Object Notes

This tea bowl is an example of shino ware. Shino ware developed specifically for use in the tea ceremony. The kiln centers of Karatsu and Takatori were founded to produce everyday wares, but eventually also received orders from tea masters to create wares suitable for tea, such as this.

The pair of hanging scrolls representing Kanzan [1970.28] and Jittoku [1970.29] are examples of the condensed style fo

This pair of hanging scrolls representing Kanzan [1970.28] and Jittoku [1970.29] are examples of the condensed style f

Reginald Marsh painted the American scene as well as any artist between the two World Wars. His paintings and drawings of New York City life are unforgettable records of the period.

In 1936, the year this watercolor was created, George Grosz returned to the portfolio format, used with such success in Berlin, for the publication of sixty-four lithographs describing the troubled period between the end of World War I and the establishment of a fascist state in Germany.

In George Grosz's street scenes of downtown Dallas, particularly his group of nocturnal scenes, Grosz taps into his long-standing interest in not only urban typology but also the shaping of the urban landscape by commercial signage.