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An Object Confronting Its Logical Other
2000

This is an acrylic and water based oil painting on amate paper mounted to canvas. The composition shows a female face in black outline with her tongue sticking out and her internal organs...

1940s

Beach sandals.  Description: Beach sandals, one pair, brown lacquered wooden platform sole hinged at ball of foot with canvas straps of beige and brown, closed heel, almost closed toe, with...

Small Fridge #5 (Black Flag)
2005

This is a trompe l'oiel sculpture which looks identical to a small, dorm type refrigerator. On the front is a fake "Black Flag" concert sticker and the brand name on the front is...

1989

Harry Fonseca painted a series of "Stone Poems" inspired by the indigneous rock art of California, Utah, and the Southwest. This example, called "Migration #1" appears to depict the Sun King, a...

1990

This is a painting from the "Stone Poem" series inspired by the indigenous rock art of California, Utah, and the Southwest. In this painting, a large, central humanoid figure is accompanied by...

1987

This is a painting from Fonseca's "Stone Poem" series inspired by the rock art or petroglyphs of California, Utah, and the rest of the Southwest. These paintings were mostly done in the late...

1987

Harry Fonseca was of Nisenan/Maidu/ Hawaiian/Portuguese heritage. This particular painting is from his "Stone Poems" series of large canvases. These works are influenced by petroglyphs from...

n.d.

Watercolor on paper mounted on canvas

1992

This is an oil and alkyd painting on canvas. The composition is divided vertically in half by light paint on the right, and dark paint on the left. A double row of handprints are positioned...

1997

This is an oil and alkyd painting on canvas. Two-thirds of the canvas on the right side is painted with a red and green pattern of large X shapes, organic forms, and nested diamonds. A faux...

1994
1910-1930

This artifact came from trunk number one, marked "Ford E. Samuel Travelogues," containing a projector, lenses and all the equipment to project a slide show. It also has slides of famous sights...

1910-1930

This artifact came from trunk number one, marked "Ford E. Samuel Travelogues," containing a projector, lenses and all the equipment to project a slide show. It also has slides of famous sights...

2008

Canvas backpack that is now gray, although it may have faded from another color. Contains one main carrying space, along with two smaller pockets. All three compartments have black-painted metal...

2010

A) Night vision scope. Body covered in black rubber. Two lenses on either end of the scope, one to look into and the other to point at the scene to be viewed. Has buttons saying "IR +/-...

19th century

Painting. Description: Mexican oil painting, Portrait of Fernando VII. A half length in profile, painted in an oval. Ferdinand VII in blue suit with white embroidery at front closure, blue and...

Wicker trunk with canvas over the top

The top canvas has "Tiburcio Parrot" written on it.

From the History Information Station:

Object: Woven wicker trunk, with canvas top...

Bags of very heavy white canvas. a. 3-27-97--5000 Treasurer so. Pac. Co., San Francisco. B. 5-3-95--5000 Treasurer So. Pac. Co., San Francisco. C. National Bank of D.O. Mills & Co., Sacramento...

1890-1920

Riding skirt. Material: Canvas duck skin. Color: Tan. Period or Date: ca. 1915. Country: US. Description: Walking or riding split skirt with buttoned panel in front. - heavy material. Worn by...

c. 1909

Tricycle has two large, spoked rear wheels, 20 inches in diameter, one spoked front wheel, 10 inches diameter. Rear wheels have wooden fenders. Padded seat with small back support is covered in...

20th century

Miscellaneous canvas bag. Large cnavas bag with tow leather loops on one side of bag; leather strap with metal buckle on opposite side of bag. Metal studs attach leather strapping to canvas....

ca. 1920s

Sash bearing the Scouting badges earned by Herbert Wildenradt in becoming an Eagle Scout. Dark beige canvas with 21 individually sewn patches, each with an embroidered green circle around an...

c. 1985

Canvas patch with "Vietnam Veterans Against the War" with the symbol of the VVAW in the middle.

c. 1977

Computer manual for Thinker Toys computer parts. On the ouside spine of the binder is written, "MICRO". The first four pages inside the binder are computer printout sheets containing computer...

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