Tags | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

We have 7 objects tagged illumination.

Oil Lamp
pewter, brass.
Gift of Gerald G. Stiebel and Penelope Hunter-Stiebel.
2013-49-17-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

An yellowish-green glow illuminates from two herb-like round-leafed plants in a dark space with an opened book. The pages are barely visible, the headers 'Paradise Lost' and 'Book III' are legible at the tops of the left and right pages, respectively. The plants each illuminate one page but barely so, and appear to have been place in a bottle. A light reflection of the image can be seen in the background.

Triennial Project Record, Nanobionic Plant Project: Ambient Illumination,...
installation and images.
Courtesy of MIT Professor S. Kennedy and Professor M. Strano Research Groups....
NATURE.019

The components of the dress are integrated into a single garment comprised of a bell-form skirt shared by multiple bodices with sleeves. Overall, the style of the garment is reminscent of a circa 1900's period dress. The garment is displayed suspended from above, filling it with airy volume and giving the impression of a multi-armed wearer or wearers. Two bodices are visible, each having two outstretched sleeves. They are presented as animated 'figures' reaching out with bent elbows. The two figures face in opposing directions. The sleeves have cuffs with two-button closures. Each bodice has a pointed collar and a vertical row of buttons extending from the collar to its waistband. Between/behind the left figure and the right figure the back of a third collar is visible, a hint of a third 'figure' facing away from the viewer. The long, gathered, skirt material is attached underneath a waistband. The soft folds in the skirt material give the illusion of volume. The installation is lit by a dramatic light source which makes it seem to glow imbuing it with an ethereal/ghostly quality (as suggested by the title of the work - “FANTASMA.”) The effect of the light produces a fluorescence giving the illusion of colors ranging from blue to aqua. The textile is unpatterned, appears crinkly and sheer, with visible seams and hem.

Fantasma, 2019
garment, silk worm cocoons and raw silk threads.
Courtesy of AnotherFarm.
NATURE.023

Drawing, Parthenon at Night, Athens

Drawing, Parthenon at Night, Athens
brush and oil, black chalk on thin cream paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-671

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Drawing, Sepulcher in Egyptian Style with Death Carrying a Lamp

Drawing, Sepulcher in Egyptian Style with Death Carrying a Lamp
pen and black ink, brush and gray, blue-gray wash, graphite on off-white paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-3952

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Drawing, Clouds and Sunset, Jamaica

Drawing, Clouds and Sunset, Jamaica
brush and oil paint, graphite traces on thin paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-409-b

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Drawing, Sunset, Hudson, New York

Drawing, Sunset, Hudson, New York
oil, canvas-backed paper.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-791

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.