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A photograph of a gallery installation. The installation is a dyed canvas draped over two wooden sawhorses. The colorful canvas is almost sculptural, folded and bunched in space on top of the sawhorses.

"A" and the Carpenter I, 1973

Sam Gilliam

A work made of oil on canvas.

The Continence of Scipio, c. 1706

Sebastiano Ricci

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Two Young Men, from the series "Harlem, U.S.A.", 1976, printed 2011

Dawoud Bey

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Two Girls in Front of Lady D's, from the series "Harlem, U.S.A.", c. 1976, printed by 1979

Dawoud Bey

A work made of gelatin silver print.

A Woman Waiting in the Doorway, from the series "Harlem, U.S.A.", 1976, printed by 1979

Dawoud Bey

A work made of earthenware (blackware) and slip.

Storage Jar, c. 1900

Sara Fina Tafoya

A work made of gelatin silver print.

A Woman at a Parade, from the series "Harlem, U.S.A.", c. 1977, printed 2011

Dawoud Bey

How Do You Get a Nigger Out of a Tree?

How Do You Get a Nigger Out of a Tree?, 1987

Carrie Mae Weems

A work made of copper alloy.

Goldweight with a Geometric Design, 18th/19th century

Asante

A white sheet of paper covered in the word "Backlash," printed over and over again in black. The words overlap and intersect and split up, creating a gradient—light at the top of the paper, and dark (almost illegible) at the bottom.

Backlash, Backlash..., 1991

Glenn Ligon

A work made of raffia, plain weave; pieced; embroidered in lateral looping, and stem and running stitches cut to form pile; couching; joined by pearl and trammed twisted buttonhole stitches; edged in lateral looping stitches.

Woman's Overskirt, 19th century

Kuba

A work made of copper alloy.

Goldweight with a Geometric Design, 18th/19th century

Asante

A work made of gilded iron or steel.

Pair of Prick Spurs, 18th/19th century

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Four Children at Lenox Avenue, from the series "Harlem, U.S.A.", 1977, printed 2011

Dawoud Bey

A work made of cattle horn, copper, brass, and iron.

Snuff Container, Possibly mid–late 19th century

Northern Nguni

A work made of wood and pigment.

Face Mask (Kpeliye'e), Early/mid-20th century

Senufo

A work made of gelatin silver print.

An Outdoor Vendort, from the series "Harlem, U.S.A.", 1975, printed by 1979

Dawoud Bey

A work made of raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile; couching.

Panel, Possibly mid–20th century

Kuba

Charcoal portrait of the African American artist Jacob Lawrence. Lawrence wears a suit jacket and checked shirt with a tie; he has a mustache and his mouth opens in a half smile. The words "Jake Lawrence" are written in the bottom left.

Jacob Lawrence, 1957

Joseph Delaney

A work made of screenprint in dark red and black on white wove paper.

Defend SAAWU [South African Allied Workers Union], 1984

Judy Ann Seidman

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