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Title

Political Poster, Massachusetts, from "Ives Sillman Portfolio"

Artist

Walker Evans

Physical Description

Exterior shot of a window, old sill, inside are flowers and a portrait of a man. Window is a four over three.

Artist Life Dates

1903-1975

Object Creation Date

1936; printed 1971

Accession Number

2014/2.261

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 27.66109

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

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coverings and hangings

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openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

windows and window components

Title

Bethlehem, CT

Artist

David Vestal

Artist Life Dates

b. 1924

Object Creation Date

June 2003

Accession Number

2014/2.176

Medium and Support

black and white photograph on paper

relevance

rank 26.58202

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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windows and window components

Title

Joanna, Age 15

Artist

Rita Bernstein

Physical Description

A girl with arms raised above her head in front of a white curtained window.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1950

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2013/2.90

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 26.45935

Secondary Keywords

animal material

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people

people (agents)

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windows and window components

Title

Barbara, from "Treadwell, NY"

Artist

Andrea Modica

Physical Description

A girl holding her hair next to a window, lying on a bed.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1960

Object Creation Date

1986-2001

Accession Number

2013/2.163

Medium and Support

platinum-palladium print on paper

relevance

rank 25.27336

Secondary Keywords

coverings and hangings

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objects we use

people

people (agents)

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Title

Draped woman viewed from behind (Femme de dos drapée)

Artist

Aristide Maillol

Physical Description

Lithograph printed in red (sanguine) of a nude female figure seen from behind standing in contrapposto pose and printed on paper (Montval) that was specifically made for Maillol. The figure is not see full-length as the legs are not indicated below the thigh.

Artist Life Dates

1861 - 1944

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1924

Accession Number

1975/1.79

Medium and Support

lithograph printed in sanguine on Montval paper

relevance

rank 24.10057

Secondary Keywords

coverings and hangings

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curtains

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drapery

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furnishings

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modern and contemporary art

objects we use

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people (agents)

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Title

The Draped Figure Seated

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A woman draped in diaphanous drapery sits on a couch facing the viewer. The arm of the couch is visible at the left of the image and the woman glances down towards her knees. To the right is a flower-like form that is the artist's "butterfly" signature.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893

Accession Number

1954/1.441

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper

relevance

rank 23.04851

Secondary Keywords

coverings and hangings

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curtains

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furniture

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sleeping and reclining furniture

Title

Draped Figure Reclining

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A female figure, dressed in diaphanous green drapery with a purple and green cap over her curly blond hair, holds a fan as she reclines on a cloth-covered couch. Her left leg is up on the couch while her right leg and arm drape over the front of the couch; a patterned pillow seen near her left leg mirrors the colors on the fan. The wall behind them also appears to be draped with fabric. On the wall to the right is a flower-like symbol that is the artist's "butterfly" signature

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893-1894

Accession Number

1954/1.468

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph printed in six colors on laid Japan tissue

relevance

rank 23.04851

Secondary Keywords

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curtains

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furniture

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objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

sleeping and reclining furniture

Title

Pleasure of Privacy: Gum

Artist

Kay Denton

Physical Description

A girl sitting on a stuffed fabric chair playing with gum in her mouth.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2013/2.115

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 21.96552

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

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objects we use

people

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rooms and spaces

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Title

Sara la Baigneuse

Artist

Henri Fantin-Latour

Physical Description

A dark pen drawing with white highlights on a white colored background. It shows a nude female figure seated on a swing. The setting is a wooded area with vegetation and leaves depicted with multiple short strokes that cover the entire area around the figure. The woman is posed facing the viewer with her legs intertwined and her arms above her head, grasping th ropes of the swing. She is gazing out to the left, beyond the viewer and has a joyful expression on her face.

Artist Life Dates

1836-1904

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1884

Accession Number

1962/1.115

Medium and Support

pen, brush and brown ink, heightened with white on off-white wove paper

relevance

rank 21.39720

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Hanging a Poem on a Cherry Tree

Artist

Ishikawa Toyonobu

Physical Description

A color woodblock print of a young woman hanging a paper with poem on a cherry tree. The woman is in a kimono with intricate design of cherry blossom, hemp leaves, birds and swirls, pine trees and diamond patterns. She also wears broad obi (sash) in checkerboard patterns, which is bow- tied on her back. There is also a white sash underneath the obi, which supports her long kimono. Her hair is tied on the back and adorn with tortoise-shell comb and pin. The cherry tree is in full bloom; there is a curtain with a family crest behind the woman and the tree; a certain kind of platform with swirling vine pattern is peaking below the curtain. The overall color scheme is in yellow, orange, black and white (the color of the paper). There are artist’s signature and two seals on the right bottom corner, and smaller seal on the left bottom corner.

Artist Life Dates

1711-1785

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1746-1749

Accession Number

1955/1.130

Medium and Support

Urushi-e (color woodblock print) on paper

relevance

rank 20.32751

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

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plants

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trees

trees by leaf life

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woody plants

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Hoeido Edition): #48 Seki

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A woodblock print depicting a post town in the Edo period of Japan. There is a wooden structure to the left. It looks like a store, with a list of products hanging on the frame of the door. White flags with a blue circular design hang from the roof to the left and to right near a grouping of trees. Two groups of five men are in front of the structure, five to the left, five towards the center of the image. A thin vertical stick structure is right of center in the foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

1831-1834

Accession Number

2011/2.197

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 18.05782

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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