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On Art and Community: Artist Talk with Aliza Nisenbaum - Hirshhorn Museum

Creator:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2020-08-14T15:04:11.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, modern  Search this
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hirshhornmuseum
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
YouTube Channel:
hirshhornmuseum
EDAN-URL:
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America, (painting)

Painter:
Unknown  Search this
Pine, Robert Edge 1730-1788 (copy after)  Search this
Type:
Paintings-Copy
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Revolutionary Spaces 310 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts 02108
Date:
Ca. 1815
Topic:
Allegory--Place--America  Search this
Control number:
IAP 20390089
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_263411

Burning of the Federal Street Theater, with Allegorical Figures, (painting)

Painter:
Audin, Antony (attributed to)  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Revolutionary Spaces 310 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts 02108
Date:
Ca. 1798
Topic:
Allegory--Civic--Rebellion  Search this
Disaster--Fire  Search this
Architecture--Civic--Theater  Search this
Cityscape--Massachusetts--Boston  Search this
Control number:
IAP 20390112
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_263434

5:30, (sculpture)

Title:
Five Thirty, (sculpture)
Sculptor:
Serra, Richard 1939-2024  Search this
Medium:
Corten steel
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Musee nationale d'Art Moderne Centre Georges-Pompidou rue Beaubourg Paris France 75004 Accession Number: AM 1983-454
Topic:
Abstract--Geometric  Search this
Allegory--Time  Search this
Control number:
IAS 66020081
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_297401

Peace

Artist:
Hisako Hibi, born Torihama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan 1907-died San Francisco, CA 1991  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
26 1/2 × 22 5/8 × 1 1/8 in. (67.3 × 57.5 × 2.9 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1948
Topic:
Figure female\full length  Search this
Allegory\civic\peace  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative
Copyright:
© 2024, Ibuki Hibi Lee
Object number:
2023.6.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2nd Floor, North Wing
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a9574961-c41b-4f05-8867-bd254d113e7e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2023.6.2

View of Rome, (painting)

Painter:
Pittman, Hobson 1898-1972  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Topic:
Architecture exterior--Detail--Balcony  Search this
Object--Furniture--Table  Search this
Object--Furniture--Chair  Search this
Allegory--Place--Rome  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8G380068
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_481222

Allegorial Frontispiece

Designer:
René-Michel Slodtz, French, 1705–1764  Search this
Print Maker:
Jean Jacques Flipart, Franch, 1719–1782  Search this
Publisher:
François Blondel, French, 1681–1756  Search this
Marguerite Caillou Chéreau, French, active 1729–1755  Search this
Medium:
Engraving on laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 62.8 × 45.4 cm (24 3/4 × 17 7/8 in.)
Platemark: 54.8 × 36.1 cm (21 9/16 × 14 3/16 in.)
Image: 51.2 × 34.5 cm (20 3/16 × 13 9/16 in.)
Object Name:
Bound print
Type:
Bound print
Made in:
France
Date:
1751
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1921-6-207-23
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4778485d5-c671-4732-9511-c517f0adebfb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-207-23

Allegory of the Triumph of the Church, First Scene

Artist:
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605  Search this
Medium:
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on laid paper
Object Name:
Drawing
Type:
Drawing
Possibly made in:
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Made in:
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Date:
1595 or before
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1947-57-14
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq44ca6c991-7946-427c-b40e-6c397ee30444
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1947-57-14
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Allegory of the Triumph of the Church, Third Scene

Artist:
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605  Search this
Medium:
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions:
10.2 × 14.5 cm (4 in. × 5 11/16 in.)
Object Name:
Drawing
Type:
Drawing
Made in:
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Date:
1595 or before
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1947-57-15
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq499382361-9ae5-4c3f-8822-52aa9d110c8b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1947-57-15
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Allegory of the Triumph of the Church, Fourth Scene

Artist:
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605  Search this
Medium:
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on laid paper
Dimensions:
10.1 × 19.7 cm (4 in. × 7 3/4 in.)
Object Name:
Drawing
Type:
Drawing
Made in:
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Date:
1595 or before
Accession Number:
1947-58-1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4d3f77fea-217d-428d-8c6d-7d849891d8e7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1947-58-1
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Allegory of the Triumph of the Church, Second Scene

Artist:
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605  Search this
Medium:
Recto: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on laid paper Verso: Pen and ink on laid paper
Dimensions:
10.7 × 14.5 cm (4 3/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
Object Name:
Drawing
Type:
Drawing
Made in:
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Date:
1595 or before
Accession Number:
1947-58-2
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq44b3c401b-630a-41f9-bb35-5e9e690209a6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1947-58-2
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The Lord Will Provide

Artist:
Anna K. Weaver, active 1870s  Search this
Medium:
albumen print on paper, in vintage frame
Dimensions:
sheet and image: 8 1/4 × 20 in. (21.0 × 50.8 cm) irregular frame: 10 × 21 3/4 in. (25.4 × 55.2 cm)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1877
Topic:
Allegory\religion  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Patricia Tobacco Forrester Endowment
Object number:
2022.29
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7560c40da-6a9c-4f4c-a21c-dec25c10b931
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2022.29

Fire, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Kaltenbach, Steve 1940-  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Type:
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
St. Louis Art Museum Forest Park St. Louis Missouri 63110 Accession Number: 252:1972.3
Date:
1968
Topic:
Allegory--Element--Fire  Search this
Control number:
IAS 28110029
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_26588

Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commemorative Medal

Artist:
Adolph A. Weinman, born Karlsruhe, Germany 1870-died Forest Hills, NY 1952  Search this
Founder:
U.S. Mint  Search this
Medium:
bronze
Dimensions:
medal: 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 1/4 in. (7.0 x 7.0 x 0.6 cm) triangular
Type:
Sculpture-Medal
Date:
1904
Topic:
Figure group\female  Search this
Figure female\nude  Search this
Animal\bird\eagle  Search this
Landscape\time\sunrise  Search this
Allegory\place\America  Search this
Animal\dolphin  Search this
Object\other\flag  Search this
History\United States\Louisiana Purchase  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. C. Keith McLane
Object number:
1970.220A-B
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b72c4498-92b0-46a9-b5d8-7aa18d401bb5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1970.220A-B

Piety

Artist:
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605  Search this
Engraver:
Rafael Sadeler I, Flemish, 1560/61 - 1628/32  Search this
Medium:
Pen and ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 11.2 × 15 cm (4 7/16 × 5 7/8 in.)
Object Name:
Drawing
Type:
Drawing
Made in:
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Date:
1594–1596
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Accession Number:
1901-39-135
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4e9d6e878-b23c-4846-bfa1-8fd16ad31af0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-135
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Three Great Abolitionists: A. Lincoln, F. Douglass, J. Brown

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
Abraham Lincoln  Search this
John Brown  Search this
Frederick Douglass  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
37 3/8 x 34 1/4 in. (94.9 x 87.0 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
History\United States\Black History  Search this
Allegory\civic\unity  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
State of being\death\execution  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1983.95.51
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1st Floor, West Wing
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk71e1cb4ed-b2aa-443d-8bf8-0c5f57164a62
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1983.95.51

English copperplate printed cotton, "The Allegory of Franklin and Washington"

Physical Description:
mixture (overall material)
Measurements:
overall:;
Object Name:
Fabric, Printed fragment
fabric fragment
Place made:
United Kingdom: England
Date made:
c. 1785
ID Number:
TE.T15362.000
Catalog number:
T15362.000
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Textiles
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-9a98-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_646284

THE MODEL OF SUPER POWER PLAINT (FOLK ART MADE FROM OLD T.V. PARTS)

Artist:
Howard Finster, born Valley Head, AL 1916-died Rome, GA 2001  Search this
Medium:
assembled and painted electronic television parts, painted metal, painted stic, glitter, mirror glass, wood, cardboard, and ceramic
Dimensions:
20 x 6 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (50.8 x 16.9 x 19.4 cm.)
Type:
Sculpture-Assemblage
Folk Art
Date:
1979
Topic:
Allegory\religion\salvation  Search this
Architecture\industry\power plant  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Object number:
1986.65.245
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 25B
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7c205fcf6-d6f0-47d6-a46c-5771052ec265
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1986.65.245

Memory Vessel with Encased Photograph

Artist:
Unidentified (American)  Search this
Medium:
mixed media on ceramic
Dimensions:
10 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (26.0 x 18.4 cm) diam.
Type:
Decorative Arts-Ceramic
Folk Art
Date:
after 1933
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Allegory\other\memory  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Object number:
1986.65.308
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Decorative Arts
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 26A
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk700fc6a43-4994-4791-a5d0-8d3bcf744cad
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1986.65.308

Memory Vessel with Commemorative Objects

Artist:
Unidentified (American)  Search this
Medium:
mixed media on ceramic
Dimensions:
9 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. (24.1 x 23.8 cm. ) irregular
Type:
Decorative Arts-Ceramic
Folk Art
Date:
after 1928
Topic:
Allegory\other\memory  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Object number:
1986.65.309
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Decorative Arts
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 26A
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7e1e7d9a2-6cdb-430f-8c87-8355949e60f3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1986.65.309

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