ARTS 2050 Portraits

Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat

Title: Hollywood Africans

Time: 1983
Media: Acrylic and oil stick on canvas

Artist: Samuel Fosso
Title: The Chief: He Who Sold Africa to the Colonists
Time: 1997
Media: Chromogenic print

Artist: Nicholas Galanin
Title: Things Are Looking Native, Native’s Looking Whiter
Time: 2012

Media: Print

Artist: Unknown
Title: Kente cloth (from Ghana, Asante)
Time: Mid-20th century
Media: Cotton

Artist: Unknown
TItle: Shiva Nataraja (India)
Time: 10th century
Media: Bronze

Artist: Maya Lin

Title: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C)
Time: 1982

Media: Black granite

Artist: Maya Lin
Title: Civil Rights Memorial
Time: 1989
Media: Granite

Artist: Maya Lin
Title: Rosa Parks Circle
Time: 2006
Media: Ice Rink (ice, water, steam)

Artist: Maya Lin
Title: The Listening Circle (Columbia River) apart of the Confluence
Time: 2017
Media: Stone

Artist: Maya Lin
Title: Marble Han River Dam
Time: 2022
Media: Glass marbles and adhesive

Artist: Juan de Valdes Leal
Title: Vanitas
Time: 1660
Media: Oil on canvas

Artist: Andy Warhol
Title: Thirty Are Better than One
Time: 1963
Media: Silkscreen ink, acrylic paint on canvas

Artist: Francisco de Goya
Title: Saturn Devouring One of HIs Children
Time: 1820-1822
Media: Wall painting in oil on plaster (transferred to canvas)

Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: First Communion
Time: 1895-1896
Media: Oil on canvas

Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: Seated Woman Holding a Fan

Time: 1908
Media: Oil on Canvas

Artist: Sonia Delaunay
Title: Electric Prisms
Time: 1913
Media: Oil on canvas

Artist: Hon’ami Koetsu
Title: Teabowl
Time: Momoyama-Edo period, late 16th - early 17th century
Media: Raku ware

Artist: Kara Walker
Title: A Subtlety
Time: 2014
Media: Styrofoam, resin, sugar, and molasses (Mixed media)

Artist: Yayoi Kusama
Title: Love is Calling
Time: 2013
Media: wood, metal, glass, mirrors, tile, acrylic panel, rubber, blowers, lighting, element, speaker and sound (mixed media)

Artist: Frida Kahlo
Title: Self-Portrait with Monkeys
Time: 1943
Media: Oil on canvas

Artist: Unknown
Title: Navajo Men Creating a Sand Painting
Time: 1939
Media: Photograph

Artist: Unknown
Title: Rathnasambhava, the Transcendent Buddah of the South
Time: 13th century
Media: Watercolor on loth

Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: Guernica
Time: 1937
Media: Oil on canvas

Artist: Unknown
Title: Stone and Gravel Garden
Time: 1488-1500
Media: Earthwork

Artist: Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Title: “Untitled”
Time: 1992
Media: Billboard

Artist: Sarah Sze
Title: Hidden Relief
Time: 2001
Media: Mixed media (measuring sticks, strings, lamps)

Artist: Kara Walker
Title: Untitled
Time: 1996
Media: Watercolor on paper

Artist: Kerry James Marshall
Title: Me
Time: 2012
Media: Linocut

Artist: Charles White
Title: Untitled
Time: 1979
Media: Etching

Artist: Bill Reid
Title: The Raven and the First Men
Time: 1980
Media: Laminated yellow cedar

Artist: Emmi Whitehorse
Title: Chanter
Time: 1991
Media: Oil on paper, mounted on canvas

Artist: Unknown
Title: Aztec Circular Shield with Stepped Fret Design
Time: 1521
Media: Feathers

Artist: Do Ho Suh
Title: Reflection
Time: 2005
Media: Nylon and Stainless steel tube

Artist: Kehinde Wiley
Title: Portrait of (Alicia Keys Dean)
Time: 2024
Media: Oil on linen

Artist: Nick Cave and Marie Watt
Title:This Land, Shared Sky
Time: 2026
Media: Hand-strung, beaded shoelaces, textiles, jingles

Artist: Nick Cave
Title: Soundsuits
Time: 2011
Media: knits and applique, dolls, black bugle beads, vintage mammy’s cozy, hand mirrors, wiggle eyes, and Felix the cat mask (mixed media)

Artist: Mark Bradford
Title: City of the Big Shoulders
Time: 2026
Media: recycled paper, rope, and string (mixed media

Artist: Yayoi Kusama
Title: Infinity Nets
Time: 2013
Media: Acrylic on canvas

Artist: Isamu Noguchi
Title: Red Cube
Time: 1968
Media: Steel painted red

Artist: Newar artists at Densatil Monastery Central Tibet
Title: Thirteen-Diety Jnanadakini Mandala
Time: 1417-1447
Media: Opaque watercolor on cotton cloth

Artist: Haruka Kojin
Title: Reflectwo
Time: 2007
Media: artificial flower petals, acrylic, string

Artist: Tawaraya (Nonomura) Sotatsu
Title: The Zen Priest Choka
Time: Edo period, late 16th- early 17th century
Media: Hanging scroll, ink on paper

Artist: Henry Ossawa Tanner
Title: The Banjo Lesson
Time: 1893
Media: Oil on canvas

Artist: Francisco de Goya
Title: Executions of the Third of May, 1808
Time: 1814-1815
Media: Oil on canvas

Artist: Unknown
Title: Benin Royal Altar to the Hand
Time: 18th century
Media: Brass

Artist: Maya Lin
Title: Storm King Wavefield
Time: 2007-2008
Media: Earth and grass

Artist: Tawaraya Sotatsu
Title: Painted Fans Mounted on a Screen
Time: Early 17th century
Media: six panel folding screen, color, gold, and silver over gold on paper

Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: Girl Before a Mirror
Time: 1932
Media: Oil on canvas

Artist: Shazia Sikander
Title: 1, from 51 Ways of Looking
Time: 2004
Media: Graphite on paper

Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: Guernica (sketch)
Time: 1937
Media: Pencil on blue paper

Artist: Julie Mehretu
Title: Untitled
Time: 2001
Media: Ink, colored pencil, and cut paper on Mylar

Artist: Romare Bearden
Title: Mysteries
Time: 1964
Media: Collage, paint and pencil on board

Artist: Wangechi Mutu
Title: Hide and Seek, Kill or Speak
Time: 2004
Media: Paint, ink, collage and mixed media on mylar

Artist: Diego Rivera
Title: Mixtec Culture
Time: 1942
Media: Fresco

Artist: Jacob Lawrence
Title: The Migration Series
Time: 1940-1941
Media: Tempera on composition board

Artist: Jacob Lawrence
Title: Self-Portrait
Time: 1977
Media: Gouache on paper

Artist: Amy Sillman
Title: Nut
Time: 2011
Media: Oil on canvas

Artist: Chang Dai Chien (Zhang Daqian)
Title: Mountains Clearing After Rain
Time: 1965-1970
Media: Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Artist: Beatriz Milhazes
Title: Mariposa
Time: 2004
Media: Acrylic on canvas

Artist: Mark Bradford
Title: Black Venus
Time: 2005
Media: Billboard paper, photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, carbon paper, and additional mixed media

Artist: Unknown
Title: Preface to the Diamond Sutra
Time: 868
Media: Woodblock handscroll

Artist: Francisco de Goya
Title: Asta su Abuelo (And so Was his Grandfather)
Time: 1799
Media: Aquatint

Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn
Title: Christ Preaching
Time: 1652
Media: Etching

Artist: Elizabeth Catlett
Title: Singing Their Songs
Time: 1992
Media: Color Lithograph

Artist: Ed Ruscha
Title: Standard Station
Time: 1966
Media: Screenprint

Artist: Pepon Osorio
Title: You’re Never Ready
Time: 2009
Media: Inkjet on confetti, MDF support, loose confetti

Artist: Dario Robleto
Title: Candles Un-burn, Sun Un-shine, Death Un-dies
Time: 2011
Media: Inkjet print on custom vinyl wall paper

Artist: Swoon (Caledonia Curry)
Title: Untitled (Kamayura Woman)
Time: 2011; Street Installation in Brooklyn, NY, 2014
Media: Hand-colored linocut

Artist: Unknown
Title: Camera Obscura
Time: 1646
Media: Engraving

Artist: Richard Throssel
Title: Crow Camp
Time: 1910
Media: Modern print from a negative

Artist: Raghubir Singh
Title: A Family, Kamathipura, Mumbai. Maharastra
Time: 1977
Media: Photograph

Artist: Nam June Paik
Title: TV Buddha
Time: 1974
Media: Closed-circuit video installation with bronze sculpture, monitor, video camera

Artist: Cao Fei (China Tracy)
Title: i.Mirror
Time: 2007
Media: Single-channel video with sound, running time 28 min

Yin-yang symbol

Artist: Joan Dobkin
Title: Informational leaflet for Amnesty International
Time: 1991
Media: Typography

Artist: SenseTeam: Hei Yiyang, creative director
Title: Poster for X Exhibition 07: Graphic Design in China
Time: 2007
Media: Graphic Design Image

Artist: Paul Pfeiffer
Title: Red Green Blue
Time: 2023
Media: Light and Video

Artist: Louise Bourgeois
Title: Maman
Time: 1999
Media: Bronze, stainless steel and marble

Artist: Edmonia Lewis
Title: Forever Free (Morning of Liberty)
Time: 1867
Media: Carrara marble

Artist: Unknown
Title: The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
Time:12th century
Media: Gilt bronze

Artist: Martin Puryear
Title: C.F.A.O
Time: 2006-2007
Media: Painted and unpainted pine and found wheelbarrow

Artist: Unknown
Title: Serpent Mound
Time: 300 BCE
Media: Earthwork

Artist: Maria and Julian Martinez
Title: Jar
Time: 1939
Media: Blackware

Artist: Roberto Lugo
Title: Juicy
Time: 2021
Media: Glazed stoneware with enamel paint and luster

Artist: Unknown
Title: Funerary or ceremonial mask
Time: 900
Media: gold, silver, copper alloy, green mineral inlays

Artist: Wendy Maruyama
Title: Candelabrum
Time: 1994
Media: Polychrome woodwork

Artist: Unknown (Pomo)
Title: Feathered basket
Time: 1877
Media: willow, bulrush, fern root, feathers, shell, clamshell beads, glass beads

Artist: Unknown
Title: Tunic
Time: 1500
Media: Wool and cotton

Artist: Julie Mehretu
Title: Uprising of the Sun
Time: 2026
Media: painted glass

Artist: El Anatsui
Title: Sasa
Time: 2004
Media: aluminum and copper wire

Artist: Unknown
Title: Great Friday Mosque of Djenné
Time: 13th to 14th century
Media: Adobe (mud brick)

Artist: Unknown
Title: Hlauuma
Time: 1000
Media: Adobe

Artist: Zena Howard
Title: National Museum of African American History and Culture
Time: 2003
Media: Architecture

Artist: Zaha Hadid
Title: Burnham Pavilion
Time: 2009
Media: Architecture

Artist: Kengo Kuma
Title: Teahouse
Time: 2007
Media: Architecture

Artist: Anish Kapoor
Title: Cloud Gate
Time: 2006
Media: Stainless steel

Artist: Tod Williams and Billie Tsien
Title: ?
Time: 2026
Media: Architecture