1992.313, Brice Marden, No Test, 1968-70, oil and beeswax on canvas
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Brice Marden's paintings demonstrate that abstract art, particularly what has been termed Minimalism, need not be coldly clinical nor removed from sensory pleasure.
1983.W.141 Bowl: interlocked slings (Peru, Nasca)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
NOTES
- Nasca, Early Intermediate Period, 50 BCE-300 CE, updated by KJones in TMS on 11/29/13, 06/19/14, 02/26/16, and 01/10/17.
- Fun Facts Source: Junius B.
1983.W.126 Stirrup-spout bottle: bird form with manioc stalk (Peru, Moche)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
NOTES
- Moche, Early Intermediate Period, 200–400 C.E. (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 10/15/13, 11/29/13, 06/19/14, 02/05/16, and 09/06/16.
- In his 1976 report, Junius B.
1988.22 Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Bather with Cigarette
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Yasuo Kuniyoshi’s experiments with the subject of the modern swimmer demonstrate the artist’s sly sense of humor and were based on his summers at a coastal art colony in Maine. Here, both swimsuit and cigarette refer to newly relaxed codes of seaside behavior.
1983.188 Huipil for the figure of the Virgin of the Rosary (geometric style) (San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Kaqchikel Maya)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Modern Maya religious practice generally blends pre-Hispanic rituals and beliefs with Spanish Catholicism introduced after the 16th century. Particular Catholic saints are venerated in each Maya community and cared for by a local religious brotherhood, or cofradía. Miniature Maya vestments are often made as tribute for statues of the saints.
1983.195 Huipil for the figure of the Virgin of the Rosary (geometric style) (San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Kaqchikel Maya)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Modern Maya religious practice generally blends pre-Hispanic rituals and beliefs with Spanish Catholicism introduced after the 16th century. Particular Catholic saints are venerated in each Maya community and cared for by a local religious brotherhood, or cofradía. Miniature Maya vestments are often made as tribute for statues of the saints.
2008.160 Huipil for the figure of the Virgin of the Rosary (geometric style) (San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Kaqchikel Maya)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Modern Maya religious practice generally blends pre-Hispanic rituals and beliefs with Spanish Catholicism introduced after the 16th century. Particular Catholic saints are venerated in each Maya community and cared for by a local religious brotherhood, or cofradía. Miniature Maya vestments are often made as tribute for statues of the saints.
1935.7 Isaac Soyer, Art Beauty Shoppe
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
“The artist discovers beauty and meaning in whatever environment he is cast by chance,” Isaac Soyer wrote in
1983.187 Huipil for the figure of the Virgin of the Rosary (geometric style) (San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Kaqchikel Maya)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Modern Maya religious practice generally blends pre-Hispanic rituals and beliefs with Spanish Catholicism introduced after the 16th century. Particular Catholic saints are venerated in each Maya community and cared for by a local religious brotherhood, or cofradía. Miniature Maya vestments are often made as tribute for statues of the saints.