Classifications
Classification
Classification designates the material, regional, or temporal system that represents the strengths of the collection.
This Classification system overlaps where it meets criteria for two or more collection classifications, but should be applied in a standard order as represented in the diagram below.
If an object has tiered classifications and one of them is Prints & Drawings, (primarily Prints and Drawings + Latin American, and Prints & Drawings + American), add both classifications individually then use the arrows to make sure Prints & Drawings is at the top.
Classification | Scope |
Modern and Contemporary Art | 1890 – present, includes all nationalities except Latin American inclusions, includes all object types |
Latin American Art | No date limitations. Includes all Latin American artists. (Mexico, Caribbean, Central and South America) |
European Painting and Sculpture | pre-1899, traditional media (painting, sculpture) |
Plaster Casts | Specific study collection |
Art of the United States | Artworks created in the U.S. Sub-classification with either Modern and Contemporary or Prints and Drawings. |
Latino Art | Artworks created by U.S. Latinx artists. Sub-classification with either Modern and Contemporary or Prints and Drawings. |
Antiquities | 800 BCE through 300 AD |
Spanish Americas | 1492-1825 These dates cover from the first European settlements in the Caribbean to the year that the two last countries in the Americas, Bolivia and Uruguay, attained independence from Spain (Mexico and Peru in 1821). Cuba and Puerto Rico became independent from Spain in 1895 and 1897 but went almost immediately to US rulership. Subclassification with Latin American Art. |
Prints & Drawings | All prints and drawings, regardless of artist nationality. Does not include photography. |
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