

evergreens

landscapes (environments)

membranophones

natural landscapes

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

performing artists

settlements and landscapes

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck drums

trees

trees by leaf life

tubular drums

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Feather Headdress from Cameroon Ensemble

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon

Physical Description

Cone-like in shape with feathers tems on top, wrapped in fibers, The feathers are purple and green, with fluffy feathers coming out of the top.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.78.3

Medium and Support

feathers, fabric and palm fiber

relevance

rank 6.35998

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

events

forms of expression

objects we use

people and culture

Title

Dancer (Danseuse)

Artist

Gino Severini

Physical Description

An explosion of colorful forms suggests the human form in dynamic movement. Yellows and reds predominate in shapes that draw the eye toward the viewer's upper right where three roughy triangular yellow shapes suggest a head and upraised arms.

Artist Life Dates

1883 - 1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1955

Accession Number

1967/2.43

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 6.33538

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

dances

european

european styles and periods

genres

lithographs

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

modern italian styles and movements

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

performing artists

planographic prints

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

Power figure (nkisi)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Vili

Physical Description

Carved wooden figure of a human. The umbilicus protrudes and is concave, which would have held magical/medicinal substances. The figure is posed with crossed legs and one hand supprting the head. The face is detailed.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2005/1.183

Medium and Support

wood, woven cotton fiber, glass, split cane, elephant hair, metal, resin

relevance

rank 6.31956

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

forms of expression

healing

people and culture

Title

Clay Image (Q) (highly abstracted haniwa female figure and pot)

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Physical Description

This work is a depiction of haniwa, clay figures used as tomb burial objects during the Kôfun Period (250–338 CE) that have come to be emblematic of Japanese art and cultural traditions.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1954

Accession Number

1958/2.25

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.29526

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

containers

containers by form

forms of expression

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

vessels

Title

St. Luke and St. Mark with a Portrait of the Virgin and Child

Artist

Ludolphe Buesinck

Physical Description

Two seated men, depicted in three-quarter length, with flowing beards and long robes look out from this print. A painting of a seated woman holding a child on her lap sits on an easel between them. A closed book is placed before the man on the left, and a second book sits open next to the figure on the right. This man holds a mahlstick, used by painters to steady their hand as they work, in his right hand. A palette and brushes are placed on a ledge in front of him.

Artist Life Dates

c.1590-after 1643

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

2007/2.144

Medium and Support

chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper

relevance

rank 6.25872

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

artists

equipment

equipment by process

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

image-making equipment

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

objects we use

painting equipment

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people by state or condition

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the visual arts

people in the visual arts and related occupations

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

support furniture

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woodcuts

Title

Starlight

Artist

Chun Wen Wang

Artist Life Dates

born 1956

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

1998/1.137

Medium and Support

stoneware with black glaze with “oil spot” design

relevance

rank 6.25627

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

forms of expression

people and culture

Title

L'Arondelle

Artist

Marc Chagall

Physical Description

Colors: brown-gray. Pink, magenta, red, lt. blue, blue, lt. aqua, lt. green, green, lt. yellow, yello, lt. beige, burt-orange. Paper size: h 42 3/10cm x tw 31 7/10cm & bw 32 1/10cm.

Artist Life Dates

Russia, 1889-1985

Accession Number

2008/2.422

Medium and Support

color lithograph on beige wove paper

relevance

rank 6.23222

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

design elements

genres in the arts

literary, oral and motion picture genres

mammals

ornament areas

people and culture

Title

Sailor Watching Man Play Flute on Street, NYC

Artist

Ken Heyman

Physical Description

A street scene. There is a man playing the flute and a sailor standing. There is a man in a suit behind him, next to a trash can. There is litter all over the ground.

Object Creation Date

1962; printed 1973

Accession Number

2013/2.358

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 6.19580

Secondary Keywords

scale

arts

arts and related disciplines

buildings and the land

disciplines

humanities

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people and culture

performing arts

roads

roads by form

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

transportation spaces

Title

Noh Dancer as Empress Jingû with a Trout

Artist

Yamawaki Tôki

Physical Description

An masked Noh actor dressed as Empress Jingû is holds a catch of a river trout on a pole. The actor wears a brocade kimono with a floral scroll design, tucked into a stiffly starched pair of brocade trousers. His cloak is a green gauze silk with woven gold phoenix designs.

Artist Life Dates

1777-1839

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1831

Accession Number

1983/1.397

Medium and Support

Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 6.17629

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

costume

costume by function

descriptors

edged weapons

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

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

performing artists

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plant material

scroll paintings

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapons

weapons and ammunition

wood and wood products

wood products

Title

Unkown Kabuki Actor

Artist

Utagawa Hirosada (aka Sadahiro I)

Physical Description

A kabuki actor in ornate dress, with his lips pulled down in a frown and eyes glaring upward. His left hand grasps the end of a sword and cartouches hover above his head.

Artist Life Dates

c. 1826-1865

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1873

Accession Number

2009/2.20

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.10006

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

east asian

entertainment events

events

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

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

performances

performing artists

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Moritsuna

Artist

Masamitsu Ota

Physical Description

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo IX tucks his head and pulls his lips back in a grimace. He wears an ornate kimono and carries a sword.

Artist Life Dates

(1892 - 1975)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1949

Accession Number

2009/2.22

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.10006

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

east asian

entertainment events

events

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

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

performances

performing artists

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Kalpasutra manuscript, leaf: The Courtesan Kosha and the King's Charioteer (fol. no. 102v)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat

Physical Description

Alongside a block of calligraphic text a red rectable sets off an illustrative space. In the bottom right corner of the illustration a woman dances, and on the left a larger figure pulls an arrow taught in a bow.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

early 15th century

Accession Number

1997/2.39

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 6.07377

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

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

performing artists

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

projectile launchers with nonexplosive propellant

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

weapons

weapons and ammunition

writing (processes)

Title

Achilles and Hector

Artist

Hans Sebald Beham

Physical Description

This engraving depicts a frieze-like arrangement of figures in horizontal format. Two central figures are engaged in a duel on horseback. Several other nude male figures are engaged in battle throughout the composition. The artist's monogram is placed in the upper left corner of the image.

Artist Life Dates

1500-1550

Object Creation Date

1518-1530

Accession Number

2012/2.195

Medium and Support

engraving on medium laid paper

relevance

rank 6.06863

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

events

figures (representations)

genres in the arts

literary, oral and motion picture genres

mammals

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Dance

Artist

Georges Braque

Physical Description

Paper size: lh 28 1/10cm & rh 28cm x tw 22 1/10cm & bw 22 1/5cm. Plate size: h 24cm x tw 17 1/10cm & bw 17 3/10cm.

Artist Life Dates

1882-1963

Accession Number

2008/2.376

Medium and Support

etching on beige wove paper

relevance

rank 6.05534

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

arts

arts and related disciplines

disciplines

european

european styles and periods

humanities

intaglio prints

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

performing arts

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

Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as a Samurai

Artist

Kunichika Toyohara

Physical Description

This kabuki actor is in intricate and colorful costume, wearing a helmet with a strap that comes across the front of his chin. His eyes face two different directions, and he holds a metal weapon or staff.

Artist Life Dates

1835-1900

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1873

Accession Number

2009/2.21

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.04877

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

aristocrats

asian

east asian

entertainment events

events

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

nobles (aristocrats)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

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people in the arts

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performances

performing artists

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Handstand

Artist

Erich Heckel

Physical Description

Print featuring a stage with a figure of a man with his feet touching his head while doing a handstand on a small table flanked by two chairs. His large shadow is cast on the wall behind him. The head and hands of a conductor are visible in the lower right.

Artist Life Dates

1883-1970

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1916

Accession Number

1956/1.20

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 6.02890

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

european

european styles and periods

faces

figures

genres

groups

hands

human body

light-related concepts

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performance and backstage spaces

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by building type

scientific concepts

stages and stage components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

theater spaces

Title

Bamboo and Rock

Artist

Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong

Physical Description

A rock rises above the earth, and branches of bamboo mimic the gentle curve of its shape. Grasses grow below. Two lines of calligraphic text are written verticalley on the left side of the painting.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1960-1975

Accession Number

2006/1.134

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 6.02225

Secondary Keywords

artists

asian

chinese

chinese painting styles

chinese styles

chinese styles and periods

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

east asian

grass (plant material)

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

materials by origin

objects we use

painters (artists)

painters by subject of work

paintings

paintings by form

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 visual arts

people in the visual arts and related occupations

plant material

scroll paintings

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Plum Blossoms, after Jin Nong

Artist

Li Jishou (Li Chi-shou)

Physical Description

The branches of a plum tree stretch skyward, skillfully utilizing the vertical space of this hanging scroll. Black dots are used as accents along the branches, making them look knotted and full of texture. These heavy features are offset by the delicate depiction of plum blossoms. Calligraphic text is in the upper right corner, with two seals.

Artist Life Dates

active 19th century

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1985/2.28

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 6.00795

Secondary Keywords

artists

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

deciduous trees

descriptors

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

painters (artists)

painters by subject of work

paintings

paintings by form

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 visual arts

people in the visual arts and related occupations

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Evening Scene in Tokyo: Bon Dance

Artist

Takahashi Hiroaki

Physical Description

A circle of festival-goers dances under a full moon. They only appear in silhouette, but the shapes of their kimono and fans in hand can be seen.

Artist Life Dates

1871-1944

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900-1921

Accession Number

1991/2.113

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.00114

Secondary Keywords

arts

arts and related disciplines

asian

associated concepts

celebrations

disciplines

earth sciences concepts

east asian

events

humanities

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

people and culture

performing arts

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Dancer #36, Los Angeles, 1979

Artist

Lynn Davis

Physical Description

A nude in a dance pose. The female dancer is posed with an arched back and her arms extended, one knee is brought up as if in an exaggerated step motion. Her head is tilted back with her face covered and hair hanging down. A light source to her right casts a shadow of her body onto a white background.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1944

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2012/2.100

Medium and Support

selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.99860

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

figures (representations)

image-making processes and techniques

light-related concepts

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Bust of Diana

Artist

Jean-Alexandre-Joseph Falguière

Physical Description

Bust-length figure of a woman with head turned proper left, down-turned eyelids and crescent moon atop head; executed in bronze with a rich, dark patina on a brownish stone base.

Artist Life Dates

1831-1900

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1882

Accession Number

1986/2.83

Medium and Support

bronze with marble base

relevance

rank 5.99733

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

figures

figures (representations)

genres in the arts

greek

literary, oral and motion picture genres

mythology

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Untitled

Artist

Robert Barry

Physical Description

Transfer type on square sheet of paper. Four lines divide the sheet into quadrants. The lines do not intersect in the middle, and stop just short of the edge of the paper. On each line are two words, one right side up, the other upside down. The “pairs” are (from center out, clockwise from top): aged/ fair; mess/ change; lovely/ private; trap/ hope.

Artist Life Dates

(1936 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1976

Accession Number

2008/2.222

Medium and Support

transfer type and ink on paper

relevance

rank 5.99470

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

genres in the arts

information form components

international post-1945 styles and movements

layout features

literary, oral and motion picture genres

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Untitled

Artist

Robert Barry

Physical Description

Diptych of two square sheets of paper printed with words and lines. Left: Four lines along the diagonal divide the sheet into four triangles. The lines do not intersect in the middle, and stop just short of the corner of the paper. On each line are two words, one right side up, the other upside down. The “pairs” are (from center out, clockwise from top left): inner/ most; obtain/ clarity; come/ startle; replace/ toward. Right: A square is printed just inside the edges of the sheet. On each line are two words, one right side up, the other upside down. The “pairs” are (from top, left to right): lure/ handle; never/ given; random/ roam; diminish/ scale.

Artist Life Dates

(1936 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1976

Accession Number

2008/2.221

Medium and Support

transfer type on paper

relevance

rank 5.99470

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

genres in the arts

information form components

international post-1945 styles and movements

layout features

literary, oral and motion picture genres

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

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 5.94700

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

genres in the arts

landscapes (environments)

literary, oral and motion picture genres

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

settlements and landscapes

wilderness

Title

Esu-Elegbara Dance Staff (ogo Esu-Elegbara)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Physical Description

At the top of the staff, a male and female supplicant peer from a cascade of cowries, brass beads, iron fragments, and seeds. Some cowries are stained with indigo dye. The lower bodies of the figures are concealed by the shell strands above. Their elongated hairstyles extend the overall verticality of the piece. The figure’s faces appear to be identical.

Century

19th-20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1975

Accession Number

2003/2.26

Medium and Support

wood, leather, cowrie shells, brass, iron, seeds

relevance

rank 5.94675

Secondary Keywords

arts

arts and related disciplines

ceremonial weapons

chordophones

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

disciplines

humanities

indirectly struck idiophones

international post-1945 styles and movements

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

performing arts

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

shell (animal material)

shell and shell material

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Ôtsu-e: Demon soliciting alms (Oni no nembutsu)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

In this painting, a mischievous demon is depicted in priest’s garb begging for alms.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1964/2.102

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 5.93349

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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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 5.89065

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Title

Seated Harlequin (L'Arlequin assis)

Artist

Juan Gris

Physical Description

A massive harlequin figure, depicted in purples, greens, and yellow, sits in a chair at center, wearing a hat. A plate sits on the left armrest of the chair. The central composition of the seated harlequin is contained within a circular framework.

Artist Life Dates

1887-1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1923

Accession Number

1994/1.71

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 5.86859

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Lord Jaganatha with his brother Balarama and sister Subhadra

Artist

India, Orissa

Physical Description

This image has three large figures sitting in a row. The two slightly larger figures (one with a white face; left and the other with a black face; right) flank a smaller yellow faced figure. Painted in a distinct blue-background strip beneath these large figures are several smaller figures. Next to three of these figures are trays holding food.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1969

Accession Number

2002/2.192

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on cotton

relevance

rank 5.86073

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

asia (continent)

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Title

One + One

Artist

Richard Lindner

Artist Life Dates

Germany, 1901-1978

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

2014/2.3

Medium and Support

offset lithograph, silkscreen and serigraph on paper

relevance

rank 5.84682

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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Title

Untitled, from 'Fragments' suite

Artist

Garo Zareh Antreasian

Artist Life Dates

born 1922

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1961

Accession Number

1970/2.131

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.83024

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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Title

Courtesan in procession

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Physical Description

This is a portrait of courtesan and her attendant. The courtesan wears a kimono with overall cherry blossom patterns and a darker color cloak with fan, plover and wave design lining with overall cherry blossom design silk; the cloak is slipping from her right shoulder. Her obi is draped in front; it has overall hollyhock pattern. Her face is white; Her hair is sculpted like a balloon on the top and has broad wings to the side. Tortoise-shell comb and multiple hairpins adorn the hair. She is strolling toward the right. Her attendant is walking behind her, her face and body partially hidden by the courtesan. She wears the matching kimono with plover and wave design; her kimono has long sleeves (furisode), whose openings are tied with ribbons. Her obi, with peony and geometric design, is tied at the back. Her hair is in the similar shape as the courtesan but not too exaggerated. But she wears an enormous hair accessory consisting of cherry blossoms and tassels, made of silver. Her face is also in white. The painting is accompanied by poem written by Santô Kyôden with his signature and two seals. On the lower left, there are the artist's signature and seal. The mounting is made of silk brocade with embroidery in the design of clematis and millets.

Artist Life Dates

1754-1806

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1793-1795

Accession Number

1962/1.104

Medium and Support

ink, white pigment, and red color on paper

relevance

rank 5.78724

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Golden Section Painting #6

Artist

Dorothea Rockburne

Physical Description

folded kraft paper marked with blue pencil affixed to linen

Artist Life Dates

b. 1932

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1975

Accession Number

1977/1.160

Medium and Support

kraft paper and blue pencil on linen

relevance

rank 5.78233

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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Title

Daedalus

Artist

Charles Ginnever

Physical Description

Cor-Ten steel abstract sculpture

Artist Life Dates

born 1931

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1975

Accession Number

1977/2.9

Medium and Support

Cor-Ten steel

relevance

rank 5.77766

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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Title

Orchids and Red Rock

Artist

Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong

Physical Description

A rough, red rock seems to grow out of the hillside, almost as organically as the orchids growing next to it. Calligraphic text is in the upper left corner.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

2006/1.132

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 5.77121

Secondary Keywords

artists

asian

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descriptors

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Title

Untitled [Four cranes and a person]

Artist

Kawano Kaoru

Physical Description

This work is an abstrated depiction of four cranes and a person.

Artist Life Dates

1916 - 1965

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

1998/2.27

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 5.76535

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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Title

Spitball

Artist

Tony Smith

Physical Description

A black granite abstract sculpute. Two "legs" rise up toward one another to meet at a point, making a basic triangle shape. At the bottom of the "legs," two horizontal "feet" protrude away from the object's center and end in four-sided points.

Artist Life Dates

1912 - 1980

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

designed 1961; created 1970

Accession Number

1974/2.51

Medium and Support

granite

relevance

rank 5.76518

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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Title

Human Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Namji

Physical Description

Carved wooden figure of a human form. String atatched to the head to represent hair.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.351

Medium and Support

carved wood, string and human hair

relevance

rank 5.75446

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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Title

White Front

Artist

Josef Albers

Physical Description

A white rectangle stretches from near the left edge to the right edge. It has two small verticle ochre rectangles close to either end. Around the white rectangle are sections of yellow and ochre.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1958

Accession Number

1958/2.72

Medium and Support

oil on masonite

relevance

rank 5.74348

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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genres

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geometric shapes

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plane figures

polygons

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

quadrilaterals

scientific concepts

styles and periods

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Title

WEG VII (White Embossing on Gray)

Artist

Josef Albers

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

1983/1.313

Medium and Support

color line-cut on paper

relevance

rank 5.72447

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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Title

Drawing RIII 7 (Interlacing Triangles)

Artist

Bridget Riley

Physical Description

pencil drawing and gouache on paper

Artist Life Dates

born 1931

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1972

Accession Number

1983/1.170

Medium and Support

gouache and pencil on paper

relevance

rank 5.71165

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

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rectangles

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watercolors

Title

Untitled

Artist

Karel Appel

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

1986/2.47

Medium and Support

lithograph on off-white paper

relevance

rank 5.68702

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

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forms of expression

genres

heads

modern and contemporary art

people and culture

the human body

upper body

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 5.68168

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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mediterranean

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Title

Broadway Melody

Artist

Mark Tobey

Physical Description

abstract painting, tempera on board

Artist Life Dates

1890-1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1945

Accession Number

1949/1.152

Medium and Support

tempera on board

relevance

rank 5.68049

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

americas

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genres

locality

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new york

north & central america

objects we use

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visual works

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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 5.67753

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

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card, table and board game elements

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gameboards

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