“Dancer”
1925
Gelatin silver print
Photographer: James Van Der Zee
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“Dancer”
1977
Oil on canvas
Artist: Barkley Hendricks
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Left: “The Elder” Ethnic Heritage Series”
1971-72
Wooden hat forms, fabric, wooden beads, twine, metal, paint, and human hair
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Top: “Not Yet”
2024
Oil on canvas
Artist: Jennifer Packer
Right: “African Dancer”
1933
Plaster
Artist: Richmond Barthe
Middle: “Dancers”
1960’s
Concrete, plaster, paint and steel
Artist: Elden Bailey
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“Fly Trap”
2024
Oil on canvas, two panels
Artist: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
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“Love Dance”
1991
House paint on mylar, mounted on wood, with wood frame
Artist: Purvis Young
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“Momentum”
2011
Two-channel video, color, sound, 6:56 min. (looped)
Artist: Lorna Simpson
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“Black Box” 4 points: Horton, Ailey, McKayle contractions and expansions of drama from vernacular- arms outstretched and entangle
2011
Photocopy collage and ink on paper
Artist: Kandis Williams
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“Souvenir, IV”
1998
Acrylic, glitter and screenprint on paper on tarpaulin, with metal grommets
Artist: Kerry James Marshall
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Whitney Museum
January 17, 2025
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Whitney Museum
January 17, 2025
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Whitney Museum
January 17, 2025
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Whitney Museum
January 17, 2025
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Whitney Museum
January 17, 2025
“Hollywood Africans”
1983
Acrylic and oil stick on canvas
Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat
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(Right): “Sound Box-Nina Simone and Billie Holiday”
2021
Poplar, rubber, felt, MP3 player,vinyl records,speaker,remote control, and rechargeable battery
Artist: Charles Gaines
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(Left): “I’ve Got Rhythm”
1972
Mechanical metronome with wood case, plastic toy, American flag pin, paint and paper collage
Artist: Betye Saar
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“Race Woman Series #7”
1990’s
Mixed media on canvas
Artist: Mary Lovelace O’Neal
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Judith Jamison as Josephine Baker
1985
Acrylic on canvas
Artist: Emma Amos
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“Katherine Dunham, Revelation”
2024
Rhinestones and acrylic paint on canvas mounted on wood panel
Artist: Mickalene Thomas
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“Gettin’ Religion”
1948
Oil on linen
Artist: Archibald John Motley, Jr.
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“Mother & Child (Secret Sorrow)”
1914
Bronze
Artist: Meta Vaux Warwick Fuller
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“Jennie”
1943
Oil on canvas
Artist: Lois Mailou Jones
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Marian Anderson
1965
Oil and egg tempura on canvas
Artist; Beauford Delaney
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Portrait of Carmen de Lavallede
1976
Oil on canvas
Artist: Geoffrey Holder
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“Dear Mama”
2024
Plaster strips, plaster, metal, wire, glass wires
Artist: Karon Davis
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“African/American”
1998
Linoleum on paper
Artist: Kara Walker
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“River”
1972
Mixed media presentation with steel chains and rope
Artist: Maren Hassinger
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“River”
1972
Mixed media presentation with steel chains and rope
Artist: Maren Hassinger
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Marcus Garvey Rally
1924
Gelatin silver print
Photographer: James Van Der Zee
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