Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (Blackwell's Island Penitentiary, Welfare Island, New York City)

Date

May 1934-June 1934

People

Artist: Ben Shahn, American 1898 - 1969

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn, P1970.4105

Copyright

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (Blackwell's Island Penitentiary, Welfare Island, New York City)

People

Artist: Ben Shahn, American 1898 - 1969

Date

May 1934-June 1934

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn, P1970.4105

Copyright

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2023-10-06

People 99.4
Person 91.3
Person 89.1
Person 88.4
Person 87.8
Person 87.3
Person 87
Person 80.6
Archaeology 78.5
Fashion 77.8
Outdoors 76.5
Face 76.2
Head 76.2
Crowd 72.8
Person 68.8
Nature 68.2
Night 68.2
Person 66.5
Person 65
Person 64.6
Silhouette 58
Architecture 57
Building 57
Monastery 57
Clothing 56.9
Dress 56.9
Person 56.9
Formal Wear 56.6
Gown 56.6
Wall 56.4
Body Part 55.8
Finger 55.8
Hand 55.8

Clarifai
created on 2018-05-10

people 99.9
many 99.2
group 98.1
adult 97.7
group together 97.5
man 95.8
wear 95.4
crowd 93.4
woman 92.3
child 91.8
military 87.9
monochrome 85.7
war 82
outfit 77.9
spectator 77.9
uniform 76.4
retro 76.1
art 73.9
soldier 73.4
administration 72.3

Imagga
created on 2023-10-06

graffito 51.4
wall 41.5
landscape 36.5
decoration 31.5
rock 31.3
travel 30.3
sky 27.4
park 26.4
national 25.4
canyon 25.1
tourism 24.8
desert 22.3
scenic 21.9
panorama 21
structure 20.8
mountain 19.6
tree 18.5
stone 18.2
scenery 18
building 16.6
cinema 16
mountains 14.8
natural 14.7
outdoor 14.5
panoramic 14.4
water 14
vacation 13.9
theater 13.8
geology 13.6
outdoors 13.4
cliff 13.2
erosion 12.7
architecture 12.6
city 12.5
sand 12.3
summer 11.6
cloud 11.4
rocks 11.3
clouds 11
sea 10.9
valley 10.7
old 10.5
ancient 10.4
color 10
tourist 10
horizon 9.9
coast 9.9
snow 9.8
southwest 9.8
river 9.8
sandstone 9.8
rocky 9.7
scene 9.5
sunrise 9.4
orange 9.2
peaceful 9.2
landmark 9
formation 8.8
tranquil 8.1
sun 8.1
history 8.1
light 8
colorful 7.9
tunnel 7.8
west 7.7
skyline 7.6
freight car 7.5
coastline 7.5
destination 7.5
evening 7.5
land 7.5
island 7.3
lake 7.3
morning 7.2
sunset 7.2
fountain 7.1
trees 7.1

Google
created on 2018-05-10

Microsoft
created on 2018-05-10

crowd 32.3

Color Analysis

Face analysis

Amazon

AWS Rekognition

Age 12-20
Gender Male, 94.7%
Calm 45.3%
Angry 20%
Surprised 14.9%
Disgusted 7.4%
Fear 6.8%
Happy 4.6%
Sad 4.4%
Confused 3.9%

Feature analysis

Amazon

Person
Person 91.3%
Person 89.1%
Person 88.4%
Person 87.8%
Person 87.3%
Person 87%
Person 80.6%
Person 68.8%
Person 66.5%
Person 65%
Person 64.6%
Person 56.9%

Captions

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-04

a photograph of a group of people standing around a group of people -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-04

The image is a black and white negative of a large crowd of people gathered in front of a building with castle-like architecture. The building has turrets and crenellations along the roofline, and tall, narrow windows. In the foreground, people are standing and sitting, some of them in rows. The image has a slightly grainy quality, typical of older photographs. Due to the negative effect, the darker areas in the actual scene appear brighter in the image.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-04

Here is a description of the image:

Overall Impression: The image is a vintage, possibly historical, photograph. It appears to be a negative, giving the scene an inverted color scheme (whites are black, blacks are white). It depicts a large group of people gathered outdoors, possibly at an institutional setting.

Setting: The scene appears to be outdoors, likely in front of a large building with architectural details. The building has large windows and a battlement or crenelated roofline, suggesting a historic or collegiate style.

People: A sizable group of people is visible. They are densely packed together, creating a sense of a crowd. Some are standing, while others are seated. Their clothing is difficult to discern due to the negative effect but suggests a combination of light and dark garments. Their posture indicates they may be engaged in a formal event or activity.

Composition: The composition is fairly straightforward. The building forms a backdrop, while the people are grouped in front of it. The image seems to be a documentation of the scene.

Overall Tone: The image has a serious, possibly formal, tone. The presence of the building and the assembly of people suggest an event of importance. The image quality and style give it a vintage or historical feel.

Text analysis

Amazon

Harvard
College
and
University
Art
(Harvard
Fellows
President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard University Art Museums)
of
Museums)
President
P1970.4105.0000

Google

@ President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard University Art Museums) P1970.4105.0000
@
President
and
Fellows
of
Harvard
College
(Harvard
University
Art
Museums)
P1970.4105.0000