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A work made of veined alabaster.

Stags, 1914

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

A work made of tempera on panel, transferred to canvas.

The Baptism of Christ, 1500/05

Perugino

A work made of terracotta, red-figure.

Oinochoe (Pitcher), about 440 BCE

Ancient Greek

A work made of oil on paper, mounted on board.

Mystical Head: Andrej, 1917

Alexei Jawlensky

A work made of bronze.

Saint Francis of Assisi; Base with Putti, 1600/20

Nicolò Roccatagliata

A work made of bronze.

Mercury, 1575/1625

Italian

Print in black ink of a black boy sitting on a stool. Behind him looms a skeleton in a white hooded costume holding a noose. The skeleton is held back by a larger-than-life black man in glasses, William Patterson, who reaches in from the right side of the image wearing a banner that reads, "CRC."

Civil Rights Congress, 1949

Elizabeth Catlett

A work made of wood, pigment, and sacrificial material.

Male Figure, Possibly 18th century

Dogon

A work made of encaustic and newspaper on canvas.

Figure 4, 1959

Jasper Johns

A work made of tempera on panel, transferred to canvas.

Noli Me Tangere, 1500/05

Perugino

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

A work made of oil on paper, on board.

Schoolhouse, 1920

Paul Klee

A work made of bronze with dark brown patina.

Satyr Mother and Child, c. 1510/40

Workshop of Severo da Ravenna (Severo Calzetta)

A work made of silver.

Stater (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena, 317-310 BCE

Ancient Greek

A work made of wood, glass beads, and thread.

Twin Figures (Ere Ibeji), Early/mid–20th century

Yoruba

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

Frederick Douglass, 1847-52

Samuel J. Miller

Painting of man who is seated with his hands over his lap. He is dressed in prayer clothes, with a white shawl draped over his head and shoulders. His facial features and hands are slightly distorted, and the background is an abstract pattern of black and white.

The Praying Jew, 1923 (one of two versions after a 1914 composition)

Marc Chagall

A work made of oil on canvas.

Head (I), 1958

Leon Golub

Painting of multicolored rectangles and irregular interlocking shapes.

Twin Figures, March 1938

Jean Hélion

A work made of bronze.

Spring Frolic, c. 1904/06

Pierre Bonnard

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