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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Shell and Old Shingle V
Work_PrefTitle
Shell and Old Shingle V
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Overall view without frame
Image_Title
Overall view without frame
Image View
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Creator:
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Georgia O'Keeffe (American painter, 1887-1986)
Agent_Display
Georgia O'Keeffe (American painter, 1887-1986)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza (Madrid, Madrid, Spain) Inv. no. 698 (1980.10)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza (Madrid, Madrid, Spain) Inv. no. 698 (1980.10)
Location
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Location Note:
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Paseo del Prado, 8
Work_LocationNotes
Paseo del Prado, 8
Location Note
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GPS:
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40.416111-3.695
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Date:
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1926 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1926 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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American
Work_Culture
American
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Twentieth century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Twentieth century
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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painting (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
painting (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Paintings
Work_Classification
Paintings
Classification
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Material:
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oil paint on canvas
Work_MaterialDisplay
oil paint on canvas
Material
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Technique:
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oil painting (technique)
Work_Technique
oil painting (technique)
Technique
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Measurements:
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76.2 cm (height) x 46 cm (width)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
76.2 cm (height) x 46 cm (width)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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cycles or series; still life; sea shells
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
cycles or series; still life; sea shells
Subjects
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Description:
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In the early 1920s Georgia O’Keeffe produced isolated images of simple shapes found in nature such as shells, bones and flowers, in reaction to the excessive intellectualization and insularity to which painting was being subjected at the time. Shell and Old Shingle V, executed in 1926, belongs to a set of small compositions devoted to these two natural objects. The painter herself described the chance circumstances that led her to create these paintings: “We were shingling the barn and the old shingles, taken off, were free to fly around. Absentmindedly I picked up a loose one and carried it into the house and up to the table in my room. On the table was a white clam shell brought from Maine in the spring." (Source: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum [website]; https://www.museothy ssen.org/en/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
In the early 1920s Georgia O’Keeffe produced isolated images of simple shapes found in nature such as shells, bones and flowers, in reaction to the excessive intellectualization and insularity to which painting was being subjected at the time. Shell and Old Shingle V, executed in 1926, belongs to a set of small compositions devoted to these two natural objects. The painter herself described the chance circumstances that led her to create these paintings: “We were shingling the barn and the old shingles, taken off, were free to fly around. Absentmindedly I picked up a loose one and carried it into the house and up to the table in my room. On the table was a white clam shell brought from Maine in the spring." (Source: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum [website]; https://www.museothy ssen.org/en/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A1-OKEEF-TBM-SOS-A0 1
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-OKEEF-TBM-SOS-A0 1
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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