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:

Chow dog, 1974

Item — Box 3

Identifier: 2006.6.347

Overview

Photograph of a chow puppy (not one of O'Keeffe's dogs).

Dates: 1974

Found in: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation Photographs

Chow dog, 1974

Item — Box 3

Identifier: 2006.6.348

Overview

Photograph of a chow dog standing by a rug and door (not one of O'Keeffe's dogs).

Dates: 1974

Found in: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation Photographs

Chow dog, 1974

Item — Box 3

Identifier: 2006.6.349

Overview

Photograph of a chow standing outside in front of a door (not one of O'Keeffe's dogs).

Dates: 1974

Found in: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation Photographs

Chow dogs, 1974

Item — Box 3

Identifier: 2006.6.326

Overview

Photograph of two chows with a fence between them (not O'Keeffe's dogs).

Dates: 1974

Found in: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation Photographs

Chow dogs, 1974

Item — Box 3

Identifier: 2006.6.329

Overview

Photograph of two chow puppies standing on a table outside (these are not O'Keeffe's dogs).

Dates: 1974

Found in: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation Photographs

Chow dogs, 1974

Item — Box 3

Identifier: 2006.6.333

Overview

Photograph of two dogs looking at each other with a fence between them (these are not O'Keeffe's dogs). One dog is being held on leash by an unidentified person.

Dates: 1974

Found in: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation Photographs

Chow dogs, 1974

Item — Box 3

Identifier: 2006.6.344

Overview

Photograph of two chow puppies outside on a table (these are not O'Keeffe's dogs).

Dates: 1974

Found in: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation Photographs

Chow near Abiquiu House Studio, after 1945

Item — Box F1

Identifier: 2006.6.302

Dates: after 1945

Found in: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation Photographs

Chow on Ghost Ranch portal, 1977

Item — Box 4: Series 2

Identifier: RC-1999-001-159

Dates: 1977

Found in: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Claudia O'Keeffe Papers / Audiovisual and photographic material / Photographs

Chows, circa 1964

Item — Box 17

Identifier: 2006.6.1339

Overview

Profile view of one of O'Keeffe's Chows lying down in courtyard of the Abiquiu house with its head turned towards the camera. Partially visible behind the dog is a section of an adobe wall.

Dates: circa 1964

Found in: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation Photographs

Estiben Suazo and Bo II (Bo-Bo), 1961

Item — Box 17

Identifier: 2006.6.1353

Overview

Estiben Suazo dressed in a jean jacket, jeans, plaid hat, and work boots, holding up one of the Chows, Bo II (Bo-Bo), by its paws to a standing position in the garden of the Abiquiu house. Broom, chamisa, adobe walls, and trees in background.

Dates: 1961

Found in: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation Photographs