Human Generated Data

Title

Sweet Was the Song

Date

1956

People

Artist: Ben Shahn, American 1898 - 1969

Classification

Books

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Stephen Lee Taller Ben Shahn Archive, Gift of Dolores S. Taller, M25486

Copyright

© Estate of Ben Shahn / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Human Generated Data

Title

Sweet Was the Song

People

Artist: Ben Shahn, American 1898 - 1969

Date

1956

Classification

Books

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Stephen Lee Taller Ben Shahn Archive, Gift of Dolores S. Taller, M25486

Copyright

© Estate of Ben Shahn / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2019-10-29

Clarifai
created on 2019-10-29

chalk out 94.4
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symbol 89.1
desktop 88.1
illustration 86.6
retro 85.4
scribble 85.1
text 84.2
design 82.1
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art 81.7
abstract 78.3
old 77.4
business 77.1
paper 76.7
vintage 76.3
handwriting 76.2
conceptual 76.1
sketchy 75.8
ink 72.9

Imagga
created on 2019-10-29

map 100
representation 82.6
sketch 52.9
drawing 47.7
atlas 37.9
antique 37.8
geography 35.7
old 34.2
world 32
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note 8.3
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Google
created on 2019-10-29

Text 92.2
Line art 92.1
Drawing 87.2
Font 82
Line 75.5
Art 69.5
Illustration 68.1
Calligraphy 59.6
Sketch 58.5
Artwork 56

Microsoft
created on 2019-10-29

nintendo 100
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illustration 92.9
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Color Analysis

Face analysis

Amazon

Imagga

AWS Rekognition

Age 23-37
Gender Male, 72.4%
Calm 2%
Disgusted 0.1%
Angry 97.4%
Surprised 0.1%
Happy 0%
Confused 0.1%
Fear 0.1%
Sad 0.2%

Imagga

Traits no traits identified

Categories

Imagga

text visuals 99.3%

Captions

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

a photograph of a drawing of a woman's drawing of a man -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-04-30

This is a black-and-white illustration featuring elements of music and ethereal figures, rendered in a somewhat abstract, sketch-like style.

At the bottom of the image, bold, all-caps letters spell out the phrase "SWEET WAS THE SONG." Above this text is a musical staff with a clef, a time signature of "2/2", note stems, and diamond-shaped note heads, indicating musical notes. A "p" is seen above one of the notes, likely representing the dynamic marking "piano" (soft).

Above the musical staff, there are several winged, human-like figures or angels. Their faces and bodies are drawn in profile, with flowing hair and clothing that seems to blend into the wings and sky. The style is reminiscent of a quick sketch, with lines creating a sense of movement and lightness.

The overall impression is of a song being played or sung by celestial beings, possibly in a dreamy, spiritual context. The use of black ink on a light background gives the image a stark, high-contrast appearance, enhancing its ethereal and somewhat mysterious quality.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-04-30

Here's a description of the image:

The image is a pen and ink drawing on a piece of paper with a slight aged, yellowed appearance. It depicts a stylized scene related to music and possibly angels.

  • Subject: The focal point is the word "SWEET WAS THE SONG" written in stylized, blocky text beneath a musical staff with musical notes. Above this, a series of flowing lines and shapes suggests the presence of figures with wings and other design elements. Several faces can be seen. The overall effect creates a sense of movement and ethereal quality.
  • Style: The artwork is characterized by a loose, expressive style, likely drawn with a pen. The lines are not precise, but rather dynamic and flowing, adding to the movement and impression of the figures.
  • Overall Impression: The artwork conveys a sense of peace, music, and possibly spirituality. It suggests a moment of musical performance, possibly a hymn or carol.

Text analysis

Amazon

WAS
THE
SWEET WAS THE SONG
SONG
SWEET
P

Google

P 'SWEET WAS THE SONG
P
'SWEET
WAS
THE
SONG