water

late 19th century to early 20th century

This is a watercolor on paper that shows a grassy plain at sunset. Clouds partially obscure a setting sun that appears just left of center and whose light is reflected in a small area of water...

20th century

This is a watercolor on paper of a landscape showing a cove on the shore of La Jolla beach. The ocean is painted on the left side of the image with waves washing on shore at center. Large rocky...

1982|1998

This is a black and white photogravure on paper of a landscape at night. A bright streetlight at top left illuminates the faヘade of a brick building at center and the trunk of a dead tree at...

early 20th century

This is a black ink linoleum block print on laid tissue paper. The tissue is attached to paper, which is attached to a cardboard mat. The composition shows an aerial view looking down over the...

early 20th century

This is a black ink linoleum print on tissue paper. The composition shows fish swimming among underwater vegetation. A quarter circle with three outer rings appears at lower right. Extending...

early 20th century

This is a black ink linoleum print on tissue paper adhered between a paper. The composition shows fish swimming among fern-like vegetation.

early 20th century

This is a black ink linoleum print on tissue paper adhered to paper. The composition shows a figure in silhouette lounging on ground surrounded by water. The figure appears on the right side of...

early 20th century

This is a black ink linoleum print on tissue that was once adhered to paper. The composition shows a shoreline and what appears to be a distant lighthouse. The seascape is seen through three...

early 20th century

This is a black ink linoleum print on tissue paper. The composition shows a female figure with shoulder-length hair dressed in a dark robe. The figure stands at center facing front while holding...

late 19th century to early 20th century

This is a black and white photonegative of a forest landscape that shows a lake surrounded by pine trees. The horizon line divides the image at center, with a lake in the lower part of the image...

late 19th century to early 20th century

This is a black and white photonegative of a snowy mountain landscape. A stream is visible at center right, winding through snow-covered rocky ground. Pine trees appear at middle ground at...

1908

Black and white film negative includes an image of Viga Canal in Mexico. Water fills the lower half of the composition with the canal receding into the distance right of center. Trees grow along...

1908

Black and white film negative includes an image of Viga Canal in Mexico. Water fills the lower half of the composition with the canal receding into the distance at center. Trees grow along the...

April 4, 1941

Original envelope reads: "Fires, Floods & Quakes."  Photograph shows a flooded city street with a cable car marked "18 Lakeshore" at center.  Parked cars appear...

December 3, 1951

Original envelope reads: "Fires, Floods & Quakes."  Photograph shows a flooded city landscape with several cars in standing water.  The water level reaches halfway up the...

Message 2
1968

Poster has a black printed background with white clouds at the bottom. At the top is a stylized image fo a black shape in a scene with water, a sun and clouds, in shades of pink, purple, and...

Pacific Vibrations
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a black printed background with a central, stylized, multicolor image of a sun on the horizon of green water, above a featureless female figure lying on a rock. Above the figure is a...

The Healer
1977

Multicolor poster has a stylized image of a floating figure with a stylized flower on her chest, looking down at another figure, with rays extending from the flower and surrounding the lower...

We Breathe the Same Air...
1984

Poster has a gray printe dbackground. At the top is a stylzed watercolor image reproduction of female figures wandering around a flowery meadow, above whales jumping among the waves. At the bottom...

untitled (aerial illustration of a coast)
1982

Multicolor poster has a stylized, aerial view image of a coastal village, with boats paddling towards the huts on the beach. A channel bisects the village and delivers water to fields carved out...

Landless
1971

Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a multicolor, stylized image of two figures on the bank of a body of water, with one kneeling down. At the bottom of the poster is "Landless" in black...

Untitled
1974

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a multicolor, stylized image of a white boat floating on blue and green swirling waves beneath a red, orange and pink sky with purple and pink clouds....

They Will Thank You for Conserving Energy
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a black printed background with a color photo of a children running through a water feature. At the bottom of the poster is "They Will Thank You / For Conserving Energy" in white and "U...

Planit Water
1990

Poster has white text and images printed on a black background. At the top left is "Planit Water" with a stylized image of a plent. At the bottom left is "calling all thinkers / time to create a...

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