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Samples of Verbal Description

Verbal description uses nonvisual language to convey the visual world. It can navigate a visitor through a museum, orient a listener to a work of art, or provide access to the visual aspects of a performance.

For artworks, a verbal description includes standard information included on a label, such as the name of the artist, nationality, title of the artwork, date, dimensions or scale of the work, media and technique. More important, verbal description includes a description of the subject matter and the composition of the work.

 

Paintings

Coronation of the Virgin  

"Coronation of the Virgin"
Gentile da Fabriano (3:40)
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
Producer, Audio Description Associates

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Adoration of the Magi  

"Adoration of the Magi"
Andrea Mantagna (4:17)
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
Producer, Antenna Audio, Inc. & Joel Snyder

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Venus and Adonis  

"Venus and Adonis"
Titian (3:41)
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
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Philip IV, King of Spain  

"Philip IV, King of Spain"
Diego Velazquez (4:55)
John and Mable Ringing Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida
Produced by Art Education for the Blind, New York

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View of the Grand Canal  

"View of the Grand Canal"
Bernardo Bellotto  (3:45)
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
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Still Life with Parrots  

"Still Life with Parrots"
Jan Davidzon de Heem (5:23)
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL

Sound Image from Baroque Art of the 17th Century in Art History Through Touch and Sound encyclopedia.
Art Education for the Blind, New York

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The Marina Piccola, Capri  

"The Marina Piccola, Capri"
Albert Bierstadt (3:25)
Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
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Irises  

"Irises"
Vincent Van Gogh (2:57)
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
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The Bather  

"The Bather"
Paul Cezanne (2:20)
Museum of Modern Art, New York
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Girl With a Mandolin  

"Girl With a Mandolin"
Pablo Picasso (2:59)
Museum of Modern Art, New York
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The Red Studio  

"The Red Studio"
Henri Matisse (3:55)
Museum of Modern Art, New York
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View of Cadaques With Shadow of Mount Pani  

"View of Cadaques With Shadow of Mount Pani"
Salvador Dali (2:12)
Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida
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Composition  

"Composition"
Piet Mondrian (3:33)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
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Early Sunday Morning  

"Early Sunday Morning"
Edward Hopper (4:38)
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
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Summer Days  

"Summer Days"
Georgia O'Keeffe (3:28)
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
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1 (Number 31)  

"1 (Number 31)"
Jackson Pollock (2:09)
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Producer, Acoustiguide Inc.

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Convergence  

"Convergence"
Jackson Pollock (3:27)
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
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Woman 1  

"Woman 1"
Willem de Kooning (2:09)
Museum of Modern Art, New York
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Sculpture

Juno/Minerva/Venus  

"Juno/Minerva/Venus"
Joseph Nollekens   (3:07)
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
Producer, Antenna Audio, Inc. & Joel Snyder

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Broken Obelisk  

"Broken Obelisk"
Barnett Newman (2:21)
Museum of Modern Art, New York
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Block Statue of Senwosret-Senebefny  

"Block Statue of Senwosret-Senebefny"
Egypt, between 1878 and 1814 b.c., (7:44)
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York
From "The Art of Ancient Egypt" volume in Art History Through Touch and Sound Encyclopedia,
Art Education for the Blind, New York

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Panathenaic Amphora  

"Panathenaic Amphora" (3:14)
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
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Historic Sites

Moyses Hall Interior  

"Moyses Hall Interior" (2:00)
Moyses Hall, Bury St. Edmonds, Sussex, UK
From Verbal Imaging Tour by Anne Pearson

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The Baldizzi Apartment  

"The Baldizzi Apartment" (1:43)
Lower East Side Tenement Museum, New York, NY
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Museum Exhibits

Ptolemaic Jewelry  

"Ptolemaic Jewelry"
(5:43)
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
Producer, Antenna Audio, Inc. & Joel Snyder

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Commode  

"Commode"
Gilles Joubert  (2:11)
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
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Chandelier  

"Chandelier"
Gérard-Jean Galle (2:32)
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
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Elephant Diorama  

"Elephant Diorama" (2:30)
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC.
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Exhibit Hall  

"Exhibit Hall" (2:47)
Clark County Heritage Museum, Henderson, NV
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America on the Move  

"America on the Move" (2:08)
Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
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Introduction  

"Introduction" (3:46)
New Jersey Historical Society, Newark, NJ
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