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Title

When was the future?

Artist

Jakob Kolding

Physical Description

A collage drawing with "When was the future?" in the middle of the object. The words are cut out of pictures of trees and a city's skyline. The background of the collage is the view of of a tall building and a cutout of a youth doing a handstand is placed on the balcony. A picture of a tree is included by the person.

Artist Life Dates

born 1971

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2008

Accession Number

2010/2.21

Medium and Support

collage on paper

relevance

rank 12.33068

Primary Keywords

collage

drawing

view

Title

Untitled, Balcony Alexandria

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

A black and white photo of the view from a balcony. A body of water can be seen through the doors.

Artist Life Dates

born 1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1987

Accession Number

2011/2.145

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 11.80573

Primary Keywords

balcony

black-and-white photographs

view

water, bodies of

Title

Krishna massaging the feet of Radha (a scene from the Gita Govinda?)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Punjab Hills, Mankot School

Physical Description

Bold colors depict Krishna, one of human manifestations of the Hindu god Vishnu, is seated with a woman, Radha, above him. He touches her leg, and the tips of her hands and feet glow red. She sits erect and holds a large flower, looking straight off the left edge of the picture. The two are framed in an architectural structure.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1730

Accession Number

1979/1.160

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and beetle thorax casings on paper

relevance

rank 11.55966

Primary Keywords

deity

feet

flowers

hinduism

interior view

man

portrait

woman

Title

One Hundred Famous Views of Edo: #107 Fukagawa, Susaki and the Jumantsubo Plain

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

This vertical print frames a view of a landscape with an up close view of a bird in the upper right corner that takes up about thirty percent of the image.

The viewer is positioned alongside the bird, circling the sky above the twin peaks of a mountain. A crate floats in the water below while smaller birds flocking around it. Snow covers the ground.

The signature and title markings are in the upper right corner, and in the middle along the left side above the landscape.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1856-1857

Accession Number

1960/2.143

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 11.20921

Primary Keywords

bird's-eye view

birds

crate

kite

mountain

plain

snow

ukiyo-e

water