[Watercolor painting of a drinking glass]
Watercolor painting--United States. [LCSH]
Tumblers (Drinking glasses) [LCSH]
Still-life painting [LCSH]
Watercolor painting on a drinking glass half filled with clear liquid (likely water). The cylindrical glass is taller than it is wide and widens slightly from the base to the top. It is viewed from the side. The background is painted in a wash of extremely pale gray-blue, with broad strokes and lots of white space left behind; the brushstrokes do not attempt to cover the entire paper. Because the liquid in the glass is clear, the background wash shows through the glass. The surface of the water is painted in darker shades of gray-blue, as is the bottom of the glass. There's a light reflection underneath the bottom of the glass; there is no apparent surface underneath the glass, so the image of the glass is simply floating in this painting. Dividing the painting into quadrants, the majority of the glass would appear in the center of the lower right-hand quadrant. The edges of the glass are implied in places, with thin, broken lines in shades of blue and gray-blue along the rim of the glass and the sides. Pencil sketch shows through still in places and helps define the edges further. The paper used here is much lighter weight and thinner than the paper used for the pieces in the rest of this collection and its texture is finer, as well. This paper looks to have been torn from a pad; there's evidence that the previous page didn't tear cleanly and a little bit of that page is attached to this page still along the top edge.
Gillett, Janice
1990-2010?
All rights held by Acacia Williams
Medium: watercolor on paper
Extent: 22.8 x 30.3 cm
Physical object
JG_0020
[Orange and bell pepper still life in acrylic]
Acrylic painting--United States. [LCSH]
Still-life painting--United States--21st century [LCSH]
Farm produce [LCSH]
Acrylic still life painting of an orange and a green bell pepper on a scrap of canvas. Presented in this orientation, the orange appears to the left of the bell pepper; the bell pepper leans a little to the right at a slightly impossible angle--whatever it is resting against is not pictured. Indeed, what the items are sitting on is not pictured, either; the background remains unseen save for an indigo wash behind the orange which morphs into a brown between the orange and pepper, and changes into a deep burgundy-brown outlining the background area around the top left and top of the bell pepper. (Note: It is possible the painting was meant to be orientated the other way such that the bell pepper would be on the left and the orange on the right; there's no artist's signature or other clue to determine the intended orientation of this piece.) The remainder of the canvas is unpainted. The bell pepper has a darker green stem than the rest of the vegetable, and the orange has tinges of green on the left side and along the outline. In some places, the paint has bled (presumably) outside of the intended borders of the objects. The canvas itself is fraying very slightly in some places along the edges and is somewhat irregular in shape, with the bottom left-hand corner missing. A very slight smudge of orange paint is visible on the left underside of the orange.
Gillett, Janice
2000-2011?
All rights held by Acacia Williams
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Extent: 30.1 x 20 cm <em>(The second measurement is approximate as the paper is irregular; it represents the greatest extent in that dimension.)<br /></em>
Physical object
JG_0013
Still Life
Collage--Michigan--Detroit.
Found objects (Art)--Michigan--Detroit.
Mural painting and decoration--Michigan--Detroit--2010-2020.
Depicts a collage of various objects and flowers, and displays the text "Busy" and "Hardware."
"The mural is an anthropological search of elements and symbols of the Market. I based it on elements that were in a second hand shop around the corner from the wall. I also based it on the typographies of the posters of the surrounding markets. The objective of the mural was to describe the things that were already in that space, creating a bridge for the observer."
-Nicolás Romero Escalada
Ever (Nicolás Romero Escalada)
Murals in the Market
Date Created: 2018
Date Photographed: 2021-11-04
Support: Brick and masonry
Extent: Approximately 14' x 12'
English
Physical Object
DMM-2021-057
Janet's Things
Photographs--Color photographs--Philadelphia--1984.
Photographs--Still life photographs--Philadelphia--1984.
Figurines--Philadelphia--1984.
Decorations--Flower arrangements--Philadelphia--1984.
Plants--Philadelphia--1984.
Still life of items located on a wood side table. Located in the center of the image is a vase of pink and yellow roses. On the table to the left is a small grass like green plant in a rounded cream pot. On the table to the left is a green plant with rounded green leaves in a green pot . Behind these three items on the table is the base of a tall brown lamp and two figurines. One of the white and blue figurines is mostly covered by the plant on the right of the table and the second figurine is of a woman in a dress. To the left of the table is a philodendron green marbled plant and to the right is the arm of a shinny blue chair. The wall behind is white.
Image of flowers given to Janet Sheehan by Timothy Sheehan, as well as, her plants and two her Lladro figurines in their married student housing apartment at Wharton in Philadelphia, PA.
Janet Sheehan
1984
Rights over this item are held by the Sheehan Family.
Chromogenic Color Print Photograph.
Paper manufactured by Kodak.
3 3/8 x 4 15/16 in.
Still Image
2021.TBFTB.022
Philadelphia, PA
Kevin's Cookies
Photographs--Color photographs--Missouri--1982.
Photographs--Still life photographs--Missouri--1982.
Food--Baked goods--Cookies--1982.
Interior--Kitchens--Missouri--1982.
Vacation--Missouri--1982.
Still life of a unbalanced stack of package cookies of many varieties. There are ten different packages of cookies built in a lopsided tower on a white round table. The background of the image includes a kitchen with a stove, sink, counter, and end of a fridge on the right. The walls are covered in yellow and cream floral wall paper and a window is located just be hind the tower. The room is dimly lit by the natural light coming from behind the camera. Some of the cookie varieties include Delish, Double Stuffed Oreos, Girl Scout Samoas, Sap's Quality Cookies, and IScreams.
This pile of cookies belonged to Kevin Sheehan on a vacation to Lake of the Ozarks in May of 1982. This trip was taken by Jim, Kevin, and Timothy Sheehan.
Timothy Sheehan
May 1982
Rights over this item are held by the Sheehan Family.
Chromogenic Color Print Photograph.
Paper manufactured by Kodak.
3 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.
English
Still Image
2021.TBFTB.020
Missouri
Flowers for Janet
Photographs--Color photographs--Manhattan--Kansas--1982.
Photographs--Still life photographs--Manhattan--Kansas--1982.
Furnishings--Draperies--Manhattan--Kansas--1982.
Plant parts--Flowers--Roses--Manhattan--Kansas--1982.
Valentines--Manhattan--Kansas--1982.
Still life of a flower arrangement of roses and greenery on a brown reflective table. The six roses are arranged in a triangle shape and are held in a small green glass chalice in the center of the frame. Behind the table and flower arrangement is the top of a brown wood chair back and a wall of mostly white and brown draperies with a stripe of white wall with a light switch on the right. The curtains, wall and bottom of the vase can be seen reflected in the table in the bottom third of the image.
Flower arrangement given to Janet Sheehan by Tim Sheehan for Valentine's Day in 1982. Image was taken in their Manhattan, Kansas home.
Janet Sheehan
February 1982
Rights over this item are held by the Sheehan Family.
Chromogenic Color Print Photograph.
Paper manufactured by Kodak.
3 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.
Still Image
2021.TBFTB.018
Manhattan, KS
Jan's Pothos Plant
Photographs--Color photographs--Manhattan--Kansas--1983.
Photographs--Still life photographs--Manhattan--Kansas--1983.
Organisms--Plants.
Containers--Plant (containers)--Manhattan--Kansas--1983.
Furnishings--Draperies--Manhattan--Kansas--1982.
Still life of a green vine-like plant with tear drop shaped leaves in a shiny bronze rounded planter hanging from the ceiling from a brown macramé holder. The image is taken looking up a the hanging philodendron or pothos plant, whose vines sparsely cascade out of the planter to the right. The white walls and ceiling are decorated by golden orange/brown curtains. In the lower right corner is the top of a brown wood chair back.
Image taken in the living room of Timothy and Janet Sheehan's Manhattan, Kansas home in 1983.
Janet Sheehan
1983
Rights over this item are held by the Sheehan Family.
Chromogenic Color Print Photograph.
Paper manufactured by Kodak.
3 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.
Still Image
2021.TBFTB.016
Manhattan, Kansas