| # |
Class |
SubClass |
Notes |
| 1 |
Abstracts & Patterns |
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Use for non figurative subject matter. |
| 2 |
Animals |
Birds |
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| 3 |
Animals |
Fish |
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| 4 |
Animals |
Insects |
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| 5 |
Animals |
Mammals |
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| 6 |
Animals |
Reptiles |
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| 7 |
Buildings & Architecture |
Exteriors |
Use for exteriors of residential, commercial, religious, and
public buildings. Includes non-enclosed gardens and courtyards.
Also, use for non-religious outdoor tombs, monuments, memorials. |
| 8 |
Buildings & Architecture |
Interiors |
Use for interiors of residential, commercial, religious, and public
buildings. Includes enclosed gardens and courtyards when viewed
as an element of a structure. |
| 9 |
Clouds & Skies |
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Use for clouds and skies (including night skies) void of any references to
landscapes. |
| 10 |
Commercial Photography |
Architectural |
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| 11 |
Commercial Photography |
Industrial |
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| 12 |
Commercial Photography |
Product |
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| 13 |
Cultural Subjects |
Art |
Use for sculpture. |
| 14 |
Cultural Subjects |
Dance |
Use for classical (i.e., ballet) or native/folk dance subjects.
May include religious or ritual dancing. Includes rehearsals and
performance. Use Portraits for depictions of identified
dancers in the guise of their characters. Use Music for
orchestras when they are the dominant subject in dance picture. |
| 15 |
Cultural Subjects |
Music |
Use for musical performance or rehearsal. Includes opera or
orchestras as part of dance or theatrical performances where they
are the dominant subject. Use Portraits for individual,
identified depictions of musicians. |
| 16 |
Cultural Subjects |
Theatre |
Use for a dramatic production or rehearsal. Also includes circus
productions and comedies, music hall, café singing scenes. Use
Portraits for depictions of identified actors in the guise of
a character. Use Genre for café eating or drinking scenes. |
| 17 |
Documentaries & Photo Essays |
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| 18 |
Fads & Fashion |
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| 19 |
Figures |
Anatomy |
Use for anatomical studies and elements of the human figure (e.g.,
heads or hands), but not a reasonably complete figure. |
| 20 |
Figures |
Clothed |
Use for primarily clothed figures. Use Portraits for
individual, unknown sitters. |
| 21 |
Figures |
Nude |
Use for primarily nude figures. Use
Portraits for individual, unknown sitters. |
| 22 |
Genre Scenes |
Exteriors |
Use for depictions of everyday life. People scenes, domestic
exteriors, outdoor café scenes, workers at their occupations, etc.
are examples. |
| 23 |
Genre Scenes |
Interiors |
Use for depictions of everyday life. People scenes, domestic
interiors, café scenes, workers at their occupations, etc. are
examples. |
| 24 |
Landscapes |
Cityscape |
Use for street scenes, parks, and general views of towns and
cities. Does not include works that can be classified as Genre
or Architecture (for specific buildings). |
| 25 |
Landscapes |
Landscape |
Used for depictions of generally undeveloped land where nature is
the primary point of interest. |
| 26 |
Landscapes |
Marinescape |
Use for important bodies of water, seascapes, shipwrecks,
lighthouses, etc. which use the sea, sailing, or ocean transport
and commerce as its principal theme. A distant view of fishing in
a fresh water stream or river should be classified Landscape.
Includes sea fishing. Recreational boating or shore & beach
activities should be classified as Genre. |
| 27 |
Manipulated Images |
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| 28 |
Miscellaneous |
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Use when subject classification is unclear or impossible. May
include minerals, marine subjects. |
| 29 |
Nature Studies |
Fall Colors |
Use for depictions of scenes involving fall colors. May include a
full range of subjects from landscapes to leaves. |
| 30 |
Nature Studies |
Winter |
Use for depictions of scenes involving winter. May include a full
range of subjects from landscapes to snow flakes. |
| 31 |
News |
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| 32 |
Photography |
Gear |
Use for depictions of photographic gear. |
| 33 |
Photography |
Technique |
Use for depictions of photographic technique. |
| 34 |
Plants |
Flowering |
Use for depictions of flowering plants. |
| 35 |
Plants |
Non Flowering |
Use for depictions of non flowering plants. |
| 36 |
Portraits |
Children |
Use for one or more children sitters (may be anonymous). |
| 37 |
Portraits |
Female |
Use for an individual female sitter (may be anonymous). |
| 38 |
Portraits |
Group |
Use for a grouping of two or more sitters (may be anonymous). |
| 39 |
Portraits |
Male |
Use for an individual male sitter (may be anonymous). |
| 40 |
Portraits |
Self |
Use for self-portraits. Can include self-portraits with family
members, but excludes portraits of family members by themselves. |
| 41 |
Religious Subjects |
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Use for religious subjects. |
| 42 |
Snapshots |
Indoor Activities |
Use for depictions of family & friends engaged in indoor
activities (e.g., kids playing, dancing, or chatting). |
| 43 |
Snapshots |
Outdoor Activities |
Use for depictions of family & friends engaged in outdoor
activities (e.g., sports, kids at the playground, or picnics). |
| 44 |
Snapshots |
Meals |
Use for depictions of family & friends gathered primarily for a
meal. |
| 45 |
Snapshots |
Parties |
Use for depictions of family & friends gathered primarily for a
party. Includes events such as birthdays, weddings, etc. |
| 46 |
Snapshots |
Travel |
Use for depictions of family & friends engaged in travel. |
| 47 |
Social Commentary & Conditions |
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| 48 |
Sports |
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Use for depictions of sports. |
| 49 |
Still Life |
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Arrangements of diverse objects in an artificial or "natural"
setting. These works are generally un-peopled, but may include
animals (alive or dead). |
| 50 |
Travel |
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