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Title

Equestrian Statuette of Marcus Aurelius

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Accession Number

1895.10

Medium and Support

bronze on marble base

Secondary Keywords

ancient italian periods

ancient italian styles and periods

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Title

White Mountains in September, North Conway, New Hampshire

Artist

Sylvester Phelps Hodgdon

Physical Description

Landscape with trees in foreground, valley in middle ground dotted with minute figures of sheep and a farmer with a team of oxen pulling well-filled haywain. Mountains in distance with a snow-capped mountain in center background.

Artist Life Dates

1830 - 1906

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1853

Accession Number

1895.57

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

downward

upward

americas

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Title

The Attack on an Emigrant Train

Artist

Charles Ferdinand Wimar

Physical Description

The painting depicts a group of American settlers attempting to defend themselves against attack by a band of Native Americans. A covered wagon pulled by two horses is at the center of the composition; at left, two Native Americans attack the wagon with war clubs and tomahawks; a figure on the lead horse points a pistol directly at the head of one of his attackers, while a figure at the rear of the wagon shoots another attacker. At right other warriors on horseback ride past the train shooting arrows and wielding tomahawks.

Artist Life Dates

1828-1862

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1856

Accession Number

1895.80

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

american regions

americas

animals

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

associated concepts

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buildings and the land

cargo vehicles

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projectile launchers with nonexplosive propellant

projectile weapons

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vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

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weaponry

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

The Retreat

Artist

Christian Adolf Schreyer

Physical Description

Depicts a group of Arab warriors on horseback in full gallop charging away from the viewer through the desert landscape.

Artist Life Dates

1828 - 1899

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1855-1895

Accession Number

1895.97

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

animals

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

early western world

egypt (nation)

events

fights

geographic and political locations

how we live

mammals

motion

near eastern

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people and culture

styles and periods

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war

Title

Courtyard in the Sultan's Palace

Artist

Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant

Physical Description

This painting shows a scene set in a courtyard with high white walls that is open to the sky. Beyond the wall there is flowering vegetation, tall trees and a tower with a balustrade with keyhole shaped openings. There are two clay pots resting on top of the wall and an oriental style carpet hanging over one side. Within this courtyard, there are three women who are looking at two small leopards that wear metal chains and stand in a keyhole shaped opening of the far right wall. The women, grouped together on the far left side, are wearing 19th century Moroccan dress, including richly embroidered, garments, headscarves and shoes. There is bright sunlight streaming into the room which creates shadows on the walls and floor.

Artist Life Dates

1845-1902

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1872-1902

Accession Number

1895.99

Medium and Support

oil on panel

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

architecture

building divisions

buildings

castles and palaces

components

components and systems

components by specific context

figures

locality

mammals

modern and contemporary art

palaces

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

plants

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by form

the natural world

uncovered spaces

Title

Little Whitehead

Artist

Warren Lombard

Physical Description

This ocean scene shows a cliff on the left half of the composition, with the ocean and some birds on the right. The cliff is darker towards the bottom, and the strip of ocean is in the bottom third of the composition. There are five birds; three are more distinct, while the other two a smaller and fainter.

Artist Life Dates

1855-1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1927

Accession Number

1940.44

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

gulls

inorganic material

landform components

landforms and landform components

landscapes (environments)

marine bodies

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

settlements and landscapes

Title

Shiva and his family

Artist

India, Punjab Hills, Kangra School

Physical Description

In this idyllic scene, the goddess Parvati offers her husband Shiva a drink, as they enjoy a quiet moment together. Their children, the elephant-headed Ganesha and Skanda, play inside a tent made from the hide of an elephant demon that Shiva had slain. Both parents are clothed in animal skins, the garb of mountain-dwelling ascetics, while Shiva is further adorned with a long necklace of skulls and a snake.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1790-1800

Accession Number

1942.4

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

associated concepts

branches

groups of people

hindu

kinship groups

mammals

named gods and goddesses

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by family relationship

people by state or condition

religion

religions

social groups

social science concepts

social structure

sociological concepts

subject matter

tents

the natural world

Title

Diana and Satyr

Artist

Giacinto Brandi

Artist Life Dates

1623-1691

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1947/2.1

Medium and Support

pen and gouache on toned paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

creatures

greek

mythology

Title

Begin the Beguine

Artist

Max Beckmann

Physical Description

Interior composition with male and female dancers positioned at center with seated female at lower left, standing male on crutches at right and a group of birds in the leftmost background.

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1946

Accession Number

1948/1.103

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

amputation

animals

animals and creatures

arts

arts and related disciplines

buildings and the land

disciplines

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

european

european styles and periods

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movement

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single built works

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single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

tools and equipment

Title

Gazing at Snow on Matsuchi Hill (center sheet from triptych, Fûryû Genji Awase)

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

The snow scene of a village under the mountain. The house roofs, the bridge over the river, the mountain and trees are all covered by the snow. Three birds fly above the riverbank, lingering around the snow-covered pine branches.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1853

Accession Number

1948/1.145

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

scale

transfer method

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

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plants

precipitation

prints

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residential structures

scientific concepts

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transportation structures

transportation structures by form

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woodcuts

woody plants

Title

Courtesan and client: parody of the Kiritsubo Chapter of the Tale of Genji (Mitate Genji Kiritsubo)

Artist

Okumura Masanobu

Physical Description

A monochrome print depicting two standing women and a reclining man in a room. The taller woman, a courtesan, wears an elaborate kimono of butterfly design and under-kimono of geometric patterns; her hair is tied on the back, wearing tortoise shell comb and hairpin. She is holding skirts of kimono and under-kimono with her right hand and is hiding her left hand under the kimono. The second woman, an attendant, is standing behind the courtesan, holding a doll of a boy and her face turning away. She wears a plain kimono with pine tree design and obi (sash) with striped patterns. The man is reclining and looking toward the courtesan. They seem to engage in conversation. The man wears kimono with design of coins and short jacket with plaid patterns. His hair is shaved on top and tied on the back. There is a folded screen behind him, depicting a plum tree by river. In front of him, there are a sake pitcher, sake cup and its stand, and a bowl with food accompanied by a tray and chopsticks. There is a title of the print in cartouche at upper right.

Artist Life Dates

1686-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1711-1716

Accession Number

1948/1.198

Medium and Support

Oban (large-size) sumizurii-e (monochrome woodblock print) on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

deciduous trees

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

insects

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

plants

prostitutes

service industry buildings

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

The Lord's Prayer, sheet 8 - And Lead Us Not into Temptation (Das Vaterunser - Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung)

Artist

Max Pechstein

Physical Description

A nude man and woman at center struggle with one another; a snake and a seated figure are visible in the background. The two central figures with intertwined limbs suggesting a struggle are positioned above a sharp-toothed mammal resembling a fox.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1948/1.430

Medium and Support

woodcut with hand-coloring on paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

animals and creatures

associated concepts

components and systems

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

european

european styles and periods

information forms

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objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

prints

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relief prints

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

reptiles

sets (groups)

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works groupings

Title

The Lord's Prayer, sheet 10 - For Thine Is the Kingdom (Das Vaterunser - Denn Dein ist das Reich)

Artist

Max Pechstein

Physical Description

A man, a woman, and a child facing the viewer with their hands folded in prayer. The man and woman sit on a mattress and look to heaven. The child stands in front of them with his head bowed. Next to the child is a diminutive cow. In the background behind the family are images of fish and birds.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1948/1.432

Medium and Support

woodcut with hand-coloring on paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

animals

animals and creatures

associated concepts

components and systems

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

emotion

european

european styles and periods

figures

groups of people

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objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

prints

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psychological concepts

relief prints

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

social groups

social science concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

visual works

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Title

Two Llamas

Artist

Renée Sintenis

Physical Description

Two llamas are depicted in this print. One llama is on the left half of the composition, facing away from the viewer so that we only see its back. The second llama is in the right half of the composition, and is facing the right, so we see the side of its body. The llamas are depicted in mostly dark, rich lines. They are outlined in various line weights, and their bodies are filled in with curving, connected lines to depict fur.

Artist Life Dates

1888-1965

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1888-1934

Accession Number

1948/1.437

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

modern and contemporary art

Title

Plum Blossoms and Bird

Artist

Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Physical Description

A black crow is seated on a plum branch above calligraphic text and cascades of open blossoms.

Artist Life Dates

(1864 - 1957)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1949/1.192

Medium and Support

ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

deciduous trees

descriptors

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Fish

Artist

Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Physical Description

The painting depicts three fishes below a calligraphic poem. The poem goes: "I once painted Three Fish and inscribed it: painting is what I did in the time remaining after work, poetry in the time remaining after sleep, and calligraphy in the time remaining after carving. This is what I call the three remaining." (in Chinese, "fish" and "remaining" are pronounced the same)

Artist Life Dates

1864-1957

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1920-1949

Accession Number

1949/1.194

Medium and Support

ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

writing (processes)

Title

Frog

Artist

Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Physical Description

There is a frog on the left bottom of the painting, and on the right the artist inscribed "to make a voice" with his signature and seal.

Artist Life Dates

(1864 - 1957)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1927

Accession Number

1949/1.195

Medium and Support

ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

amphibians

animals and creatures

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

writing (processes)

Title

Solitary Bird Perched on a Banana Plant

Artist

Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Physical Description

This painting depicts a solitary bird perched on a tropical banana plant. There are inscriptions and signature of the artist on the upper left-hand corner: "A farewell gift for Mr. Katsuizumi, as he goes south. Baishi."

Artist Life Dates

(1864 - 1957)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

1949/1.196

Medium and Support

ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

deciduous trees

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

plants

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Crabs

Artist

Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Physical Description

The painting depicts two crabs with aquatic plants. The artist signed his pen name, Qi Huang, and sealed another pen name, Wood Hermit.

Artist Life Dates

1864-1957

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1864-1949

Accession Number

1949/1.199

Medium and Support

ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

crustaceans

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

writing (processes)

Title

Shrimps

Artist

Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Physical Description

Blank background. The painting depicts four lobsters, with calligraphic texts and seal on the right edge of the painting.

Artist Life Dates

(1864 - 1957)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1931

Accession Number

1949/1.200

Medium and Support

ink on rice paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

crustaceans

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

writing (processes)

Title

Grasshopper

Artist

Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Physical Description

The painting depicts a grasshopper resting on the leaves. The artist signed his pen name, A-chih, and sealed his pen names, Pai-shih mountain hermit, and Pai-shih hermit.

Artist Life Dates

(1864 - 1957)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920-1935

Accession Number

1949/1.201

Medium and Support

ink on rice paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

insects

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

plant components

settlements and landscapes

trees (components)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

Title

Duck

Artist

Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Physical Description

Blank background. On the right half of the painting, there is a duck and a few plant leaves. The artist signed his pen name, "Host of the Eight-inkstone Mansion," with seal on the right edge of the painting.

Artist Life Dates

(1864 - 1957)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1949/1.202

Medium and Support

ink on rice paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

writing (processes)

Title

Ville d'Avray: Boatman's Pond (Evening) [Ville d'Avray: L'Etang du Batelier (Effet du Soir)]

Artist

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Physical Description

The upper half of the picture is the sky, Corot's signature mark in the upper right corner. There are two trees with little foliage extending from the lower left corner up to the top of the image. To the right of those trees is the boat with a hunched figure sitting on the left side. A cow is on the other side of the boat, facing the right side of the image. There are trees with a lot of foliage in the center of the right half of the image just above the cow. There is grass all along the bottom edge of the image.

Artist Life Dates

1796-1875

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1862

Accession Number

1949/1.86

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

lacustrine bodies

landscapes (environments)

mammals

natural landscapes

objects we use

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

"Los Proverbios" (also known as "Los Disparates"), plate 17: El que no te ama, burlando te difama ("He who does not like thee will defame thee in jest") or La lealtad (Loyalty)

Artist

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Artist Life Dates

1746-1828

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1864-1900

Accession Number

1949/2.19

Medium and Support

etching and burnished aquatint on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

legendary creatures

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

Title

"Los Proverbios" (also known as "Los Disparates"), plate 5: Reniego al amigo que cubre con las alas y muerde conel pico ("Renounce the friend who covered you with his wings and bites you with his beak") or Disparate volanted (Flying folly)

Artist

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Artist Life Dates

1746-1828

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1864-1900

Accession Number

1949/2.7

Medium and Support

aquatint and etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals and creatures

legendary creatures

modern and contemporary art

Title

"Los Proverbios" (also known as "Los Disparates"), plate 7: La que mal marida nunca le falta que diga ("She who is ill wed never misses a chance to say no") or Disparate matrimonial (Matrimonial folly)

Artist

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Artist Life Dates

1746-1828

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1864-1900

Accession Number

1949/2.9

Medium and Support

etching, aquatint and drypoint on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

legendary creatures

modern and contemporary art

Title

Caparisoned horse

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Ceramic figure of a horse standing on a thin ceramic base, which a high-arched neck and a vertical head; large saddle with tassels; traces of orange-ochre, pink red and white pigments

Century

6th century

Object Creation Date

534-550

Accession Number

1950/2.12

Medium and Support

earthenware with slip and painted decoration

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

art genres

artistic concepts

asia (continent)

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

geographic and political locations

mammals

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

sculpture

sculpture by function

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Yaozhou ware bowl with incised design of three fish in a pond

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

a northern celadon bowl of conical shape, incised with abstract depictions of fish and waves on interior, small ring foot

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century - 13th century

Accession Number

1950/2.16

Medium and Support

stoneware with incised and combed decoration under celadon glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

objects we use

vessels

Title

Devils Taking the Rich Man to Hell, No. 4 from the Series of 5 Prints "Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1554

Accession Number

1952/1.87

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

associated concepts

construction equipment

doctrinal concepts

earthmoving equipment

equipment

equipment by process

hells

how we live

legendary creatures

mammals

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plants

religion

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

reptiles

reptiles and amphibians

rites of passage

shovels

subject matter

the natural world

tools and equipment

Title

Bodhisattva Mañjusri (J. Monju Bosatsu), seated on a lion

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th century

Accession Number

1954/1.207

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink, color and gold on silk

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

conditions and effects

descriptors

design elements

doctrinal concepts

mammals

motifs

people and culture

plant-derived motifs

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

Title

Rue de Vannes, Paris

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A partial view of a four-story building, concentrating on pairs of windows on each story and a wrought iron fence on the ground level. Windows have window boxes or balconies; on the ground level are several dogs on either side and a pair of milk cans at the center in front of the fence.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1892-1893

Accession Number

1954/1.410

Medium and Support

etching, printed in black ink on laid Japanese tissue

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

architectural elements

architecture

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by form

mammals

objects

objects we use

open spaces and site elements

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

site elements

the natural world

windows and window components

Title

Gaiety Stage Door

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A building with an arched doorway, windows at the center right, and the beginning of a flight of stairs on the right acts as architectural foils for the figures and a cart and horse (hansom cab?) arrayed in front of the building or grouped in the dark entryway.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879

Accession Number

1954/1.419

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with scraping on buff-colored paper, laid down on white wove

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

architectural elements

architecture

buildings and the land

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

objects

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

service and utility vehicles

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

the natural world

transportation

transportation vehicles

vehicles

windows and window components

Title

The Steps, Luxembourg Gardens

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A broad set of steps leading up to a tree-lined terrace are the main features of this work. Figures on the terrace and a sculpture of putti supporting an urn or pot are visible at the top of the stairs; in the left foreground, a woman and little girl are climbing the stairs.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893

Accession Number

1954/1.437

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on wove paper

Secondary Keywords

agricultural complexes

animals

animals and creatures

architectural elements

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

circulation elements

complexes

complexes by function

components

components and systems

components by specific context

europe

europe (continent)

figures

france

france (nation)

gardens by form

geographic and political locations

locality

objects

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

scientists and people in science-related occupations

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

stair components

stairs and stair components

terraces

the natural world

ville de paris, dèpartement de (department)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

œle-de-france (region)

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

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

The Butcher's Dog

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A partial view of a butcher's shop is seen frontally from across the road. To the left is an arched doorway within a pedimented entryway; a woman holding a baby stands silhouetted against the doorway while a little girl sits on the stoop. To the right is an arched shopfront that comprises both the doorway and the window in which hangs two large cuts of meat. The window of the shop is partially screened by an awning the extends before the facade of the building. A dog is seen sitting in front of the shop window.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1896

Accession Number

1954/1.464

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph on wove paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

architectural elements

architecture

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

figures

mammals

materials

materials by function

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

roads

roads by form

the natural world

transportation spaces

windows and window components

Title

Hen-shaped covered box

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.495A&B

Medium and Support

porcelain with clear glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

ceramics

containers

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

Title

Duck-shaped covered box

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.496A&B

Medium and Support

porcelain with clear glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

ceramics

containers

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

Title

Sencha pitcher with stamped dragonfly design (pair w/ 1954/1.512)

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1893-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.503

Medium and Support

porcelain with clear glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

food

materials

materials by function

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

vessels

Title

Miniature Vase with Rabbit Design (1 of 2)

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.506

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

mammals

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

vessels

Title

Miniature Vase with Rabbit Design (1 of 2)

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.507

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

mammals

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

vessels

Title

White teapot with stamped dragonfly design (pair w/ 1954/1.503)

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1893-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.512

Medium and Support

porcelain with clear glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

vessels for serving and consuming food

vessels for serving drinks

Title

Forgotten Things

Artist

Grace Albee

Artist Life Dates

1890-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1943

Accession Number

1954/1.82

Medium and Support

wood engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

architecture

birds

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

landscapes

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

objects

ornament areas

plants

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

transportation

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

woody plants

Title

Save the Products of the Land - Eat More Fish - The Feed Themselves

Artist

Charles Livingston Bull

Physical Description

Text: Save the products of the land - Eat more fish - they feed themselves. United States Food Administration

Artist Life Dates

1874-1932

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.14

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

declaratory and advertising artifacts

events

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and culture

text-based art

the natural world

war

waterscapes

world wars

Title

Mine More Coal - United States Fuel Administration - Stand by the boys in the trenches!

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Text: Mine More Coal - United States Fuel Administration - Stand by the boys in the trenches! - (Italian) Sostenete i soldati nelle trincee! Estraete Sempre Piu' Carbone! - (Croatian) Pomogni nasoj mladosti u rovovima! Kopaj Vise Ugljevlja! - (Slovenian) Podpiraj vojake v strelnih jarkih! Koplji Vec Premoga! - (Polish) Wspomagajcie wiernie tych ktorzy sa na linii bojowej! Starajcie Sie Powiekszyc Produkcje Wegla! - (Hungarian) Segitse a fiukat a lövészarokban! Aknázzon Több Szenet! - (German) Unterstuetzt die Jungen in den Schuetzengraeben! Foerdert Mehr Kohle!

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.140

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

birds

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

business and industry

complexes

complexes by function

components

components and systems

components by specific context

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

design elements

events

extracting complexes

how we live

industrial complexes

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information form components

information forms

layout features

mines (industrial complexes)

modern and contemporary art

motifs

natural element motifs

objects we use

people and culture

text-based art

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

war

world wars

Title

Priest's Robe, Satin Brocade

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.188

Medium and Support

tan, green, gold and silver satin brocade

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

asia

clergy

creatures

descriptors

drapery

locality

medium

mythology

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

people and occupations

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

religion

religious figures

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

Title

Priest's Robe, Satin Brocade

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.190

Medium and Support

tan, blue, gold and silver satin brocade with six white and gold insets

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

asia

atmospheric effects

clergy

colors

creatures

descriptors

drapery

geometric shapes

locality

medium

mythology

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

people and occupations

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

rectangles

religion

religious figures

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

the natural world

visual and tactile

Title

Priest's Robe, Satin Brocade

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.192

Medium and Support

blue, green, red, yellow and gold satin brocade with six insets

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

asia

clergy

creatures

descriptors

drapery

geometric shapes

locality

medium

mythology

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

people and occupations

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

rectangles

religion

religious figures

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

visual and tactile

Title

Silk (or Satin?) Brocade

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.202

Medium and Support

salmon, blue, green and purple satin or silk brocade with four dark blue insets

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

creatures

descriptors

drapery

fabric

mythology

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

Title

Textile

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.206

Medium and Support

cream, red, blue, green, yellow and gold fabric

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

creatures

descriptors

drapery

mythology

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

Title

Satin Brocade

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.209

Medium and Support

tan, blue, and green satin brocade

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

atmospheric effects

creatures

descriptors

drapery

fabric

mythology

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

the natural world