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A work made of monotype on cream japanese paper.

The Sunny South, 1939

Walter Ellison

A work made of painted poplar.

Sister Tuesday, 1934

Leslie G. Bolling

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Intrigue, c. 1935

James VanDerZee

Abstract painting featuring wide horizontal bands of pinkish red at top and bottom with a band of white and band of black in the middle. Each color section has a subtle white gradient, and hints of all of these colors are present in each of the bands.

Taos, 1982

Ed Clark

Color print of ten African American people raising their fists. They stand in two diagonal lines that converge in the middle. In the background, "unite" is repeated diagonally in yellow, purple, blue, and red block letters.

Unite (AfriCOBRA), 1971

Barbara Jones

A work made of inkjet prints (10) and transparencies (10).

Rock Anatomy, 2018, printed 2019

Abraham Oghobase

A work made of gelatin silver print.

A Young Woman Waiting for the Bus, Syracuse, New York, 1985

Dawoud Bey

A self-portrait oil painting of American artist Archibald John Motley, Jr. He wears a white shirt, a black tie with a diamond horseshoe pin, and a brown jacket; in his left hand he holds a palette, upon which are splotches of paint arranged according to the order of the color wheel; in his right hand he holds a long, slender paintbrush. Motley’s eyes are directed towards the viewer, he has a small mustache, and his light brown skin is contrasted by the black background.

Self-Portrait, c. 1920

Archibald John Motley Jr.

A work made of gelatin silver print.

The Invisible Man (Harlem, New York), from the series "A Man Becomes Invisible" (1952), 1952

Gordon Parks

Several nude people, each with a different skin hue, relax languidly underneath trees in a rural landscape. The shapes in this painting are simplified, soft. But overall they remain recognizable. Looking upward—toward the background—an oval-shaped portal in the tree copse opens toward a pink mirage. An unconcerned, utopian group, but in somber colors.

The Drying After, 1961

Bob Thompson

An oil painting of a large, male African American figure who looks left into the distance. He holds his hand out towards the dark blue sky, and he appears to break free from a pile of rubble in the background.

This, My Brother, 1942

Charles White

A work made of gelatin silver print.

A Girl at Number 100, from the series "Harlem, U.S.A.", 1975, printed 2011

Dawoud Bey

A work made of carbon transfer, graphite pencil, watercolor, and colored pencil on cream japanese paper.

A Family Choice?, n.d.

Joseph Yoakum

A work made of blue fountain pen and pastel on cream wove paper.

A Cyclone in Action at Iola Kansas in the Year of 1920, 1969

Joseph Yoakum

A work made of pen and brush and black ink on cream wove paper with pink fibers.

Coming Home from Work, 1938/43

Eldzier Cortor

Abstract painting in bright yellow, green, and orange. Undulating, visible brushstrokes give the surface a bright yet dusty and layered effect.

Untitled, 1965

Beauford Delaney

Black-and-white woodcut of an abstracted sunset. On the top is the sun rising from a straight horizon line, and on the bottom is an upside down sun-like form, connected to curving lines and dots.

Avey, from Cane, 2000

Martin Puryear

A work made of raffia, plain weaves; pieced; appliqúed with plain weaves in pearl stitches; embroidered in pearl stitches; edged with bands of cotton, warp-stripe warp-float faced twill weave; cotton, plain weave; pieced and hemmed in slip and pearl stitches; and cotton, warp-float faced alternating float weave; joined with raffia in pearl and twisted insertion stitches.

Ceremonial Skirt, Late 19th century

Kuba

A work made of sixteen silver dye bleach print diptychs, framed.

Miscegenated Family Album, 1980/94

Lorraine O'Grady

A work made of internal dye diffusion transfer print.

Shakeia, 2013

Dawoud Bey

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