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Award - A prize or honor associated with the work of art or artist
in a
particular historical or cultural context (e.g., Prix de Rome, first
prize)
Identity Number- Any unique identifiers assigned to a work by the
current
or last known repository (e.g., H1/503/1913, 1967.776).
Nationality, Culture, or race - The national, cultural, or ethnic
origins
of the creator of the work of art (e.g., English, Sienese, Berber,
African American).
Object or Work - The type of item being discussed (e.g., table,
weathervane, kimono, drawing, drinking vessel).
Context -The political, social, economic, or religious events or
movements associated with the work of art at its creation and over time.
Contains histroical data that helps to define the work. Over time, a work
can be associated with different contexts. Also used to record the
placement of a work in a particular position within an architectural
interior or the excavation of a work at a particular site.
Archaeological Context - The circumstances in which a work of art
was
excavated or discovered (e.g., For centuries Flag Fen's inhabitants cast
offerings of metal weapons and tools, and even human bones, into the
fen's dark waters, perhaps to insure fertility or appease ancestors who
protected their lands....Within the trench are four walkways dating from
1300 to 900 BC. These narrow pathways are delineated by the remains of
substantial posts, and are covered with a thin layer of gravel. Between
two of these posts Pryor found the well-preserved fragments of an Iron
Age scabbard made of copper alloy).
Architectural Context - The relationship between a work of art
and a
particular environment, built work, or open space (e.g., The weathervane
once stood on the west edge of the ridge beam of the Morris familys
barn.)
Context, Historical/Cultural - Political, social, economic or religious
events or circumstances associated with the work of art over time (e.g.,
In the early 1920s a tale tale emerged around the imaginary scene
depicted in this painting.)
Copyright/Restrictions - An identification of the individual or
group
that holds the rights to use, exhibit, or reproduce a work of art, along
with an indication of any existing restrictions on its reproduction,
exhibition, or use.
Creation - The creation, design, execution, or production of a
work of
art and its components, including all those responsible for the creation
of the work, the dates of that activity, and where the creation took
place.
Credit Line - A formal public statement about the ownership, transfer
of
ownership, acquisition, source, or sponsorship of the acquisition of a
work, suitable for use in a display label or publication (e.g., Samuel H.
Kress Collection, Benjamin Bequest).
Inscription/Mark - A description of distinguishing or identifying
physical markings, lettering, annotations, texts, or labels that are a
part of a work of art or are affixed, applied, stamped, written,
inscribed, or attached to the work, excluding any mark or text inherent
in materials. (e.g., signed and dated upper left: John Jay / 1758)
Materials and Techniques- The substances or materials used in the
creation of a work of art, as well as any production or manufacturing
techniques, processes, or methods incorporated in its fabrication. This
includes a description of both the materials used to create the work and
the way in which they were put together.
Material - An identification of the materials used to create the
work of
art, along with an indication of where they were employed. The type of
material of which a work is composed (e.g., oil paint, ink, graphite,
chalk, laid paper, wood, canvas, burlap sacking).
Title or Name - The title[s] or name[s] given to a work of art,
as well
as the type of title, and the date[s] when the title was valid. This
includes identifying phrases given to a work of art (e.g., Venus and
Cupid, Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, Ceramic fruit bowl, Chandelier,
Untitled) as well as the kind of title or name assigned to a work of art
(e.g., repository, descriptive, inscribed, artist's, former).
Ownership - The provenance, collection history, or history of the
owners
of a work of art from its creation to the present. This includes the
means by which a work passed from one owner to the next, an
identification of any public sales involving the work or the names of any
agents who aided the transfer of ownership, and the names of any dealers
who handled the work or included it in their inventories. If a work has
been lost, stolen, or destroyed, or has otherwise vanished from public
view, this fact should also be indicated. (e.g., before 1835
Sant'Agostino (San Gimignano, Siena province); before 1846 Cardinal Fesch
Collection; then to Campana Collection; since 1863 Muse du Louvre (Paris,
France)).
Process or Technique - The means, method, process, or technique
by which
a material was used in the creation of a work. (e.g., drawing, sculpting,
painting, impasto, gilding, burnishing, overpainting).
Styles, Periods, Groups, or Movements - A distinctive manner of
expression given a specific name. (e.g., Brut, Impressionism, Victorian).
Subject - The subject of a work of art (sometimes referred to as
its
content) is the narrative, iconic, or non-objective meaning conveyed by
an abstract or figurative composition. It is what is depicted in and by
a work of art.
Subject Description - (generic) A description of the work of art
in terms
of the elements of the image or images depicted in, on, or by it (e.g.,
woman sitting in an enclosed garden holding a baby, with a landscape in
the distance). These are generic terms, not proper names (e.g., woman,
enclosed garden, baby, pear, book of hours, coffin lid, trees, lilies,
landscape, storm clouds).
Subject Identification - (specific) The name of the subject depicted
in
or on a work of art: its iconography. Iconography is the named
mythological, fictional, religious, or historical narrative subject
matter of a work of art, or its non-narrative content in the form of
persons, places, or things. The content can vary between a long
decription and a few words. (e.g., Madonna and Christ Child, The Three
Graces, George Washington, The Madonna is seated on a low stool in a
garden of herbs and flowers, surrounded by a brick wall. A vase of
lilies is located at her feet, and she holds open a large Old Testament
with her left hand; the book is open to Isaiah 53 (the translated text is
"He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted
with grief"). With her right arm she secures the Christ Child on her
lap; he displays a pear and looks at the viewer, his right hand raised in
blessing. The Madonna directs a melancholy gaze at the Child. A large
pear tree grows to the left of Christ. A marble slab, probably a lid
from a sarcophagus, leans against the wall to the right.).
Subject Interpretation - (concepts) The meaning or theme represented
by
the subject matter or iconography of a work of art (e.g., death, virgin
birth, original sin, salvation, The text of Isaiah and marble slab refer
to the impending suffering and death of Christ. The fruit also indirectly
refers to his death because it symbolizes the original sin of Adam, for
which Christ had to die to redeem mankind. The enclosed garden and the
lilies refer to the Annunciation and Virgin Birth).
Classification or Type- Placement of a work of art within a formal
classification scheme that groups other, similar works together on the
basis of similar characteristics. (e.g., furniture, painting,
architecture, graphic arts). Classification systems can vary from one
institution to another.
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