VIRTUAL TOURS
August 4, 6:30–7:30 PM EST
Cooper Hewitt
Discover Design Online: Art of Noise
August 10 & 31, 3–4 PM EST
Guggenheim Museum
Community Call
To register, email access@guggenheim.org
August 13, 5:30–6:30 PM EST
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Virtual America InSight: Verbal Description Tour
August 15, 3–4:15 PM EST
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Virtual Descriptive Tour: America at 250—Power and Resistance
August 18, 4–5 PM EST
Poster House
Virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Act Black
IN-PERSON TOURS
August 5, 11:30 AM–1 PM EST
Museum of Arts and Design
Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley
August 17, 11 AM–12:30 PM EST
Poster House
Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Act Black
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Image ID: Zoom call with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Description by Seeing AI:
The image consists of two main sections: text information on the left and a painting on the right.
Text Information:
Title: Hannah
Artist: Isidor Kaufmann
(Hungarian, active in Austria, 1853–1921)
Origin: Austrian, late 19th or early 20th century
Medium/Technique: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 34 × 26 cm (13 3/8 × 10 1/4 in.)
Institution: MFA Boston
Painting:
The painting depicts a woman in profile, facing slightly to the right. She has dark hair and is wearing a decorative headpiece with intricate patterns and embellishments. Her attire includes a textured garment, possibly a shawl or coat, with detailed patterns. The background is a deep red, with some text or symbols in the upper left corner.
Description by Be My Eyes:
White exhibition label and a painted portrait side by side.
On the left side is a white label with black text. At the very top left there is a small red triangle pointing right, followed by the word: Hannah
Below that: Isidor Kaufmann (Hungarian, active in Austria, 1853–1921)
A bit lower, a heading: Austrian
Underneath it: Late 19th or early 20th century
Next heading: Medium/Technique
with the text: Oil on panel
Next heading: Dimensions
with the text: 34 × 26 cm (13 3/8 × 10 1/4 in.)
At the bottom left is the logo: MFABoston ROB
On the right side is the painting. It shows a young light‑skinned woman in three-quarter view, facing toward the viewer’s left while her head turns so her gaze comes out toward the viewer. She has a calm, neutral expression. Her dark brown hair is mostly covered by an ornate, cream-colored lace headdress decorated with beads and small colored accents. She wears a pale, textured, cream garment that looks richly detailed, with a high collar and layered fabric. The background is a deep, dark red. Near the top left of the painted area, above her head, are small gold Hebrew letters and a small crown-like symbol.