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Title

Bone

Artist

Michele Oka Doner

Physical Description

Realistic bone that looks like a femur. The texture and the glazing give it an aged look. The stoneware is porous like a bone.

Artist Life Dates

Born 1945

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1978

Accession Number

1981/2.97

Medium and Support

stoneware

relevance

rank 13.90110

Secondary Keywords

artistic concepts

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ceramics

concepts in the arts

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Title

Pwo Mask

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Chokwe Peoples Angola

Physical Description

A naturalistic rendering of a human face. Eyes carved in relief are convex and almond-shaped with narrow slits and are placed in round, concave eye sockets. Nose is slender at the bridge and rounded at the tip. The horizontal mouth is partially opened. Half rounded ears display metal loops. The "hair" is attached with a cloth headband high on forehead and is made from clay and red tukula powder. The face shows striated, scarifcation patters underneath and to the sides of the eyes; the forehead shows is a chingelyengelye cross motif. The patina is smooth and redish brown in color.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890

Accession Number

2005/1.201

Medium and Support

wood, tukula powder, clay, string, metal, fur, snakeskin, cloth

relevance

rank 11.87875

Secondary Keywords

aesthetic concepts

associated concepts

costume

costume by function

events

masks (costume)

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people

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Title

Close to Infinity: Photographs from Six Decades

Artist

Don Worth

Physical Description

Book of photographs by Don Worth, mostly black and white images.

Artist Life Dates

1924-2009

Object Creation Date

2005

Accession Number

2012/2.108

Medium and Support

book

relevance

rank 11.69859

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associated concepts

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Title

Classical Figures in a Landscape

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A man lounging in a forest, two women are behind him.

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2014/2.212

Medium and Support

lithograph on gray laid paper

relevance

rank 11.69859

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Title

Bacchanale

Artist

Louis-Felix de La Rue

Physical Description

Image of a crowd of men, a man on a donkey and centaurs.

Artist Life Dates

1731-1765

Accession Number

2015/1.386

Medium and Support

pencil on paper

relevance

rank 11.55080

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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people

people (agents)

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Title

Landscape with Boulders

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A close-up image of boulders with various foliage.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

2013/2.273

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 11.50787

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associated concepts

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plant material

Title

Unbeholding #3

Artist

Kay Denton

Physical Description

A girl sitting on a bicycle amongst leaves and trees.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Object Creation Date

1996

Accession Number

2013/2.116

Medium and Support

gold-toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 11.34393

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Title

The Awakening #5

Artist

Kay Denton

Physical Description

A girl in a white dress amongst trees and vines, appears to be twirling.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Object Creation Date

1998; printed 2000

Accession Number

2013/2.119

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 11.33954

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associated concepts

people

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Title

Bird's Nest and Eggs

Artist

Keith Carter

Physical Description

Two hands holding a small birds nest with four eggs inside.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1948

Object Creation Date

1992

Accession Number

2013/2.109

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 10.59139

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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buildings and the land

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Title

Salt Pond, Point Lobos, CA

Artist

Richard Garrod

Physical Description

Aerial view of Salt Pond, CA, creating abstract image of round circular rings varying in size and shape.

Artist Life Dates

born 1924

Accession Number

2013/1.229

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 10.35953

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

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Title

American Copper Butterfly (Chrysophanus hypophlaeas), from "Woodland Portraits"

Artist

Jeannette Klute

Physical Description

A small red flower on top of a lot of green stems. The background is slightly blurry, but shows more green plants.

Artist Life Dates

1917-2009

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2014/2.286

Medium and Support

vintage dye transfer print on paper

relevance

rank 10.32970

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

The Edge of the Forest

Artist

N. Alizone(?)

Artist Life Dates

(active 19th century)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1946/2.3

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 10.32280

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associated concepts

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Title

Last Supper, from "You and What Army"

Artist

Anthony Goicolea

Physical Description

Large color photograph depicting a grouping of eight boys in a triangular horizontal arrangement parallel to the picture plane wearing navy blue hooded coats. Figures are grouped around a large boulder in a wooded area feasting on sliced white “Wonder” bread.

Artist Life Dates

born 1971

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1999

Accession Number

2004/2.9

Medium and Support

color c-print on paper

relevance

rank 10.16838

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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wilderness

Title

Untitled

Artist

Richard Dokas

Physical Description

Stream through rocks, long exposure, arial view.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1945

Accession Number

2013/1.244

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 10.14135

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Une Bonne

Artist

Honoré Victorin Daumier

Physical Description

Paper size: h 42 3/5cm x tw 29 1/10cm & bw 29 2/5cm. Image size: h 29cm x 19cm.

Artist Life Dates

1808-1879

Accession Number

2008/2.464

Medium and Support

lithograph on beige wove paper

relevance

rank 10.10158

Secondary Keywords

image form

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california (state)

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planographic prints

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Title

Calligraphy: Watching Ducks on a Spring Morning

Artist

Nukina Kaioku

Physical Description

In this monumental scroll, Nukina Kaioku has brushed a Chinese poem of his own composition, on the enduring theme of nature as refreshment for the spirit. Note his masterful variation of thick and thin strokes, wet and dry ink, stately and rapid movement.

The verses may be tentatively rendered into English as follows:

Mandarin ducks enjoy the fresh water; their graceful forms glow as they pass through channels in the reeds.

Pushing beyond the thickets [to the open pond], they call to one another again and again in the dawn.

A crimson mist breaks through gaps in the glade, its glow warming hidden nests.

Waking up with nothing to do, [I came here] to playfully row among the spring waves.

Artist Life Dates

(Tokushima, Shikoku, 1778 - 1863, Kyoto)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1840s - 1863

Accession Number

1987/2.45

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 10.08484

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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birds

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Title

The Bendiction

Artist

Kay Denton

Physical Description

A girl wearing only underwear and flowers around her neck. Her head is down and she is standing next to a pine tree. On the other side of her is a cluster of planted flowers.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Object Creation Date

1998; printed 2000

Accession Number

2013/2.117

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 9.84688

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Title

Two Beggars

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Two men, one standing, one seated in a hunched over position. There is a tree behind them, they are outside.

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

2014/2.206

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 9.65712

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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intaglio prints

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prints

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Title

Manet's Olympia

Artist

Mel Ramos

Physical Description

A female nude reclining on a bed wearing one yellow slipper on her left foot, a gold bracelet on her right arm and a black ribbon tied in a bow around her neck. An African American woman in a blue dress stands behind her holding a bouquet of yellow and white flowers. A small monkey sits at the foot of the bed. All subjects look directly at the viewer.

Artist Life Dates

born 1935

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1974

Accession Number

1991/2.102.1

Medium and Support

collotype on wove paper

relevance

rank 9.65366

Secondary Keywords

aesthetic concepts

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Title

"The Sound of Rustling Leaves" (Chinese poem, calligraphy)

Artist

Rai San'yô

Physical Description

This is a hanging scroll. It is mounted on olive green fabric and includes a poem in Chinese calligraphic text about nature. Has three red seals: two in the lower left side, one in the upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1780-1832

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1811-1832

Accession Number

2002/1.164

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 9.08703

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Title

Japanese Beauty in a Red Maple Leaf Robe

Artist

Yamaguchi Soken (Sojun)

Physical Description

This image is of a lone female figure centrally located on the scroll. The dominate color of the image is red. The figure's outer kimono is decorated with red and gold maple leaves.

Artist Life Dates

1759-1818

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

early 19th century

Accession Number

1985/2.7

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 8.50857

Secondary Keywords

aesthetic concepts

asia (continent)

asian

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Title

Untitled

Artist

Charles Clough

Physical Description

Abstract expressionist painting done on a paper collage that has been cut along the edges of the brushstrokes. Some images visible under the paint: page from pornographic magazine (penis); text: “TOY GUNS”; reproductions of expressionist painting; close-up of a butterfly from National Geographic-type publication; car.

Artist Life Dates

born 1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

2008/2.226

Medium and Support

enamel on paper collage

relevance

rank 8.24339

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