iconographic
adjective
icon·o·graph·ic
(ˌ)ī-ˌkä-nə-ˈgra-fik 
variants
or iconographical
1
: of or relating to iconography
2
: representing something by pictures or diagrams
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On the Rue de Castiglione, the gallery displays works in different mediums that explore the cultural, iconographic, social and emotional complexity of sport.
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 23 July 2024
Lucero based this suggestion on evidence gleaned from archaeological excavations, settlement maps, sediment cores, current wetlands, and iconographic and hieroglyphic records.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Oct. 2023
There’s something meta about Meisel capturing these iconographic faces all done up as versions of himself—see: Kaia Gerber in his oversized trapper hat; Scott Barnhill in his paisley bandana; Jackson Jarrel in his black kilt and boots; and Alton Mason in his relaxed blazer and leather pants.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2023
Even the crowning scene of Huston sliding down a gigantic American flag (an iconographic protest reimagined in De Palma’s 1981 Blow Out) symbolizes a patriot/patriarch duality.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 Aug. 2023
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 23 July 2024
Lucero based this suggestion on evidence gleaned from archaeological excavations, settlement maps, sediment cores, current wetlands, and iconographic and hieroglyphic records.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Oct. 2023
There’s something meta about Meisel capturing these iconographic faces all done up as versions of himself—see: Kaia Gerber in his oversized trapper hat; Scott Barnhill in his paisley bandana; Jackson Jarrel in his black kilt and boots; and Alton Mason in his relaxed blazer and leather pants.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2023
Even the crowning scene of Huston sliding down a gigantic American flag (an iconographic protest reimagined in De Palma’s 1981 Blow Out) symbolizes a patriot/patriarch duality.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 Aug. 2023
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“Iconographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iconographic. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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