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view Lidded cosmetic box (lian) digital asset number 1

Lidded cosmetic box (lian)

Medium:
Box: Black and red lacquer on wood core; contents: wood, human hair, silk, and other organic materials
Dimensions:
H x Diam (a): 8.2 x 26.1 cm (3 1/4 x 10 1/4 in)
Type:
Lacquer
Container
Origin:
Probably Changsha, Hunan province, China
Date:
3rd-2nd century BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty to Western Han dynasty
Topic:
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Paul Singer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.1596a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye39fbb0cd6-181a-496b-bfa7-459adf001737
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2012.9.1596a-b
view Teeter digital asset number 1

Teeter

Artist:
Kenneth Noland, American, b. Asheville, North Carolina, 1924–2010  Search this
Medium:
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions:
68 x 68 in. (172.7 x 172.7 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1960
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number:
66.3876
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School:
Washington Color School/Formalist Abstraction
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2e03d8c2a-6276-4dc6-82db-0d7dd3a55c43
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_66.3876
view Northeast Grave digital asset number 1

Northeast Grave

Artist:
Larry Poons, American, b. Tokyo, Japan, 1937  Search this
Medium:
Acrylic and pencil on canvas
Dimensions:
80 1/8 X 90 1/8 IN. (203.5 X 228.8 CM.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
(1964)
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number:
66.4106
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School:
Op Art
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py27909b620-3760-4c31-a19f-7e00e190046d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_66.4106
view Katie and Anne digital asset number 1

Katie and Anne

Artist:
Fairfield Porter, American, b. Winnetka, Illinois, 1907–1975  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
80 1/8 X 62 1/8 IN. (203.5 X 157.7 CM.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1955
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number:
66.4110
See more items in:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School:
American Contemporary Realism
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py269a23568-96ae-4dc9-ad23-41c8a4bf1776
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_66.4110
view Torso of a Young Woman digital asset number 1

Torso of a Young Woman

Artist:
Auguste Rodin, French, b. Paris, 1840–1917  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
33 3/4 x 18 1/4 x 12 3/4in., 104lb. (85.7 x 46.4 x 32.4cm, 47.2kg)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
(1909)/(cast 1959)
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number:
66.4337
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py257be7a32-2cee-41f0-a801-64c411812fa9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_66.4337
view Wall digital asset number 1

Wall

Artist:
Adolph Gottlieb, American, b. New York City, 1903–1974  Search this
Medium:
Steel and paint
Dimensions:
27 1/4 x 41 3/4 x 26 in. (69.3 x 106.3 x 66 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
(1968)
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Museum Purchase, 1978
Art © Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Accession Number:
78.77
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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/py23a9a005b-036b-48a6-b663-d569d508ddb4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_78.77
view Cubist (American) Boy with Colourful Tree digital asset number 1

Cubist (American) Boy with Colourful Tree

Artist:
David Hockney, British, b. Bradford, England, 1937  Search this
Medium:
Acrylic and pencil on canvas
Dimensions:
65 5/8 x 65 7/8 in. (166.6 x 167.8 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1964
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number:
66.2474
See more items in:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School:
Pop Art (British)/School of London
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2b533e1c2-2d14-41ea-a229-c4636bdd1542
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_66.2474
view Pablo Casals digital asset number 1
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Pablo Casals

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Pablo Casals, 29 Dec 1876 - 22 Oct 1973  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 9 × 7.1 cm (3 9/16 × 2 13/16")
Sheet: 14 × 8.8 cm (5 1/2 × 3 7/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1911
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Cello  Search this
Silhouette  Search this
Pablo Casals: Male  Search this
Pablo Casals: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Pablo Casals: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Violinist  Search this
Pablo Casals: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Cellist  Search this
Pablo Casals: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Conductor  Search this
Pablo Casals: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Cooper-Hewitt Museum; gift of an anonymous donor, 1984
Object number:
S/NPG.84.182
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm498fdfbbd-bdd7-47c0-92f9-be274b4de414
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.84.182
view William Dunlap digital asset number 1
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William Dunlap

Artist:
Max Rosenthal, 23 Nov 1833 - 8 Aug 1918  Search this
Copy after:
Charles Cromwell Ingham, 1796 - 1863  Search this
Sitter:
William Dunlap, 18 Feb 1766 - 28 Sep 1839  Search this
Medium:
Engraving on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 14.8 × 11.7 cm (5 13/16 × 4 5/8")
Sheet: 39.3 × 29.1 cm (15 1/2 × 11 7/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1897
Topic:
William Dunlap: Male  Search this
William Dunlap: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this
William Dunlap: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Miniaturist  Search this
William Dunlap: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this
William Dunlap: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater  Search this
William Dunlap: Literature\Writer\Historical  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum Library
Object number:
S/NPG.68.22
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48d2987d5-591e-4f3c-8a7a-916d794eeb26
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.68.22
view Edwin Booth digital asset number 1

Edwin Booth

Artist:
Thomas Hicks, 18 Oct 1823 - 8 Oct 1890  Search this
Sitter:
Edwin Thomas Booth, 13 Nov 1833 - 7 Jun 1893  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
80cm x 54.6cm (31 1/2" x 21 1/2"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1863
Topic:
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Interior\Performing Arts\Theatrical\Stage  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Architecture\Door  Search this
Edwin Thomas Booth: Male  Search this
Edwin Thomas Booth: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
Edwin Thomas Booth: Performing Arts\Theater Manager  Search this
Edwin Thomas Booth: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Cooper-Hewitt Museum; gift of Charlotte Arnold, 1920
Object number:
NPG.70.62
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42c3c1447-ff67-4523-8a93-9d5b24f58a0c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.70.62
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O.W. writing paper, papers for water-colour, pen and ink, fine art printing guaranteed pure O.W. Paper & Arts Co

Author:
O.W. Paper & Arts Co  Search this
Associated name:
North, John William 1842-1924 DSI  Search this
Subject:
O.W. Paper & Arts Co  Search this
Physical description:
1 volume ([60] pages) samples 11 x 19 cm
Type:
Sample books
Catalogs
Trade catalogs
Date:
1915
Topic:
Decoration and ornament--Art nouveau  Search this
Paper  Search this
Watercolor paper  Search this
Call number:
TS1220 .O9 1915
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_962951
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Ste. Ostrich in Manhattan the visitations of a martyr by Lois Morrison

Title:
Saint Ostrich in Manhattan
Sainte Ostrich in Manhattan
Author:
Morrison, Lois  Search this
Author:
Chen, Julie  Search this
Flying Fish Press  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books DSI  Search this
Physical description:
1 volume (unpaged) color illustrations 21 cm
Type:
Fiction
Specimens
Artists' books (books).)
Artists' books (books)
Artists' books
Letterpress printing
Linoleum block printing
Toy and movable books
Typefaces (Type evidence)
Place:
New York (N.Y.)
California
Date:
1990
Topic:
Ostriches  Search this
Toy and movable books  Search this
Tunnel books  Search this
Artists' books  Search this
Bembo italic  Search this
Janson  Search this
Call number:
N7433.4.M68 S74 1990
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_933562
No Image Available

The tao of the American flag decoding an American symbol, or, how the flag got its stripes by Doris Sjogren Rowe

Title:
Decoding an American symbol, or, how the flag got its stripes
How the flag got its stripes
Author:
Rowe, Doris Sjögren  Search this
Author:
Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books DSI  Search this
Physical description:
1 volume (unpaged) color illustrations 6 x 275 cm., folded to 6 x 4 cm
Type:
Specimens
Artists' books (books).)
Artists' books
Place:
United States
Date:
1993
20th century
Topic:
Art, American--Taoist influences  Search this
Flags  Search this
Signs and symbols  Search this
Toy and movable books  Search this
Artists' books  Search this
Call number:
N7433.4.R69 T36 1993
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_931964
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The power of maps : International Gallery, S. Dillon Ripley Center, Smithsonian Institution, November 9, 1993-January 23, 1994 / organized by the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design, Smithsonian Institution

Author:
Cooper-Hewitt Museum  Search this
S. Dillon Ripley Center (Smithsonian Institution)  Search this
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Physical description:
23 p. : maps (some col.) ; 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Date:
1993
C1993
Topic:
Maps  Search this
Cartography--History  Search this
Call number:
GA190 .P88 1993
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_477002
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The power of maps : a study of an exhibition at Cooper-Hewitt , National Museum of Design / Zahava D. Doering, Audrey E. Kindlon, [and] Adam Bickford

Author:
Doering, Zahava D  Search this
Kindlon, Audrey E  Search this
Bickford, Adam  Search this
Cooper-Hewitt Museum  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Institutional Studies Office  Search this
Physical description:
ix, 75 leaves : 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Date:
1993
1994
Topic:
Cartography--History  Search this
Maps  Search this
Call number:
GA190 .D65 1993
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_467010
No Image Available

The enigmatic Eliphalet Chapin : Connecticut's premier 18th-Century cabinetmaker, and a representative catalogue of his work / Mary G. Dowling

Author:
Dowling, Mary G  Search this
Subject:
Chapin, Eliphalet 1741-1807  Search this
Physical description:
1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Connecticut
Date:
1990
Topic:
Furniture  Search this
Furniture making  Search this
Call number:
NK2435.C83 C46 1990
NK2435.C83C46 1990
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_426037
No Image Available

Original proposal and final gallery guide for "Evolution to revolution: nineteenth-century lighting devices in America" / Judith G. Taylor

Title:
Evolution to revolution: nineteenth-century lighting devices in America
Author:
Taylor, Judith G  Search this
Morris Museum of Arts and Sciences  Search this
Physical description:
1 v. (various pagings) : ill
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
United States
Date:
1990
Topic:
Lamps  Search this
Lighting  Search this
Call number:
NK6196 .T24 1990a
NK6196.T24 1990a
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_410172
No Image Available

The triumph of simplicity : 350 years of Swedish silver

Title:
Enkelhetens triumf
Author:
Dahlbäck-Lutteman, Helena  Search this
Nationalmuseum (Sweden)  Search this
Cooper-Hewitt Museum  Search this
Physical description:
176 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
Sweden
Date:
1988
Topic:
Silverwork  Search this
Silver  Search this
Art metal-work  Search this
Call number:
NK7161.A1 T83 1988
NK7161.A1T83 1988
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_335002
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The moving image : art used in animated films

Author:
Muller, Jerome K  Search this
Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art  Search this
Cooper-Hewitt Museum  Search this
Subject:
Muller, Jerome K Art collections  Search this
Physical description:
[27] p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
America
Date:
1980
C1980
Topic:
Animated films  Search this
Animation (Cinematography)  Search this
Art and motion pictures  Search this
Animal films  Search this
Call number:
NC1765 .M93 1980
NC1765.M93 1980
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_325587
No Image Available

Golden eye : an international tribute to the artisans of India : [brochure]

Author:
Cooper-Hewitt Museum  Search this
Physical description:
1 sheet : ill. ; 51 x 21 cm. folded to 13 x 21 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
India
Date:
1985
[1985?]
Topic:
Handicraft  Search this
Artisans--Exhibitions  Search this
Call number:
NK1047 .G618 1985
NK1047.G618 1985
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_282707

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