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Painting of a woman and an older white man holding a pitchfork, both seen from the waist up. They stand side by side with stern expressions, in front of a white house with a peaked roof.

American Gothic, 1930

Grant Wood

A group of black children stand closely together, gazing out at the viewer. They wear brightly colored and patterened clothing made of African fabrics; one child stands in front of the others with his arms outstretched in a protective gesture, wearing a belt and sash that identify him as part of a school safety patrol.

The Safety Patrol, 2018

Bisa Butler

A work made of charcoal on cream laid paper.

Beauford Delaney, 1943

Georgia O'Keeffe

A square painting in shades of black, two dark grays, and a deep red has the words, "BLACK," "AMERICA," and "RINGGOLD" written in eight even triangles that meet in the center.

Black Light Series #7: Ego Painting, 1969

Faith Ringgold

Portrait of the Princess di Ottaiano and her son Carlo

Portrait of the Princess di Ottaiano and her son Carlo, 1814

Marquis Filippo Petrone

A work made of black conte crayon on cream laid paper.

The Zone (Outside the City Walls), 1882–83

Georges Seurat

A work made of oil on panel.

Crucifixion, 1646

María Josefa Sánchez

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

Portrait of man wearing voluminous black cloak, feathered hat, and gold medallion.

Old Man with a Gold Chain, 1631

Rembrandt van Rijn

A work made of lime (linden) wood, beeswax, pigments, gold, textile, and natural resin.

Portrait of a Man Wearing a Laurel Wreath, Roman Period, early to mid–2nd century

Ancient Egyptian

A portrait of a young man with dark hair and beard painted on an irregular piece of wood. The background is gold as a wreath of ivy and necklace he wears. There are many areas where the paint has come off the surface.

Portrait of a Man Wearing an Ivy Wreath, Roman Period, early to mid–2nd century

Ancient Egyptian

A work made of oil on canvas.

A Boy Blowing on a Firebrand, 1621–22

Gerrit van Honthorst

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.

Blue stained glass windows depicting angels, musicians, trees.

America Windows, 1977

Marc Chagall

Horizontal painting in pastel tones of a series of abstract clouds in a gridlike formation like loose bricks, larger at the bottom of the painting and receding away at a horizon line near the top of the painting. Behind them, a blue sky gets progressively lighter. At the horizon line is a loose pink gradient that progresses to white and returns to blue at the very top of the work.

Sky above Clouds IV, 1965

Georgia O'Keeffe

Abstract painting composed of a central tangle of vibrant colors—purple, pink, orange, green, red—on a mostly gray background, subtly divided into rectangular areas.

City Landscape, 1955

Joan Mitchell

A work made of oil on canvas.

Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise (The Rowers' Lunch), 1875

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Painting mostly in soft yellow, green, purple, blue, and pink of two wheatstacks, the right nearer than the left, in a country landscape at sunset.

Stacks of Wheat (End of Day, Autumn), 1890–91

Claude Monet

Painted portrait dominated by loose, large brushstrokes of a woman, seen from the back, wearing a gauzy white off-the-shoulder dress and black choker, blond hair swept up, examining herself in a mirror at left. The background is a feathered swirl suggesting floral pattern in cool pale tones of gray, purple, pink, and blue.

Woman at Her Toilette, 1875–80

Berthe Morisot

Three light-skinned, dark-haired ballerinas, painted in muted tones, wear off-the-shoulder yellow leotards and tutus as they huddle near each other. One adjusts her costume, while one holds her hands clasped above her head. At left is a painted screen with four pairs of feet visible underneath.

Yellow Dancers (In the Wings), 1874–76

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

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