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Work by Prominent African American Artists
The first nine works were made by African-American artists in a variety of styles of the twentieth century. The remaining works are also Modernist or Contemporary.
Flower Design for Wallpaper or Textile
African American artist, Winold Reiss, created this design.
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Shooting Gallery
Jacob Lawrence made "Shooting Gallery" in 1946.
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Homage to Nina Simone
Bob Thompson painted "Homage to Nina Simon", an acclaimed African American singer, in 1965.
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Untitled
The African American artist, Sam Gilliam, made this print ...
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Lattice II
... as well as this print.
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House of Ancient Memory
Betye Saar is the African American artist who made this work in 1989.
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untitled from Crossroads
Betye Saar's daughter Alison Saar made this sculpture the same year.
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Corner Pocket
Benny Andrews, another African American artist, made this print the same year.
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Untitled
Carrie Mae Weems, is the African American photographer who made this work.
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Other Modern & Contemporary Artists
The following artworks were made by other prominent Modernist and Contemporary artists.
Office at Night
Edward Hopper painted "Office at Night" in 1940.
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Lake George Barns
Georgia O'Keeffe was a well-known Moderist artist of the early and mid 20th century.
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City Night
O'Keeffe lived part of the year in New York City and part of the year in New Mexico.
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Pedernal - From the Ranch #1
She liked the shapes and forms of bones she found on her ranch near Taos, New Mexico.
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untitled
Mark Rothko painted floating areas of color.
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Alloy
Helen Frankenthaler also painted colored shapes.
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Jalapa 35 (Homage to Franz Kline)
Aaron Siskind made this work in 1973.
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Sky Cathedral Presence
Louise Nevelson assembled sculptures from found objects.
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Case with Five Balusters
Nevelson unified her sculptures by painting them one solid color.
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Young Tree VI
Nevelson made this sculpture later in her life.
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Tahkt-I-Sulayman Variation II
Frank Stella made this painting is 1969.
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The Diner
George Segal's sculptures show us glimpses of everyday life.
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Earth Day
Robert Rausenberg often used photographs from newspapers and magazines in his works.
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Nude Reading from the Nudes series
Roy Lichtenstein borrowed comic strip printing techniques (outlines and dots) in his work.
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16 Jackies
Andy Warhol is famous for his works using images of celebrities, like this work with 16 images of Jackie Kennedy.
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Marilyn
Warhol made this iconic image of Mariyln Monroe.
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untitled [Green Pea] from Campbell's Soup I
Warhol also showed us the everyday in his art.
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Art Influences
The remaining works were made by artists who influenced artists whose works appear earlier in this collection.
Still Life
Jacob Lawrence (right) was influenced by the flat shapes and colors of Cubism (left).
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The Birthday Party
Edward Hopper (right) was influenced by the work of John Singer Sargent (left).
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Three Bathers
One can see the influence of Matisse (left) in the art of Bob Thompson (right).
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Girl Walking
Roy Lichtenstein (right) studied with Reginald Marsh (left).
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Wounded Beast
Helen Frankenthaler (right) studied with Rufino Tamayo (left).
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The Chair
The influence of Franz Kline's work (left) on Aaron Siskind's (right) is evident.
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