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Clicking on the thumbnail image of a piece of art will bring up its information page, similar to this:

Sample AONWC work page (JPEG)

At the top of each information page is the toolbar with these options:

Information page header (JPEG)

To the right of the piece of art on its information page will first be the caption. An example:

Headrest

1850-1950; Zaire, Yaka; Wood, brass studs, copper, brass wire; 17.5 x 24.1 cm (6 7/8 x 9 1/2 in.); Founders Society Purchase, Eleanor Clay Ford Fund for African Art; 78.76
After the title of the work comes the year the work was completed; then the artist's name if known, followed by his or her nationality and dates of birth and death; the materials used; the object's dimensions (height and width); and finally a credit line telling how the work was acquired (by gift or purchase fund); and the museum's accession number (this is a catalog system that identifies each work, beginning with the year in which it was acquired).


Following the caption and narrative information are further options available for each particular piece of art. Every piece can be enlarged from medium size (on the information page) to a largest size. Alternate views and close-ups are available for many pieces. An example:



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