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Title
Journey of the Soul to the Paradise of the Queen Mother of the West
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Limestone slab carved bas-relief with six registers. The lower register depicts a chariot procession above fish-inhabited waters. The central three registers depict figures carrying out funerary rites. The top register shows a winged creature with a human face flanked by two writhing dragons and other animals, including two rabbits and a nine-tailed fox.
Century
2nd century
Object Creation Date
2nd century
Accession Number
2000/2.1
Medium and Support
carved limestone slab
relevance
rank 13.27213
Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art and the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund, in honor of Senior Curator Marshall Wu on his retirement
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Title
Heather Brown, Mimi Brown, Bebe Brown Nixon, Laurie Brown, New Canaan, Connectic
Artist
Nicholas Nixon
Artist Life Dates
Born 1947
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1975
Accession Number
1981/2.91
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 12.81929
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art and the Marvin Felheim Memorial Fund
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Title
Yellow - Blue, from "Sixteen Lithographs in Color"
Artist
Sol LeWitt
Physical Description
A suite of 15 lithographs and a composite gage in four colors hand drawn on aluminum plates and printed from those plates by hand. Printed in an edition of 50 on Italia paper by Landfall Press, Inc. Size: 23 x 23”. Contained in a paper box designed by Sol LeWitt with the cooperation of Service Bindery of Chicago, Ill.
Artist Life Dates
1928-2007
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1971
Accession Number
1978/2.61.7
Medium and Support
lithograph on Italia paper
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Exotic Flower; Woman Wearing a Mantilla (Fleur Exotique; La Femme à la mantille)
Artist
Édouard Manet
Artist Life Dates
1832-1883
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1868
Accession Number
1985/1.166
Medium and Support
etching and aquatint on paper
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
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Title
WR5 Model T in Front of Barn
Artist
Wright Morris
Artist Life Dates
1910-1998
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1947
Accession Number
1984/1.292
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Cup
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925
Accession Number
1984/2.37
Medium and Support
carved wood
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Maison Carrée at Nîmes
Artist
Em. Pec
Artist Life Dates
active 1850s
Century
19th Century
Object Creation Date
circa 1851
Accession Number
1994/2.7
Medium and Support
salt print from a paper negative on mounted on heavy white wove paper
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Covered Box in the Shape of a Stacked Basket (Base)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1930
Accession Number
1985/1.162B
Medium and Support
carved wood
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet) (1694-1778)
Artist
Joseph Rosset
Artist Life Dates
1706-1786
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1726-1786
Accession Number
1969/2.14
Medium and Support
ivory with wood base
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Comb
Artist
African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1984/2.30
Medium and Support
wood and iron
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Mongolian Lady with Winter Hat
Artist
John Thomson
Artist Life Dates
(1837 - 1921)
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1871
Accession Number
1988/2.17
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
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Title
Female Nude Study
Artist
Marsha Burns
Artist Life Dates
Born 1945
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1981
Accession Number
1981/2.89
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
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Title
Dali, Yunnan, China
Artist
Lois Conner
Artist Life Dates
b. 1915
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1984
Accession Number
1988/2.16
Medium and Support
platinum-palladium print on paper
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Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
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Title
Merchano—Marvel of the Age
Artist
Mabel Dwight
Artist Life Dates
1876-1955
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1928
Accession Number
1987/2.71
Medium and Support
print on paper
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Breaking up of the Agamemnon, No. II
Artist
Sir Francis Seymour Haden
Artist Life Dates
1818-1910
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1880
Accession Number
1994/2.11
Medium and Support
etching and mezzotint on thick, smooth beige wove paper
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
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Title
There Are Some
Artist
Gerome Kamrowski
Artist Life Dates
1914 - 2004
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1943
Accession Number
1988/2.6
Medium and Support
paint, ink, photograph and printed paper assemblage
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Return from Greenwich (Retour de Greenwich)
Artist
Auguste Louis Lepère
Artist Life Dates
1849-1918
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1849-1918
Accession Number
1983/1.375
Medium and Support
etching on laid paper
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
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Title
Composite Page, from "Sixteen Lithographs in Color"
Artist
Sol LeWitt
Physical Description
A suite of 15 lithographs and a composite gage in four colors hand drawn on aluminum plates and printed from those plates by hand. Printed in an edition of 50 on Italia paper by Landfall Press, Inc. Size: 23 x 23”. Contained in a paper box designed by Sol LeWitt with the cooperation of Service Bindery of Chicago, Ill.
Artist Life Dates
1928-2007
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1971
Accession Number
1978/2.61.16
Medium and Support
lithograph on Italia paper
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
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Title
Moydrum Castle, County Westmeath, S. Ireland
Artist
Simon Marsden
Artist Life Dates
Born 1948
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1989/1.65
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Sir David Brewster (1781-1868)
Artist
John Adamson
Artist Life Dates
1809-1870
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1841
Accession Number
1988/1.135
Medium and Support
salted paper print from a calotype negative on paper
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Turtles
Artist
Nishiyama Kan'ei
Artist Life Dates
1833-1897
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1889
Accession Number
1990/1.197
Medium and Support
ink and color on paper
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Drinking horn
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1880
Accession Number
1984/2.33
Medium and Support
cape buffalo horn and plant fibers
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
The Turkey of the Farce from 'L'Estampe Original,' album VII, 1894
Artist
Georges Pissarro
Artist Life Dates
1871-1961
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1894
Accession Number
1987/1.266
Medium and Support
woodcut on paper
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Belt ornament in the shape of a shell
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1987/2.48
Medium and Support
glass beads, leather, woven natural fibers
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
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Title
Playskool Gym, from the Playskool series
Artist
Frank Stella
Physical Description
Wall relief sculpture created from wood, irregularly shaped metal objects, and found objects—including steel rods, ratcheted discs and a paintbrush.
Artist Life Dates
born 1936
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1983
Accession Number
1989/2.1
Medium and Support
patinated cast bronze, fabricated aluminum, wood, steel, plastic, screenprint
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
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Title
Self-Portrait
Artist
Thomas Hart Benton
Artist Life Dates
1889-1975
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1972
Accession Number
1989/2.102
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
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Title
Tres Ollas de Oaxaco
Artist
Edward Weston
Artist Life Dates
1886-1958
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1926
Accession Number
1971/2.136
Medium and Support
platinum print on paper
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
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Title
Somerset, England
Artist
Mignonette Yin Cheng
Artist Life Dates
(China, 1933 - 2009)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1984
Accession Number
1988/1.159
Medium and Support
watercolor on paper
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Stirring paddle with head
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Luba or Songye Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1983/1.156
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Le Marchand de Casseroles
Artist
Paul Gavarni
Artist Life Dates
1804-1866
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1847-1851
Accession Number
1989/2.13
Medium and Support
lithograph on chine applique
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
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Title
Window
Artist
Bryan Hunt
Artist Life Dates
born 1947
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1986
Accession Number
1988/1.127
Medium and Support
woodcut on paper
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Access to media is restricted to U-M users.
Title
Black - Blue, from "Sixteen Lithographs in Color"
Artist
Sol LeWitt
Physical Description
A suite of 15 lithographs and a composite gage in four colors hand drawn on aluminum plates and printed from those plates by hand. Printed in an edition of 50 on Italia paper by Landfall Press, Inc. Size: 23 x 23”. Contained in a paper box designed by Sol LeWitt with the cooperation of Service Bindery of Chicago, Ill.
Artist Life Dates
1928-2007
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1971
Accession Number
1978/2.61.9
Medium and Support
lithograph on Italia paper
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
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Title
Untitled, from the portfolio "Aquatint, Sugarlift and Golden Changes"
Artist
Sylvia Plimack Mangold
Artist Life Dates
born 1938
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1978
Accession Number
1988/2.25.3
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Battle of the Romans under Scipio against the Carthaginians
Artist
Agostino di Musi
Physical Description
A group of men wage battle against each other in a rocky landscape. Some of the men wear ancient Roman armor while others are only partially clothed. The combatants wield spears and swords, and some are on horseback. The mounted soldier in the center of the scene holds a large banner. A burning city is visible in the distance.
Artist Life Dates
(Venice, 1490 - 1540)
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
after 1531
Accession Number
1976/1.211
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Ritual Sword
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900
Accession Number
1985/1.157
Medium and Support
Iron, wood, copper and tkoola powder
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
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Title
Am Wasser (At the water)
Artist
Max Pechstein
Physical Description
Print depicting two nude males crouching with their back to the viewer while looking out over a body of water
Artist Life Dates
1881 - 1955
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1907
Accession Number
1994/2.10
Medium and Support
woodcut on thin, slightly textured cream Japan paper
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Hairpin
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925
Accession Number
1984/2.23
Medium and Support
brass
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
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Title
Monte Cassino
Artist
Italo Scanga
Artist Life Dates
Born 1932
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1984
Accession Number
1988/1.133
Medium and Support
woodcut on paper
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Stool with Mudfish and Crab Motif
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Century
Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900
Accession Number
1982/2.53
Medium and Support
carved wood
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Bamboo (pair with 1986/1.167.2)
Artist
Tomioka Tessai
Physical Description
Long, thing hanging scroll with a black/grey ink painting on a gold cloth backing. Writing is in the upper left side of the painting. The painting itself depicts stalks of bamboo.
Artist Life Dates
1836-1924
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1865-1875
Accession Number
1986/1.167.1
Medium and Support
ink on paper
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Prestige Pipe
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon Grassfields Cameroon
Physical Description
Pipe made in three parts: wood-carved stem, inner metal pipe for drawing smoke, and metal, possibly bronze bowl. Wood-carved, openwork stem is comprised of interlocking lizards; spiral whorls cover the cast metal bowl. bands of cowrie shells encircle the bottom and “neck” of the bowl, while its lip is topped with the classic Grassfields motif of a prestige cap.
Century
Mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1925-1975
Accession Number
1985/1.150
Medium and Support
wood, metal, possibly copper and bronze
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Henri-Pierre Delaâge, Baron de Saint-Cyr (1766-1840)
Artist
Pierre D'Angers
Artist Life Dates
1788-1856
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1840
Accession Number
1981/2.191
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Access to media is restricted to U-M users.
Title
Dancers (Danseuses)
Artist
Max Ernst
Artist Life Dates
1891 - 1976
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1950
Accession Number
1987/1.264
Medium and Support
lithograph
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
The Resurrection
Artist
Marten van Heemskerck
Physical Description
A muscular figure surrounded by an aureole of light steps down from a plain rectangular tomb. Six soldiers, depicted in a variety of complex postures, recoil from the figure in shock.
Artist Life Dates
1498-1574
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1548-1574
Accession Number
1983/2.249
Medium and Support
etching on laid paper
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rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Crescent Moon (Matsue in Izumo)
Artist
Kawase Hasui
Physical Description
A man ferries a passenger along a river at sunset. The buildings and stone walls along the river are reflected along with the colorful sky above.
Artist Life Dates
1883-1957
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1924
Accession Number
1987/1.268
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Access to media is restricted to U-M users.
Title
Black, from "Sixteen Lithographs in Color"
Artist
Sol LeWitt
Physical Description
A suite of 15 lithographs and a composite gage in four colors hand drawn on aluminum plates and printed from those plates by hand. Printed in an edition of 50 on Italia paper by Landfall Press, Inc. Size: 23 x 23”. Contained in a paper box designed by Sol LeWitt with the cooperation of Service Bindery of Chicago, Ill.
Artist Life Dates
1928-2007
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1971
Accession Number
1978/2.61.2
Medium and Support
lithograph on Italia paper
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
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Title
Crossroad
Artist
Bruce Lowney
Artist Life Dates
born 1937
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1978
Accession Number
1983/2.160
Medium and Support
screenprint on paper
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
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Title
It's a Small World
Artist
Leo J. Meissner
Artist Life Dates
1895-1977
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1930
Accession Number
1984/2.84
Medium and Support
wood engraving on paper
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
Standing anthropomorphic figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1984/2.82
Medium and Support
carved wood
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Title
White Egrets under a Tree
Artist
Nishiyama Kan'ei
Artist Life Dates
1833-1897
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
2nd half of 19th century
Accession Number
1990/1.206
Medium and Support
ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 12.65307
Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
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