Curator

Art Institute Chicago
Harvard art museum
My Exhibition

Pale green vase decorated with clouds, cranes, and children playing near bamboo trees.

Plum Vase (Maebyeong) with Clouds, Cranes, and Children Motifs, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), late 12th century

Painting of close-up cross, mountain, red, yellow sky backdrop.

Black Cross, New Mexico, 1929

Georgia O'Keeffe

Beige, square textile with a large circle filling the piece. The circle is bisected laterally, with light-blue vertical striations at top and a beige effect at bottom that includes some darker striations. Short fringe at top and bottom.

Waters Above the Firmament, 1976

Lenore Tawney

Porcelain sculpture with pale-blue glaze, shape of a duck atop a lotus flower.

Incense Burner in the Form of a Duck, Song dynasty (960–1279), 12th century

Watercolor of man with golden halo on horse, green background.

Maharana Bhim Singh in Procession, c. 1820

Ghasi

Porcelain vessel of woman riding rooster with elaborate plumage.

Oil or Vinegar Cruet, c. 1737

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Medium sized cauldron with green patina, two handles, and three legs.

Cauldron, Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BC ), early 9th century BC

Shiny silver pitcher with pond design featuring reeds, dragonfly

Pitcher, 1878

Edward C. Moore

Collage style painting on glass, purple figure with large nose.

Miss E. Knows, 1967

Jim Nutt

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

Candida and Her Mother, Celia, II, 1994

Dawoud Bey

Gray letters and numbers spell out words and dates in English that wrap along the top edge of a gallery wall, a corner of which reads, "Rosa 1977 Great Society 1964 Blue Flowers 1984 Silver Ocean 1990 Ross 1983."

"Untitled", 1989

Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Painting of a crowded bar scene where African American people dance and drink together, some sitting at the bar, some at small tables, and many on the dance floor.

Nightlife, 1943

Archibald John Motley Jr.

Historical black and white photographical portrait of Black man in a suit, gold frame.

Frederick Douglass, 1847-52

Samuel J. Miller

A work made of pastel and essence over monotype on cream laid paper, laid down on board.

On the Stage, 1876–77

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

Greenish brown ceramic kettle with floral and geometric designs.

Oribe-Type Ewer, early 17th century

Vibrantly colored mythical scene depicting people, animals, and dragons in front of mountains.

Milarepa on Mount Kailash, c. 1500

Painting of the Annunciation, dove flying above Mary with angel.

The Annunciation, 1490–95

Jean Hey, (the Master of Moulins)

Watercolor, boat debris and dark skinned man lie on beach, dark sky in background.

After the Hurricane, Bahamas, 1899

Winslow Homer

Black charcoal drawing of two field workers with scythe.

Harvest Talk, 1953

Charles White

A light-skinned man in red and woman in blue sit with an infant between them, angels beside and above them, a small town in the background.

The Nativity, 1504/07

Fra Bartolommeo