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Title

Flywhisk with human face

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

1986/2.93

Medium and Support

ivory, wood, copper wire, beads and animal skin with hair

relevance

rank 9.99586

Primary Keywords

faces

fly whisks

Title

Untitled

Artist

Karel Appel

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

1986/2.47

Medium and Support

lithograph on off-white paper

relevance

rank 9.99586

Primary Keywords

abstraction

face

faces

Title

Portrait of Mlle. Moreno

Artist

Edmond-François Aman-Jean

Artist Life Dates

1860-1935

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1897

Accession Number

1981/2.81

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 9.99586

Primary Keywords

faces

portraits

women

Title

Characters and Caricatures

Artist

William Hogarth

Physical Description

This is a black ink print on a cream colored background, filled with images of human heads.The upper portion contains a multitude of facial profiles with various features and expressions. At the bottom, there are seven men, depicted larger than the others and text at the bottom of the page identifying the figures on the left as "Characters" and the ones on the right as "Caricaturas". Between the fifth and sixth figures there is a simple line drawing of a face. Another line of text reads: " For a Farther Explanation of the Difference Betwixt Character and Caricatura See ye Preface to Jo. Andrews".

Artist Life Dates

1697-1764

Object Creation Date

1743

Accession Number

2010/2.50

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 9.88596

Primary Keywords

caricatures

faces

intaglio printing

Title

Mask

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

Portrait of a face with colorful markings. The face is of a dark complexion with bold, white sections that highlight raised features. There are also colorful lines that accent both the light and dark areas of the face.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1969

Object Creation Date

1959

Accession Number

2011/1.111

Medium and Support

serigraph on paper

relevance

rank 9.88596

Primary Keywords

face masks

faces

portraits

Title

The Melody Haunts My Reverie

Artist

Roy Lichtenstein

Physical Description

The print has a blue background. A girl is shown with blonde hair, red lips and a melancholy facial expression. She holds a microphone, opening her mouth and emitting a speech bubble saying, "The melody haunts my reverie." The artist applied the technique of Ben Day dots to depict her skins.

Artist Life Dates

10/28/1923 - 9/29/1997

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2006/2.2

Medium and Support

screenprint on white wove paper

relevance

rank 9.77845

Primary Keywords

dots

faces

girl

pop art

Title

Untitled (One of Four), from "Portfolio of Four Lithographs"

Artist

Henry Moore

Physical Description

A black and white lithograph of two faces.

Artist Life Dates

1898 - 1986

Object Creation Date

1973

Accession Number

2011/1.123

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 9.77845

Primary Keywords

black and white prints

faces

lithograph

Title

Crescent-shaped box with human face

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

1985/1.141

Medium and Support

wood and tkoola powder

relevance

rank 9.67326

Primary Keywords

boxes (containers)

crescents (shapes)

face

faces

Title

Oba’s Beaded Crown (adénlá)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Physical Description

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

Century

Mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1925-1975

Accession Number

1997/1.306

Medium and Support

glass beads, cotton fabric, raffia palm

relevance

rank 9.57030

Primary Keywords

authority

beads

birds

crown

faces

head

royalty

Title

Vessel with four faces carved on rim

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1985/2.3

Medium and Support

carved wood and tkoola powder residue

relevance

rank 9.57030

Primary Keywords

carvings

faces

kuba (democratic republic of congo)

vessels

Title

Shallow open box with three compartments, adorned with women's faces

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Physical Description

An open box with three components. It is made of earthenware and has blue and black decorations depicting female faces.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1957/1.99

Medium and Support

earthenware with blue and black underglaze painting

relevance

rank 9.57030

Primary Keywords

ceramics

compartments

container

faces

iran (nation)

islamic

Title

Untitled [Woodpeckers perched on the side of a tree]

Artist

Kawano Kaoru

Physical Description

This print, as the title indicates, portrays woodpeckers percehed on the side of a tree.

Artist Life Dates

1916 - 1965

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

1998/2.25

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 9.46952

Primary Keywords

birds

faces

japan (nation)

trees

wood (plant material)

Title

Jean Arp, 1949

Artist

Arnold Newman

Physical Description

Portrait of a man with his head resting on his hand showing only his right eye, cheek, forehead, hand and a bit of his shirt cuff with a curving unidentifiable vertical form to the right obscuring the sitter’s face.

Artist Life Dates

1918-2006

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1949

Accession Number

1989/2.18

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 9.46952

Primary Keywords

artists

eye

face

faces

hand

hands

portraits

sculpture

Title

Michigan Worker

Artist

George Vargas

Physical Description

Mixed media assemblage consisting of goggles, rusted sheets and pieces of metal, a padlock and two rusted bells hanging from a chain mounted on a wooden board with screws.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1948

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1985

Accession Number

2004/1.153

Medium and Support

goggles, metal, hanging bells mounted on wood

relevance

rank 9.46952

Primary Keywords

faces

found objects

junk sculpture

portraits

working class

Title

Artillery Battle (Artillerieschlacht)

Artist

Otto Dix

Physical Description

A human face in anguish, with hands raised to his cheeks, looks out from the center of a visual field full of slashing diagonals and explosive triangles of color. On the left side, smoke billows.

Artist Life Dates

1891 - 1969

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1917

Accession Number

1967/1.41

Medium and Support

charcoal and gouache on paper mounted on linen

relevance

rank 9.46952

Primary Keywords

bombs

expressionism

expressionist

faces

fighting

gouaches

world war i

Title

Untitled (Head)

Artist

Michael Lucero

Physical Description

White earthenware “sleeping” head lying on its right cheek (right ear omitted to lay flat) with a geometric section of crown removed. The cut at the head is painted terra cotta, the cut at the neck painted with a landscape of a tree at the edge of a cliff. A forest scene set against pink mountains covers the face, and desert rock formations in silhouette cover the back of the head.

Artist Life Dates

(1953 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1985

Accession Number

2008/2.245

Medium and Support

glazes on white earthenware

relevance

rank 9.17950

Primary Keywords

ceramics

deserts

dreams

faces

forests

landscapes (representations)

mountains

sleeping

surrealist

trees

Title

Architectural ceiling boss with four faces, probably from the Church of St. Andrew at Cullompton

Artist

Artist Unknown, England

Physical Description

This ceiling boss features four faces with traces of paint that are arranged in a radial pattern with the crowns of their heads converging on a single, central point. Two of the faces are female, identifiable by the wimples worn on their heads, while the other two, wearing small pointed caps and sporting beards, are male. The symmetrical regularity of the piece is counterbalanced by subtle asymmetries introduced by differences in detail and the sequence of facial types.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1430

Accession Number

1968/2.47

Medium and Support

wood with polychrome

relevance

rank 9.08674

Primary Keywords

bosses

carvings

cullompton (inhabited place)

faces

vaults (structural elements)

wood (sculpture by material)

Title

Vajra bell (Lontjeng) (one of a pair)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Physical Description

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

Century

16th -17th century

Object Creation Date

16th century - 17th century

Accession Number

1957/2.54

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 8.71447

Primary Keywords

bell

bell (idiophone)

bodhisattva

bronze (metal)

diamond vehicle

faces

Title

Prayer Bell (Lontjeng) (One of a Pair)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Physical Description

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

Century

16th-17th century

Object Creation Date

16th century - 17th century

Accession Number

1957/2.53

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 8.70073

Primary Keywords

bell

bell (idiophone)

bodhisattva

diamond vehicle

faces

figures

st. mark

Title

The Lord's Prayer, sheet 11 - The Power and the Glory (Das Vaterunser - Und die Kraft und die Herrlichkeit)

Artist

Max Pechstein

Physical Description

Positioned in the upper center, a large eye sits inside a black triangle from which five arms and hands radiate. Behind the triangle and extending to the viewer's right edge is a rainbow. Below the triangle is a stylized, mask-like face that radiates beams of light rom its eyes. On each side of this large face is a man's face in profile. In the far background, there are mountains and clouds.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1948/1.433

Medium and Support

woodcut with hand-coloring on paper

relevance

rank 8.64970

Primary Keywords

clouds

expressionism

expressionist

eyes

faces

gods

hands

light (energy)

portfolios (groups of works)

prayers

pyramid

rainbows

spirituality

woodcuts