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

Woman's Apron, Mid–20th century

Grasslands

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Bakhambile Skhosana, Natalspruit, from the series "Faces & Phases", 2010, printed 2014

Zanele Muholi

A work made of cotton, eight narrow strips of plain weave; pieced; resist painted and printed.

Married Woman's Bògòlanfini Wrapper, 1988

Djowari Suko

Black-and-white photograph of a black girl in profile looking out the window of log cabin, eyes partially closed, toward an open shutter covered in tattered newspaper advertisements, one featuring an image of a white woman. The girl's hair is in braids, her light shirt slightly dirty.

Girl at Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1937

Arthur Rothstein

A work made of terracotta and slip.

Storage Container, Early/mid–20th century

Nuna

A work made of vandyke print.

Jonathan's Hands, 1998

Rashid Johnson

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

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 ceramic and pigment.

Bowl, 1360–1450

Cibola

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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

Zanele Muholi

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

Caribs' Leap/Western Deep, 2002

Steve McQueen

Seated Figure

Seated Figure, 16th/20th century

Sapi

A work made of painted leather and fabric.

Eshu (The Trickster), 1971

Betye Saar

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 full-body, photograph of a nude, female figure in profile. She sits on a pallet of blankets in front of a fireplace, and in the background is an ascending staircase.

Nude, 1925

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

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