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25,000 BCE
Venus of Willendorf
Carver believed that the power of fertility was built into the limestone. One of the earliest examples of fertility -
15,000 BCE
Hall of Bulls
Cave drawings found in southern France depicting wholly mammoths, rhinos, and other animals. -
7000 BCE
African Rock Painting
Depicts scenes of people hunting and herding animals. Associated with Mesolithic Era. -
520 BCE
Women at the Fountain House
Example of a vessel from the Archaic Era, which originated in Greece and focused on a fluid body -
432 BCE
Parthenon
Classic greek temple. Treated like a sculpture in its design. It is one of the most refined examples of grecian architecture. -
237 BCE
Great Pylon of the Horus Temple at Edfu
reflects Egyptians sanctified experience with nature. Was only open for upperclass individuals in its day. The great walls acted as a barrier. -
200
Unswept House
Floor mosaic. Represents what people of this time period [Ancient Greece] would've been eating -
692
Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem. place of sacred pilgrimage for Muslims, Jews, and Christians. Oldest example of islamic architecture. -
1000
Shiva as Nataraja (Lord of the Dance)
Primary avatar of Hinduism. Male and Female, represents good and bad, unifier and destroyer. -
1000
Kandarya MahadevaTemple
Cluster of temples dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu, and Mahavira. Artificial mountain -
1170
Chartres Cathedral
Located in Chartes, France. The vertical design of the cathedral is suppose to represent the Roman Catholic Churchs connect to heaven. Features the Rose Window. A large stained glass window depicting Old Testament prophets and the virgin Mary and Jesus. -
1434
Aztec Marriage Couple
the Codex Mendoza, Mexico. Depicts Aztec ritual of literally tying the knot of the bride and grooms' garments at the wedding ceremony. -
1496
The Last Supper
One of Leonardo Da Vinci's most famous works. Experimented with linear perspective and paint on plaster -
1543
Mohammed's Ascent into Heaven.
From Nizami’s Khamsa (Five Poems). British Library, London, Great Britain. Illustrates a collection of poems by Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi. Shows Mohammed's ascent in a glorious array of fire and clouds. -
1567
The Peasant Wedding
Pieter Bruegel painting. Depicts a wedding scene the occurred during the flemish renaissance -
Pietà
Michelangelo sculpture that can be found in Rome. Sculpture shows a intimacy and tenderness between mother and child. Very romanticized rendition of crucifixion -
Newton Cenotaph
A moment to Sir Isaac Newton. Drafted by Boulée. Boulée was an iconic architect from the Neo-classic era, although many of his designs were never constructed. -
Arc de Triomphe
Signaled end of royal family in France and tribute to Napoleon. Example of Neo-classicism and built at the very begin of the Romantic Era. -
The Peaceable Kingdom
Edward Hicks. USA, Oil on canvas. 17 7/16" × 23 9/16". Brooklyn Museum of Art. Hicks was inspire by William Penn and his treaty with the Native Americans and was also inspired by a passage from the Bible, Isiah 11. -
Bar at the Follie Bergere
Edouard Manet. Shows a prostitute working and her expression knowing that she is fully receiving the male gaze -
The Banjo Lesson
Henry Ossawa Tanner. One of the first african american artist to make anything of himself. Paintings depicted african americans in a non derogatory manner which was very uncommon at the time -
The Three Stages of Women
Shows a women's life from male perspective: virgin bride, sexual figure, matron, and then death. -
Las bravisimas calaveras guatemaltecas de Mora y de Morales
José Guadalupe Posada. Las bravisimas calaveras guatemaltecas de Mora y de Morales, Pictorial broadside verse, full sheet, printed recto and verso, lavender paper; zinc etching. This piece shows where the line between fine art and pop art are blurred. When this poster was first published, it was scattered and mass made, but now it is auctioned and collected to be in museums. -
Tote Mutter (Dead Mother
Egon Schiele. Depicts newborn baby and mother who died in childbirth. A chilling image that is representative of the war going on. -
.10 Exhibition
First Suprematist exhibit. Believed that history should be erased and that we should start again at 0. -
The Futurist Cookbook
F.T. Marinetti and Fillia believed life was connected to what you eat and drink. -
The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti
Ben Shahn. USA (Lithuanian-born),Tempera on canvas, 84 1/2" × 48. Shows the unjust convictions and executions of working class Italians in America who were active in labor organizations and avoided the WWI draft. -
Migrant Mother with Three Children
Dorothea Lange. Photograph commissioned by government to provide an icon of how the depression was going. -
Fallingwater
House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, who was influenced by Japanese and Chinese Architecture -
Nighthawk
Edward Hopper painting, oil on canvas. Shows costumers in a diner, subtext communicates a loneliness amongst city dwellers. -
Freedom from Want
Norman Rockwell, shows classic american life. Series is inspired by FDR’s for freedom speech. Offended many people in Europe and can be seen as oppressive in the current day -
Clearing Winter Storm
Photographed by Ansel Adams in Yosemite National Park. Adams created romantic images of remote places by waiting for the opportune time of the light hitting. -
I Love Lucy
Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz. Aired on CBS in 1951 and ran for 6 years. Sitcom that revolutionized comedy and TV in America -
Heinz 57 Tomato Ketchup and Del Monte Freestone Peach Halves
Andy Warhol Sculpture from Pop Art movement. Makes statement about commerciality in America. -
Current
Bridget Riley. Great Britain, Synthetic polymer paint on composition board. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Prime example of Op Art. The painting is alive on the wall and seems to pulse and flicker even though it is simply painted curved lines -
Cocoa Pod Coffin
Kane Kwel. Ghana, Africa, Wood and enamel paint, 92" long. Commemorates the life work of a cocoa farmer in Africa. -
Rothko Chapel
A nondenominational chapel and example of modern architecture. Has large painting on walls thats suppose to heighten emotions and senses. -
In Mourning and in Rage.
Suzanne Lacy and Leslie Labowitz. Performance art piece that occurred in LA outside a city council meeting. 10 women dressed in black arrived in a hearse. This was a way to depict the grief felt by the Hillside Strangler's 10 rape and murder victims and the sensationalization of this by the media. -
Social Mirror
Mierle Laderman Ukeles. Points out the problem of waste that comes with growing population and consumerism. An NYC garbage truck was covered in mirrors so that pedestrians would be reflected onto the truck. -
Human/Need/Desire
Bruce Nauman, Neon tubing, transformer and wire, 7' 103/8" × 70 1/2" × 25 1/4". The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Shows where an element that is normally considered to enhance a piece of art, light, is the medium that is being used to create this art. The piece of art itself is commented on how humans are motivated by either need or desire and its constantly fluctuating. -
There is No Escape
Sue Coe. Britain. Watercolor and graphite on paper, 22" × 30". Critiques The food industry and contemporary industrial societies. Pigs are depicted with real fear while the factory workers are shown as subhuman. -
Portrait (Futago)
A rendition of Manet's Olympia. Both females are depicted as males and the white woman is now a man of asian descent. Beginning of a revolt against the norms found in many historical paintings. -
Stereo Styles
Lorna Simpson. Shows popular hairstyles. Takes notes from pop culture and advertising. Makes statement about african american female body. -
Cornered
Adrian Piper. Institutional Critique. -
October 17, 1977
Gerhard Richter.One of fifteen paintings, oil on canvas. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Represents a perfect post-structuralist (subjective and ambiguous) moment. The image is of a women who appears open and friendly, which is totally discordant with the crimes she apparently planned. The blur also indicates the lack of closure and continuing controversy concerning what exactly happened to her and her cohort. -
Rudolf Stingel Untitled Sculpture
Sculpture of Buddha holding various objects. Makes statement about how widespread the Buddha had become in intellectual circles which led to a lack of reverence to the religion -
Baby Makes 3
General Idea. Canada, Lacquer on vinyl. Shows a homosexual approach to the nuclear family. The piece pokes fun at the idealized image of a nuclear family glamorized in society and shows how homosexual couples can recreate that environment -
Buddha Statue of Hyderabad
Indian Buddha. Larger Buddha statue that had to be restored after falling over during installation -
Untitled (Portrait of Ross in L.A.)
Fleix Gonzalez Torres, interactive contemporary art piece composed of hard candy. Represents the artists lover's deteriorating body. -
Mining the Museum
Fred Wilson. Creates new information by composing objects together. Apart of institutional critique movement. Challenges museums and institutions that ignores non-white, lower class art -
Displaying the AIDS Memorial Quilt
Washington, DC. An art piece made from a collective of people coming together to create the quilt. Made by hundreds of different people to memorialize those lost to AIDS. -
Justin Bond
Catherine Opie. Ironic photograph of a crossdressed man, dressed to look like a 'good girl' -
Star Doll
Mariko Mori. Form of self portrait. The artist has captured herself in a commericialized doll. -
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Peter Eisenman. Berlin. Debated over because the memorial is thought to be too abstract for a memorial to those killed in the Holocaust. -
New York City Waterfalls
Olafur Eliasson. Combines nature and urban structures to form these artificial waterfalls which symbolizes New York state. -
You are My Sunshine
Wangechi Mutu. Pieces combine technical and organic pieces into collages. Talks about the body of a woman of color and the sexualization of her.
