RFC Museum
PUMA

Nina Chanel Abney
Class of 2007, 2007
Acrylic on canvas
Diptych, 114 x 183 in.
(289.6 x 464.8 cm) overall;
114 x 42 1/4 in.
(289.6 x 107.3 cm) left panel;
114 x 138 in.
(289.6 x 350.5 cm) right panel

Khaaliqua & Jeff, 2007
Acrylic on canvas
61 x 63 3/4 in.
(155 x 162 cm)

The Boardroom, 2008
Acrylic on canvas
Diptych, 77 x 156 in.
(195.6 x 396.2 cm) overall;
77 x 73 1/4 in.
(195.6 x 186 cm) left panel;
77 x 80 3/4 in.
(195.6 x 205.1 cm) right panel

Untitled, 2008
Watercolor on paper
25 drawings, dimensions variable;
19 drawings, 10 x 7 in.
(25.4 x 17.8 cm) each;
6 drawings, 7 x 10 in.
(17.8 x 25.4 cm) each


John Bankston
Man’s Country I, 2004
Oil on linen
78 x 96 in.
(198.1 x 243.8 cm)

Man’s Country II, 2004
Oil on linen
78 x 96 in. (198.1 x 243.8 cm)

Rehearsal, 2004
Oil on linen
78 x 96 in. (198.1 x 243.8 cm)

At the Crossroads, 2006-2007
Oil on linen
54 x 48 in. (137.1 x 122 cm)

Beginning or End, 2006-2007
Oil and wax on linen
20 x 18 in. (50.8 x 45.7 cm)


Jean-Michel Basquiat
Bird On Money, 1981
Acrylic and oil on canvas
66 x 90 in. (167.6 x 228.6 cm)

One Million Yen, 1982
Oil on canvas with wood and jute
60 x 58 x 3 3/4 in.
(152.4 x 147.3 x 9.5 cm)

Untitled (Self-portrait), 1982-1983
Oil on wood
20 x 20 in. (50.8 x 50.8 cm)


Mark Bradford
Whore in the Church House, 2006
Mixed media collage on canvas
103 x 142 in. (261.6 x 360.7 cm)


Iona Rozeal Brown
Sacrifice #2: It Has to Last
(after Yoshitoshi’s “Drowsy:
the appearance of a harlot
of the Meiji era”)
, 2007
Enamel, acrylic and paper
on wooden panel
52 x 38 in. (132 x 96.5 cm)

Untitled (after Kikugawa Eizan’s
“Furyu nana komachi”
[The Modern Seven Komashi])
, 2007
Acrylic and paper on wooden panel
12 x 14 5/8 in. (30.5 x 37.1 cm)


Nick Cave
Untitled, 2006
Fabric, sequins,
fiberglass and metal
100 x 26 x 13 in.
(254 x 66 x 33 cm)

Soundsuit, 2008
Fabric, fiberglass
and metal
102 x 36 x 28 in.
(259 x 91.5 x 71 cm)

Soundsuit, 2008
Human hair, fiberglass
and metal
98 x 27 x 14 in.
(248.9 x 68.6 x 35.6)

Untitled, 2008
Fabric, sequins,
fiberglass and metal
100 x 25 x 14 in.
(254 x 63.5 x 35.6 cm)


Robert Colescott
Untitled, 1970
Pencil on paper
19 3/4 x 26 in. (50.2 x 66 cm)

Du, 1976
Color photograph
19 x 13 in. (48.3 x 33 cm)

Passing, 1982
Charcoal on paper
60 x 33 in.
(152.4 x 83.8 cm)

Untitled (Adam and Eve), 1982
Charcoal on paper
83 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.
(212 x 75 cm)

Pygmalion, 1987
Acrylic on canvas
90 x 114 in.
(228.6 x 289.6 cm.)

Modern Day Miracles, 1988
Acrylic on canvas
84 x 72 in.
(213.4 x 182.9 cm)

Arabs: The Emir of Iswid
(How Wide the Gulf?)
, 1992
Acrylic on canvas
84 x 72 in.
(213.4 x 182.9 cm)

Sunset on the Bayou, 1993
Acrylic on canvas
90 x 114 in.
(228.6 x 289.5 cm)

The Sphinx Speaks, 1993
Acrylic on canvas
84 x 72 in.
(213.4 x 182.9 cm)

Ode to Joy
(European Anthem)
, 1997
Acrylic on canvas
90 x 114 in.
(228.6 x 289.5 cm)


Noah Davis
American Sterile, 2008
Oil on canvas
52 x 60 in.
(132.1 x 152.4 cm)

Basic Training 1, 2008
Oil and acrylic on canvas
10 x 10 in.
(25.4 x 25.4 cm)

Basic Training 2, 2008
Oil and acrylic on canvas
10 x 10 in.
(25.4 x 25.4 cm)

Basic Training 3, 2008
Oil and acrylic on canvas
10 x 10 in.
(25.4 x 25.4 cm)

Basic Training 4, 2008
Oil and acrylic on canvas
10 x 10 in.
(25.4 x 25.4 cm)

The Goat
from Grayson
, 2008
Oil on canvas
60 x 62 in.
(152.4 x 157.5 cm)

The Seven Prisoners
of the Abyss
, 2008
Oil on canvas
30 x 40 1/4 x 3 in.
(76.2 x 102.2 x 7.6 cm)


Leonardo Drew
Untitled #25, 1992
Cotton and wax
102 x 158 x 33 in.
(259 x 401.3 x 83.8 cm)


Renée Green
Between and Including, Set A
(Akerman to Bogeyman)
, 1998
Black-and-white framed photographs,
framed texts and painted wall
14 panels, dimensions variable;
10 panels, 6 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.
(16.5 x 22.5 cm) each;
4 panels, 8 7/8 x 6 1/2 in.
(22.5 x 16.5 cm) each

Between and Including, Set B
(Un Chien Andalou to Crossdressing)
, 1998
Black-and-white framed photographs,
framed texts and painted wall
13 panels, dimensions variable;
7 panels, 6 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.
(16.5 x 22.5 cm) each;
6 panels, 8 7/8 x 6 1/2 in.
(22.5 x 16.5 cm) each

Between and Including, Set C
(Damas sobachkoi to Valie Export)
, 1998
Black-and-white framed photographs,
framed texts and painted wall
15 panels, dimensions variable;
11 panels, 6 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.
(16.5 x 22.5 cm) each;
4 panels, 8 7/8 x 6 1/2 in.
(22.5 x 16.5 cm) each

Between and Including, Set D
(Earthquake to Alice Guy)
, 1998
Black-and-white framed photographs,
framed texts and painted wall
18 panels, dimensions variable;
8 panels, 6 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.
(16.5 x 22.5 cm) each; 10 panels,
8 7/8 x 6 1/2 in. (22.5 x 16.5 cm) each

Between and Including, Set E
(Marion Haensel to Invisible Invaders)
, 1998
Black-and-white framed photographs,
framed texts and painted wall
15 panels, dimensions variable;
11 panels, 6 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.
(16.5 x 22.5 cm) each;
4 panels, 8 7/8 x 6 1/2 in.
(22.5 x 16.5 cm) each

Between and Including, Set F
(Journey to the Lost City
to Mother’s Day)
, 1998
Black-and-white framed photographs,
framed texts and painted wall
15 panels, dimensions variable;
9 panels, 6 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.
(16.5 x 22.5 cm) each;
6 panels, 8 7/8 x 6 1/2 in.
(22.5 x 16.5 cm) each

Between and Including, Set G
(Mothra to Cristina Perincoli)
, 1998
Black-and-white framed photographs,
framed texts and painted wall
14 panels, dimensions variable;
9 panels, 6 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.
(16.5 x 22.5 cm) each;
5 panels, 8 7/8 x 6 1/2 in.
(22.5 x 16.5 cm) each

Between and Including, Set H
(Rock ‘N’ Roll Highschool to
Things to Come)
, 1998
Black-and-white framed photographs,
framed texts and painted wall
18 panels, dimensions variable;
9 panels, 6 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.
(16.5 x 22.5 cm) each;
9 panels, 8 7/8 x 6 1/2 in.
(22.5 x 16.5 cm) each

Between and Including, Set I
(Trinth T.Min-Ha to Xie Jin)
, 1998
Black-and-white framed photographs,
framed texts and painted wall
13 panels, dimensions variable;
11 panels, 6 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.
(16.5 x 22.5 cm) each;
2 panels, 8 7/8 x 6 1/2 in.
(22.5 x 16.5 cm) each


David Hammons
Esquire (or John Henry), 1990
Steel, rock, human hair and tin
45 x 9 x 5 in. (114.3 x 22 x 13 cm)

The Holy Bible, Old Testament, 2002
1,002 page artist’s book, 225 color plates,
leather-bound, soft cover, gilt edged,
gold tooling, and slipcase, Ed. 117/165
13.5 x 10.5 x 2.5 in.
(34.3 x 26.7 x 6.4 cm)


Barkley L. Hendricks
Noir, 1978
Oil and acrylic on canvas
72 x 48 in. (182.9 x 121.9 cm)

Big Guy (from Three Game series), 1983
Oil, acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
43 1/2 x 43 1/2 in. (110.5 x 110.5 cm)


Rashid Johnson
Citizen Band (Explorations in Topology), 2008
Wax, soap, shea butter, frame photographs and mixed media on fiberboard
48 x 96 x 12 in. (121.9 x 243.8 x 30.5 cm)

Cosmic Slop 1 (Space Traders), 2008
Wax and soap on fiberboard
82 x 97 in. (208.3 x 246.4 cm)

Cosmic Slop 2 (The Space Traders), 2008
Wax and soap on fiberboard
82 x 97 in. (208.3 x 246.4 cm)

I Who Have Nothing, 2008
Wax, soap, shea butter and
mixed media on fiberboard
48 x 48 x 12 in. (121.9 x 121.9 x 30.5 cm)

The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual
(The Power of Healing)
, 2008
Wax, soap, shea butter and
mixed media on fiberboard
Diptych, 96 x 96 x 12 in.
( 243.8 x 243.8 x 30.5 cm) overall;
48 x 96 x 12 in.
(121.9 cm x 243.8 x 30.5 cm) each

The New Negro Escapist Social and
Athletic Club (Thurgood)
, 2008
Lambda print, Ed. 2/5
69 x 55 1/2 in. (175.3 x 141 cm)


Glenn Ligon
Condition Report D, 2000
Iris print and iris print with
serigraph, Ed. 18/20
Diptych, 35 x 56 in. (88.9 x 142.2 cm) overall; 35 x 26 in. (88.9 x 66 cm) each

Malcom X, Sun, Frederick Douglass,
Boy with Bubbles # 3 (version 2)
, 2001
Vinyl-based paint and silkscreen on paper
23 x 16 1/2 in. (58.5 x 42 cm)

Stranger #21, 2005
Acrylic, coal dust, silkscreen,
gesso and oil stick on canvas
96 x 72 in. (243.8 x 182.9 cm)

Untitled (I Sell the Shadow to
Sustain the Substance)
, 2005
Neon sign and paint, Ed. 3/3
7 1/2 x 192 1/2 in. (19 x 489 cm)

Mirror #7, 2006
Acrylic, coal dust, silkscreen,
gesso and oil stick on canvas
84 x 60 in. (213.4 x 152.4 cm)

Untitled (Negro Sunshine), 2006
Neon sign, Ed. 3/7
4 x 48 in. (10.1 x 121.9 cm)

Gold Nobody Knew Me #1, 2007
Acrylic and oil stick on canvas
32 x 32 in. (81.3 x 81.3 cm)

Gold When Black Wasn’t Beautiful #1, 2007
Acrylic and oil stick on canvas
32 x 32 in. (81.3 x 81.3 cm)

America, 2008
Neon sign and paint, Ed. AP
24 x 168 in. (61 x 426.7 cm)

Untitled (Malcolm X), 2008
Acrylic, vinyl-based paint and
pencil on paper mounted on fiberboard
132 x 107 in. (335.3 x 271.8 cm)


Kalup Linzy
Conversations wit de Churen IV:
Play wit de Churen
, 2005
Digital video, color, sound, Ed. 1/5
Duration: 15 min. 49 sec.

Conversations with de Churen V:
As da Art World Might Turn
, 2006
Digital video, color, sound, Ed. 2/5
Duration: 11 min. 16 sec.

Untitled (Golden No. 1), 2006
Gouache on paper
12 x 16 in. (38.1 x 40.6 cm)

Untitled (Golden No. 2), 2006
Gouache on paper
12 x 16 in. (38.1 x 40.6 cm)

Untitled (Golden No. 3), 2006
Gouache on paper
12 x 16 in. (38.1 x 40.6 cm)

Untitled (I’ll Take You There No. 1), 2006
Gouache on paper
12 x 16 in. (38.1 x 40.6 cm)

Untitled (I’ll Take You There No. 3), 2006
Gouache on paper
12 x 16 in. (38.1 x 40.6 cm)

Untitled (I’ll Take You There No. 4), 2006
Gouache on paper
12 x 16 in. (38.1 x 40.6 cm)

SweetBerry Sonnet, 2008
Digital video, color, sound, Ed. 1/5.
Duration: 37 min. 54 sec.


Kerry James Marshall
Untitled, 1998-1999
8-color unique woodcut
Twelve panels, 98 1/2 x 608 1/2 in.
(250 x 1545.6 cm) overall;
98 1/2 x 50 1/2 in.
(250 x 128.3 cm) each

Souvenir: Composition in
Three Parts
, 1998-2000
Plastic, glass, paper, wood,
steel and framed video still
98 x 32 x 22 in. (248.9 x 81.3 x 55.9 cm)

Vignette #10, 2007
Acrylic on fiberglass
74 x 110 in. (188 x 279.4 cm)


Rodney McMillian
Untitled, 2005
Carpet
139 x 178 x 114 in.
(353 x 452 x 289.6 cm)

Untitled, 2007
Vinyl, thread wood, metal and styrofoam
162 x 264 x 96 in.
(411.5 x 670.6 x 243.8 cm)


Wangechi Mutu
Non je ne regrette rien, 2007
Ink, acrylic, glitter, cloth,
paper collage, plastic, plant material
and mixed media on Mylar
54 1/2 x 92 1/2 in. (138.4 x 233.7 cm)

The Evolution of Mud Mama
from Beginning to Start
, 2008
Watercolor, gold leaf and collage on paper
6 panels, 19 1/2 x 75 in. (49.5 x 190.5 cm) overall; 14 1/4 x 11 in. (36.2 x 28 cm) each


William Pope.L
The Great White Way, 22 miles,
9 years, 1 street
, 2001-2002
Digital video, Ed. 1/5
Duration: 5 min.

Skin Set: Red People Are the
Niggerss of the Canyon
, 2004
Ink, Wite-Out, coffee, and hair on paper
8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 28 cm)

Skin Set: Purple People Are
Reason Bicarbonate
, 2006-2007
Ink, Wite-Out, and coffee on paper
8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 28 cm)

Foraging (asphixia version), 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)

Skin Set: Brown People
Are the Green Ray
, 2008
Cray-Pas, acrylic, and ink on paper
8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 28 cm)

Skin Set: Green People
Are Shitty
, 2008
Ink on paper
8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 28 cm)

Skin Set: White People Are
Black People by Neuroses
, 2008
Ink on paper
8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 28 cm)

Skin Set: Yellow People
Are Hydrogenated
, 2008
Ink on paper
8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 28 cm)


Gary Simmons
Chalkboard Drawing #1, 1992
Acrylic and charcoal on chalkboard
47 x 60 in. (119.4 x 152.4 cm)

Chalkboard Drawing #3, 1992
Acrylic and charcoal on chalkboard
47 x 60 in. (119.4 x 152.4 cm)

Duck, Duck, Noose, 1992
Wood, cloth, metal and hemp
Dimensions variable

Erasure Series (White Washed Drawings) #11, 1992
Acrylic and charcoal on paper
30 x 22 1/4 in. (76.2 x 56.5 cm)

Erasure Series (White Washed Drawings) #2, 1992
Acrylic and charcoal on paper
30 x 22 1/4 in. (76.2 x 56.5 cm)

Erasure Series (White Washed Drawings) #8, 1992
Acrylic and charcoal on paper
30 x 22 1/4 in. (76.2 x 56.5 cm)

Erasure Series (White Washed Drawings) #9, 1992
Acrylic and charcoal on paper
30 x 22 1/4 in. (76.2 x 56.5 cm)

Hollywood, 2008
Pigment, oil and cold wax on canvas
84 x 120 in. (213.4 x 304.8 cm)


Xaviera Simmons
Make the Fist, 2004
Color Photograph, Ed. 1/5
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

American Book Covers, 2007
Color Photograph, Ed. 1/5
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

One Day and Back Then (Seated), 2007
Color Photograph, Ed. 3/7
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

One Day and Back Then (Standing), 2007
Color Photograph, Ed. 2/5
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

Appear, Appease, Applaud
(Also, Perhaps, Maybe)
, 2008
Chromira C-print, Ed. 1/5
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

Beyond the Canon of Landscape (For Orhan. P, Zadie. S, Nia and Naima. M), 2008
Chromira C-print, Ed. 1/5
40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)


Lorna Simpson
Wigs (Portfolio), 1994
Waterless lithograph and felt
38 panels, 72 x 162 1/2 in. (182.9 x 412.8 cm) overall; 18 panels, 23 x 18.5 in. (58.4 x 47 cm) each; 2 panels, 32 x 16 in. (81.3 x 40.6 cm) each; 18 small text panels, dimensions variable


Shinique Smith
a bull, a rose, a tempest, 2007
Fabric and found objects
Dimensions variable

Crone-Huntress, 2007
Wool, fabric and mixed media
75 x 100 x 70 in. (190.5 x 254 x 177.8 cm)

Menagerie, 2007
Mixed media on canvas
72 x 48 in. (182.9 x 121.9 cm)


Jeff Sonhouse
Yellow is Mellow, 2001
Oil on canvas
59 1/2 x 42 in. (151.1 x 106.7 cm)

Exhibit A: Cardinal Francis Arinze, 2005
Oil and mixed media on wooden panel
78 x 61 in. (198.1 x 154.9 cm)

Visually Impaired, 2008
Oil on canvas
78 x 61 in. (198.1 x 154.9 cm)


Henry Taylor
Oh Henry, 2006
Acrylic on canvas
96 x 76 in. (243.8 x 193 cm)

Lusiana, 2007
Acrylic on canvas
44 x 36 in. (111.8 x 91.4 cm)

Chicago Cooks, 2008
Acrylic on canvas
43 1/2 x 84 1/2 in. (110.5 x 214.6 cm)

Love Pam, 2008
Acrylic on canvas
47 x 35 in. (119.4 x 88.9 cm)

Miss Leah, 2008
Acrylic on canvas
68 3/4 x 92 1/4 in. (161.9 x 235 cm)


Hank Willis Thomas
Basketball and Chain, 2003
Digital C-print, Ed. 2/3
99 x 55 in. (251.5 x 139.7 cm)

Branded Head, 2003
Digital C-print, Ed. AP
99 x 52 in. (251.5 x 132 cm)

Priceless, 2004
Digital C-print, Ed. AP
71 x 89 in. (180.3 x 226 cm)

An Unidentified Jamaican Boy Used
the Puma H Street Running Shoe to
Run for his Freedom 2003/2005
, 2005
Digital C-print, Ed. 2/5
28 1/2 x 36 in. (72.4 x 91.5 cm)

Exxon: Black Street Art 1973/2005, 2005
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 5/8 in. (91.4 x 72.8 cm)

Liberation of T.O.: “I’m not goin’ back to work for massa’ in dat darned field!” 2003/2005, 2005
Digital C-print, Ed. of 5 plus 1 artist’s proof
34 1/2 x 30 in. (87.8 x 76.2 cm)

21st Century Soul Power
2005/2006
, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 2/5
36 x 27 in. (91.4 x 68.6 cm)

Caramel Cocoa Butta’, Honey Lovah You’re Like No Otha’ 1982/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
38 5/8 x 30 in. (98.2 x 76.2 cm)

Cucci #2: It’s Time for Jungle Fever 2001/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 2/5
36 x 28 1/4 in. (91.4 x 71.9 cm)

Don’t Let Them Catch You!
2004/2006
, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 3/5
36 x 24 in. (91.4 x 61 cm)

Duke Natural 1968/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
34 x 26 7/8 in. (86.4 x 68 cm)

How to Market Kitty Litter to Black People: Ebony Magazine 2005/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 30 in. (91.4 x 76.2 cm)

It’s the Real Thing! 1978/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
32 3/4 x 30 in. (83.3 x 76.2 cm)

Mama’s Cooking Cornbread!
1992/2006
, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.5 cm)

Motion for Kids Allows Hair to be Blown Straighter 2002/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 3/5
36 x 28 3/4 in. (91.4 x 73 cm)

Oh, Behave: Smooth Exotic Vivid Taste 1999/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
34 3/4 x 28 3/4 (88.3 x 73 cm)

Once upon a time in America there were no slaves 2001/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 2/5
18 7/8 x 36 in. (48 x 91.4 cm)

Petey Wheatstraw:
The Devil’s Son-In Law 2000/2006
, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
35 3/4 x 33 3/4 in. (90.8 x 85.7 cm)

Slack Power 1969/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 27 3/4 in. (91.5 x 70.4 cm)

Smokin’ Joe Ain’t J’mama
1978/2006
, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 2/5
31 1/4 x 30 in. (79.9 x 76.2 cm)

So Glad We Made It 1979/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 4/5
30 x 34 in. (76.2 x 86.4 cm)

The Oft Forgotten Black Flower Children
of Harlem 1969/2006
, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 3/5
34 x 27 5/8 in. (86.4 x 70.1 cm)

Things That Make You Go Hmmmmm?!! 2000/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
25 1/2 x 34 in. (64.6 x 86.4 cm)

Things That Make You Go Oooh! 1999/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
34 x 27 3/4 in. (86.4 x 70.5 cm)

...and the rest was her story
1985/2007
, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 3/8 in. (91.4 x 72.3 cm)

A Natural Exposion! Afro Sheen® Blowout Creme Relaxer 1973/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 2/5
30 x 36 in. (76.2 x 91.5 cm)

Alive with Pleasure 1990/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

And They Called It “Buppy Love” 1983/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71 cm)

Are You the Right Kind of Woman for It? 1974/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
30 x 39 1/4 in. (76.2 x 99.4 cm)

Available in a Variety of Sizes and Colors 1977/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
32 x 30 in. (81.3 x 76.2 cm)

Can You Dig It? 1974/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 21 in. (91.4 x 53.3 cm)

Farewell Uncle Tom 1971/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 30 in. (91.3 x 76.2 cm)

For the African and the American in You 1997/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
23 x 39 in. (58.4 x 99 cm)

Funny How Things Change
2007/2007
, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 27 in. (91.4 x 68.6 cm)

Get Off On the Right Foot
1988/2007
, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 27 in. (91.4 x 68.5 cm)

Gotten 1996/2007
, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 1/4 in. (91.4 x 71.8 cm)

Introducing New Extra Strength Fulla Waves for Course, Thick, and Unruly Hair 1982/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
27 7/8 x 36 in. (70.6 x 91.4 cm)

It Could Happen to You 1989/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
35 x 30 in. (88.8 x 76.2 cm)

Jungle Fever 1991/2007
, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
35 7/8 x 30 in. (90.9 x 76.2 cm)

Just for the Taste of It 1989/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
28 x 36 in. (71.1 x 91.4 cm)

Late Night, Soft Lights 1990/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
35 x 30 in. (88.9 x 76.2 cm)

Let Beauty Go to Your Head
1987/2007
, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 5/8 in. (91.4 x 72.6 cm)

Love Hang-Over 1976/2007
, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 25 in. (91.4 x 63.5 cm)

Make a Radical Departure
1985/2007
, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
34 x 30 in. (86.4 x 76.2 cm)

Many Happy Returns 1980/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
30 x 32 in. (76.2 x 81.3 cm)

Martin Luther Burger King?
1986/2007
, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 30 in. (91.4 x 76.2 cm)

McM.L.K. 1986/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 27 3/4 in. (91.4 x 70.5 cm)

Now there’s a doll that can make a real difference in her life: Shani, the first black Barbie. 1991/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
34 1/4 x 30 in. (87.3 x 76.2 cm)

O.J. Dingo 1980/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 2/5
36 x 27 1/4 in. (91.4 x 69.3 cm)

Ode to the Ill Nana 1998/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 3/8 in. (91.4 x 72 cm)

Reparations 101: “I lost my job, my house, my Rolls Royce, my family left me...what else can go wrong?” “Hi Dad!”
1981/2007
, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
31 1/4 x 30 in. (79.4 x 76.2 cm)

Something to Believe In 1984/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 27 5/8 in. (91.4 x 69.9 cm)

The French Way 1979/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
16 x 36 in. (41.1 x 91.4 cm)

The Gidget of Hunter’s Point
1993/2007
, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.1 cm)

The Johnson Family 1981/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
31 1/4 x 30 in. (79.4 x 76.2 cm)

The Mandingo of Sandwiches
1977/2007
, 2007
Lambda photograph, Ed. 1/5
36 x 34 3/4 in. (91.4 x 88.5 cm)

The Refreshest 1987/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 26 5/8 in. (91.4 x 67.7 cm)

Wanted: Tall, dark stranger for long lasting
relationship...seeking smoking satisfaction. 1988/2007
, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
33 3/4 x 26 in. (85.8 x 66 cm)

What’s love got to do with it?
1983/2007
, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
33 7/8 x 28 5/8 in. (85.9 x 72.4 cm)

When the Going Gets Hard, the Whiskey Should be Soft, 1972/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
32 1/4 x 30 in. (80 x 76.2 cm)

Who Can Say No to a Gorgeous Brunette? 1970/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
31 1/8 x 30 in. (79 x 76.2 cm)

Why wait another day to be adorable? Tell your beautician “Relax me” 1968/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
34 1/8 x 30 in. (86.7 x 76.2 cm)

A Moisturizer That Firms as it Tightens? Bet Your Bottom Dollar! 2002/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 27 in. (91.4 x 68.7 cm)

After 61 Years of Service, I Ben, Promoted. 2007/2007, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 29 1/4 in. (91.4 x 74.4 cm)

Be Careful What You Wish For
1996/2008
, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 29 7/8 in. (91.4 x 75.7 cm)

Bleach and Glow 1975/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 27 7/8 in. (91.4 x 70.8 cm)

By Any Means Necessary
1993/2008
, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
30 x 32 3/8 in. (76.2 x 82.2 cm)

Celebrate Your Specialness
1997/2008
, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
30 x 32 1/2 in. (76.2 x 82.7 cm)

From the Heart of Africa Comes a Fragrance to Capture the Heart of Every Woman 1994/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
35 3/8 x 27 7/8 in. (90.1 x 70.6 cm)

Holy Boot! 1998/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
35 1/2 x 30 in. (90.2 x 76.2 cm)

It’s a Great American Custom
1995/2008
, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 1/8 in. (91.4 x 71.6 cm)

Kama Mama, Kama Binti (Like Mother,
Like Daughter) 1971/2008
, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
32 x 30 in. (81.4 x 76.2 cm)

Membership has its Privileges
2006/2008
, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 5/8 in. (91.4 x 72.6 cm)

Mist Behavin’ 1992/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
30 x 30 3/4 in. (76.2 x 77.7 cm)

Movin’ On Up 1976/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
32 7/8 x 30 in. (83.2 x 76.2 cm)

Power Is Nothing Without Control 1994/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
20 x 36 in. (51.1 x 91.4 cm)

Pucker Up! 1972/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
33 5/8 x 30 in. (85.5 x 76.2 cm)

Ride in Style 1984/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
30 x 36 in. (76.2 x 91.4 cm)

Smell Like a Bargain 1995/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 27 5/8 in. (91.4 x 70.3 cm)

Untitleable 2006/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

Viceroy 1975/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
30 x 29 5/8 in. (76.2 x 75.4 cm)

We Are On Our Way 1970/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
33 3/8 x 30 in. (84.9 x 76.2 cm)

We are the Canvas 2004/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 1/8 in. (91.4 x 71.4 cm)

Welcome to Full Contact Culture 2007/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 26 in. (91.4 x 66 cm)

Your Skin has the Power to Protect You 2008/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 27 1/2 in. (91.4 x 69.7 cm)


Mickalene Thomas
Hotter than July, 2005
Acrylic, rhinestone and
enamel on wooden panel
60 x 72 in. (152.4 x 182.9 cm)

Instant Gratification (from
Brawling Spitfire Wrestling series)
, 2005
Acrylic, rhinestone and enamel
on wooden panel
84 x 72 in. (213.4 x 182.9 cm)

Feel Like Makin’ Love, 2006
Acrylic, rhinestone and enamel
on wooden panel
84 x 96 in. (213.4 x 243.8 cm)

Portraits of Quanikah, 2006
Acrylic, rhinestone and
enamel on wooden panel
15 panels, 70 x 126 in. (178.8 x 320 cm) overall; 12 panels, 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm) each; 3 panels, 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm) each

Baby I Am Ready Now, 2007
Acrylic, rhinestone and
enamel on wooden panel
Diptych, 72 x 132 in. (182.9 x 335.3 cm) overall; 72 x 60 in. (182.9 x 152.4 cm) left panel; 72 x 72 in. (182.9 x 182.9 cm) right panel


Kara Walker
Camptown Ladies, 1998
Paper and adhesive on wall
97 1/2 x 666 in. (247.7 x 1691.6 cm)


Carrie Mae Weems
Descending the Throne (from From Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried series), 1995-1996
Two monochrome c-prints with
sand-blasted text on glass
in artist frames, Ed. 6/10
Diptych, 26 1/2 x 58 in.
(67.3 x 147.3 cm) overall;
26 1/2 x 22 3/4 in. (67.3 x 57.8 cm) each

You Became a Scientific Profile/ An Anthropological Debate/ A Negroid Type/ & A Photographic Subject (from From Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried series), 1995-1996
Four monochromatic c-prints with
sand-blasted text on glass in
artist frames, Ed. 2/10
Diptych, 59 x 51 in.
(149.9 x 129.5 cm) overall;
26 3/4 x 22 3/4 in.
(68 x 57.8 cm) each


Kehinde Wiley
Equestrian Portrait of the
Count Duke Olivares
, 2005
Oil on canvas
108 x 108 in. (274.3 x 274.3 cm)

Triple Portrait of Charles I, 2007
Oil and enamel on canvas
Triptych, 82 x 96 in. (208.3 x 243.8 cm) overall; 82 x 45 in. (208.3 x 114.3 cm) each


Purvis Young
Untitled, 1985-1999
Paint on wooden panel
Diameter of panel, 54 in. (137.2 cm)



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