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Title

Le Corbeau (The Raven)

Artist

Félix Bracquemond

Artist Life Dates

1833-1914

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1833-1914

Accession Number

1961/2.21

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.17501

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

funerary structures

modern and contemporary art

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Unloading Fish (cut down)

Artist

Armin Hansen

Artist Life Dates

1886-1957

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1922

Accession Number

1977/2.153

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.17252

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

buildings and the land

modern and contemporary art

objects

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

people and occupations

the natural world

waterfront spaces

waterfronts and waterfront spaces

waterscapes

Title

Old Mill, Oxford

Artist

Anonymous British

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860

Accession Number

1983/2.180

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 2.17252

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

europe

geography

locality

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

plants

reflections

the natural world

united kingdom

waterfront spaces

waterfronts and waterfront spaces

waterscapes

Title

In Dry Dock

Artist

Arthur Briscoe

Artist Life Dates

1873-1943

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1928

Accession Number

1954/1.90

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.17180

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

modern and contemporary art

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

ships

waterfront spaces

waterfronts and waterfront spaces

Title

Bay Sky

Artist

Joel Meyerowitz

Physical Description

Image of a scene at the beach with two figures and rocks.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1938

Object Creation Date

1984

Accession Number

2014/2.264

Medium and Support

vintage chromogenic contact print on paper

relevance

rank 2.17180

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

buildings and the land

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

settlements and landscapes

shores (landforms)

Title

Man Walking Dog in Greenwich Village

Artist

Duncan Hartley

Physical Description

Blurry image of a man walking a dog on a leash past busy shops in the background.

Artist Life Dates

born 1941

Object Creation Date

1978; printed 2013

Accession Number

2013/2.9

Medium and Support

digital print on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta

relevance

rank 2.17167

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

electronic images

landscapes (environments)

mammals

objects we use

people and culture

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Exeter Cathedral, The Reredos

Artist

Francis Bedford

Artist Life Dates

1816-1894

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1853-1880s?

Accession Number

1996/1.49

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 2.16679

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings

cathedrals

churches

descriptors

genres

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

places of worship

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Farm Landscape

Artist

Jacques Callot

Physical Description

Some mold damage. Paper size: lh 20 7/10cm & rh 20 9/10cm x w 32 3/5cm. Image size: h 8 1/2cm x w 21 3/5cm.

Accession Number

2008/2.381

Medium and Support

etching on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 2.16673

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

agricultural complexes

agricultural functions

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

descriptors

functions

functions (activities)

functions by specific context

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

intaglio prints

mammals

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people in agriculture

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religious buildings

religious structures

scientists and people in science-related occupations

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

River Junkmen

Artist

George Luks

Artist Life Dates

1867-1933

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1867-1933

Accession Number

1972/2.36

Medium and Support

plumbago on tracing paper, mounted on heavier paper

relevance

rank 2.16631

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

man

modern and contemporary art

objects

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

people and occupations

ships

smoke

the natural world

waterfront spaces

waterfronts and waterfront spaces

waterscapes

Title

Mountain Village in Snow

Artist

Kawai Gyokudô

Artist Life Dates

(Aichi Pref., 1873 - 1957)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2000/2.329

Medium and Support

print reproduction on paper

relevance

rank 2.16512

Secondary Keywords

upward

buildings and the land

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Atlanta

Artist

Joel Meyerowitz

Physical Description

In the foreground is the top of a hill with a man facing the opposite direction towards the cityscape of Atlanta's downtown.

Artist Life Dates

born 1938

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2012/2.124

Medium and Support

vintage chromogenic contact print on paper

relevance

rank 2.16512

Secondary Keywords

upward

buildings and the land

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

London

Artist

Louis Stettner

Physical Description

Four men from the chest up at an angle. There is an older man in the front, looking off into the distance. Behind him is a taller man wearing a black cap. There are trees and buildings in the far background.

Artist Life Dates

born 1922

Object Creation Date

1996

Accession Number

2013/2.333

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.16391

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

united kingdom (nation)

Title

Model of a pigpen

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

1st century

Object Creation Date

1st century - 2nd century

Accession Number

1993/1.75

Medium and Support

earthenware, red, with green lead glaze

relevance

rank 2.16262

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

descriptors

mammals

object genres

object genres by material

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

yards

Title

Snuff bottle with overglaze enamel painted scene of a family in a garden

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1825-1900

Accession Number

1980/2.102

Medium and Support

porcelain with overglaze enamel; stopper of brass and glass (?)

relevance

rank 2.16262

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people and culture

Title

Model of a pigpen

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

1st century

Object Creation Date

1st century - 2nd century

Accession Number

1993/1.64.1-2

Medium and Support

earthenware, red, with green lead glaze

relevance

rank 2.16262

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

descriptors

mammals

object genres

object genres by material

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

yards

Title

Sibenik, Dalmatia

Artist

Franz Jansen

Artist Life Dates

(1885 - 1958)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1885-1948

Accession Number

1948/1.23

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.16104

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

modern and contemporary art

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

waterfront spaces

waterfronts and waterfront spaces

Title

Breaking up of the 'Agamemnon'

Artist

Sir Francis Seymour Haden

Artist Life Dates

1818-1910

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1870

Accession Number

1949/1.61

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.16104

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

business and industry

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

ships

waterfront spaces

waterfronts and waterfront spaces

Title

Rock and Shade, Joshua Tree National Park, CA

Artist

Hosain Mosavat

Artist Life Dates

Born 1934

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

1980/2.180

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.16022

Secondary Keywords

americas

atmospheric effects

buildings and the land

descriptors

inorganic material

locality

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

the natural world

united states

Title

Farmers! Housewives! Children! - The President of the United States Appeals to You Personally - United States Department of Agriculture

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Text Excerpt: Farmers! Housewives! Children! - The President of the United States Appeals to You Personally - These extracts from the address of President Wilson should be read carefully by every one who produces or can produce food and by all who consume food: - MY FELLOW COUTRYMEN: The entrance of our own beloved country into the grim and terrible war for democracy and human rights which has shaken the world creates so many problems of natural life and action which call for immediate consideration and settlement that I hope you will permit me to address to you a few words of earnest counsel and appeal with regard to them. … (headers) Abundant Food Supplies Essential … Make Sure of Large Harvests … To Young Men and Boys … To the Farmers of the South … The Government to Cooperate … To the Middlemen .. To Every Household - The supreme test of the nation has come. We must all speak, act, and serve together! - Woodrow Wilson (signed) [Text Excerpted from the "Message to the American People" on April 15, 1917]

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917-1919

Accession Number

1954/2.35.123

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.16022

Secondary Keywords

animals

buildings and the land

descriptors

farming

how we live

mammals

materials

materials by function

objects

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

photographs

posters

text-based art

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

war

yards

Title

Canterbury Cathedral

Artist

Frederick Evans

Artist Life Dates

1853-1943

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1853-1943

Accession Number

1971/2.124

Medium and Support

platinum print on paper

relevance

rank 2.15966

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

buildings

churches

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

england

europe

genres

locality

modern and contemporary art

places of worship

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

united kingdom

Title

Ward's Cemetery, from "Bodie"

Artist

George A. Tice

Artist Life Dates

Born 1938

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965; printed 1971

Accession Number

1983/1.295.3

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.15957

Secondary Keywords

atmospheric effects

buildings and the land

death

funerary structures

geography

grasses

how we live

modern and contemporary art

plants

rites of passage

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

Title

Houses and Graveyard, Rowlesburg, West Virginia

Artist

Walker Evans

Artist Life Dates

1903-1975

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

1990/2.53

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.15957

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

death

funerary structures

geography

houses

how we live

modern and contemporary art

plants

portfolios

rites of passage

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

streets

the natural world

Title

Untitled (Boy on Dock)

Artist

Manuel Carrillo

Artist Life Dates

(1906 - 1989)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1960-1980

Accession Number

1987/1.223

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.15918

Secondary Keywords

animals

buildings and the land

child

figures

mammals

modern and contemporary art

objects

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

people and occupations

ships

the natural world

waterfront spaces

waterfronts and waterfront spaces

Title

Crabbing

Artist

Elizabeth Olds

Artist Life Dates

1896-1991

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1939

Accession Number

1943.99

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.15918

Secondary Keywords

animals

buildings and the land

how we live

mammals

modern and contemporary art

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

organizations

people and occupations

standing

the natural world

waterfront spaces

waterfronts and waterfront spaces

waterscapes

Title

67/56,33

Artist

Roy Arenella

Physical Description

Overhead scene of many people and pigeons in a concrete square.

Object Creation Date

1967; printed 1998

Accession Number

2013/2.93

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.15848

Secondary Keywords

scale

buildings and the land

groups of people

groups of people by activity

people (agents)

people and culture

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

Title

Wires, Santa Tereza, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Artist

Kristin Capp

Physical Description

Looking up in an alleyway with telephone wires stretching back and forth. Graffiti on buildings.

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2014/2.371

Medium and Support

archival pigment print on paper

relevance

rank 2.15751

Secondary Keywords

scale

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

infrastructural elements

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

system components

telecommunication systems components

utilities components

Title

Rock crystal snuff bottle with landscape scene

Artist

Zhou Luoyuan (Chou Lo-yüan)

Artist Life Dates

act. 1885-1910

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1895-1910

Accession Number

1980/2.149

Medium and Support

rock crystal and ivory

relevance

rank 2.15641

Secondary Keywords

upward

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

settlements and landscapes

Title

Bolton Lanes (Worktown) for Mass Observation

Artist

Humphrey Spender

Object Creation Date

1937

Accession Number

2013/2.177

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.15257

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

landscapes (environments)

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

settlements and landscapes

Title

The Entombment from "The Small Woodcut Passion"

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

A group of four men gently lower a figure into a tomb that is placed parallel to the viewer. To the left is a group of mourners with hands clasped or holding a covered jar. Behind the figures is a rocky landscape with a fence and guard at the gate in the distance at the left. In the rocks of the foreground is a dark opening. At the lower right corner is a circle composed of thorny branches.

Artist Life Dates

Nüremberg, 1471-1528

Century

Early 16th century

Object Creation Date

1509-1511

Accession Number

2011/2.57

Medium and Support

woodcut print on laid paper

relevance

rank 2.15067

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

buildings and the land

death

funerary structures

holy figures and saints

how we live

religion

rites of passage

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

subject matter

themes (religious)

Title

Descent from the Cross by Torchlight

Artist

Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist Life Dates

1606-1669

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1654

Accession Number

1991/2.77

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on laid paper

relevance

rank 2.15067

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

buildings and the land

funerary structures

holy figures and saints

new testament

objects

religion

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

subject matter

themes (religious)

time

tools

Title

St. Croce and the Statue of Dante in Florence (St. Croce e Statua di Dante, Fire)

Artist

Sommer, Giorgio and Behles, Edmund

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1914-1934

Accession Number

1986/1.151

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 2.14621

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings

churches

descriptors

europe

inorganic material

italy

locality

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

places of worship

rock

rock by form

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

I. ADIEU - Cover sheet for printed musical composition (poem by Richepin set to

Artist

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist Life Dates

1864-1901

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1864-1901

Accession Number

1958/1.147

Medium and Support

lithograph with crayon on paper

relevance

rank 2.14269

Secondary Keywords

animals

buildings and the land

clothing

feathers

figures

mammals

modern and contemporary art

objects

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

people and occupations

ships

the natural world

waterfront spaces

waterfronts and waterfront spaces

waterscapes

Title

Landscape: Dunes

Artist

Max Liebermann

Physical Description

A landscape is portrayed with shrubbery at the forefront and buildings on the horizon.

Artist Life Dates

1847-1935

Century

19th-20th century

Object Creation Date

1847-1935

Accession Number

1964/2.153

Medium and Support

black crayon on white paper

relevance

rank 2.14064

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

natural landscapes

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

Title

Blue Bird

Artist

Marian Spore Bush

Physical Description

An orange and yellow sky with a large blue peacock and orange snake. There is a large grey tree on the right hand side with green grass below.

Artist Life Dates

1878-1946

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

2014/2.199

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 2.13728

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

plants

reptiles

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

View of a Hilltown

Artist

Pierre Antoine Patel

Physical Description

This pen and ink and wash drawing depicts a view of a town amidst a hilly landscape. A dog stands atop a hill and looks toward a body of water in the midground. A cluster of buildings are scattered throughout the composition. The central building has a large arched portico. Clouds of smoke appear to be billowing out of buildings.

Artist Life Dates

1648-1707

Accession Number

2012/2.197

Medium and Support

pen and brown and black ink grey wash over red chalk on thin laid paper laid down on medium laid paper

relevance

rank 2.13728

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Le Croquet

Artist

James Tissot

Physical Description

Girl with a croquet mallet behind her back standing in grass. Dog and tree in the foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1836-1902

Object Creation Date

1878

Accession Number

2014/2.223

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on Japan paper

relevance

rank 2.13728

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

youth

Title

Blue-and-white vase with large floral designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

It has a long, thin neck and flat oval body. The wide foot is rather shallow but deeply recessed on the underside. The entire of surface is decorated with peony blossom design printed in cobalt blue sigment.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1392-1910

Accession Number

1962/1.93

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 2.13728

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

shrubs

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

woody plants

Title

Growing Landscape (Paisaje de Siembras), from "Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo"

Artist

Manuel Alvarez Bravo

Artist Life Dates

1902-2002

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1977

Accession Number

1983/1.101.2

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.13528

Secondary Keywords

agricultural complexes

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by function

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

Title

Untitled

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Hallway of a school with children. One girl is leaning on a wall holding large binders, posters on the wall.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.167

Medium and Support

black and white photograph on Kodak paper

relevance

rank 2.13528

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

youth

Title

Marine

Artist

Artist Unknown, Netherlands

Physical Description

This graphite and wash piece has two sailboats in the foreground with multiple sailboats in the background. They are situated at the drawing’s horizon and float on a large body of water. A signature is on the upper left corner.

Object Creation Date

1625-1750

Accession Number

2009/1.533

Medium and Support

graphite, wash on paper

relevance

rank 2.13478

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

Nori with her Favorite Hen, Delaware County Fair

Artist

Dan Nelkin

Physical Description

A girl holding a hen in both of her arms, looking directly into the camera.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1946

Object Creation Date

2000; printed 2008

Accession Number

2013/2.164

Medium and Support

c-print on Fuji Crystal Archive paper

relevance

rank 2.13131

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

buildings and the land

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

sports and recreation spaces

Title

San Francisco, CA

Artist

Chuck Bowman

Physical Description

Two staircases, a tree and a tiled wall with flame design. There is a tree and you can see the sidewalk.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2013/2.195

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.12462

Secondary Keywords

scale

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

Title

Portrait of Woman in Cap, from "Bowery Series, NYC"

Artist

Louis Stettner

Physical Description

A close-up portrait of an older woman with light hair and a knitted striped cap. She is looking ahead and smiling.

Artist Life Dates

born 1922

Object Creation Date

printed 1986

Accession Number

2013/2.285

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.12462

Secondary Keywords

scale

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

Title

South of Durango, Mexico

Artist

David Vestal

Physical Description

Road extending to mountains in distance with prominent tree on the right of the road.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1924

Object Creation Date

July 21, 2001; printed 2003

Accession Number

2014/2.177

Medium and Support

black and white photograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.12462

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

roads by form

transportation spaces

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

San Francisco, CA

Artist

Chuck Bowman

Physical Description

Graffiti wall with foot design and metal framed door.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2013/2.196

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.12462

Secondary Keywords

scale

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

Title

Cicada on a Willow Branch

Artist

Zhang Wendao (Chang Wen-tao)

Physical Description

A cicada perches on a willow branch.

Artist Life Dates

1764-1814

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1805

Accession Number

1981/2.132A

Medium and Support

fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on mica-coated paper

relevance

rank 2.12330

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

buildings and the land

deciduous trees

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Brocaded Silk

Artist

Anonymous French or British?

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1700-1750

Accession Number

1972/2.245

Medium and Support

green silk in satin and warp-faced weave with brocading in polychrome silks

relevance

rank 2.12142

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

cupids

garden structures

medium

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

plants

single built works

single built works by location or context

single built works by specific type

statues

the natural world

Title

Petra, Jordan

Artist

Lynn Davis

Physical Description

Dark on either side with a long sliver through the center, in the back is a rock formation with a building on the base.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1944

Object Creation Date

1995; printed 1997

Accession Number

2014/2.318

Medium and Support

selenium toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.12142

Secondary Keywords

downward

buildings and the land

condition changing processes

descriptors

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

surface or structural changes

Title

Rencontre au Bois

Artist

Kees van Dongen

Artist Life Dates

1877-1968

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1956

Accession Number

1964/2.129

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.12142

Secondary Keywords

animals

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

figures

mammals

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people and occupations

the natural world

Title

The Palaces, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A series of buildings and gondolas are seen along the edge of a canal. The emphasis on the dark tile roofs is contrasted with the play of window tracery and balconies along the facades of the building.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1955/1.123

Medium and Support

etching, drypoint, and open bite, printed in black ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark

relevance

rank 2.12120

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings

castles and palaces

cityscapes

europe

flat-bottomed watercraft

geography

houses

italy

locality

monohulls

objects we use

palaces

sketches

study

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by form

watercraft by sectional form

watercraft by specific type