Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (close-up of clown with janitor hat and cigar)

Date

c. 1940

People

Artist: Joseph Janney Steinmetz, American 1905 - 1985

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, American Professional Photographers Collection, 4.2002.11795

Copyright

© Estate of Joseph Janney Steinmetz

Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (close-up of clown with janitor hat and cigar)

People

Artist: Joseph Janney Steinmetz, American 1905 - 1985

Date

c. 1940

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, American Professional Photographers Collection, 4.2002.11795

Copyright

© Estate of Joseph Janney Steinmetz

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-01-15

Human 98.8
Face 98.2
Person 97.3
Head 96.8
Performer 91.3
Hat 81.5
Clothing 81.5
Apparel 81.5
Portrait 71
Photography 71
Photo 71
Skin 59.7

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-25

horror 99
lid 98.4
people 98.3
man 97.7
mask 97.7
portrait 97.1
Halloween 96.1
monochrome 95.4
skittish 95.4
zombie 95.3
face 94.6
vicious 94
scary 93.8
monster 91.3
art 90.7
fear 90.2
skull 89.6
adult 89.4
costume 88.6
eerie 88.2

Imagga
created on 2022-01-15

face 40.5
mask 40.1
mustache 37.4
person 37.4
portrait 33
man 30.9
negative 29.7
male 27.7
covering 26.7
expression 23.9
film 23.6
head 22.7
people 22.3
helmet 21.5
comedian 20.9
black 20.5
adult 20.1
performer 19.7
eyes 18.1
crash helmet 18.1
photographic paper 17.5
hair 17.5
human 17.3
model 17.1
sexy 16.1
clothing 16.1
fashion 15.8
studio 15.2
mouth 15.1
hat 15
emotion 14.8
protective covering 14.7
attractive 14.7
looking 14.4
eye 14.3
youth 13.6
nose 13.4
headdress 13.1
lips 13
smile 12.8
close 12.6
boy 12.2
entertainer 12
guy 12
happy 11.9
photographic equipment 11.7
expressive 11.7
disguise 11.6
fun 11.2
skin 11
make 10.9
dark 10.9
cute 10.8
lady 10.6
one 10.5
beard 10.3
women 10.3
hand 9.9
handsome 9.8
horror 9.7
facial 9.7
style 9.7
look 9.6
closeup 9.4
work 8.6
men 8.6
professional 8.5
makeup 8.3
job 8
smiling 8
warrior 7.8
emotional 7.8
shirt 7.6
funny 7.4
occupation 7.3
attire 7.3
business 7.3
confident 7.3
sensual 7.3
worker 7.1
pretty 7

Google
created on 2022-01-15

Photograph 94.2
Hat 92.5
Fedora 89.5
Black-and-white 85
Costume hat 85
Style 83.8
Sun hat 82.6
Eyewear 81.6
Headgear 81.3
Font 79.9
Art 79.7
Movie 77.8
Cap 76.3
Monochrome photography 76.1
Monochrome 74.8
Snapshot 74.3
Moustache 73.7
Beard 69
Facial hair 69
Performing arts 66.3

Microsoft
created on 2022-01-15

text 99.9
hat 99.3
book 98.9
fashion accessory 97.3
human face 92.9
fedora 81.2
wearing 76.3
sun hat 73.8
cowboy hat 73.7
black and white 52.2
person 51
headgear 50.7

Color Analysis

Face analysis

Amazon

AWS Rekognition

Age 27-37
Gender Male, 99.9%
Happy 83.8%
Fear 14.9%
Sad 0.5%
Calm 0.4%
Angry 0.2%
Surprised 0.1%
Confused 0.1%
Disgusted 0%

Feature analysis

Amazon

Person
Hat
Person 97.3%
Hat 81.5%

Categories

Imagga

paintings art 98.7%

Captions

Microsoft
created by unknown on 2022-01-15

a person wearing a hat 73.2%
a close up of a person wearing a hat 68.3%
a person wearing a mask 68.2%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-18

The image depicts an inverted grayscale photograph of a clown. The clown's face is heavily made up, with dark around the eyes and a large, exaggerated dark smile. The nose appears to be a spherical object, possibly a rubber nose, covered with dark spots. A cigarette is held between the clown's lips.

The clown is wearing a hat with a black band around it, on which the word "JANITOR" is written in white capital letters. The clown's hair is white or light gray, and the clown is wearing a collared shirt, visible beneath the makeup.

The overall image has the appearance of a photographic negative, which gives it an unusual and somewhat eerie quality. The background is a solid, dark gray, which contrasts with the lighter tones of the clown's face and hat. The numbers "38048" are written in the upper right-hand corner of the image. The words "KODAK-SAFETY" and "2S" are written in reverse in the top left corner.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-18

Certainly! Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression:

The image is a striking, stylized portrait of a clown. It has a high-contrast, inverted (negative) appearance, where the tones are reversed (black becomes white, white becomes black).

Details:

  • Clown Attire: The clown is wearing a hat with the word "JANITOR" prominently displayed on it. The hat appears to be a work hat, suggesting a humorous juxtaposition of the clown persona with a mundane occupation.
  • Facial Features: The clown has the typical clown makeup: a large, red painted mouth, a black arc around the eyes, and an exaggerated dotted nose.
  • Cigar: A lit cigar is held in the clown's mouth.
  • Expression: The clown has an expression that is somewhat hard to read, given the inverted tones, but seems to be gazing off to the side.

Style and Technique:

  • Inverted Image: The use of the inverted image technique creates a surreal, almost eerie, and definitely eye-catching effect.
  • Composition: The portrait is a close-up shot, allowing for a focus on the clown's face and expression.

In summary, the image is a stylized portrait of a clown, likely intended for a vintage purpose, that combines the elements of humor, the visual impact of inversion, and the whimsical nature of a clown's role with a touch of the unexpected (the word "Janitor" on the hat).

Text analysis

Amazon

38048
IANIT
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Google

YT3RA2-XAGO게 38048 JANIT
YT3RA2
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XAGO
38048
JANIT