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Pieced quilt of eighty-five uniquely designed squares featuring geometric and floral motifs, bordered with triangles.

Friendship Quilt, 1842

Ella Maria Deacon

A work made of cotton, plain weave, pieced; quilted, pattern outlined in pencil, heavily padded in parts; appliquéd with cotton, plain weave, printed, embroidered; backed with cotton, plain weave.

Rosebreasted Grosbeak and Iris Quilt, c. 1951

Dr. Jeannette Dean Throckmorton

Harris Theater, Chicago, Illinois, Working Drawings

Harris Theater, Chicago, Illinois, Working Drawings, Jan. 29, 1959

Bertrand Goldberg

A work made of cotton, plain weave, pieced; quilted, pattern outlined in pencil, heavily padded in parts; appliquéd with cotton, plain weave, printed, embroidered; backed with cotton, plain weave.

Goldfinches and Flowers Quilt, 1948

Dr. Jeannette Dean Throckmorton

A work made of cotton, plain weave, pieced and quilted; appliquéd with cotton, plain weave, printed; backed with cotton, plain weave.

Bedcover (Forest Pattern Quilt), 1861

A work made of silk and cotton, pieced plain, twill, satin and satin damask weaves; some with supplementary patterning warps or wefts; some self-patterned; some with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet, cut voided velvet, and uncut voided velvet; some painted or warp painted (chiné); some "watered" (moiré); appliquéd with silk and cotton, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; embroidered with silk and silk chenille yarns in buttonhole, detached chain, feather, double feather, herringbone, satin, stem and straight stitches; edged with silk, 2:1 twill weave; backed by cotton, 2:1 twill weave.

Bedcover (Crazy Quilt), 1885

A work made of silk, in a variety of weaves including cut velvet weave and a variety of techniques; pieced; embroidered in silk and chenille threads in a variety of stitches; backed with silk, satin weave.

Bedcover (Crazy Quilt), 1887/88

Black-and-white portrait photograph of a clean-shaven, dark-skinned man in a jacket set in a cream mat with red decorative border.

Untitled (Portrait of a Man), 1880

A work made of matte opaque red paint on white wove paper.

Two Figures, 2020

Kay Rosen

A work made of airbrush, pen and brush and black ink on cream wove paper.

Untitled, c. 1970

Rodolfo Abularach

Black-and-white portrait photograph of a young dark-skinned man seated in a jacket and tie, a hat on his knee and slim cane in his hand.

Untitled (Portait of a Seated Man Holding a Hat), 1875

A work made of wool, cotton, and silk, plain, twill, and satin weaves; some with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; some self-patterned; some warp dyed; and some printed; pieced; backed with wool, plain weave; printed; cotton batting.

Bedcover (Mosaic or Honeycomb Quilt), 1875/80

Black-and-white portrait photograph of a dark-skinned man a light jacket and bowler hat, leaning against a short pillar with plants.

Untitled (Portrait of a Standing Man), 1880

Unknown Maker

Black-and-white portrait photograph of small dark-skinned girl in a patterned dress and high-lace shoes, arms crossed.

Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Girl), 1880

Black-and-white portrait photograph of a dark-skinned man standing against a painted backdrop of trees his right arm on a fabric-covered prop.

Untitled (Portrait of a Standing Man), 1880

Unknown Maker

A work made of tintype.

Untitled (Group Portrait of People in a Park), 1870

Unknown Maker

A work made of tintype.

Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Man), 1875

Unknown Maker

A work made of color inkjet print on white wove paper.

2016 in Museums, Money, and Politics, 2018

Andrea Fraser

A work made of variable media.

Park City Project, 1962/63

Bertrand Goldberg

A work made of black chalk, with brush and black wash, on cream laid paper.

Landscape with Waterfalls and Bridges, Peasants in the Foreground, c. 1670

Nicolaes Berchem

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