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Photograph of a brown-skinned woman with a bouquet of flowers in her lap. She sits in a chair, resting her head in her right hand, and gazes directly at the viewer, smiling slightly. Her hair is short, and she wears pearls, a watch, and long earrings. The background is in black-and-white, but her dress and the flowers have been tinted with yellow and orange hues.

Do Tell, 1930

James VanDerZee

A marble bust of Christ's face in agony: the face is vertically elongated, and other features are exaggerated, including deeply inset eyes and full lips. On the hairline is a crown of thorns carved in relief.

Man of Sorrows, 1950

Marion Perkins

Black-and-white photograph of four brown-skinned figures. A woman in a white wedding dress and veil is seated in the center, holding a bouquet of flowers. She is flanked by two standing men wearing tuxedos, and one standing woman who wears an elaborate dress and holding flowers. The painted backdrop is a faux classical scene, with an arch and a fake window.

Wedding Party of Four, 1927

James VanDerZee

Goldweight in the Form of a Geometric Shape

Goldweight in the Form of a Geometric Shape, 18th/19th century

Asante

Goldweight Depicting a Chameleon

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

Asante

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Vessel in the Form of a Hunchback Figure Carrying a Jar, 1200–1500

Nicoya

A work made of steel.

Afrophoenix No. 1, 1963

Melvin Edwards

A work made of super 8 film, silent, transferred to digital video (monitor); 1:05 min. loop.

Exodus, 1992/97

Steve McQueen

A work made of vegetable fibers.

Polychrome Basket, 1900–10

Isabel Hanson

A work made of internal dye diffusion transfer print.

Spatial poem reply 1, 2015

Kemang Wa Lehulere

A work made of wool, fiber, and pigment.

Man’s Hat (Ntamp), Mid–20th century

Bamileke

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Nhlanhla Mofokeng, Katlehong, Johannesburg, from the series "Faces & Phases", 2012, printed 2014

Zanele Muholi

Red and black colored photograph of an African American man with several scars on his back, the title etched in glass on top of the image.

Black and Tanned Your Whipped Wind of Change Howled Low Blowing Itself - Ha - Smack into the Middle of Duke Ellington's Orchestra Billie Heard It Too & Cried Strange Fruit Tears, 1995

Carrie Mae Weems

Necklace

Necklace, 20th century

Tuareg

Pendant

Pendant, 19th/mid–20th century

Asante

A photograph of an empty parking lot at night. A mangled tree leans on the rear of a white semi-truck, which is illuminated by a tall street light. The sky is dark blue; debris is scatted on the ground of the parking lot; houses and cars are visibly in the background.

for everyone a garden VII, from the series "for everyone a garden", 2013

David Hartt

Color photograph, divided into six panels, of two seated women looking at camera.

Candida and Her Mother, Celia, II, 1994

Dawoud Bey

A work made of inkjet print.

Before long travel, August 23, 1972, 2017

Rachel Monosov

Woman's Apron

Woman's Apron, Mid–20th century

Grasslands

A work made of terracotta.

Vessel for Serving Beer, Mid–20th century

Northern Nguni

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