Collection BIPOC Artists Highlights
A selection of artworks from the Museum's Collection made by Black, Indigenous, and people of color. The stories of the artists are as unique and varied as the artworks here. The artworks highlight the historical contributions that BIPOC artists have made to shape American Art. Careful consideration of these artists have been made after reviewing scholarly research. This selection is only a sample of the diverse artists and artworks within the Collection.
Untitled #103
- Leo Amino
- 1975
- Cast acrylic
Double Sheet Stamp
- Ruth Asawa
- 1948
- Stamped ink on newsprint
Sunset Express
- Romare Bearden
- 1984
- Mixed media on panel
My Big Black America
- Wesley Clark
- 2015
- Stain, spray paint, latex, salvaged wood
Isla
- Cristina Córdova
- 2010-2011
- Ceramic, resin, concrete, and steel
Lady Holds the Bird While the Bird Spreads His Wings
- Thornton Dial (aka Thornton Dial, Sr.)
- 1991
- Watercolor and charcoal on paper
Wall Circle I
- Sam Gilliam
- 1972
- Acrylic on shaped canvas
Home Land
- Shan Goshorn
- 2016
- Arches watercolor paper splints printed with archival inks, acrylic paint, artificial sinew
Core
- Lei Han
- Wayne Kirby Maker
- Roy Wilfred Wooten (aka Future Man) Maker
- 2018
- Multichannel audiovisual installation, 5.1 surround sound, filmed with Canon 5D Mark III and Panasonic GH4 on a Canon 100 millimeter macro lens on digital video
Untitled
- Bessie Harvey
- circa 1975-1994
- Wood, fiber, and paint
Our Journey
- Lonnie B. Holley
- 2013
- Soft-ground etching, aquatint, and drypoint on paper
Girl
- Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence
- Workshop, Inc. Publisher
- Lou Stovall Printer
- 2004
- Screenprint on paper