Collection

Head #4 is part of Derrick Adams’s “Deconstruction Worker” series, which includes portraits based on elevation sections and visual renderings. This work features wallpape

At the center of this work, a young blonde woman in an American flag dress holds a torch as she sits atop a globe, where three black men are depicted laboriously pulling an unseen object across the

An interdisciplinary artist who incorporated a vast knowledge of history and mysticism in his work, Terry Adkins presented modern perspectives on the legacies of culturally significant figures. In

Charles Alston began working in black and white in the late 1950s, finding both aesthetic and narrative potential in the formal and social resonances of the limited color palette. Here, black recti

Drawing from a variety of art historical sources, including Cubism, Byzantine mosaics, and Mexican murals, Romare Bearden created semi-abstract works that explore the richness of everyday black lif

Using a variety of materials, Njideka Akunyili Crosby creates large-scale paintings that often depict intimate scenes inspired by her daily life. This work’s title refers to Nelly Uchendu&rsq

Romare Bearden developed an understanding of the richness of African-American culture while living and working in Harlem and spending time with family in North Carolina. In the 1960s, he adopted co