Shoes
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Description: Pair of woman's white canvas shoes. Designed with slightly pointed toes and a rounded edge at the vamp, the shoes have a single strap across the instep secured with a circular glass button with steel(?) shank. Thick canvas-covered heel shaped as a modified Cuban heel, rounded at sides and back, curved at front, and tapering slightly to base. Sole of leather, originally white/pale, worn to brown. No designer's or retailer's labels. Stamped inside of each: "455 .199 59 [star] / D8083 82566"
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Shoes
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Description: Pair of black peau de soie heeled shoes. Slightly pointed rounded toe, with an oval openwork area at the throat of the vamp which simulates a buckle. These "buckles" are set with simulated black jet and cut steel beads. The 2 3/8" modified French heel is covered in black peau de soie. Marked on leather sole: "VOLK"; Stamped inside right shoe: "VOLK / DALLAS"; Notation inside each shoe: "172 / 5931 / 2355"
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Pumps
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Description: Pair of woman's white kid pumps. Designed as modified Oxford style shoes with slightly pointed toes, the white kid uppers are decorated with rows of circular holes along toe-cap, sides of vamp, sides of shoe, and heel. The shoes lace up at center front along instep, 3 holes high. The medium-high heels are curved around sides and back, covered with same leather. Front of heel cut straight across, covered with light tan leather. Stamped inside shoe: "Brooklyn Hand Turns / 'Aristocrat' / 51 - Last". Embroidered label inside shoe: "Paul's / Aristocrats / Hand Made / Turn-Sole".
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Caryatid
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Date: 1913/1914~
Creator: Modigliani, Amedeo
Description: The vertically oriented painting depicts a crouched woman with her arms raised on a yellow background. The female figure is outlined with heavy black strokes.
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Portrait of Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837) on the Neva Embankment
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Date: 1915
Creator: Kustodiyev, Boris
Description: The portrait of the man shows him in a hat and a large overcoat to the hips. He fills the foreground of the picture but other people milling about are seen in the background.
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Portrait of Joan Salvat-Papasseit (1894-1924)
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Date: 1918
Creator: Barradas, Rafael
Description: The portrait consists of large, flat planes of varying values juxtaposed to create the shape of the head. Individualistic facials details have been excluded and the planes of the face blend with the planes of the surrounding space.
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New Year's Card with Characters Fuku and Ju
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Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
Description: The horizontal oriented postcard is decorated with a English salutation of Happy New Year as well as a Japanese greeting. The design of the card is reminiscent of Art Nouveau.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc41367/
The First Trip
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Date: 1910
Creator: Takehisa Yumeji
Description: None
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Paris Subway, Ferris Wheel, and Eiffel Tower
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Date: 1912/1913
Creator: Severini, Gino
Description: The vertical composition includes subway, Ferris wheel, and the Eiffel Tower in a Futurist style. The angular lines are drawn in charcoal and the colorful figures are at the bottom portion of the composition. The top half of the work is predominately black and white with some portions of words surrounded by blue.
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Curtain Design for Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Ballet Sheherezade
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Date: 1910
Creator: Serov, Valentin
Description: The painting depicts a body of water with boats, landscape and people on a building top looking down on two leopards and an entourage of people on horseback.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc41212/