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view Adolph A. Weinman papers, 1890-1959 digital asset number 1

Adolph A. Weinman papers, 1890-1959

Creator:
Weinman, Adolph A. (Adolph Alexander), 1870-1952  Search this
Subject:
National Sculpture Society (U.S.)  Search this
National Academy of Design (U.S.)  Search this
Type:
Drawings
Sketchbooks
Photographs
Sketches
Citation:
Adolph A. Weinman papers, 1890-1959. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Sculpture, American  Search this
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9338
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211534
AAA_collcode_weinadol
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211534
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view Meissen underglaze blue vinegar pot digital asset number 1

Meissen underglaze blue vinegar pot

Maker:
Meissen Manufactory  Search this
Physical Description:
blue (overall color)
monochrome, blue (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 4 3/4 in; 12.065 cm
Object Name:
coffeepot
Place made:
Germany: Saxony, Meissen
Date made:
1730-1735
Subject:
Manufacturing  Search this
Credit Line:
Hans C. Syz Collection
ID Number:
CE.71.203
Catalog number:
71.203
Accession number:
297499
Collector/donor number:
402
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Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
The Hans C. Syz Collection
Art
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-d9ee-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_574451
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view Meissen plate digital asset number 1

Meissen plate

Maker:
Meissen Manufactory  Search this
Physical Description:
ceramic, hard-paste porcelain (overall material)
painted in underglaze cobalt blue (overall color)
Meissen East Asian pattern (overall style)
Measurements:
overall: 10 cm; 3 15/16 in
Object Name:
plate
Place made:
Germany
Date made:
ca 1740
1740
Credit Line:
Hans C. Syz Collection
ID Number:
1984.1140.45
Collector/donor number:
1595
Accession number:
1984.1140
Catalog number:
1984.1140.45
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Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
The Hans C. Syz Collection
Industry & Manufacturing
Art
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-e631-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1366070
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view Meissen underglaze blue plate digital asset number 1

Meissen underglaze blue plate

Maker:
Meissen Manufactory  Search this
Physical Description:
painted in underglaze cobalt blue (overall color)
ceramic; hard-paste porcelain (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
Object Name:
plate
Date made:
1740
Subject:
Manufacturing  Search this
Credit Line:
Hans C. Syz Collection
ID Number:
1984.1140.11
Accession number:
1984.1140
Catalog number:
1984.1140.11
Collector/donor number:
471
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Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
The Hans C. Syz Collection
Art
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-4865-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1406004
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view Meissen red stoneware teapot digital asset number 1

Meissen red stoneware teapot

Maker:
Meissen Manufactory  Search this
Physical Description:
monochrome, rust (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, stoneware, refined (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 4 7/8 in; 12.3825 cm
Object Name:
teapot
Place made:
Germany: Saxony, Meissen
Date made:
1710-1715
Credit Line:
Hans C. Syz Collection
ID Number:
1980.0024.01ab
Accession number:
1980.0024
Catalog number:
1980.0024.01ab
Collector/donor number:
840
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Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
The Hans C. Syz Collection
Art
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-d4f3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_574964
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view Meissen red stoneware cup digital asset number 1

Meissen red stoneware cup

Maker:
Meissen Manufactory  Search this
Physical Description:
monochrome, rust (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, stoneware, refined (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 2 3/4 in; 6.985 cm
Object Name:
cup
Place made:
Germany: Saxony, Meissen
Date made:
1710-1715
Credit Line:
Hans C. Syz Collection
ID Number:
1980.0024.02
Accession number:
1980.0024
Catalog number:
1980.0024.02
Collector/donor number:
1572
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Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
The Hans C. Syz Collection
Art
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-d607-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_574968
Online Media:
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Director's Records, 1953-1954, 1985-1986, 1988, 2000-2019

Creator:
Smithsonian Provenance Research Initiative  Search this
Subject:
Milosch, Jane  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Office of the Under Secretary for Museums, Education, and Research/Provost  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Office of the Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture  Search this
Renwick Gallery  Search this
International Schwabing Art Trove Task Force Advisory Group  Search this
German/American Provenance Research Exchange Program  Search this
Physical description:
13 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes)
Type:
Manuscripts
Collection descriptions
Brochures
Newsletters
Clippings
Compact discs
Electronic records
Floppy disks
Digital versatile discs
Posters
Date:
1953
1953-1954
1953-1954, 1985-1986, 1988, 2000-2019
Topic:
Art museum curators  Search this
International cooperation  Search this
Art--Provenance  Search this
World War, 1939-1945  Search this
Art museums  Search this
Museums--Public relations  Search this
Congresses and conventions  Search this
Professional associations  Search this
Strategic planning  Search this
Research grants  Search this
Fund raising  Search this
Contracts  Search this
Workshops  Search this
Committees  Search this
Meetings  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Web sites  Search this
Budget  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 22-102
Restrictions & Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2035; Transferring office; 6/29/2022 memorandum, Johnstone to Carroll; Contact reference staff for details
See more items in:
Director's Records 1953-1954, 1985-1986, 1988, 2000-2019 [Smithsonian Provenance Research Initiative]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_404756
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Decision in Germany

Author:
Clay, Lucius D (Lucius DuBignon) 1897-1978  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 522 pages illustrations, portraits, maps (on lining papers) 22 cm
Type:
Books
Authors' presentation copies (Provenance)
History
Place:
Germany
Allemagne
Deutschland
New York (State)
New York
Date:
1950
1945-1955
1945- .
Topic:
Allied Powers  Search this
Germany  Search this
Military governments  Search this
Occupation  Search this
Politics  Search this
History  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Call number:
DD257 .C619
DD257.C619
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_9055
view Child of an Idumean Night (Composition No. 4) digital asset number 1

Child of an Idumean Night (Composition No. 4)

Artist:
Arshile Gorky, American, b. Dilkaya, Turkey, 1904–1948  Search this
Medium:
Oil on burlap mounted on paperboard
Dimensions:
12 × 8 1/8 in. (30.4 × 20.4 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1936
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number:
66.2133
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School:
Abstract Expressionism (First Generation)
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py284ca0025-0765-4b1c-935d-853058848230
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_66.2133
view The Raven (Composition No. 3) digital asset number 1

The Raven (Composition No. 3)

Artist:
Arshile Gorky, American, b. Dilkaya, Turkey, 1904–1948  Search this
Medium:
Oil and ink on wood
Dimensions:
14 1/8 × 9 3/4 in. (35.6 × 24.7 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1931
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number:
66.2135
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School:
Abstract Expressionism (First Generation)
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2d07c2955-1c4b-4b72-9efc-8d7eb0995507
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_66.2135
view Portrait of Vartoosh digital asset number 1

Portrait of Vartoosh

Artist:
Arshile Gorky, American, b. Dilkaya, Turkey, 1904–1948  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
20 1/4 × 15 1/8 in. (51.3 × 38.4 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
(1933-1934)
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966
Accession Number:
66.2148
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School:
Abstract Expressionism (First Generation)
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py20f36d98a-627b-4085-bc6a-533d8ba6e8d4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_66.2148
view <I>Storm over Biafra</I> digital asset number 1

Storm over Biafra

Maker:
Ben Enwonwu, 1917-1994, Nigeria  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Framed: 78.6 × 154.3 × 5.2 cm (30 15/16 × 60 3/4 × 2 1/16 in.)
Type:
Painting
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
1972
Credit Line:
Museum purchase
Object number:
2000-11-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
Courtesy of the Ben Enwonwu Foundation (c)
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys74e7900ef-a230-4a99-8029-b7403643a16b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2000-11-1
view <I>Still Life</I> digital asset number 1

Still Life

Maker:
Ben Enwonwu, 1917-1994, Nigeria  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Framed: 66.2 × 56.2 × 5.1 cm (26 1/16 × 22 1/8 × 2 in.)
Type:
Painting
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
1948
Credit Line:
Museum purchase
Object number:
2002-2-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
Courtesy of the Ben Enwonwu Foundation (c)
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys72eced5e1-b0cd-4a43-8a4b-fce65312b5a1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2002-2-1
view <I>Sea Ghosts 3</I> digital asset number 1

Sea Ghosts 3

Maker:
Twins Seven-Seven, 1944-2011, born Nigeria  Search this
Medium:
Ink on plywood
Dimensions:
Other (framed): 63 × 124.5 × 3.8 cm (24 13/16 × 49 × 1 1/2 in.)
Type:
Painting
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
1968
Credit Line:
Gift of Holly and David Ross
Object number:
2003-5-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7c93dc9b6-0f53-4ef5-8b10-8c120d9ff1fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2003-5-1
view <I>The Histology of the Different Classes of Uterine Tumors</I> digital asset number 1

The Histology of the Different Classes of Uterine Tumors

Maker:
Wangechi Mutu, born 1972, Kenya  Search this
Medium:
Mixed media collage on digital print in twelve parts
Dimensions:
H x W (each): 57.9 × 42.9 cm (22 13/16 × 16 7/8 in.)
Type:
Drawing and Collage
Geography:
Kenya
Date:
2006
Topic:
female  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Jerome L. and Ellen Stern
Object number:
2018-19-2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7f354d2b6-dd15-4d64-a04f-040b14e022c1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2018-19-2
view Design cloth digital asset number 1

Design cloth

Object Name:
bwiin
Maker:
Kuba artist  Search this
Medium:
Raffia, dye
Dimensions:
H x W: 56.5 x 62.9 cm (22 1/4 x 24 3/4 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
Early-mid-20th century
Topic:
geometric motif  Search this
male  Search this
Trade  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Kegel and Konietzko
Object number:
65-5-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys741e59efd-0653-4bbb-996f-b0b340e5028d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_65-5-1
Online Media:
view Male figure digital asset number 1

Male figure

Maker:
Bamum artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, brass, cloth, glass beads, cowrie shells
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 160 x 39.4 x 36.8 cm (63 x 15 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.)
Type:
Figure
Geography:
Fumban, Grassfields region, Cameroon
Date:
Late 19th century
Topic:
leopard  Search this
Leadership  Search this
Status  Search this
spider  Search this
frog  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Evelyn A.J. Hall and John A. Friede
Object number:
85-8-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Exhibition:
ongoing exhibition
Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts
On View:
NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7fb84cf0e-cc5a-4e38-be78-c1a24cf79420
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_85-8-1
view <I>Earth-Moon Connexions</I> digital asset number 1

Earth-Moon Connexions

Maker:
El Anatsui, born 1944, Ghana (active in Nigeria)  Search this
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 90 x 84.4 x 3 cm (35 7/16 x 33 1/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Ghana
Nigeria
Date:
1993
Credit Line:
Purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program
Object number:
96-17-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© 1995 El Anatsui
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys72112ff3e-1f62-4551-ba1e-741c00c32242
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_96-17-1
view <I>Erosion</I> digital asset number 1

Erosion

Maker:
El Anatsui, born 1944, Ghana (active in Nigeria)  Search this
Medium:
Wood, paint, woodchips, sawdust
Dimensions:
H: 297.2 cm (117 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Ghana
Nigeria
Date:
1992
Credit Line:
Museum purchase
Object number:
96-36-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© 1992 El Anatsui
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7daf34ce0-0308-4612-817a-c3dd530535f0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_96-36-1
view <I>Ana Mmuo (Land of the Dead)</I> digital asset number 1

Ana Mmuo (Land of the Dead)

Maker:
Uche Okeke, 1933 - 2016, born Nigeria  Search this
Medium:
Oil on board
Dimensions:
H x W (unframed): 91.6 × 121.9 cm (36 1/16 × 48 in.)
Other (framed): 93.2 × 123.5 × 4.1 cm (36 11/16 × 48 5/8 × 1 5/8 in.)
Type:
Painting
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
1961
Topic:
Human  Search this
mask  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Joanne B. Eicher and Cynthia, Carolyn Ngozi, and Diana Eicher
Object number:
97-3-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
(c) 1961 Uche Okeke
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys727242334-0ad8-427d-b36f-86443f435a7f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_97-3-1

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