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Dogs

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Note: Domesticated species of Canis, formerly believed to be descended from Canis lupus, gray wolves; however, recent studies suggest that gray wolves and domestic dogs instead have a common ancestor, now extinct. Dogs come in a variety of shapes, and sizes and over 400 distinct breeds. All domestic or feral dogs are descended from a single common ancestral species. For more than 12,000 years, it has lived with humans as a hunting companion, protector, and as herders and guardians of sheep, goats, and cattle. Today, dogs are employed as aids to the blind and disabled, or for police work. In Western art, dogs have generally come to symbolize faithfulness and loyalty, however, in other cultures they can symbolizes a variety of traits, ranging from unclean to seducer.

Found in 142 Collections and/or Records:

Bo II (Bo-Bo), 1970-01

 Item
Identifier: 6
Overview

Photograph of Bo II in the snow, coming towards the camera. The snow and Bo II's furless tail are in focus; Bo II is not in focus.

Dates: 1970-01

Bo II (Bo-Bo), 1970-01

 Item
Identifier: 6
Overview

Photograph of Bo II standing in the snow with head facing away, towards viewer's right.

Dates: 1970-01

Bo II (Bo-Bo), 1970-01

 Item
Identifier: 6
Overview

Photograph of Bo II in the snow next to a path and a large stone. Bushes in the background.

Dates: 1970-01

Bo II (Bo-Bo), 1960 or 1961

 Item — Box 16
Identifier: 2006.6.1320
Overview

Portrait of one of O'Keeffe's Chows, Bo II (Bo-Bo), with a dark coat sitting in the courtyard of her Abiquiu house with head turned towards the viewer's left. Tree stump, door, and bush visible in the background.

Dates: 1960 or 1961

Bo II (Bo-Bo), 1960 or 1961

 Item — Box 17
Identifier: 2006.6.1326
Overview

Portrait of one of O'Keeffe's Chows, Bo II (Bo-Bo), looking up at the camera while lying on the tree stumps in the courtyard of the Abiquiu house. Adobe wall and screen door visible in background.

Dates: 1960 or 1961

Bo II (Bo-Bo), 1960 or 1961

 Item — Box 17
Identifier: 2006.6.1329
Overview

Portrait of one of O'Keeffe's Chows, Bo II (Bo-Bo), looking toward the viewer's right while lying on two tree stumps in the courtyard of the Abiquiu house. Adobe wall and screen door visible in background.

Dates: 1960 or 1961

Bo II (Bo-Bo), 1960 or 1961

 Item — Box 17
Identifier: 2006.6.1330
Overview

Portrait of one of O'Keeffe's Chows, Bo II (Bo-Bo), with head facing toward the viewer's right while lying on two tree stumps in the courtyard of her Abiquiu house; adobe wall, screen door, and large rocks visible in background.

Dates: 1960 or 1961

Bo II (Bo-Bo), 1961

 Item — Box 17
Identifier: 2006.6.1350
Overview

Portrait of one of O'Keeffe's dark haired Chows, Bo II (Bo-Bo), sitting on one of the stumps in the Abiquiu house courtyard. Visible in the background is the doorway, the shadow of a kiva ladder against the adobe wall, and numerous large rocks and stones strewn around the base of the stump.

Dates: 1961

Bo II (Bo-Bo), 1961

 Item — Box 17
Identifier: 2006.6.1352
Overview

Close up portrait of one of O'Keeffe's fluffy dark haired Chows, Bo II (Bo-Bo), sitting on its hind legs with its paws up, in the courtyard of the Abiquiu house.

Dates: 1961

Bo II (Bo-Bo), 1961

 Item — Box 17
Identifier: 2006.6.1351
Overview

Close up portrait of one of O'Keeffe's fluffy dark haired Chows, Bo II (Bo-Bo), sitting on the dirt in the courtyard of the Abiquiu house.

Dates: 1961