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A page depicting Finnish lakes and forests, the Finnish Pavilion at the New York World's Fair, and Aalto's Savoy vases

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Description: A page depicting Finnish lakes and forests, the Finnish Pavilion at the New York...
TitleA page depicting Finnish lakes and forests, the Finnish Pavilion at the New York World's Fair, and Aalto's Savoy vases
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureUnknown
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1949
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsUnknown
Locationfrom Sigfried Giedion, Space, Time and Architecture, 2nd ed. (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1949), 581
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsModern movement (Architecture)Modernism (Art)Landscape photography
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Introduction: Geography of (Aalto’s) Architecture
Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen
Description: Alvar Aalto: Architecture, Modernity, and Geopolitics
Alvar Aalto: Architecture, Modernity, and Geopolitics
In this book I explore the geographic narratives and their geopolitical subtexts generated by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto and his mentors over a fifty-year period...
Author
Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2009 by Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen
Related print edition pages: pp.1-7
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00347.1
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-23381&redirecttoanchor=93072
Chapter subject tags:Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976Architecture, Modern--20th centuryModern movement (Architecture)--20th centuryFinland--Politics and government--20th century

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Feb 15
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Object typePhotograph
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LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
View of the Ameca-Etzatlán valley...
View of the Ameca-Etzatlán valley with the town of Teuchitlán below
Description: The principal ritual precinct at Teuchitlán, Jalisco
The principal ritual precinct at Teuchitlán, Jalisco
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Feb 15
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Object typePhotograph
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
The principal ritual precinct at...
The principal ritual precinct at Teuchitlán, Jalisco
Description: First flash of light a few days before equinox sunrise at Alta Vista
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Feb 15
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Accession numberN/A
First flash of light a few days before...
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Description: Chalchihuites mountains over the hall of columns at Alta Vista in Zacatecas
Chalchihuites mountains over the hall of columns at Alta Vista in Zacatecas
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
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Object typePhotograph
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Chalchihuites mountains over the hall of...
Chalchihuites mountains over the hall of columns at Alta Vista in Zacatecas
Description: Model of a house on a platform
Model of a house on a platform
Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions13 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (35.2 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120440
Accession number1991.479
Model of a house on a platform
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Description: Ballcourt at La Quemada, Zacatecas
Ballcourt at La Quemada, Zacatecas
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Object typePhotograph
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LocationN/A
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Accession numberN/A
Ballcourt at La Quemada, Zacatecas
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Description: The Sayula basin
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The Sayula basin
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Seasonal rains bringout smaller...
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Description: At Cerritos Colorados, foundations of ancient buildings appear amid heaps of broken...
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N/A
Accession numberN/A
At Cerritos Colorados, foundations of...
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Description: Archaeological sites in West Mexico left deeply pitted and destroyed by looters
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Feb 15
Creator rolePhotographer
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LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Archaeological sites in West Mexico left...
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Description: Equinox sunrise at Alta Vista showing long shadows cast by the crowd in attendance...
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Object typePhotograph
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Equinox sunrise at Alta Vista showing...
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Feb 24
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1992
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
View of the Residence from the Fountain...
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Description: Unexcavated valley site at Santa Quiteria, districts of Arenal and Amatitlán,...
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Feb 15
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Unexcavated valley site at Santa...
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Description: By the end of July, rains have covered the lake bed with a thin sheet of water and...
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Feb 15
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
By the end of July, rains have covered...
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Nopal cacti were cultivated in groves...
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Object typePhotograph
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Flocks appearing during the height of...
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Feb 15
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Object typePhotograph
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
In the small valley below the...
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic and pigment
Dimensions13 x 18 1/2 in. (33 x 47 cm )
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/75238
Accession number1989.639
Model of a circular ceremonial center
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Object typePhotograph
The landscape of the Middle World...
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Object typePhotograph
The volcano Popocateptl, seen from the...
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Description: View of an agave field near Tequila, Jalisco
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Feb 15
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
View of an agave field near Tequila,...
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Description: Bracelets
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Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1928–1940
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsPhenolic resin
DimensionsTop (red): h. 1 x diam. 3 in. (2.5 x 7.6 cm); bottom (beige); h. 7/8 x diam. 3 in. (2.2 x 7.6 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/133393
Accession number2008.158.31
Bracelets
Bracelets
Description: View northeast from the West Belvedere
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Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1987
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
View northeast from the West Belvedere
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Description: Brooch
Brooch
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May 24
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleJeweler
Creation date1940–1946
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsBakelite, urea formaldehyde, glass, and white metal
Dimensions3 x 2 3/4 in. (7.6 x 6.9 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/133385
Accession number2008.158.24
Brooch
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Description: Storyteller figure
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/73795
Accession number1989.83
Storyteller figure
Storyteller figure
Description: Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian
Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian
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Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 545-547AD
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
Justinian and his retinue, including...
Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian
Description: East Valley from the East Belvedere, looking south
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Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1957
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
East Valley from the East Belvedere,...
East Valley from the East Belvedere, looking south
Description: Lounge chair (No. 434-1)
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Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator roleDesigner
Creation datec. 1933
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsChrome-plated steel and upholstery
Dimensions30 x 25 x 35 in. (76.2 x 63.5 x 88.9 cm)
Lounge chair (No. 434-1)
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Description: Dining Table
Dining Table
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator roleDesigner
Creation datec. 1930
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsBirch, hard maple veneer, hard maple, and red oak
Dimensions29 3/4 x 38 x 68 1/4 in. (75.6 x 96.5 x 173.4 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/22612
Accession number1977.40.5
Dining Table
Dining Table
Description: Exhibition rooms of the Société Anonyme, 19 East 47th Street, New York
Exhibition rooms of the Société Anonyme, 19 East 47th Street, New York
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 11
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1920
Object typePhotograph
LocationBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, Connecticut
Exhibition rooms of the...
Exhibition rooms of the Société Anonyme, 19 East 47th Street, New York
Description: Vanity table (No. 171)
Vanity table (No. 171)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1934
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsEnameled and chrome-plated steel, and mirrored glass
Vanity table (No. 171)
Vanity table (No. 171)
Description: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe at the Farnsworth House
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe at the Farnsworth House
Posted by:John Carlson
May 03
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1950
Object typePhotograph
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe at the...
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe at the Farnsworth House
Description: Codex Tudela: Indian costumes
Codex Tudela: Indian costumes
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 18
Creator nationality/cultureAztec
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1530–1554
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsLaid paper and natural pigments
LocationMuseo del América, Madrid
Codex Tudela: Indian costumes
Codex Tudela: Indian costumes
Description: Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ
Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator name (description)Presumably Saint Dunstan
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation dateAD 930–970
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/a7ebbb6f-414f-4bb9-9399-b3ed588c15af
Accession numberMs. Auct. F.4.32, fol. 1
Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan...
Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ
Description: Laocoön
Laocoön
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date40–30 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 95 1/4 in. (242 cm)
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
https://catalogo.museivaticani.va/index.php/Detail/objects/MV.1059.0.0?lang=en_US
Accession numberCat. 1059
Laocoön
Laocoön
Description: Brooch
Brooch
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleJeweler
Creation date1935–1940
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsProbably Catalin, shellac, wire, and adhesive
Dimensions3 1/4 x 3 in. (8.3 x 7.6 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/133398
Accession number2008.158.36
Brooch
Brooch
Description: Theodora and her retinue
Theodora and her retinue
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 545 AD-547AD
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
Theodora and her retinue
Theodora and her retinue
Description: Vanity table
Vanity table
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1933
Object typeFurniture
Vanity table
Vanity table
Description: Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual
Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsDiameter 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/148347
Accession number1997.475
Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual
Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual
Description: Advertisement for Simmons Company
Advertisement for Simmons Company
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1934
Object typePeriodical
Advertisement for Simmons Company
Advertisement for Simmons Company
Description: Advertising Plate for Contour
Advertising Plate for Contour
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation datec. 1951
Object typeContainer
MaterialsLead-glazed earthenware
Dimensions11/16 x 8 x 8 in. (1.7 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/78636
Accession number1999.15.3
Advertising Plate for Contour
Advertising Plate for Contour
Description: Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1373
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberFr. 14939, fol. 5r
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten...
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
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Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1939
Object typePeriodical
Sample wall groupings from the East...
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Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 668–685
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy
Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring...
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Description: Advertisement for Howell Company, In Home Furnishing Arts, 105
Advertisement for Howell Company, In Home Furnishing Arts, 105
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1934
Object typePeriodical
Advertisement for Howell Company, In...
Advertisement for Howell Company, In Home Furnishing Arts, 105
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Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
LocationStrong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York
Portrait of Michel-Eugène...
Portrait of Michel-Eugène Chevreul pasted into Homer's copy of "Chevreul on Colours"
Description: Wooden implement
Wooden implement
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1400–1600
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsWood
DimensionsWidth 7 3/4 in. (19.8 cm)
LocationCleveland Museum of Art
http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1950.411
Accession number1950.411
Wooden implement
Wooden implement
Description: Installation view of Primary Structures exhibition, The Jewish Museum, New York,...
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Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1966
Object typePhotograph
Installation view of Primary Structures...
Untitled 1966 (on wall) and Untitled 1966 (on floor)
Description: Female figure with an apron table
Female figure with an apron table
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 300–700
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions13 3/8 x 9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (34 x 24.5 x 19.4 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/312579
Accession number1979.206.357
Female figure with an apron table
Female figure with an apron table
Description: Bestiary: Creation of Eve
Bestiary: Creation of Eve
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nationality/cultureEnglish
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1201–1225
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/547571c6-0e1e-414f-b245-f36706655540
Accession numberMs. Ashmole 1511, fol. 7
Bestiary: Creation of Eve
Bestiary: Creation of Eve
Description: St. Jerome in his Study
St. Jerome in his Study
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1500–1510
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions11 x 8 in. (28 x 20.4 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/29742001
Accession number1845,0825.690
St. Jerome in his Study
St. Jerome in his Study
Description: Roman de la Rose: Copying and illuminating the folios of a manuscript
Roman de la Rose: Copying and illuminating the folios of a manuscript
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1300
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberFr. 25526, fol. 77v
Roman de la Rose: Copying and...
Roman de la Rose: Copying and illuminating the folios of a manuscript
Description: Portrait of Fath Khan, son of Malik Ambar
Portrait of Fath Khan, son of Malik Ambar
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 14
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1610–1620
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/148777/possibly-fath-khan-son-of-malik-ambar
Accession number17.3103
Portrait of Fath Khan, son of Malik...
Portrait of Malik Ambar
Description: Laocoön, detail of lower torso and legs
Laocoön, detail of lower torso and legs
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date40–30 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
https://catalogo.museivaticani.va/index.php/Detail/objects/MV.1059.0.0?lang=en_US
Accession numberCat. 1059
Laocoön, detail of lower torso and...
Laocoön, detail of lower torso and legs
Description: Barcelona Pavilion. Plan
Barcelona Pavilion. Plan
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 06
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Barcelona Pavilion. Plan
Barcelona Pavilion. Plan
Description: Blackamoor figures
Blackamoor figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 01
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1875–1900
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPainted and gilt wood and metal
Dimensions24 x 7 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. (61 x 19.7 x 17.5 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston
https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/141477/pair-of-candlesticks-with-figures-of-blackamoors
Accession number96.1127.1
Blackamoor figures
Blackamoor figures
Description: Advertisement for Hathaway's Furniture Store
Advertisement for Hathaway's Furniture Store
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1934
Object typePeriodical
Advertisement for Hathaway's Furniture...
Advertisement for Hathaway's Furniture Store
Description: Cambridge Glass Company advertisement for Table Architecture
Cambridge Glass Company advertisement for Table Architecture
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1937
Object typePeriodical
LocationHouse and Garden (December 1937): 5
Cambridge Glass Company advertisement...
Cambridge Glass Company advertisement for Table Architecture
Description: Rendering of a living room with Howell Company furniture, in Home Furnishing Arts,...
Rendering of a living room with Howell Company furniture, in Home Furnishing Arts, 29
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1934
Object typePeriodical
Rendering of a living room with Howell...
Rendering of a living room with Howell Company furniture, in Home Furnishing Arts, 29
Description: Advertisement for Simmons Company, back cover
Advertisement for Simmons Company, back cover
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1933
Object typePeriodical
Advertisement for Simmons Company, back...
Advertisement for Simmons Company, back cover
Description: Advertisement for Simmons Company, back cover
Advertisement for Simmons Company, back cover
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1933
Object typePeriodical
Advertisement for Simmons Company, back...
Advertisement for Simmons Company, back cover
Description: Trinity with Christ as the Man of Sorows Adored by St. John the Baptist and another...
Trinity with Christ as the Man of Sorows Adored by St. John the Baptist and another Saint
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1470–1485
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (24.3 x 19 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/29367001
Accession number1856,0712.1029
Trinity with Christ as the Man of Sorows...
Trinity with Christ as the Man of Sorows Adored by St. John the Baptist and another Saint
Description: Portable Mosaic Icon with Saint John Chrysostom
Portable Mosaic Icon with Saint John Chrysostom
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 1325
Object typeMosaic
MaterialsMiniature mosaic set in wax on wood panel, with gold, gilded copper (?), and multicolored stones
Dimensions7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm)
LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C.
http://museum.doaks.org/Obj27115
Accession numberBZ.1954.2
Portable Mosaic Icon with Saint John...
Portable Mosaic Icon with Saint John Chrysostom
Description: Arthur and Hope Vernon Residence, Kingston, Rhode Island
Arthur and Hope Vernon Residence, Kingston, Rhode Island
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1935
Object typePhotograph
Arthur and Hope Vernon Residence,...
Arthur and Hope Vernon Residence, Kingston, Rhode Island
Description: The Veroli Casket
The Veroli Casket
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 950–1000
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory and bone on wood core; metal hardware
Dimensions4 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 15 7/8 in. (11.5 x 16 x 40.3 cm)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O70463/veroli-casket-casket-unknown/
Accession number216-1865
The Veroli Casket
The Veroli Casket
Description: Lady's Room, Crystal House, Century of Progress
Lady's Room, Crystal House, Century of Progress
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1934
Object typeFurniture
Lady's Room, Crystal House, Century of...
Lady's Room, Crystal House, Century of Progress
Description: Phytomorphic Vessel
Phytomorphic Vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsBurnished ceramic with slip
DimensionsHeight 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/182618
Accession numberAC1996.146.27
Phytomorphic Vessel
Phytomorphic Vessel
Description: Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual
Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic and pigment
DimensionsHeight 9 in. (22.8 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120168
Accession number1990.554.2
Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual
Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual
Description: Christ Flanked by Disciples
Christ Flanked by Disciples
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 886–912
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions4 x 3 7/8 x 3/4 in. (10.3 x 10 x 2 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/1415193
Accession number2006
Christ Flanked by Disciples
Christ Flanked by Disciples
Description: Procession of female saints
Procession of female saints
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 550 AD
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy
Procession of female saints
Procession of female saints
Description: The Virgin and Child (Theotokos Hodegetria)
The Virgin and Child (Theotokos Hodegetria)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1100–1200
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions12 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 2 in. (32.7 x 9.2 x 5.2 cm)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O93178/virgin-and-child-theotokos-hodegetria-statuette-unknown/
Accession number702-1884
The Virgin and Child (Theotokos...
The Virgin and Child
Description: Woman with a Birdcage
Woman with a Birdcage
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameTamayo, Rufino
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1941
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions43 1/4 x 33 in. (109.4 x 83.8 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/44084
Accession number1942.57
Woman with a Birdcage
Woman with a Birdcage

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