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A work made of copper and silver inlay.

Vase, c. 1925

Jean Dunand

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back, satin, and stem stitches; french knots; two loom widths joined.

Bedcover in the Arts and Crafts Style, Early 20th century (based on 17th–century English designs)

A painting of a light-skinned man in a suit and glasses standing in profile and a light-skinned woman with chin-length gray hair and wearing a full-length bright-pink robe stand in a courtyard with various sculptures. Between them is a large stone on a plinth, behind them a green abstracted seated figure, and off to the right a totem pole.

American Collectors (Fred and Marcia Weisman), 1968

David Hockney

Wooden chair with woven cotton seat, back, footrest.

Chair (Kiti Cha Enzi), 19th century

Swahili

Abstract painting in predominant shades of blue, green, and black, featuring diagonal bands of color and undulating lines.

Blue and Green Music, 1919–21

Georgia O'Keeffe

A work made of color woodblock print.

Bird, from Milestones of the Season (Shibunshū “Kisetsu-hyō”)Season (Shibunshû “Kisetsu-hyô”), 1935

Onchi Kōshirō

A work made of twenty four light bulbs, extension cord, plastic light sockets, and dimmer switch.

"Untitled" (Last Light), 1993

Felix Gonzalez-Torres

A work made of pen lithograph on tan wove paper.

Plate Six, from Long Live Fashion, Down with Art, 1919, published 1920

Max Ernst

A work made of screenprint in blue ink on brown envelope.

Da Hairy Who Foyer - For Ya Prince, 1967–68

The Hairy Who (Art Green, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt, Jim Falconer, Suellen Rocca, and Karl Wirsum)

A work made of wood and pigment.

Face Mask (Sirige), 19th/20th century

Dogon

A work made of wood and pigment.

Time of the Brave Mask (Mgbedike), Early/mid–20th century

Igbo

A tall, wooden sculpture that leans against the gallery wall. A hollow box at the top is supported by two wooden branches that connect to a wheel at the bottom. The rough tree branches contrast with the refined wood of the box.

Sanctuary, 1982

Martin Puryear

Cream-colored cup with a small round foot and a thin stem. Two thin arms flare up and out from mid-cup in a "V" shape and bend inward without reconnecting to the cup. The cup's opening tapers in before flaring out again at the lip. Greek letters are inscribed on the cup between the arms and lip.

Kantharos (Wine Cup), 310-280 BCE

Ancient Greek

Black terracotta vessel, narrow at the bottom and wider at top, with a short lip, featuring a wide red band in the middle. This band depicts in black a procession of figures surrounded by vines, including a person on a donkey.

Mastoid (Drinking Cup), 500-480 BCE

Leafless Group

A work made of oil on canvas.

Portrait of Sylvette David, 1954

Pablo Picasso

A work made of oil on canvas.

Just Dessert, 1891

William Michael Harnett

A work made of ink marker on fiberglass.

Untitled (Pair of Vases), 1981

Keith Haring

A work made of oil on paper mounted on panel.

The Artist in His Studio, 1865–66

James McNeill Whistler

A work made of tin-glazed earthenware.

Jar Depicting Figure in an Exotic Landscape, 1675–1750

Talavera Poblana

A work made of gilt copper, champlevé enamel.

Plaque with a Bishop, 1180/1200

Nicholas of Verdun

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