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Title

Untitled

Artist

Scott Van Allsburg

Physical Description

A group of varying sizes of cones on a table.

Artist Life Dates

20th - 21st century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2013/1.263

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-03-13 12:05:40

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

photographic techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Ray God and Cat, Ica, Peru

Artist

Marilyn Bridges

Physical Description

A black and white aerial landscape image of a desert valley. The walls and ridges of the downward-sloping desert are marked with a series of ancient Peruvian characters.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1957

Object Creation Date

1989

Accession Number

2012/2.11

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-07-26 14:50:13

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

photographic techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

picture-taking techniques

picture-taking techniques by location or context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

Title

Untitled (Reflective Water)

Artist

Henry Gilpin

Physical Description

An aerial view of a pond that creates a reflective pool and a silver ring around it. The surrounding area is an intense black.

Artist Life Dates

1922-2011

Accession Number

2012/1.242

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-07-10 18:44:08

Secondary Keywords

image form

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

lacustrine bodies

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

photographic techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

picture-taking techniques

picture-taking techniques by location or context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Smoke Rings

Artist

Donald Sultan

Physical Description

Square black and white photograph depicting wisps of smoke and a smoke ring that float against a black backdrop.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1951

Object Creation Date

2005

Accession Number

2009/1.471

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:08:11

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

photographic processes

photographic techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Bay Sky

Artist

Joel Meyerowitz

Physical Description

Boats in the middle of a lake or ocean in calm water. Colors of light blue, purple and browns.

Artist Life Dates

born 1938

Object Creation Date

1989

Accession Number

2012/2.118

Medium and Support

vintage chromogenic contact print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:35

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

marine bodies

natural landscapes

photographic techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

Title

Serpent Mound, Ohio

Artist

Marilyn Bridges

Physical Description

A black and white aerial landscape photograph of a long and winding mound land formation in the shape of a large snake. The serpent-like mound is surrounded by trees.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1957

Object Creation Date

1982

Accession Number

2012/2.12

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print, AP on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:03

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landforms and landform components

natural landscapes

photographic techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

picture-taking techniques

picture-taking techniques by location or context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

Title

Uffington Horse, Oxfordshire, England

Artist

Marilyn Bridges

Physical Description

A black and white aerial image of a hilly landscape that is partially illuminated. In the center of the photograph is a land formation of a horse -- similar to the Nazca lines in Peru.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1957

Object Creation Date

1985

Accession Number

2012/2.9

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print, AP on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:01

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

drawings

drawings by technique

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

photographic techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

picture-taking techniques

picture-taking techniques by location or context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium sp.), from "Woodland Portraits"

Artist

Jeannette Klute

Physical Description

A close-up image of small blue flowers blooming from tall grass-like shoots. The background is out of focus, green with a few bright colors of other plants.

Artist Life Dates

(1917 - 2009)

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2012/2.14.6

Medium and Support

vintage dye transfer print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:00

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

photographic techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

picture-taking techniques

picture-taking techniques by location or context

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Spirit Surf, Big Sur, California

Artist

Marilyn Bridges

Physical Description

A black and white aerial photograph of an ocean surf approaching a ridged shore.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1957

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2012/2.13

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:59

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

marine bodies

natural landscapes

photographic techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

picture-taking techniques

picture-taking techniques by location or context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

Title

Ha-ak, Blythe Site #1, Blythe, California

Artist

Marilyn Bridges

Physical Description

A black and white aerial landscape photograph. Image of a human figure encased in a pentagon shape carved into the land. Around this figure are swirl shapes also imprinted into the land.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1957

Object Creation Date

1982

Accession Number

2012/2.10

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on ppaer

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:58

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

photographic techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

picture-taking techniques

picture-taking techniques by location or context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Soviet Soldier Firing Captured German Panzerfaust at Night

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A Soviet soldier fires a German Panzerfaust firearm at night with a companion.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

late 1942; printed 2003

Accession Number

2012/2.69

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:52

Secondary Keywords

asia (continent)

descriptors

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in military occupations

photographic techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

picture-taking techniques

picture-taking techniques by location or context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with explosive propellant

russia (nation)

weapons

weapons and ammunition