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Title
Tonnerre, Rue de l'hopital, Roof with Seventeenth-Century Weathervanes
Artist
Emile Bernard
Physical Description
An ink drawing of a thatched roof and chimney. There are four windows, three to the front of the house and one on the side next to the chimney. At both ends of the roof are two wheathervanes, identified as being from the 17th century.
Artist Life Dates
(1868 - 1941)
Object Creation Date
1903-1941
Accession Number
2009/1.530
Medium and Support
ink on paper
relevance
rank 21.74049
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
chimneys and chimney components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
enclosing structural elements
heating and cooking elements
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
roofs and roof components
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
windows and window components
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Title
Mother with Two Children
Artist
Adriaen Jansz van Ostade
Physical Description
A woman in an arched doorway handing a baby to another woman on the other side. They both have head coverings on, the windows of the building are cross-hatched.
Artist Life Dates
1610-1685
Century
17th century
Accession Number
2013/2.545
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 20.22306
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
offspring
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
parents
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by age group
people by family relationship
windows and window components
youth
Title
Rue de Vannes, Paris
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A partial view of a four-story building, concentrating on pairs of windows on each story and a wrought iron fence on the ground level. Windows have window boxes or balconies; on the ground level are several dogs on either side and a pair of milk cans at the center in front of the fence.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1892-1893
Accession Number
1954/1.410
Medium and Support
etching, printed in black ink on laid Japanese tissue
relevance
rank 20.17801
Secondary Keywords
animals
animals and creatures
architectural elements
architecture
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
containers
containers by form
mammals
objects
objects we use
open spaces and site elements
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
site elements
the natural world
windows and window components
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Title
Detail from Jamb of North Portal Cathedral at Bourges
Artist
Albert Kahn
Artist Life Dates
(1869 - 1942)
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
May 2, 1891
Accession Number
1972/2.454
Medium and Support
graphite on paper
relevance
rank 20.03783
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
architecture
buildings
churches
components
components and systems
components by specific context
doorframe components
doorframes and doorframe components
doorway components
doorways and doorway components
europe
france
locality
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
places of worship
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Title
One of a Pair of Casement Windows from the Darwin Martin House, Buffalo, NY
Artist
Frank Lloyd Wright
Physical Description
One of a pair of windows with a highly regular, rectilinear, although asymetric, design in both clear and colored glass. Window has an oak frame. Window design consists of vertical and horizontal bands of green and amber colorerd glass at top and bottom of window; along one side are colored squares of glass; along the other is a chevron-shaped column of glass. The overall effect is of colored pieces of glass suspended within a clear window subdivided by abstract bands and patterns of lead caming.
Artist Life Dates
1867-1959
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1904
Accession Number
1968/2.52
Medium and Support
glass, oak and lead
relevance
rank 20.00407
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
architectural elements
artistic concepts
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
concepts in the arts
forms of expression
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
people and culture
windows and window components
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Title
Casita de Madera
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A color print of a house with open doors and shutters. The view through one of the doors is of palm trees. In front of the house is a white picket fence.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1998
Accession Number
2011/2.104
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 19.84358
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
balustrade and railing components
balustrades, railings and their components
barrier elements
barriers and barrier elements
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
doors and door components
doorway components
doorways and doorway components
fences
objects we use
open spaces and site elements
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
prints
prints by process or technique
site elements
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Brick Building
Artist
Ben Shahn
Physical Description
A large, brick, factory building encompasses the canvas. The building is topped with smokestacks and features large, dark, rectangular windows across the sides of the building.
Artist Life Dates
1898-1969
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1948
Accession Number
1950/1.204
Medium and Support
India ink on paper
relevance
rank 19.62444
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
buildings and the land
chimneys (architectural elements)
chimneys and chimney components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
heating and cooking elements
industrial buildings
industrial structures
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
windows and window components
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Title
El Hotel Miramar
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A black and white lithograph print depicting the terrace corrider of a building.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1981
Accession Number
2011/2.68
Medium and Support
black and white lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 19.60453
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
architectural elements
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
landscaped-site elements
objects we use
open spaces and site elements
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
planographic prints
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
site elements
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
windows and window components
Title
St. Giles-in-the-Fields
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
The south flank of a church is seen through the branches of leafless trees. A central tower over the entrance dominates the upper portion of the composition. In the foreground, a curving rail indicates a path leading up to the side of the building; seated just to the left of the church are several people seated on a park bench.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1896
Accession Number
1954/1.465
Medium and Support
transfer lithograph with stumping on printed on laid paper
relevance
rank 19.59470
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
architecture
buildings and the land
churches
components
components and systems
components by specific context
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
open spaces and site elements
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
places of worship
plants
settlements and landscapes
site elements
the natural world
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
windows and window components
woody plants
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Title
In the Doorway
Artist
Patricia Richards
Physical Description
Three girls in a doorway. A little girl in a floral dress is standing, an older girl is lying down and the third, is standing against the frame.
Object Creation Date
1991
Accession Number
2013/2.138
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 19.42516
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
doors and door components
doorway components
doorways and doorway components
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by family relationship
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Title
La Ventanita
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A color print of a small, square door in a wall. The opened door casts a long shadow on the wall.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
2011/2.103
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 19.42398
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
doors and door components
doorway components
doorways and doorway components
enclosing structural elements
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
prints
prints by process or technique
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
walls and wall components
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Title
Michaela and Collin (Bow and Arrow)
Artist
Rita Bernstein
Physical Description
Boy and girl at a window. The boy is holding an arrow at the girl's head. She is resting her head against the frame and looking out.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1950
Object Creation Date
1998
Accession Number
2013/2.95
Medium and Support
toned gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 19.37896
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by family relationship
recreational artifacts
recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities
windows and window components
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Title
The Swing, Esztergom, from "Hungarian Memories"
Artist
André Kertész
Physical Description
In this photo a young girl stands next to a baby who is sitting on a long swing that hangs from the frame of a doorway. Behind the children is a dark shadow that encompasses the entrance of the house.
Artist Life Dates
1894-1985
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
September 26, 1917; printed 1981
Accession Number
1985/1.125.6
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 19.37896
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
offspring
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by age group
people by family relationship
religions
religions and religious concepts
youth
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Title
Woman at a Window
Artist
Rembrandt van Rijn
Physical Description
This is an ink drawing of a woman with crossed forearms in a window.
Artist Life Dates
1606-1669
Object Creation Date
1625-1700
Accession Number
2009/1.512
Medium and Support
ink on paper
relevance
rank 19.32208
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
windows and window components
Title
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (1731-1802)
Artist
Rembrandt Peale
Physical Description
Bust-length portrait of a woman with grey hair in a cream colored dress seated in a red chair with a view of the landscape to right of figure seen through an illusionistic stone oval window or oculus.
Artist Life Dates
1778-1860
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1858
Accession Number
1895.76
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 19.29505
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
architecture
atmospheric effects
components
components and systems
components by specific context
figures
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
the natural world
visual works
visual works by subject type
windows and window components
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Title
Persianas, St. Martin
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A black and white lithograph print of a face of a house. The top portion shows the texture of a vertically-oriented ridged roof. Just underneath are rectangular window openings with slightly-opened blinds to reveal a light source from within. Under each rectangle are two tall columns, also window openings, each with varying degrees of open blinds to reveal different levels of light from inside the structure.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1968
Accession Number
2011/2.93
Medium and Support
black and white lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 19.23959
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
enclosing structural elements
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
planographic prints
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
roofs and roof components
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
windows and window components
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Title
Ty's Place
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A small window with a bright yellow frame is opened.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1976
Accession Number
2011/2.114
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 19.14654
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
prints
prints by process or technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
windows and window components
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Title
Una Casa Cubana
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A view through three doorways. The second doorway has a stained glass window above it.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1976
Accession Number
2011/2.110
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 19.11085
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
doors and door components
doorway components
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
prints
prints by process or technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
35 Calle Sol
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A color print of a blue door set into a bright green wall. An open doorway is next to it.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1966
Accession Number
2011/2.105
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 19.11085
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
doors and door components
doorway components
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
prints
prints by process or technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Synergistic Reflections, Jag Prittker Pavilion, Chicago, IL
Artist
John F. Bush
Physical Description
Side of a contemporary building displaying the reflections, window opened.
Object Creation Date
April 6, 2007
Accession Number
2013/1.238
Medium and Support
pigment ink print on paper
relevance
rank 19.05627
Secondary Keywords
additive and joining processes and techniques
architectural elements
assembling
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
windows and window components
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Title
Los Toldos
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A color print of a building's windows and awnings.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1973
Accession Number
2011/2.119
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 19.05313
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
prints
prints by process or technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Man and Woman on Thomas Street, from "Tribeca, 10013"
Artist
Donna Ferrato
Physical Description
This is a black and white photograph that shows a woman and a man standing on a sidewalk in front of a doorway. The woman, closest to the viewer and shown in profile, is bending over and reaching behind to adjust her skirt. The man is standing with arms raised to adjust his collar before putting on his sportcoat.
Artist Life Dates
American, born 1949
Object Creation Date
2007
Accession Number
2010/2.51.6
Medium and Support
pigment print on fiber paper
relevance
rank 19.00717
Secondary Keywords
scale
architectural elements
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
settlements
settlements and landscapes
settlements by form
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Title
La Ventanita
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A small, square door set into a wall is opened.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
2011/2.102
Medium and Support
black and white lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 18.85428
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
doors and door components
doorway components
doorways and doorway components
enclosing structural elements
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
photographic prints
photographic prints by color
photographs
photographs by form
positives
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
walls and wall components
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Title
Una Casita Amarilla (Yellow House)
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A two story big yellow house with red rooftop has a number of opened windows.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1998
Accession Number
2011/2.85
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 18.77268
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
buildings and the land
colors
components
components and systems
components by specific context
dwellings
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
residential structures
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
visual and tactile
Title
The Long Balcony
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A group of people are seen on the balcony of a building; a number of the women hold parasols against the bright light. On the floor above are two windows with balconies; people can also be observed looking downward. Above these windows are indications of the roofline and chimneys. Below the balcony are pilasters or brackets indicating architectural detail of the ground floor.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1894
Accession Number
1964/1.109
Medium and Support
lithograph on cream wove proofing paper
relevance
rank 18.70668
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
architecture
building divisions
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories carried
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
rooms and spaces
rooms and spaces by form
windows and window components
Title
Two Door Cabinet
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
early 20th century
Accession Number
2001/1.345
Medium and Support
blond rosewood (huali) with brass handles
relevance
rank 18.65437
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by general context
components by specific context
doors and door components
doorway components
doorways and doorway components
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
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Title
Madrugada/Sunrise
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
The shadow from the rising sun is cast over three doors. Each door is painted bright blue and the wall is yellow.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1974
Accession Number
2011/2.120
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 18.62857
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
doors and door components
doorway components
doorways and doorway components
earth sciences concepts
enclosing structural elements
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
prints
prints by process or technique
scientific concepts
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
walls and wall components
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Title
Loft Windows
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A color lithograph depicting rows of opened windows.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1987
Accession Number
2011/2.84
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 18.52029
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
lithographs
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
planographic prints
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
National Treasure Red Gate (Kokuhô Sekimon), from "Memories of Tokyo" (Tôkyô kaikô zue)
Artist
Maeda Masao
Physical Description
This print depicts the National Treasure Red Gate, from the series "Memories of Tokyo."
Artist Life Dates
1904 - 1974
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1945
Accession Number
2004/1.112
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 18.50763
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
asia (continent)
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
gates and gate components
gateway components
gateways and gateway components
geographic and political locations
japan (nation)
kanto (region)
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
plants
settlements and landscapes
tokyo (metropolis)
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants
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Title
Ty's Place
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A square window is opened on the side of a building. A long shadow is cast by the shutter.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1976
Accession Number
2011/2.113
Medium and Support
black and white lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 18.46061
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
photographic prints
photographic prints by color
photographs
photographs by form
positives
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
windows and window components
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Title
Casa Vivienda
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A black and white lithograph depicts a small shack with opened windows.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1967
Accession Number
2011/2.88
Medium and Support
black and white lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 18.46061
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
planographic prints
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
windows and window components
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Title
Andres Segovia with Guitar, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Artist
D. James Galbraith
Physical Description
Older man playing guitar next to a window. He is wearing glasses, a button down shirt and a jacket.
Artist Life Dates
(1930 - 2002)
Object Creation Date
circa 1960
Accession Number
2014/2.231
Medium and Support
vintage gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 18.41801
Secondary Keywords
plucked
architectural elements
chordophones
components
components and systems
components by specific context
lutelike chordophones
lutelike chordophones with long neck
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
windows and window components
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Title
Window of Kumbhalgarh (Kumbhalgarh, India)
Artist
Caleb Cain Marcus
Physical Description
A color photo of a round window. Through the window, blue sky can be seen.
Artist Life Dates
(active 1978 - )
Century
21st century
Object Creation Date
2005
Accession Number
2011/2.178
Medium and Support
black and white digital print on paper
relevance
rank 18.26192
Secondary Keywords
color
architectural elements
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
earth sciences concepts
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
people and culture
photographs
photographs by form
physical sciences concepts
scientific concepts
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
windows and window components
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Title
Aquí Vive Lilian (or Una Puerta Naranja)
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
Seeing the inner structure of the house through the door of the orange and blue color house.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1968
Accession Number
2011/2.82
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 18.21950
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
buildings and the land
colors
components
components and systems
components by specific context
doorway components
doorways and doorway components
dwellings
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
residential structures
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
visual and tactile
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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 18.17980
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
coverings and hangings
coverings and hangings by location or context
coverings and hangings by specific type
coverings and hangings for openings
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
windows and window components
Title
Drury Lane
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
Five children (some only partially rendered) stand before a covered passageway of a building with the lower part of a second story window visible. Through the passageway in the midle distance can be seen a street corner with a woman on the sidewalk, and beyond that additional shops with men on the sidewalk. At the upper right is a flower-like form that is the artist's "butterfly" signature.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1880-1881
Accession Number
2001/2.136
Medium and Support
etching, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper
relevance
rank 18.13675
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
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objects we use
open spaces
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roads
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streets
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visual works by subject type
windows and window components
Title
Yellow House, Lannion
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A three-story house fills nearly the entire sheet. On the ground level, a stone arched entrance on the left is flanked by a window with green shutters; on the second level, rusticated stone the defines the vertical sides of the buildings is indicated, along with three small windows; the third level projects forward, corbels below and shadows indicating the overhanging top floor; a shingled roof with a dormer window completes the building. Summary indications of the flanking buildings are suggested. Two young women or girls stand at the lower left corner of the composition.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1893
Accession Number
1954/1.453
Medium and Support
transfer lithograph with scraping printed in five colors on Japan paper
relevance
rank 18.08975
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
architecture
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roads
roads by form
transportation spaces
windows and window components
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Title
Window from the Henry O. Havemeyer house, New York
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Physical Description
Window in geometric patterns of white, blue, and amber colored glass set in a modern wooden frame.
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1903
Accession Number
1986.146.1B
Medium and Support
favrile glass and wood
relevance
rank 17.93901
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
openings (architectural elements)
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windows and window components
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Title
Window from the Henry O. Havemeyer house, New York
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Physical Description
Window in geometric patterns of white, blue, and amber colored glass set in a modern wooden frame
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1903
Accession Number
1986.146.1A
Medium and Support
favrile glass and wood
relevance
rank 17.93901
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
windows and window components
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Title
Window from Henry O. Havemeyer House, New York
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Physical Description
White and amber glass (including carbochon pieces) are arranged in a horizontal composition of arabesque design.
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1890-1891
Accession Number
1986.146.2
Medium and Support
favrile glass and wood
relevance
rank 17.93901
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
windows and window components
Title
Carpet Menders, Paris
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
Three women sit just inside the doorway of a building shown frontally to the viewer. The doorway is framed by windows on either side within an archietctural framework that connects the windows and door with a dado under the windows. The women have a large piece of fabric laid over their laps on which they are working. The woman at the left is angled so that she is looking into the room; the other two look out at the viewer. The profile of a fourth woman is visible in the central window on the left side of the door.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1897-1898
Accession Number
1954/1.408
Medium and Support
etching and drypoint, printed in warm black ink on laid paper, trimmed to plate
relevance
rank 17.89036
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
architecture
buildings and the land
components
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europe
europe (continent)
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france
france (nation)
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ville de paris, dèpartement de (department)
œle-de-france (region)
Title
Gaiety Stage Door
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A building with an arched doorway, windows at the center right, and the beginning of a flight of stairs on the right acts as architectural foils for the figures and a cart and horse (hansom cab?) arrayed in front of the building or grouped in the dark entryway.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1879
Accession Number
1954/1.419
Medium and Support
transfer lithograph with scraping on buff-colored paper, laid down on white wove
relevance
rank 17.83456
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
architectural elements
architecture
buildings and the land
circulation elements
components
components and systems
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freewheeled vehicles
freewheeled vehicles by form or function
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land vehicles by form
objects
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
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service and utility vehicles
stair components
stairs and stair components
steps and step components
the natural world
transportation
transportation vehicles
vehicles
windows and window components
Title
La Vieille aux Loques
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
An old woman in a white cap sits in a cluttered interior. Positioned just inside the doorway, the woman is surrounded by piles of cloth with domestic objects on shelves and walls that gleam in the darkness.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1858
Accession Number
1954/1.327
Medium and Support
etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper
relevance
rank 17.81654
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
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Title
Carlo's Shack (or Carla's Shack)
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A yellow shack with white rooftop has a small window opened on the right.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1975
Accession Number
2011/2.80
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 17.81260
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
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dwellings
houses
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openings and opening components
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residential structures
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single built works by specific type
windows and window components
Title
Maunder's Fish Shop, Chelsea
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A scene of figures in doorways and examing goods outside a store occupies the lower portion of the image while the architecture--windows, downspouts, signs, and string courses creates a rectilinear framework of the second floor.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1890
Accession Number
1993/2.5
Medium and Support
transfer lithograph on laid Japan tissue
relevance
rank 17.77562
Secondary Keywords
animals
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architectural elements
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single built works
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the natural world
windows and window components
Title
Café Corazza, Paris
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
Three arched openings (windows flanking a central door) are obscured by the trunks and foliage of two slender trees positioned in front of the building. Neither the tree trunks nor the building facade are drawn completely down to the ground.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1892-1893
Accession Number
1954/1.409
Medium and Support
etching, printed in black ink on laid Japan tissue, trimmed to platemark
relevance
rank 17.70999
Secondary Keywords
scale
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buildings and the land
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natural landscapes
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plants
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the natural world
vegetation and vegetation components
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Title
Penn Station
Artist
Alfred Eisenstaedt
Physical Description
An interior shot of Penn Station, light streaming through the windows.
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2013/2.88
Medium and Support
toned gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 17.68629
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
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guideway vehicles
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Title
One of a Pair of Casement Windows from the Darwin Martin House, Buffalo, NY
Artist
Frank Lloyd Wright
Physical Description
One of a pair of windows with a highly regular, rectilinear, although asymetric, design in both clear and colored glass. Window has an oak frame. Window design consists of vertical and horizontal bands of green and amber colorerd glass at top and bottom of window; along one side are colored squares of glass; along the other is a chevron-shaped column of glass. The overall effect is of colored pieces of glass suspended within a clear window subdivided by abstract bands and patterns of lead caming.
Artist Life Dates
1867-1959
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1904
Accession Number
1968/2.53
Medium and Support
glass, oak and lead
relevance
rank 17.66255
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
components
components and systems
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european
european styles and periods
modern european fine arts styles and movements
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openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
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people and culture
styles and periods
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windows and window components
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Title
School Children
Artist
Ben Shahn
Physical Description
A group of children stand tightly packed together behind a wooden fence. None of the children appear to be facing the camera except for one girl in a gingham dress at the center of the photo. This girl, slightly smiling, displays the cover of a book she holds in her hand.
Artist Life Dates
1898-1969
Object Creation Date
1935; printed 1990
Accession Number
2013/2.173
Medium and Support
toned gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 17.64806
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
buildings and the land
built complexes and districts
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gates and gate components
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information artifacts
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people
people (agents)
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people by family relationship
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Title
Console with bird in vine scroll, rinceau, and angel
Artist
Anonymous French (Burgundy)
Physical Description
A three-quarter length angel, robustly carved in high relief, emerges from a cloud bank on the curved inner face of the console. The outer face of the console bears a tightly wound vine scroll carved in shallower relief with a bird at its center. The bird grasps the vine with its left leg while stretching back to grasp a cluster of grapes in its beak.
Century
Third quarter of 12th century
Object Creation Date
1150-1175
Accession Number
1975/1.64
Medium and Support
limestone
relevance
rank 17.57690
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
architectural elements
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descriptors
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religious structures
scrollwork
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