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Post 1945, 2014 | acrylic, ballpoint pen, and varnish on canvas

acrylic, ballpoint pen, and varnish on canvas Full Title: Possible Worlds #9021 Portfolio Orig Lang ...

1997 | Silkscreened plastic, fluorescent lightbulbs, and metal fittings

Possible Worlds Portfolio Orig Lang Title: Portfolio Translated Title: Edition Title: Manuscript Title: ...

Container with Supernatural Creatures and Four Legs in the Form of Bears

Early Western Han dynasty, about 206-100 B.C. | Cast bronze

Artist: Unknown Tags * Alternate Titles: Translated Title: Series Title: Collection Title: Periodical Title: Book Title: Portfolio Title: Proof: Almanac Title: Descriptive Title: Artwork Inscription: Culture Made: Artwork Date(s): Early West ...

Herb Box (Yerbera)

circa 1775-1790 | Wood and silver

Geography: Bolivia, possibly Moxos or Chiquitos Artwork Dimensions: 7 1/2 × 11 × 9 1/2 in. (19.1 × 27.9 ... Bolivia. From exhibition Archive of the World, 2022 (for more information see the ... 81–82, pp. 316–25) Bibliographic Entry: Katzew, Ilona, ed. Archive of the World: Art and ...

Altar Frontal Plaque with Angel (Placa de frontal de altar con ángel )

17th century | Repoussé and chased silver

Monographic Series Title: Plate Number: Volume Number Page: Geography: Viceroyalty of Peru, possibly Puno ... world, including to Jerusalem. These fragments were originally nailed to a wooden armature as part of ... a seraph. From exhibition Archive of the World, 2022 (for more information see the ...

Manioc Flour Bowl (Farinheira)

mid-18th century | Hammered, repoussé, engraved, chased, and stamped gold

Geography: Brazil, possibly Bahía Artwork Dimensions: Height: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); diameter: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 ... exhibition Archive of the World, 2022 (for more information see the catalogue entry by ... Katzew, Ilona, ed. Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800: ...

Casket (Cofre)

late 17th or early 18th century | Wood, iron, tortoiseshell, and bone

Number Page: Geography: Mexico, possibly Campeche Artwork Dimensions: 6 1/8 × 8 1/2 × 5 in. (15.6 ... exhibition Archive of the World, 2022 (for more information see the catalogue entry by ... Katzew, Ilona, ed. Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800: ...

Chest with Matching Stand (Caja con bufete a juego)

18th century | Wood, inlaid with tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, and ivory; mirror glass; and iron

Geography: Guatemala (for export market, possibly Peru) Artwork Dimensions: Chest: 14 9/16 × 24 3/8 × 14 3/8 ... possibly with the involvement of Asian artisans. Archival and material documentation, however, seems to ... creatively reinterpreted. From exhibition Archive of the World, 2022 ...

Cabinet with Image of Saint John the Baptist (Contador con imagen de san Juan Bautista)

18th century | Wood, inlaid with tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, and ivory; oil painting on tin; glass; brass; copper fittings; and iron hinges

Number Page: Geography: Guatemala (for export market, possibly Peru) Artwork Dimensions: 32 × 69 3/4 ... experts have argued that their profusion in Lima suggests local manufacture, possibly with the involvement ... Baptist. From exhibition Archive of the World, 2022 (for more information see the ...

Side Table (Mesilla)

last third of the 18th century | Wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, and silver

possibly Peru) Artwork Dimensions: Height: 29 1/8 in. (74 cm); diameter: 25 9/16 in. (65 cm) Earliest ... possibly with the involvement of Asian artisans. Archival and material documentation, however, seems to ... Archive of the World, 2022 (for more information see the catalogue entries by Ilona Katzew and ...

Missal Stand (Atril)

18th century | Wood, inlaid with tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl, brass, and silver

possibly Peru) Artwork Dimensions: 13 1/4 × 14 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (33.7 × 36.8 × 23.5 cm) Earliest Date: ... possibly with the involve ment of Asian artisans. Archival and material documentation, however, seems to ... From exhibition Archive of the World, 2022 (for more information see the catalogue ...

Sewing or Jewelry Box (Costurero o joyero)

last third of the 18th century | Wood, inlaid with mother-of pearl and tortoiseshell, brass, silver, and paint

Guatemala (for export market, possibly Peru) Artwork Dimensions: Diameter: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm) Earliest ... possibly with the involvement of Asian artisans. Archival and material documentation, however, seems to ... creatively reinterpreted. From exhibition Archive of the World, 2022 ...

Sewing or Jewelry Box (Costurero o joyero)

last third of the 18th century | Wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, and silver

(for export market, possibly Peru) Artwork Dimensions: 5 1/2 × 17 5/16 × 13 3/4 in. (14 × 44 × 35 cm) ... suggests local manufacture, possibly with the involvement of Asian artisans. Archival and material ... the World, 2022 (for more information see the catalogue entries by Ilona Katzew and Luis ...

Herb Box (Yerbera)

circa 1775-1790 | Cast, repoussé, and chased silver

Geography: Upper Peru, possibly Potosí Artwork Dimensions: 9 13/16 × 11 × 7 7/8 in. (25 × 28 × 20 cm) ... Label: Silver was closely associated with empire building in the early modern world. In 1545, ... the Spaniards found the world’s richest silver deposit, the Rich Hill of Potosí (in present-day ...

Herb Box (Yerbera)

circa 1775-1790 | Wood and silver

Geography: Bolivia (possibly Moxos or Chiquitos) Artwork Dimensions: 7 1/4 × 8 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (18.4 × 21.6 ... Bolivia. From exhibition Archive of the World, 2022 (for more information see the ... 81–82, pp. 316–25) Bibliographic Entry: Katzew, Ilona, ed. Archive of the World: Art and ...

Set of Ecclesiastical Vestments (Partes de un terno eclesiástico) Cope with Hood (Capa pluvial con capucha)

circa 1730 | Silk satin with silk and metallic-thread embroidery and metallic braid trim

religious vestments embody the intersection of cultures made possible by global trade ... networks. From exhibition Archive of the World, 2022 (for more information see the ... Entry: Katzew, Ilona, ed. Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, ...

Leather-Bound Traveling Chest (Baúl de viaje encorado)

late 17th-early 18th century [?] | Wood, leather, brass and iron fittings and studs, and granadillo inlay

Series Title: Plate Number: Volume Number Page: Geography: Possibly Mexico, Oaxaca Artwork ... beyond). From exhibition Archive of the World, 2022 (for more information see the ... Entry: Katzew, Ilona, ed. Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, ...

Set of Ecclesiastical Vestments (Partes de un terno eclesiástico) Dalmatic (Dalmática)

circa 1730 | Silk satin with silk and metallic-thread embroidery and metallic braid trim

China and Spain, these elaborate religious vestments embody the intersection of cultures made possible ... World, 2022 (for more information see the catalogue entry by Elena Phipps in the accompanying ... World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800: Highlights from LACMA’s Collection. ...

In the Catskills

1942 | Oil on canvas

a general sentiment of endless possibilities, and the twentieth century was no exception. A modern age ... Mumford, one of the country’s most brilliant thinkers, explained that, unlike Europe, “the New World ... to the physical world completely. The simplification of form, multiple perspectives, and ideas about ...

Chair

1950 | Metal, cotton cord

inspires a general sentiment of endless possibilities, and the twentieth century was no exception. A modern ... Mumford, one of the country’s most brilliant thinkers, explained that, unlike Europe, “the New World ... to the physical world completely. The simplification of form, multiple perspectives, and ideas about ...