Human Generated Data

Title

Portait of John Cage

Date

1992

People

Artist: Michael Silver, American 1947 - 2003

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Davis Pratt, P1995.46

Human Generated Data

Title

Portait of John Cage

People

Artist: Michael Silver, American 1947 - 2003

Date

1992

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Davis Pratt, P1995.46

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-01-09

Person 97.6
Human 97.6
Face 96.6
Art 93.4
Home Decor 87.4
Painting 84.4
Portrait 73.2
Photography 73.2
Photo 73.2
Head 61.7
Outdoors 59
Nature 56.4
Sculpture 55.7

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-25

portrait 100
people 99.9
art 99.2
one 99
elderly 98.2
old 98.2
adult 97.9
leader 97.6
man 97.4
scientist 95.1
painting 93.3
mustache 93.1
poet 89.9
facial hair 89.5
vintage 87.9
politician 84.5
writer 83.8
lid 83.1
monochrome 81.9
wear 81.6

Imagga
created on 2022-01-09

grandfather 42.5
portrait 35
man 35
face 31.3
male 28.4
senior 28.1
old 27.9
person 27.4
elderly 23
one 21.7
mature 21.4
close 20.6
dollar 20.4
adult 20.1
money 19.6
people 19
currency 18
head 17.6
looking 17.6
hair 17.4
cash 17.4
serious 17.2
elevator 16.2
black 15.6
expression 15.4
bill 15.2
finance 15.2
device 14.8
call 14.4
eyes 13.8
gray 13.5
business 13.4
lifting device 13
human 12.8
aged 12.7
retired 12.6
age 12.4
glasses 12
banking 12
bank 11.8
retirement 11.5
grandma 10.9
grandmother 10.8
handsome 10.7
financial 10.7
hundred 10.7
dollars 10.6
look 10.5
men 10.3
statue 10.2
casual 10.2
depression 9.7
older 9.7
us 9.6
paper 9.4
happy 9.4
sculpture 9.1
pensioner 9.1
wealth 9
wrinkles 8.9
banknote 8.7
sad 8.7
pay 8.6
thinking 8.5
mug shot 8.4
hand 8.4
alone 8.2
closeup 8.1
beard 8.1
eye 8
smile 7.8
wrinkled 7.8
sadness 7.8
wisdom 7.8
aging 7.7
pain 7.7
studio 7.6
lifestyle 7.2
businessman 7.1
happiness 7.1
model 7

Google
created on 2022-01-09

Microsoft
created on 2022-01-09

human face 98.5
text 96.9
person 94.2
man 90.1
clothing 86.3
portrait 86.1
painting 79.5
drawing 65.8
old 58.3

Color Analysis

Face analysis

Amazon

Microsoft

AWS Rekognition

Age 65-75
Gender Male, 100%
Calm 96.4%
Sad 1.8%
Angry 0.7%
Confused 0.3%
Surprised 0.2%
Fear 0.2%
Disgusted 0.2%
Happy 0.1%

Microsoft Cognitive Services

Age 68
Gender Male

Feature analysis

Amazon

Person
Painting
Person 97.6%
Painting 84.4%

Categories

Captions

Microsoft
created by unknown on 2022-01-09

an old photo of John Cage 83.2%
old photo of John Cage 79.4%
John Cage standing in front of a building 67.5%

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-15

a photograph of a man in a suit and tie is shown in this photo -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-09

Certainly! Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression:

The image is a black and white, somewhat grainy portrait of an older man. It has a vintage or artistic aesthetic, possibly due to the materials and techniques used.

Key Elements:

  • Subject: The focus is a man who appears to be middle-aged or older. He has a serious, perhaps weary expression.
  • Composition: The man is centrally positioned in the frame, and his gaze is directed towards the viewer. He's wearing a button-down shirt with a collared jacket over it.
  • Background: The background has a faded, circular glow around the man's head. This could be a stylistic choice or a result of the photographic or artistic process.
  • Frame: The photograph is surrounded by a border that has been brush-stroked with black paint/ink. This adds to the artistic feel.
  • Materials and Technique: The image appears to have been created using a non-digital medium. Possibly a drawing, a print of some kind or other art piece

Overall Mood:

The image conveys a sense of introspection, age, and perhaps a touch of melancholy. The combination of the subject's expression, the subdued lighting, and the grainy texture all contribute to this mood.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-09

Here's a description of the image:

The image is a black and white portrait of an older man. He has a serious expression and is facing the viewer directly. He has thinning hair and is wearing a collared shirt under a jacket.

The background is a textured, mottled gray with a lighter, diffuse circular area directly behind his head. This gives the effect of a halo.

The portrait itself is framed by a darker, textured border that looks like it was created with brushstrokes of black paint. The edges are irregular and slightly rough, which gives the image a more artistic or handmade feel. The edges and corners of the photo are slightly damaged.