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A work made of pen and black ink and brush and black ink wash, over black chalk, on ivory laid paper.

Three Kneeling Women, 1770/75

John Brown

Quilt depicting flags from various countries, each waving right, with the American flag in the center, waving to the left.

"Top Sheets" Tobacco Premium Quilt, 1913

Theresa Zett Smith

Mixed-media work incorporating found objects that depicts five light- and dark-skinned musicians playing musical instruments.

The Jazz Wall, 1963

Marisol

A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

Tamatsushima, from the series "Three Fashionable Young Women (Furyu waka no sannin)", c. 1811/13

Kikukawa Eizan

A work made of oil on canvas.

Dorothea and Francesca, 1898

Cecilia Beaux

An interior space with sliding panel doors at right leading to a glimpse of outdoor greenery. Pale wooden shelves and trim line the room, which features pale blue walls and minimal furniture.

E-31: Japanese Traditional Interior, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of acrylic yarn, wool yarn, cotton ribbons.

Flying Triangles Rug, 1982

Elizabeth Browning Jackson

Profile view of a bronze sculpture with green patina of a nude woman with her right hand raised to eye level. She wears a tiara, her hair in a bun.

Statuette of Venus, About 2nd century

Ancient Roman

A work made of chromogenic print.

Untitled, 2009, printed 2017

Mikiko Hara

Quilted cloth with an appliqued rose motif and leaf rosettes arranged in straight lines, with a border of appliqued festoons.

Roses Quilt, c. 1830/35

Letticia Keziah Vernon

Interior with beige walls and an exposed wood-beam ceiling. Glass doors at back right let in light, and a framed doorway at center reveals a hint of a staircase. Upholstered wooden furniture and decorative elements have been placed throughout, and a chandelier hangs from the ceiling.

A35: California Living Room, c. 1935-1940, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of pastel on blue-gray wove paper (faded to tan), mounted on board.

Sleepy Nicolle, c. 1900

Mary Cassatt

A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

Slovenly (Shidaranasaso), from the series "Thirty-two Aspects of Women (Fuzoku sanjuniso)", 1888

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

A work made of brown crayon on buff wove paper.

Serpent Women Around Globe, n.d.

Sir Edward Burne-Jones

A work made of tempera on panel.

Retable of Saints Athanasius, Blaise, and Agatha, 1440/45

Master of Riglos

A work made of color woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book.

Courtesans of the Obishiya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2, 1776

Katsukawa Shunsho

Stately interior with cream walls and high ceilings. At left is a fireplace with a large military portrait painting above it; at right are two large windows lined with dark curtains. Modern and metallic decorative elements, including a distinctive screen panel and coffee table, mix with more traditional, antique pieces.

E-15: English Drawing Room of the Modern Period, 1930s, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Ornate interior with cream walls and dark wood floors. At left is a large window with blue curtains; at right is a fireplace with tall mirror. Gilded upholstered furniture and decorative elements, including numerous framed portraits, fill the room. A crystal chandelier hangs from the ceiling.

E-21: French Boudoir of the Louis XV Period, 1740-60, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of offset lithograph in black and red on coated white wove paper.

The Women, 1982

Gladys Nilsson

Three-dimensional piece featuring a large eyeball, oriented sideways, on a wooden pin set in a flat piece of yellow wood at upper right, cursive writing in French on the wood. Strands of curly hair and the wooden cutout of a cloud are affixed to the eyeball. Affixed to the wood, at lower left, is a tiny light-skinned hand with fingers reaching upward.

Object, 1936

Claude Cahun

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