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- Title
- African wooden sculpture of woman's head
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Striner, Herbert E.
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Subject
- Sculpture; Art, African
- Local Identifier
- Q022-13A
- Type
- Negatives (photographic)
- Physical Location
- American University Library
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-94745
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.
- Title
- Aji River bridge/ 安治川ばし (Ajikawa-bashi)
- Creator
- Utagawa Kunikazu/ 歌川国員 (Signature: Kunikazu ga/ 国員画)
- Description
- Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. Towering in the foreground is the back of a large junk ship in the harbor, in the lower right-hand corner to women on a small boat can be seen giving the Junk ship and even more monumental feeling. Behind the foreground ship are several other Junks leading to the bridge mention in the title. The silhouettes of various people can be scene crossing it.
- Series
- One Hundred Famous Views of Naniwa/ 浪花百景 (Naniwa Hyakkei)
- Subject
- Ships -- Japan -- Art; Harbors -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
- Country
- Japan
- Local Identifier
- NE1325.U61_N3_0016
- Type
- woodcuts (prints)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100867
- Title
- Ajihara Pond at the Ubuyu Shrine
- Creator
- Nansuitei Yoshiyuki/ 南粋亭芳雪 (Signature: Yoshiyuki ga/ 芳雪画)
- Description
- Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. In the foreground is a young woman festively dressed in a pink and red kimono with flower hairpiece on her head. Behind her is a view of Ajihara pond surrounded by a viewing pavilion decorated with lanterns and multiple flowering trees. In the distance is the castle and the mountains peeking through a layer of yellow mist.
- Series
- One Hundred Famous Views of Naniwa/ 浪花百景 (Naniwa Hyakkei)
- Subject
- Young women -- Japan -- Art; Ponds -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
- Country
- Japan
- Local Identifier
- NE1325.U61_N3_0103
- Type
- woodcuts (prints)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100954
- Title
- Akasaka: Inn with serving maids/ 赤坂旅舎招婦ノ図 (Akasaka, ryosha shofu no zu)
- Creator
- Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
- Description
- Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. The interior of an inn shows an inner courtyard and the rooms adjoining it. In the courtyard are a stone lantern and a tree growing to the height of the roof. In the room to the right, three geisha get ready in their toilette to entertain guests. On the left side, a guest reclines while the inn staff serves food. Further to the left, another guest is walking on the outer walkway, likely coming from a bath.
- Series
- The Sequel to the Scenes of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road/東海道五十三驛風景續畫 (Tokaido gojusantsugi Fukei Tsuzukie)
- Subject
- Taverns (Inns) -- Japan -- Art; Japan -- Social life and customs -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
- Country
- Japan
- Local Identifier
- NE1325.A5_T65_0049
- Type
- woodcuts (prints)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100719
- Title
- Akasaka: On the Nawate Road, Yajirobei Takes Kitahachi for a Fox and Beats Him/ 赤坂縄手道にて弥次郎北八を狐とおもひててふちゃくする (Akasaka, Nawatemichi ni te Yajirobei Kitahachi o kitsune to omohite chochaku suru)
- Creator
- Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
- Description
- Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. A road lined with tall pine trees cuts through vast rice fields, a crescent moon hangs overhead hidden slightly by the trees. In the foreground, one man beats the other with a stick, the print title tells us their names are Yajirobei and Kitahachi. Yaji and Kita are the main characters of a popular comical novel titled Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige (abbreviated to Hizakurige) written by Jippenshu Ikku. The book recounts the two men’s misadventures along the Tokaido road. In this scene Yaji has mistaken Kita for a fox spirit or Kitsune, which are known in Japanese folklore to be powerful tricksters.
- Series
- Famous Sites of the Fifty-Three Stations/五十三次名所図会 (Gojusantsugi Meisho Zue)
- Subject
- Rural roads -- Japan -- Art; Landscapes -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
- Country
- Japan
- Local Identifier
- NE1325.A5_T64_0037
- Type
- woodcuts (prints)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100650
- Title
- Akasaka/ 赤坂
- Creator
- Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
- Description
- Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. A bird's eye view of a nighttime street scene. Various travelers pass on the road in front of a story Inn. Female inn attendants try to bring guests inside. On the second floor of the inn, the various rooms have their doors open revealing small vignette scenes of the guests and staff inside.
- Series
- The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road/ 東海道五十三次 (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi)
- Subject
- Taverns (Inns) -- Japan -- Art; Japan -- Social life and customs -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
- Country
- Japan
- Local Identifier
- NE1325.A5_T66_0038
- Type
- woodcuts (prints)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100775
- Title
- Akasaka/ 赤坂
- Creator
- Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
- Description
- Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. Village scene with a road running through the center lined with towering trees and a grassy hill on either side in the foreground. Farther back on the road in the village street with low stone walls marking the beginning of the town. Above the whole scene is the full moon just slightly right of center in the sky.
- Series
- The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road/ 東海道五十三次 (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi)
- Subject
- Villages -- Japan -- Art; Landscapes -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
- Country
- Japan
- Local Identifier
- NE1325.A5_T67_0037
- Type
- woodcuts (prints)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100831
- Title
- Alexi Maria, Oral History, Celebrate Petworth, November 18, 2023
- Date
- November 18, 2023
- Creator
- Rivera, Inaya; Maria, Alexi
- Description
- Inaya Rivera interviews Alexi Maria at Celebrate Petworth Day 2023 on the Petworth neighborhood, what the community is like, how the neighborhood has changed over the years, and what Maria thinks the neighborhood will look like in the future.
- Subject
- Neighborhood, culture, Petworth, D.C., arts, Upshur, community
- Country
- United States
- Rights statement
- Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- An almost complete totuma, or gourd bowl, El Plátano, Panama
- Date
- 2013-01-24
- Creator
- Teter, Rachel
- Publisher
- American University. Archives and Special Collections.
- Subject
- Carving (Decorative arts); Gourds -- Panama; Lagenaria siceraria
- Country
- Panama
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Teter_0894
- Type
- digital images
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:951
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Altar in the War Memorial Chapel, Washington National Cathedral (1977)
- Date
- 1977
- Creator
- Striner, Herbert E.
- Description
- Altar in the War Memorial Chapel, Washington National Cathedral.
- Series
- Buildings
- Subject
- Altars -- Washington (D.C.); Religious art -- Washington (D.C.); War memorials -- Washington (D.C.); Jesus Christ -- Art
- Local Identifier
- O039-14
- Type
- Negatives (photographic)
- Physical Location
- American University Library
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-71088
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.
- Title
- Alternate exterior view of a streamlined art deco house at 2915 University Terrace NW, Washington, D.C.
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Striner, Herbert E.
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Subject
- Art deco (Architecture) -- Washington (D.C.); Dwellings -- Washington (D.C.)
- Local Identifier
- V008-4
- Type
- Negatives (photographic)
- Physical Location
- American University Library
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-95411
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.
- Title
- Alternate view of a group gathered in an exhibition room in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Striner, Herbert E.
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Subject
- Exhibitions -- Washington (D.C.); Art museums -- Washington (D.C.)
- Local Identifier
- C062-23
- Type
- Negatives (photographic)
- Physical Location
- American University Library
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-91135
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.
- Title
- Alternate view of a security guard in an exhibition room in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Striner, Herbert E.
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Subject
- Exhibitions -- Washington (D.C.); Art museums -- Washington (D.C.)
- Local Identifier
- C062-21
- Type
- Negatives (photographic)
- Physical Location
- American University Library
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-91133
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.
- Title
- Alternate view of Asian art panel hanging over chairs
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Striner, Herbert E.
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Subject
- Art, Asian; Chairs
- Local Identifier
- E026-18
- Type
- Negatives (photographic)
- Physical Location
- American University Library
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-92601
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.
- Title
- Alternate view of flag art hanging in the Embassy of Israel, Washington, D.C.
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Striner, Herbert E.
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Subject
- Art -- Washington (D.C.); Embassy buildings -- Washington (D.C.)
- Local Identifier
- S013-13
- Type
- Negatives (photographic)
- Physical Location
- American University Library
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-95095
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.
- Title
- Alternate view of large painting hanging over wooden bench
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Striner, Herbert E.
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Subject
- Art; Furniture
- Local Identifier
- S036-4
- Type
- Negatives (photographic)
- Physical Location
- American University Library
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-95211
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.
- Title
- Alternate view of paintings hanging over a credenza
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Striner, Herbert E.
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Subject
- Art; Furniture
- Local Identifier
- S036-2
- Type
- Negatives (photographic)
- Physical Location
- American University Library
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-95209
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.
- Title
- Alternate view of textured art work hanging in the Embassy of Israel, Washington, D.C.
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Striner, Herbert E.
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Subject
- Art -- Washington (D.C.); Embassy buildings -- Washington (D.C.)
- Local Identifier
- S008-4
- Type
- Negatives (photographic)
- Physical Location
- American University Library
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-95075
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.
- Title
- Alternate view of the entrance of the George V Metropolitain subway station, Paris, France
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Striner, Herbert E.
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Subject
- Decoration and ornament -- Art nouveau; Subway stations -- France -- Paris
- Local Identifier
- v2p47-03
- Type
- Slides (photographs)
- Physical Location
- American University Library
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-96134
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.
- Title
- Alternate view of the lion statue outside the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Striner, Herbert E.
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Subject
- Art museums -- Washington (D.C.); Statues -- Washington (D.C.)
- Local Identifier
- B014-8
- Type
- Negatives (photographic)
- Physical Location
- American University Library
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-90165
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.