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A work made of gelatin silver print.

Bantu Children at School, c. 1965

Ernest Cole

A work made of gelatin silver print.

2:40 a.m. Going to work, Mathysloop, KwaNdebele, 1984, printed c. 2012

David Goldblatt

A work made of suite of five paintings: vignette 2 (2005): acrylic on plexiglas; vignette 2.25 (2008); vignette 2.50 (2008) and vignette 2.75 (2008): acrylic on polyvinyl; vignette 3 (2005): acrylic on plexiglas.

Vignette Suite, 2005/08

Kerry James Marshall

A work made of terracotta.

Palm Wine Vessel, Mid–20th century

Baule

A work made of cotton, strips of warp-resist dyed striped plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; embroidered with silk in open chain stitches; faced with cotton, warp-faced stripe plain weave and plain weave.

Man's Robe, 1875/1920 (before 1920)

Yoruba

Goldweight Depicting a Bird

Goldweight Depicting a Bird, 19th/mid–20th century

Asante

Sepia-toned photograph. A person with short, cropped hair wearing a fedora and formal riding gear stands in front of a brick wall, hands in their pockets, face cocked upwards and smiling. There is a small cutout photograph of a dog and a decorative metal gate with flowers in the background,

Riding Habit, 1939

James VanDerZee

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Refilwe Mahlaba, Thokoza, Johannesburg, from the series "Faces & Phases", 2010, printed 2014

Zanele Muholi

A work made of cotton, indigo dyed; sixteen strips of plain weave, joined by hand stitching; embroidered with wool in chain stitches; edged with cotton, buttonhole stitched uncut fringe.

Ogboni Chief's Textile, 1900/50

Yoruba

Seated Figure

Seated Figure, 16th/20th century

Sapi

A work made of painted leather and fabric.

Eshu (The Trickster), 1971

Betye Saar

Woman's Wrapper or Furnishing Cloth

Woman's Wrapper or Furnishing Cloth, 1901/91

Yoruba

Black-and-white photograph of a dark-skinned woman wearing a headwrap and a fancy dress. She peers into a glass orb with an elk etched on it. Text at the bottom of the photograph reads “You will find him at the Elk’s Club."

You Will Find Him at the Elk's Club, c. 1927

James VanDerZee

A work made of gelatin silver print.

3:15 a.m. Going to work: standing room only now, on the Wolwekraal-Marabastad bus, which is licensed to carry 62 sitting and 29 standing passengers, 1983, printed 2007

David Goldblatt

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Bowl, 1360–1450

Cibola

Woman's Apron

Woman's Apron, Mid–20th century

Grasslands

A dark-skinned man shouts and holds a sign that reads “No Vietnamese Ever Called Me a Nigger. Stop the War Now!”. He walks down the street surrounded by fellow protesters.

First Anti-Vietnam War March, 1967

LeRoy Henderson

Film still of ocean, orange sunset, small boat in shadow.

Caribs' Leap/Western Deep, 2002

Steve McQueen

A work made of terracotta and slip.

Water or Storage Container, Early/mid–20th century

Hausa

A work made of cotton thread, glass beads, and cowrie shells.

Woman's Apron, Mid–20th century

Grasslands

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