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Title

50 Years ago the citizens of Wiesbaden wanted to tar and feather me and my Fluxus buddies, this year they awarded me their Kultar prize., from the Haven Hall Installation 2012

Artist

Benjamin Patterson

Physical Description

Textual ink print on paper, signed by the artist. Matted and framed.

Object Creation Date

2012

Accession Number

2012/2.110.9

Medium and Support

plastic frame with plexi glass, stickers, and ink on paper with blue matting

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:50

Secondary Keywords

coating (material)

coating by form

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

information form components

layout features

materials

materials by function

printing and printing processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

Zena Mill

Artist

Bolton Brown

Physical Description

This black and white lithograph gives the illusion that it was rendered in pencil. It depicts a building on the right of the composition with a series of wooden planks attached to the structure extending into the foreground. On the left there are large trees. The entire composition appears to be infused with sunlight.

Artist Life Dates

1864-1936

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

2012/2.177

Medium and Support

lithograph on china paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:50

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

industrial buildings

industrial structures

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

plants

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

How many Fluxus collectors do you think there are in the whole world?, from the Haven Hall Installation 2012

Artist

Benjamin Patterson

Physical Description

Textual ink print on paper, signed by the artist. Matted and framed.

Object Creation Date

2012

Accession Number

2012/2.110.12

Medium and Support

plastic frame with plexi glass, stickers, and ink on paper with blue matting

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:46

Secondary Keywords

coating (material)

coating by form

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

information form components

layout features

materials

materials by function

printing and printing processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

Taima Temple Mandala: Amida Welcomes Chûjôhime to the Western Paradise

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

At the center of the mandala is Amidha Buddha, surrounded by other golden holy figures on clouds, indicated by the rings around their heads. On the ground surrounding the figures are seated men and women in variously colored robes. At the center and front of the holy beings is a man dressed in a grey robe seated under an awning. One of the holy figures is offering him a lotus blossom.

Behind the Buddha is a temple. To the left and right of this are partial views of smaller buildings. The background of the image also contains buildings and mountains, partially obscured by mist. Among the back mountains is a trail of clouds with other holy figures heading into the sky.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

2002/1.169

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink, color and gold on silk

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:46

Secondary Keywords

buddhism

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

geometric motifs

motifs

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

religion

religions

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

Title

Darlene Vanderhoop, New York City, 1979

Artist

Lynn Davis

Physical Description

A nude female torso. The photograph is of a woman's torso from her right side against a black background. The composition of the photo is from her shoulders to her upper thigh, with her arms extended upwards and out of frame.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1944

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2012/2.101

Medium and Support

selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:44

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

figures (representations)

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Voodoo Ritual

Artist

Y. Verne

Physical Description

Cardboard showing people performing ritual.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2011/2.187

Medium and Support

inlaid banana leaves and cane on cardboard

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:36

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

deciduous trees

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

events

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

plants

settlements and landscapes

tools and equipment

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

walking sticks

woody plants

Title

Lincoln Continental, Ukok Plateau, Siberian Altai, Russia (R23), from "The Ryoichi Excavations"

Artist

Patrick Nagatani

Physical Description

Car under excavation with wooden logs on top.

Artist Life Dates

born 1945

Object Creation Date

1995; printed 2001

Accession Number

2012/2.153

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:35

Secondary Keywords

asia (continent)

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

descriptors

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

geographic and political locations

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

passenger vehicles

plant material

sites

transportation vehicles

vehicles

wood and wood products

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

BMW Roadster, Olduvai Gorge, Tanznia (R4), from "The Ryoichi Excavations"

Artist

Patrick Nagatani

Physical Description

A desert scene with a car underneath a mound.

Artist Life Dates

born 1945

Object Creation Date

1987; printed 2001

Accession Number

2012/2.134

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:33

Secondary Keywords

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

guideway vehicles

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

rail guideway vehicles

railroad cars

soil

soil by composition or origin

transportation vehicles

vehicles

Title

Standing Man, White Shirt

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

A young man wearing a white button down shirt and light colored pants. The clothing is of the era the photograph was taken, circa 1940s.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.116

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:29

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

Cadillac Fleetwood, near Messak Settafet, Sahara, Libya (R14), from "The Ryoichi Excavations"

Artist

Patrick Nagatani

Physical Description

Car under excavation in a desert scene. There is a wooden framework around the car.

Artist Life Dates

born 1945

Object Creation Date

1991; printed 2001

Accession Number

2012/2.144

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:26

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

geographic and political locations

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

passenger vehicles

soil

soil by composition or origin

transportation vehicles

vehicles

Title

Jar

Artist

Kôyama Kiyoko

Physical Description

This cylindircal jar has a circular lid with a small handle. The natural ash glaze creates a mix of green, black, gray, and reddish hues.

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Object Creation Date

circa 2000

Accession Number

2010/1.214

Medium and Support

stoneware with natural ash glaze

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:11

Secondary Keywords

containers

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

Title

Minor Court Official

Artist

August Sander

Physical Description

A minor court official standing inside of a court house. He is fully dressed in his uniform, standing in a doorway.

Artist Life Dates

1876-1964

Object Creation Date

1928; printed circa 1960

Accession Number

2012/2.105

Medium and Support

gelatin silver/ferrotype print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:10

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

judicial buildings

objects we use

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

public buildings

public buildings by function

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Incense Container in the Shape of a Flower

Artist

Kôyama Kiyoko

Physical Description

Flower shaped incense container consisting of two halves, which open horizontally. The top of the container has a subtle flower pattern that compliments the shape of the container and appears to have been stamped on the top. The color is a dark red on the very top of the container, with the color transitioning to a lighter reddish orange for the rest of the container.

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Object Creation Date

circa 2000

Accession Number

2010/1.219

Medium and Support

stoneware with natural ash glaze

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:08

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

descriptors

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

plants

pottery (object genre)

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Incense Container in the Shape of a Plum Flower

Artist

Kôyama Kiyoko

Physical Description

Incense container in the shape of a plum blossom. The container consists of two halves opening horizontally, with the top of the container being very textured with a pattern of ridges. The container is bi-colored, with a whitish gray and reddish orange coloring.

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Object Creation Date

circa 2000

Accession Number

2010/1.218

Medium and Support

stoneware with natural ash glaze

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:05

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

deciduous trees

descriptors

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

plants

pottery (object genre)

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Pop Dots

Artist

Barbara Levine

Physical Description

Abstract shape rendered in Styrofoam that has been covered with modeling compound. Base with four columns, three of which have “pop dots” attached to them. Partially painted a bright minty green, which gets darker in the “back” of the sculpture (the side that doesn’t have dots).

Artist Life Dates

(1953 - )

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2008/2.243

Medium and Support

oil on modeling compound-covered Styrofoam

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:01

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

associated concepts

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

constructions (sculpture)

descriptors

design elements

forms of expression

geometric motifs

gothic scripts

image-making processes and techniques

information form components

international post-1945 styles and movements

islands

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

latin and greek alphabet scripts

motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

script and type forms

scripts (writing)

scripts by form

sculpture

sculpture by technique

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Mountain Grain

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A rocky mountain outcrop with tall grains and grasses growing.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1939

Accession Number

2012/2.38

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:22

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Footed Shallow Bowl

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This relatively flat bowl with slightly inward-flaring upright mouth has a protuberant rim to support the lid. The long and astragal-shaped foot is divided into two section, each bearing three square openworks at parallel position. The tip of the foot is long and slightly everted.

Object Creation Date

2nd half 5th century

Accession Number

2004/1.165A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:22

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects

pottery (object genre)

Title

Pear-Shaped Bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This is known as a pear shaped bottle vase with widely everted mouth, narrow neck that makes it easy to grasp and a round globular body that is bottom heavy. Five lines encircle the body and neck. Under part of body is damaged a lot. The foot is rather high.

Object Creation Date

11th century - 12th century

Accession Number

2004/1.218

Medium and Support

bronze

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:21

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

form attributes

metal

objects

objects we use

shape

vessels

Title

Storage Jar on cut-out pedestal foot

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

The gray jar with a little long neck has a foot with rectangular perforations and is potted with fine silt-based clay. The relatively thin mouth is slightly everted. Three deep incisions encircle the midsection of the neck. The globular body is decorated with two incised line encircled the body. The foot whose bottom is rolled outward is a little high and wide.

Century

6th-7th century

Object Creation Date

6th century - 7th century

Accession Number

2004/1.174

Medium and Support

stoneware

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:21

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects

pottery (object genre)

Title

Young Couple

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

A young couple posed for the camera. He is wearing a white buttondown shirt with the sleeves rolled up. She is wearing a floral dress.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.30

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:21

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by gender

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Shallow Bowl with bird figurine in center

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

3rd-4th century

Object Creation Date

317-420

Accession Number

2005/2.88

Medium and Support

earthenware with pale gray-green glaze

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:21

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

Storage Jar with wide mouth and everted rim

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This grayish-blue stoneware jar has a globular body and short, a little flared neck. The surface of the body is encircled with a lot of thin incised lines. The base is a little flat.

Century

6th century

Object Creation Date

6th century

Accession Number

2004/1.173

Medium and Support

stoneware

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:21

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects

pottery (object genre)

Title

Platinum Kairagi Shino Bowl

Artist

Takuro Kuwata

Physical Description

A contemporary tea drinking bowl.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1981

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2011

Accession Number

2012/2.7

Medium and Support

porcelain, platinum slip and paint

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:20

Secondary Keywords

asian

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

east asian

japanese ceramics styles

japanese decorative arts styles

japanese periods

japanese styles

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Smiling Woman in Floral Dress

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

Portrait of a woman, seen from the waist up, wearing a short sleeve, floral dress and smiling. Her shoulder length, dark hair is curled and tied back with a ribbon.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.27

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:20

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Baby Seated on Table

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

An infant seated on a table, facing the side and his head turned towards the camera.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.31

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:20

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

offspring

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

White Porcelain Peach-Shaped Water Dropper

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A round peach-shaped water dropper. The peach itself is covered in a white glaze and covered in bamboo stalks and leaves. These are embossed onto the peach and stand out even more as the iron brown underglaze comes through strongest on these details. The iron brown underglaze can also be seen along the base of the waterdropper. The hole is at the top of the peach.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2004/1.298

Medium and Support

porcelain with iron brown underglaze painting

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:19

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

food

fruit

materials

materials by function

objects we use

Title

Blue-and-White Covered Jar with floral scroll design

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th century?

Object Creation Date

18th century (?)

Accession Number

2005/2.90A&B

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:19

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

closures

components

components and systems

components by specific context

container components

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

vessels

Title

Pear-Shaped Bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This is known as a pear shaped bottle vase with widely everted mouth, narrow neck that makes it easy to grasp and a round globular body that is bottom heavy. Five lines encircle the body and neck. The foot is rather high.

Object Creation Date

11th century - 12th century

Accession Number

2004/1.219

Medium and Support

bronze

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:18

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

form attributes

metal

objects

objects we use

shape

vessels

Title

Huzi (Tiger Pot)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

4th-5th c

Object Creation Date

317-420

Accession Number

2005/2.81

Medium and Support

stoneware with pale green glaze

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:18

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

descriptors

mammals

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

Small Bowl with Two Small Loop Handles

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

3rd-4th century

Object Creation Date

165-316

Accession Number

UA2005.155

Medium and Support

stoneware with pale green glaze

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:18

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

On Holiday: Young Soldier Feeds the Pigeons, Red Square, Moscow

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A crowd of people in the Red Square in Moscow. Amidst the crowd a soldier bends down and is feeding the large mass of pigeons that take up the foreground of the photo.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.91

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:17

Secondary Keywords

asia (continent)

buildings and the land

descriptors

geographic and political locations

groups of people

groups of people by activity

image-making processes and techniques

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in military occupations

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

Creek Valley

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A mountain valley in the sunlight, with a stone bridge and an old stone structure to the left.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

2012/2.32

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:17

Secondary Keywords

downward

upward

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Trees in Fall - France

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A tree-lined field with trees losing their leaves scattered throughout.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2012/2.39

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:16

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

earth sciences concepts

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

ornament areas

people and culture

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

physical sciences concepts

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

seasons

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Ceramic Dish

Artist

Hamanaka Gesson

Physical Description

A white, ceramic dish with a red and black design. Black stripes decorate parts of the dish with red circles on the right side of the dish.

Artist Life Dates

(1943 - )

Accession Number

2012/1.269

Medium and Support

glazed ceramic

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:16

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Standing Woman, Striped Background

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

Full-length portrait of a woman standing in front of a striped wall background. She wears a short sleeve, knee length dress with white buttons down the front. A white spiral decoration begins at the left shoulder and goes down the top left of the dress.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.22

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:16

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Smiling Couple, Man in Hat

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

Photograph of a couple from the chest up. Both are smiling. The man wears a fedora at an angle, tilted up to his left. The man is to the woman's right and has his left arm around her. She wears a light colored dress with thin dark vertical stripes.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.24

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:15

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

headgear

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photographic processes

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Title

Seated Woman, Cloud Background

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

A seated woman smiling at the camera. She is wearing a sailor type dress.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.28

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:15

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

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visual works by medium or technique

Title

Bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A glazed whie and speckled porcelain bottle. The body is round and shperical, with a narrow concave neck and lipped opening.

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2009/2.63

Medium and Support

glazed porcelain

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:15

Secondary Keywords

asian

ceramics

containers

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descriptors

east asian

object genres

object genres by material

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people and culture

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

styles and periods

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vessels

Title

Indian-pipe (Monotropa uniflora), from "Woodland Portraits"

Artist

Jeannette Klute

Physical Description

Small white blossom in the bottom left portion of the print. The bloom itself is a long and vertical flower growing on the ground, which is covered in dried leaves. The foreground and the flower are in focus, while the background is dark and out of focus.

Artist Life Dates

(1917 - 2009)

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2012/2.14.14

Medium and Support

vintage dye transfer print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:14

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

herbaceous plants

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materials

materials by origin

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plant material

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vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

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Title

Bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This dark grayish-blue earthenware vessel is from the Goryeo period. The neck flares out toward the top and the mouth spreads widely out to the side. The neck and body are encircled by two thick incised line. The body has gently sloping sides that flare out and then taper down toward the base.

Century

10th century

Object Creation Date

10th century

Accession Number

2004/1.207

Medium and Support

stoneware

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:14

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

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pottery (object genre)

Title

Covered Bowl 95-29

Artist

Michael Mode

Artist Life Dates

born 1946

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1995

Accession Number

2002/2.165A&B

Medium and Support

ebony and rosewood

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:13

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

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plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Soldier and Woman Seated on Table, Striped Background

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

A man in uniform, with his left arm around a woman's shoulders. Both are sitting together on a table in front of a striped wall.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.15

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:13

Secondary Keywords

components and systems

descriptors

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people

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people in military occupations

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sets (groups)

Title

Tethered Boat

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

Two small boats tethered in the water and on shore of a river. The opposite tree-lined bank is also seen.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2012/2.48

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:12

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

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descriptors

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riverine bodies

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vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

Footbridge

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

Wooden footbridge in a mountain valley.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

2012/2.35

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:11

Secondary Keywords

downward

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bridges (built works)

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descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

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single built works

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transportation structures by form

Title

Saki Cup

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

A small ceramic bowl with a dark brown glaze creating horizontal banding and a light blue glaze dripping on top it, heavier on the top of the cup and less towards the bottom. The bottom is unglazed and the top has only a clear glaze, allowing the color of the pottery to show through.

Accession Number

2012/1.259

Medium and Support

glazed ceramic

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:11

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Smiling Couple

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

A couple is shown from the chest up. The woman wears a dark jacket with thin vertical stripes. The round collar of her blouse overlaps the lapel of the jacket. The man is to her left and has his right arm around her shoulder. He wears a long sleeve collared shirt.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.21

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:11

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Waterfall

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

Top of a waterfall into a sparsely-settled mountain valley.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

2012/2.33

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:10

Secondary Keywords

downward

upward

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descriptors

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Title

Nuns Folding Linens

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A group of nuns folding linens.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2012/2.44

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:10

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

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photographic processes

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textiles

Title

Sketch Drawing for North Elevation at Main Lobby, Mott Children's Hospital

Artist

Michele Oka Doner

Physical Description

This is a drawing for the installation of a terrazzo floor installation at the Mott Children's Hospital in Michigan. It includes notes and comments by the artist.

Artist Life Dates

Born 1945

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2009

Accession Number

2012/2.1

Medium and Support

pencil and ink on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:10

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

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descriptors

drafting, drawing and writing equipment

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equipment

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floors and floor components

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objects we use

processes and techniques

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surface elements

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