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Title

"Longevity" spirit money from Taiwan

Artist

Artist Unknown Taiwan

Physical Description

Print with floral design framing an inner square that contains six characters in the top and lower right, center, and left corners and a large character in the middle (“longevity”) with an image of two coins suspended from the wings of a stylized bat in the lower center. Swath of oranga paint and imitation gold foil in the middle.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2008/1.171

Medium and Support

orange paint, imitation gold foil, and red ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

biological concepts

descriptors

equipment

equipment by process

exchange media

image-making equipment

image-making processes and techniques

mammals

objects we use

people and culture

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing and printmaking equipment

printing surfaces

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

tools and equipment

Title

"Longevity" Spirit Money, from Taiwan (2 prints)

Artist

Artist Unknown Taiwan

Physical Description

Print with floral design framing an inner square that contains six characters in the top and lower right, center, and left corners and a large character in the middle (“longevity”) with an image of two coins suspended from the wings of a stylized bat in the lower center.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2006/2.41.2A

Medium and Support

red ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

biological concepts

descriptors

equipment

equipment by process

exchange media

image-making equipment

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mammals

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people and culture

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Title

Art Attack

Artist

Keith Haring

Physical Description

Oak panel with screen print; signed K.Haring 88 along lower right edge.

Artist Life Dates

1958 - 1990

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

1991/1.137

Medium and Support

screenprint on oak panel

Secondary Keywords

americas

associated concepts

biological concepts

genres

health and related concepts

health-related concepts

illness

international post-1945 styles and movements

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

objects we use

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

psychological concepts

scientific concepts

social science concepts

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styles and periods by region

united states

visual works

visual works by location or context

Title

Black Head

Artist

Horst Antes

Artist Life Dates

b. 1936

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1968?

Accession Number

1983/1.263

Medium and Support

three-color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

forms of expression

genres

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and culture

planographic prints

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Black kimono with the character kotobuki in several scripts, in deep red

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Silk crepe dyed black with areas of wax-resist in the shape of kotobuki characters. These characters were brushed with red, which matches the inner red lining of momi plain weave silk above with persimmon silk crepe below.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1940s-1950s

Accession Number

2005/1.390

Medium and Support

black silk crepe with red paint

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological concepts

costume

costume by form

main garments

objects we use

people and culture

scientific concepts

Title

Block for Printing "Longevity" Spirit Money, from Taiwan

Artist

Artist Unknown Taiwan

Physical Description

Wooden block painted cinnabar red with a carved floral design framing an inner square that contains six characters in the top and lower right, center, and left corners and a large character in the middle (“longevity”) with an image of two coins suspended from the wings of a stylized bat in the lower center.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

late 20th century

Accession Number

2006/2.41.1

Medium and Support

carved wood

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

ball game equipment

ball striking or snaring and throwing equipment

biological concepts

equipment

equipment by process

exchange media

image-making equipment

objects we use

people and culture

printing and printmaking equipment

printing blocks

printing surfaces

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

scientific concepts

sports and athletic equipment

tools and equipment

Title

Blue-and-white shallow plate with the character shou (longevity), surrounded by 4 crabs

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th-19th century

Accession Number

2006/2.53

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological concepts

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

dishes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

scientific concepts

stoneware

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Bone

Artist

Michele Oka Doner

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

Born 1945

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1978

Accession Number

1981/2.97

Medium and Support

stoneware

Secondary Keywords

artistic concepts

associated concepts

biological concepts

ceramics

concepts in the arts

descriptors

forms of expression

modern and contemporary art

object genres

object genres by form

object genres by material

people and culture

philosophical concepts

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

pottery (object genre)

scientific concepts

Title

Bowl with bird holding leaf and inscription

Artist

Iran, Kashan

Physical Description

A wide-mouth, narrow-base bowl with overglaze lustre decorations of a bird holding leaf. There are inscriptions as part of the decorations.

Century

12th-13th century

Object Creation Date

12th century - 13th century

Accession Number

1957/1.63

Medium and Support

fritware with overglaze lustre painting

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animals and creatures

associated concepts

biological material

containers

containers by form

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

geographic and political locations

information forms

materials

materials by origin

middle east (general region)

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

religions

religions and religious concepts

vessels

Title

Buddha, seated under a canopy of 3 leaves on a double lotus dais in the padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra, flanked by two stupas

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Northeastern India

Physical Description

The Buddha in bhumisparsa mudra (the gesture of touching the earth with his right hand, palm inward), signaling his victory over Mara. He is shown under three leaves, indicating the bodhi tree under which he sat while meditating before reaching an awakening. He is shown flanked by two stupas, or reliquary monuments, symbolizing his attainment of nirvana.

Century

11th century

Object Creation Date

11th century

Accession Number

1983/1.396

Medium and Support

black schist

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

figures (representations)

form attributes

objects we use

people and culture

plant components

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

size (extent)

size by specific type

trees (components)

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Cactus

Artist

Graham Sutherland

Physical Description

Three forms that are simulatenously organic and sculptural stand in a line. At their base they appear sculptural or vessel-like, but further up they become more organic and cactus-like in their form. The table and background are yellow. The forms are executed mostly with white, off-white, and gray.

Artist Life Dates

1903 - 1980

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1950

Accession Number

1954/2.39

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

biological concepts

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

genres

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

life

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

natural landscapes

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

people and culture

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and devotees

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

Multi-colored ink on paper. Prominent reds, yellows and blues. Six figures, three smaller (clothed), three larger (nude or semi-nude). Scene of worship.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.176

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

biological concepts

forms

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

health and related concepts

health-related concepts

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

making art

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

physical activities

physical activities by general context

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

scientific concepts

text-based art

torches and torch holders

visual works

visual works by subject type

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Do yu Get it

Artist

Martin Johnson

Physical Description

7-sided frame made of reclaimed wood moulding and slats nailed together and backed with strips of green felt, possibly from a pool table. Gold wire traces the wood frame, and is accented with a fuzz ball or googly eye at each corner. A toy car is placed on the gold wire “track” at bottom center; car racing flag stickers attached to the frame in a couple places. Three pieces of thread are strung horizontally across the frame, a “spider web” attached to top two lines with puffy paint. A wood (?) cutout of a smiling joker mouth hung from web by wire.

Artist Life Dates

(1951 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1996

Accession Number

2008/2.235

Medium and Support

mixed media consruction, paint, wood, wire, toy car

Secondary Keywords

abstract expressionist

animals and creatures

applied decoration

arthropods

associated concepts

biological components

biological concepts

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

faces

found object sculpture

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

heads

image-making processes and techniques

international post-1945 styles and movements

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

leisure and competition vehicles

life

life stages

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

object-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

recreation areas

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities

scientific concepts

sculpture

sculpture by material

sculpture techniques

sports complexes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the human body

transportation vehicles

upper body

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Fallen Head

Artist

Karel Appel

Artist Life Dates

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1921 - 2006, Zurich, Switzerland

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1960

Accession Number

1963/1.74

Medium and Support

gouache and crayon on white wove paper

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

genres

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the human body

upper body

Title

Growing Forms

Artist

David Smith

Physical Description

A roughly teardrop-shaped sculpture of shiny cast aluminum. Within the basic organic shape are several curls and a shape that appears to be a woman or perhaps a fetus. The sculpture sits atop a tall wooden base composed of a stack of fat disc shapes.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1965

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1939

Accession Number

1980/1.213A

Medium and Support

cast aluminum on wood base

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

associated concepts

biological concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

events

forms of expression

inorganic material

life

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

personal life events

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Hana no kaze (Flower Wind)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

Bright colored flowers of red, yellow, purple and blue are depicted in the center of the print; a shadow of a girl's face is on the left side of the print.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1973

Accession Number

2011/2.25

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

heads

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

the human body

upper body

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Head and torso of a Bodhisattva (Srivijaya Style)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)

Century

8th century

Object Creation Date

8th century

Accession Number

1993/2.36

Medium and Support

stone

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

buddhist doctrinal concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

doctrinal concepts

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

the human body

Title

Head of a Buddha

Artist

Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

Century

3rd century

Object Creation Date

3rd century

Accession Number

1981/2.67

Medium and Support

stone

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha

Artist

Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

Century

2nd-3rd century

Object Creation Date

2nd century - 3rd century

Accession Number

1996/2.32

Medium and Support

gray schist

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha

Artist

Indonesia

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

2000/1.26

Medium and Support

stone

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Century

10th century

Object Creation Date

10th century

Accession Number

2001/2.129

Medium and Support

andesite stone

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

14th-15th century

Object Creation Date

14th century - 15th century

Accession Number

1974/2.6

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th century

Accession Number

1975/1.67

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 15th century

Accession Number

1977/2.27

Medium and Support

sandstone

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1993/2.42

Medium and Support

sandstone

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

2005/1.452

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha (Ayutthaya style)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1993/2.41

Medium and Support

stone

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha (Mon-Dvaravati style)

Artist

Thailand, Mon-Dvaravati

Physical Description

Buddha head carved from grey limestone with serene expression, elongated earlobes and ushnisha, a proturbance on the top of his head indicating his expanded wisdom.

Century

8th-9th century

Object Creation Date

700-899

Accession Number

1993/2.35

Medium and Support

grey limestone

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

devotional images

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha (Sukhothai style)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th Century

Accession Number

1993/2.53

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha, adorned with a crown

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 16th century

Accession Number

1978/2.47

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha, Lopburi Style (fake)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1993/2.39

Medium and Support

sandstone

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha, probably a 'kebutsu' (Buddha in a transformation body) from the crown of an Eleven-headed Avalokitesvara

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

13th century

Accession Number

1973/2.38

Medium and Support

gilt wood

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

bodhisattva

buddhist doctrinal concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

devotional images

doctrinal concepts

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha, sheltered by Mucalinda (Lopburi style; fragment)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

13th century

Accession Number

1993/2.40

Medium and Support

sandstone

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

devotional images

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

reptiles

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha, with flaming topknot

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.46

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of an unidentified male figure, possibly a donor figure or a devotee in a Buddhist sculpture group

Artist

Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

Physical Description

This head of a male figure with curly hair and a mustache would once have been part of a large stucco sculpture group. Part of the stucco has flaked away from the right-hand side of the face.

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

circa 5th century

Accession Number

1948/1.102

Medium and Support

stucco

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

people by gender

religions

religions and religious concepts

the human body

upper body

Title

Head of Shiva

Artist

India, Central India

Century

10th-11th century

Object Creation Date

10th century - 11th century

Accession Number

1998/1.182

Medium and Support

sandstone

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

the human body

upper body

Title

Human Puppet Head

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali

Physical Description

A stylized rendering of a human face with long narrow nose, round eyes set close to bridge of nose, and open, ellipitical mouth. The head is carved in shape of a coiffure that resembles a helmet which extends down the sides of the head. The head is topped with a high arched sagital crest. Patina is dark brown in color with traces of red and blue pigment. Sheet metal cut in circles and long strips embellish the top of the head.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1970

Accession Number

1971/2.21

Medium and Support

wood, sheet metal, cloth and pigment

Secondary Keywords

artistic concepts

artistic devices

associated concepts

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

events

objects we use

people and culture

performing arts structures

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the human body

upper body

Title

Karl Struss (Portrait of Karl Struss with Bell & Howell Motion-Picture Camera an

Artist

Ethel Struss

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1931

Accession Number

1979/2.138

Medium and Support

linocut on paper

Secondary Keywords

image form

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts

genres

man

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

the human body

upper body

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

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

Secondary Keywords

image form

associated concepts

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

legs

lower body

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by state or condition

plants

religions

religions and religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

the human body

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Little Torso No. 5 (Torse)

Artist

Hans Arp

Physical Description

A small polished bronze sculpture of a biomorphic form rising gracefully from a small base. Where it contacts the base, the form stands on two leg-like structures. The form rises from there, narrows, then opens up into a wider, more oblong shape at the top.

Artist Life Dates

1886-1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1930; cast 1957

Accession Number

1983/1.399

Medium and Support

polished bronze

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

biological components

biological concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

forms of expression

genres

inorganic material

life

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern and contemporary art

movement

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

scientific concepts

the human body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Marilyn

Artist

Andy Warhol

Physical Description

Portrait of Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe.

Artist Life Dates

1928 - 1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

1969/1.85

Medium and Support

screenprint on paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

deaths

events

historical, theoretical and critical concepts

international post-1945 styles and movements

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

personal life events

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

women

Title

Marilyn

Artist

Andy Warhol

Physical Description

Portrait of Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe.

Artist Life Dates

1928 - 1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

1969/1.86

Medium and Support

screenprint on paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

deaths

events

historical, theoretical and critical concepts

international post-1945 styles and movements

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

personal life events

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

women

Title

Monument to the Lycée Chases

Artist

Christian Boltanski

Physical Description

Three black and white photographs of young people's faces are vertically arranged. Above each and below the center image are smaller versions of similar portrait photographs. Four of these smaller photos are also arranged in the line of the large photographs, one on each end, and two separating the larger pictues. All the photos are surrounded by an arrangement of light bulbs, which are connected by a network of electrical cables that snake along the walls and over the photos.

Artist Life Dates

Born 1944

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1989

Accession Number

2006/1.154

Medium and Support

gelatin silver prints, biscuit tins, electric cables, and sixty-eight lightbulbs

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

austria (nation)

biological concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

constructions (sculpture)

europe (continent)

events

furnishings components

geographic and political locations

lighting device components

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

personal life events

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

positives

psychological concepts

scientific concepts

sculpture

sculpture by technique

social science concepts

vienna state (state)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Oba’s Beaded Crown (adénlá)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Physical Description

Beaded, veil fringed, canonical crown; seven long beaded tassles dangle from the bottom rim of the crown; entire surface area is embroidered with multi-colored seed beads; three tiers of colorful faces surround the perimeter; a series of three dimensional birds perch on top of the crown; the largest bird sits on tip and is removable.

Century

Mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1925-1975

Accession Number

1997/1.306

Medium and Support

glass beads, cotton fabric, raffia palm

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

animals and creatures

aristocracy

associated concepts

beads and sets of beads

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

crown (headdress)

descriptors

groups of people

headgear

heads

nobility

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

political concepts

social classes

social classes by specific type

social groups

social science concepts

the human body

upper body

upper class

Title

One of five prints from the suite "The Means to an End--A Shadow Drama in Five Acts"

Artist

Kara Walker

Artist Life Dates

Born 1969

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1995

Accession Number

1996/2.4.4

Medium and Support

aquatint and etching on light cream Somerset Satin wove paper

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts

hands

human body

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

the human body

the natural world

upper body

Title

Paraders with Flowering Tree Branches, Moscow

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A parade in Moscow. Presumably this parade is in the springtime, participants hold flowering tree branches. In the center a father and his young daughter, who is sitting on his shoulders, smile as they walk down the street.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.92

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

asia (continent)

associated concepts

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

geographic and political locations

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

physical sciences concepts

plant components

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

seasons

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

trees (components)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

woody plants

Title

Pendant in the form of a pregnant woman

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1983/2.143

Medium and Support

brass

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological concepts

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

females

figures

jewelry

jewelry by form

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects of adornment

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

scientific concepts

Title

Prayer Bell (Lontjeng) (One of a Pair)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Physical Description

This is one of a pair of Javanese bells. A talon-like vajra sits atop the bronze handle. Lotus petals decorate the base, and the faces encircling the the bell above them depict Prajnaparamita, the bodhisattva aspect of “Perfection of Wisdom.”

Century

16th-17th century

Object Creation Date

16th century - 17th century

Accession Number

1957/2.53

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

associated concepts

bells and sets of bells

biological components

buddhism

buddhist doctrinal concepts

chordophones

components

components and systems

components by specific context

directly struck idiophones

doctrinal concepts

heads

objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

percussion idiophones

prayer

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

religious figures

saint

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

the human body

upper body

Title

Pre-Adamic Fruit (Fruit préadamite)

Artist

Hans Arp

Physical Description

A small, biomorphically abstract sculpture of bronze grows from a wooden base. Bulbous at the bottom, the shape stretches and narrows in the middle and then expands into a larger shape from which two rounded points rise.

Artist Life Dates

1886-1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

1948/2.26

Medium and Support

bronze with wood base

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

biological concepts

concepts in the arts

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

forms of expression

genres

inorganic material

life

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern and contemporary art

movement

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

plants

scientific concepts

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Sandcastle

Artist

Anne Truitt

Physical Description

A long, low rectangular with a painted band of green extends around the rectangle at floor level. The upper half is painted off-white. About three fourths of the length is uniform. The other quarter, at the viewer's right, has several features: two depressed areas, and two raised areas, which are painted in a brighter white.

Artist Life Dates

1921-2004

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1963

Accession Number

1984/2.57

Medium and Support

acrylic on wood

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological concepts

combination inorganic/organic material

culture and related concepts

culture-related concepts

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

genres

international post-1945 styles and movements

life

life stages

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

recreation

scientific concepts

sculpture

sculpture by material

soil

soil by composition or origin

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique