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David M Choberka
Last Updated
April 4, 2020 1:56 p.m.

15 Items in this Learning Collection
The Modern Metropolis

Resource with 82 media
Ann arbor and the university of michigan

Resource with 58 media
Artists of the Harlem Renaissance

Resource with 14 media
Berlin in the first half of the twentieth century
A man in uniform and heavy coat looks to his right as he stands posed next to a broken sign and broken mannequins in the rubble-filled street of Berlin.
Resource with 15 media
Chicago
This black and white stereoscopic image features two images of the view looking through the inside of a Ferris wheel near the top. It is surrounded by the text: Set No. 8; Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Western Scenery; CHICAGO and VICINITY. 313. Looking through the Ferris Wheel, near the top.<br />
Resource with 25 media
The Crowd
Man standing at a podium, crowd surrounding, one man on a horse.
Resource with 117 media
Detroit Metro

Resource with 131 media
Detroit-Area Artists

Resource with 202 media
Images of Jerusalem

Resource with 22 media
London
This black and white stereoscopic image features two images showing the busy intersection of Piccadilly Circus in London. There are many horse-drawn carriages and wagons and pedestrians on the streets and walkways. It is surrounded by the text: Sample Set No. 1; C. H. Graves, Publisher and Gen’l Manager; 7505 Piccadilly Circus, London<br />
Resource with 76 media
New York City
Elevated view of traffic on an urban street. 
Resource with 127 media
Paris, Scenes and Artists, 19th and 20th Centuries

Resource with 143 media
Street Art, Graffiti Art, Urban Assemblage, and Collage
Two abstracted, bust-length figures, one male and one female, look directly at the viewer with large smiles. The background is tan, and filled with swirling lines and scribbles. The face and eyes of each figure are outlined in thick green, the mouths in thick yellow. The &ldquo;whites&rdquo; of the eyes are red, while the pupils are circles of pale purple. Purple paint drips down from the eyes of the male figure, while the paint on the female figure drips upward.
Resource with 27 media
Subways
Man seated at a table with Armageddon sign. He is wearing a striped shirt and looking at the camera. There is a New York City bus map posted on the column behind him.
Resource with 8 media
The City in Photography 1900-1948
View of an empty street in front of a men's clothing store.
Resource with 50 media
Land and People

Copyright
Creative Commons by-nc-sa
Created by
David M Choberka
Last Updated
April 4, 2020 1:56 p.m.

51 Items in this Learning Collection
Detroit Metro

Resource with 131 media
Ann arbor and the university of michigan

Resource with 58 media
Architecture in Photography 1900-1948
View of an unfurnished room, whose walls are decorated with pilasters.
Resource with 40 media
Architecture in photography 1949-1989
Photograph of a white painted post holding up the tin roof of a porch.
Resource with 72 media
Arizona
Car being excavated in a desert scene.
Resource with 15 media
Art from Michigan

Resource with 215 media
Art of the Works Progress Administration WPA

Resource with 175 media
Artists of the Harlem Renaissance

Resource with 14 media
Aviation

Resource with 14 media
Berlin in the first half of the twentieth century
A man in uniform and heavy coat looks to his right as he stands posed next to a broken sign and broken mannequins in the rubble-filled street of Berlin.
Resource with 15 media
Bicycles

Resource with 16 media
Borders of Identity in North America
Photographed from atop a high ridge, this photograph depicts a view looking down into a winding desert canyon.
Resource with 87 media
British Empire
Façade of an Egyptian temple structure in a state of partial ruin.
Resource with 75 media
Politics, and Social Reform in the US, 1901-1950

Resource with 234 media
California
This is a black and white photograph depicting an outdoor scene with dense vegetation. Leafy plants cover the ground in the front and taller bushes and trees are in the background. The viewpoint is from above looking down.
Resource with 127 media
Cars and Car Culture

Resource with 78 media
Chicago
This black and white stereoscopic image features two images of the view looking through the inside of a Ferris wheel near the top. It is surrounded by the text: Set No. 8; Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Western Scenery; CHICAGO and VICINITY. 313. Looking through the Ferris Wheel, near the top.<br />
Resource with 25 media
Cities



A man in uniform and heavy coat looks to his right as he stands posed next to a broken sign and broken mannequins in the rubble-filled street of Berlin.
This black and white stereoscopic image features two images of the view looking through the inside of a Ferris wheel near the top. It is surrounded by the text: Set No. 8; Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Western Scenery; CHICAGO and VICINITY. 313. Looking through the Ferris Wheel, near the top.<br />
Man standing at a podium, crowd surrounding, one man on a horse.



This black and white stereoscopic image features two images showing the busy intersection of Piccadilly Circus in London. There are many horse-drawn carriages and wagons and pedestrians on the streets and walkways. It is surrounded by the text: Sample Set No. 1; C. H. Graves, Publisher and Gen’l Manager; 7505 Piccadilly Circus, London<br />
Elevated view of traffic on an urban street. 

Two abstracted, bust-length figures, one male and one female, look directly at the viewer with large smiles. The background is tan, and filled with swirling lines and scribbles. The face and eyes of each figure are outlined in thick green, the mouths in thick yellow. The &ldquo;whites&rdquo; of the eyes are red, while the pupils are circles of pale purple. Purple paint drips down from the eyes of the male figure, while the paint on the female figure drips upward.
Man seated at a table with Armageddon sign. He is wearing a striped shirt and looking at the camera. There is a New York City bus map posted on the column behind him.
View of an empty street in front of a men's clothing store.
Collection with 15 items
The Crowd
Man standing at a podium, crowd surrounding, one man on a horse.
Resource with 117 media
Detroit-Area Artists

Resource with 202 media
Environment, Ecology, Conservation

A mixed media assemblage consisting of welding goggles, rusted metal, a padlock, and two rusted bells hanging from a chain mounted on a wooden board with screws. The position of the objects, with goggles at the top, makes the assemblage look vaguely face-like.

Collection with 3 items
Environmental Justice

Resource with 95 media
Food Cultures

Resource with 218 media
Garbage Art - art made with and about garbage
A mixed media assemblage consisting of welding goggles, rusted metal, a padlock, and two rusted bells hanging from a chain mounted on a wooden board with screws. The position of the objects, with goggles at the top, makes the assemblage look vaguely face-like.
Resource with 74 media
Images of Jerusalem

Resource with 22 media
Immigration, Migration, and Displacement

Resource with 94 media
Ireland
This photograph depicts the darkened interior of a hut with a man and woman seated inside.
Resource with 17 media
Italy in 19th-Century Photography

Resource with 81 media
Landscape and Nature, Comparative and Historical

Resource with 376 media
London
This black and white stereoscopic image features two images showing the busy intersection of Piccadilly Circus in London. There are many horse-drawn carriages and wagons and pedestrians on the streets and walkways. It is surrounded by the text: Sample Set No. 1; C. H. Graves, Publisher and Gen’l Manager; 7505 Piccadilly Circus, London<br />
Resource with 76 media
Maine

Resource with 21 media
Manifest Destiny and the American West

Resource with 76 media
Medieval Mediterranean
This large bronze faucet features a peacock spigot and a lion-headed spout.
Resource with 29 media
The Modern Metropolis

Resource with 82 media
Montana
Car up on lifts surrounded by evergreen trees. The car is part of an excavation.
Resource with 5 media
New Mexico
A smaller tree with light colored leaves amongst many taller trees, foliage on bottom.
Resource with 12 media
New York City
Elevated view of traffic on an urban street. 
Resource with 127 media
Nineteenth-century American and European Representations of Wildlife

Resource with 51 media
Paris, Scenes and Artists, 19th and 20th Centuries

Resource with 143 media
Representations and Misrepresentations of Indigenous America

Resource with 65 media
Rust Belt
Two orange buildings on snow-covered ground on either side of an unplowed road.&nbsp;
Resource with 167 media
Seasons

Resource with 38 media
Southern Landscapes and Cityscapes
A foggy landscape with silhouetted trees recedes from the left into the hazy distance and sky. The corners of the images are vignetted and the&nbsp;photograph is toned with tea, giving it a light brown-peach color.&nbsp;
Resource with 36 media
Street Art, Graffiti Art, Urban Assemblage, and Collage
Two abstracted, bust-length figures, one male and one female, look directly at the viewer with large smiles. The background is tan, and filled with swirling lines and scribbles. The face and eyes of each figure are outlined in thick green, the mouths in thick yellow. The &ldquo;whites&rdquo; of the eyes are red, while the pupils are circles of pale purple. Purple paint drips down from the eyes of the male figure, while the paint on the female figure drips upward.
Resource with 27 media
Subways
Man seated at a table with Armageddon sign. He is wearing a striped shirt and looking at the camera. There is a New York City bus map posted on the column behind him.
Resource with 8 media
The City in Photography 1900-1948
View of an empty street in front of a men's clothing store.
Resource with 50 media
The Sea
This photograph depicts an aerial view of a coastline with waves approaching the shore.
Resource with 57 media
Tourism
A perspective shot of the Eiffel Tower from below, looking up. A building to the right has an ornate wrought iron balcony.
Resource with 85 media
Transportation

Resource with 394 media
Transportation



Man seated at a table with Armageddon sign. He is wearing a striped shirt and looking at the camera. There is a New York City bus map posted on the column behind him.
A perspective shot of the Eiffel Tower from below, looking up. A building to the right has an ornate wrought iron balcony.

Collection with 7 items
Urbanization
View of an empty street in front of a men's clothing store.
View of an unfurnished room, whose walls are decorated with pilasters.
Photograph of a white painted post holding up the tin roof of a porch.


Collection with 5 items

Berlin in the first half of the twentieth century

A man in uniform and heavy coat looks to his right as he stands posed next to a broken sign and broken mannequins in the rubble-filled street of Berlin.
Dmitri Baltermants
Agfa, Berlin
gelatin silver print on paper
16 x 20 in. (40.64 x 50.8 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Agah, Class of 1989 (BBA)
View Object Record
The barrel of an antitank gun points out of the picture plane; a building has caught fire in the distance. 
Dmitri Baltermants
Berlin is Taken
gelatin silver print on paper
16 in x 20 in (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Agah, Class of 1989 (BBA)
View Object Record
This image shows a view behind a group of soldiers running out of a destroyed building toward a war-ravaged street. 
Dmitri Baltermants
Battle in the Streets of Berlin
gelatin silver print on paper
16 in x 20 in (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Agah, Class of 1989 (BBA)
View Object Record
Photograph looking straight down onto a built landscape.
László Moholy-Nagy
From the Radio Tower, Berlin
gelatin silver print on paper
9 15/16 in x 7 ½ in (25.24 cm x 19.05 cm);18 in x 14 in (45.72 cm x 35.56 cm);9 15/16 in x 7 ½ in (25.24 cm x 19.05 cm)
Gift of Dr. Seymour and Barbara K. Adelson
View Object Record
Max Beckmann
Chimney sweep. No. 10 from the Series of Ten Prints, 'Berlin 1922'
lithograph on paper
26 3/4 in x 21 1/8 in (67.9 cm x 53.7 cm);32 in x 22 1/8 in (81.2 cm x 56.2 cm);26 3/4 in x 21 1/8 in (67.95 cm x 53.66 cm)
Museum Purchase
View Object Record
Joseph Pennell
Gleisdreieck (Freightyard)
lithograph on paper
19 ⅝ in x 26 in (49.85 cm x 66.04 cm)
Gift of Mr. O. W. June.
View Object Record
A woman in a fur cap and wool coat holds a triangular flag in the lower-right foreground while buildings burn and stand in ruins behind her.
Dmitri Baltermants
Soviet Policewoman Directing Traffic, Berlin
gelatin silver print on paper
16 in x 20 in (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm)
Gift of Thomas Wilson '79 and Jill Garling '80
View Object Record
Joseph Pennell
Power-House (or River Freight)
lithograph on paper
20 in x 25 ⅝ in (50.8 cm x 65.09 cm)
Gift of Mr. O. W. June.
View Object Record
In front, a woman wearing a hat depicted in profile faces to the left with three male figures behind her, one of which, depicted in profile and facing to the right, has the top of his head cut off; the background is comprised of architectural and figural fragments.
George Grosz
Streetscene (Strassenszene)
lithograph on paper
20 ½ in x 15 ⅛ in (52.07 cm x 38.42 cm)
Museum Purchase
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Abstract portrait of an actress, formed by abstract pools of watercolor with only slight detailing laid in after to suggest a bowed head and curved neck.
Emil Nolde
Actress
watercolor on brown wove medium-weight paper
11 5/8 in. x 8 7/8 in. ( 29.53 cm x 22.54 cm )
Gift of the Ernst Pulgram and Frances McSparran Collection
View Object Record
This sparely executed lithograph depicts, from left to right, a young boy, an aged man in a hat, and an aged woman in a shawl looking at the food on display in a shop window, bananas, cheese, sausage, and wine, among other items.
George Grosz
Hunger
lithograph on paper
19 ½ in x 13 1/16 in (49.53 cm x 33.18 cm);19 ½ in x 13 1/16 in (49.53 cm x 33.18 cm);22 in x 18 in (55.88 cm x 45.72 cm)
Museum Purchase
View Object Record
Max Pechstein
Heidenstamm, from "Marsyas"
drypoint and etching on paper
14 11/16 in x 10 11/16 in (37.31 cm x 27.15 cm);19 ⅜ in x 14 3/10 in (49.21 cm x 36.35 cm)
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
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