A work made of ink on paper.

falling event 1, 2014

Kemang Wa Lehulere

Geometric shapes outlined in white fit together like a puzzle, coming in from the edges of the canvas. The shapes are blue/green, purple, and orange/purple; they are each colored with small splotches of paint in purple, red yellow, and green/blue.

Con brio, 1983

Keith Morrison

A work made of lithograph on ivory wove paper.

Icarus, 1963

John E. Dowell, Jr.

Black-and-white photograph of a dark-skinned woman standing in a doorway, leaning on a wall. He hair is pulled back; she wears a formal skirt and vest over a white shirt with a large bow.

A Woman Waiting in the Doorway, 1976, printed 2005

Dawoud Bey

A work made of gelatin silver print, from "the harlem document".

Revival Meeting, 1938, printed 1976

Aaron Siskind

Light seems to emanate from a dark-skinned figure (most likely a woman) holding a dark-skinned in their arms. The figure points their face up, eyes closed, a cover over their head and shoulders.

I Have a Dream, 1976

Charles White

A work made of etching with soft ground, aquatint, drypoint and engraving on fabriano rosapina bianco paper.

Act I, Scene 2, from UBU Tells the Truth, 1996–97

William Kentridge

A work made of blue ballpoint pen and watercolor on tan wove paper.

Nat King Cole, n.d.

Joseph Yoakum

A work made of gelatin silver print.

A Young Boy from a Marching Band, from the series "Harlem, U.S.A.", 1977, printed by 1979

Dawoud Bey

A work made of pen and brush and black ink on cream card, laid down on cream card.

The Family Upstairs, n.d.

George Herriman

A work made of woodcut on ivory japanese paper.

Dark Loop, 1982

Martin Puryear

A work made of charcoal, with smudging, erasing and scratching, on tan wove paper, laid down.

Portrait of a Woman, 1950

Charles White

A work made of watercolor and graphite pencil on tan wove paper.

Altheia Gibson Our Champion Tennis Star, 1963

Joseph Yoakum

A work made of watercolor and gouache on cream wove paper.

Untitled, 1961

Beauford Delaney

A work made of terracotta.

Container for Serving Beer (Ukhamba), 1990s-early 2000s

Mncane Nzuza

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Off on My Own (Harlem, New York), from the series "Harlem is Nowhere", 1948

Gordon Parks

A work made of gelatin silver print.

A Man and Two Women after a Church Service, from the series "Harlem, U.S.A.", 1976, printed 1980/81

Dawoud Bey

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Dark Water, 1985

Roy DeCarava

Black-and-white portrait photograph of a young black woman standing in a dark velvet dress with asymmetrical buttons, tight bodice, and dark lace collar. Text belows in block letters: "Walter E. Chickering, 627 Washington St., Boston, Near Globe and Park Theatres."

Untitled (Portrait of Young Woman), 1866/1900

Unknown

A work made of oil on canvas.

Black Pride Whitewashed, 1971

Norman Parish