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Abstract Expressionism

Large, energetic brushstrokes in green, brown, black, red, blue, and white cover portions of this abstract painting’s white background. These marks are primarily concentrated in two areas: in the top half of the canvas, especially in the center, and on its lower edge, especially in the center and toward the right corner.
Joan Mitchell
George Went Swimming at Barnes Hole, but It Got Too Cold ,

Recent Acquisitions All Recent Acquisitions

  • Four Corners Power Plant (morning), Farmington, New Mexico October 1982
    John Pfahl

    Four Corners Power Plant (morning), Farmington, New Mexico October 1982

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  • Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant, Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania May 1982
    John Pfahl

    Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant, Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania May 1982

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  • Four Corners Power Plant (evening), Farmington, New Mexico October 1982
    John Pfahl

    Four Corners Power Plant (evening), Farmington, New Mexico October 1982

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  • San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, San Clemente, California June 1981
    John Pfahl

    San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, San Clemente, California June 1981

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  • Ginna Nuclear Plant, Lake Ontario, New York February 1982
    John Pfahl

    Ginna Nuclear Plant, Lake Ontario, New York February 1982

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  • Navajo Generating Station (morning), Lake Powell, Arizona June 1984
    John Pfahl

    Navajo Generating Station (morning), Lake Powell, Arizona June 1984

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  • Pacific Gas and Electric Plant, Morro Bay, CA June 1983
    John Pfahl

    Pacific Gas and Electric Plant, Morro Bay, CA June 1983

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Selected Works by Black Artists

Show Me Where You Brought Me From, Clairborne, Alabama, 1945 (after Mrs. Sarah L. Tarry) from the series Genesee and Moselle
McCallum & Tarry
Show Me Where You Brought Me From, Clairborne, Alabama, 1945 (after Mrs. Sarah L. Tarry) from the series Genesee and Moselle ,
There's Solid Militia Fashion, but Come On, Domestic Like Focus Always
Torey Thornton
There's Solid Militia Fashion, but Come On, Domestic Like Focus Always ,
The 1920's . . . The Migrants Cast Their Ballots from Kent Bicentennial Portfolio: Spirit of Independence
Jacob Lawrence
The 1920's . . . The Migrants Cast Their Ballots from Kent Bicentennial Portfolio: Spirit of Independence ,
American Gothic, Washington, D.C.
Gordon Parks
American Gothic, Washington, D.C. ,
Zonk'zizwe, Green Market Square, Cape Town from the series Somnyama Ngonyama (Hail the Dark Lioness)
Zanele Muholi
Zonk'zizwe, Green Market Square, Cape Town from the series Somnyama Ngonyama (Hail the Dark Lioness) ,
Fezekile IV, Cincinnati from the series Somnyama Ngonyama (Hail the Dark Lioness)
Zanele Muholi
Fezekile IV, Cincinnati from the series Somnyama Ngonyama (Hail the Dark Lioness) ,
Misiwe III, Bijlmer, Amsterdam from the series Somnyama Ngonyama (Hail the Dark Lioness)
Zanele Muholi
Misiwe III, Bijlmer, Amsterdam from the series Somnyama Ngonyama (Hail the Dark Lioness) ,

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Nayland Blake

MARGINALIA JUVENILIA

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Untitled from the portfolio Artifacts at the End of a Decade
Sonia Katchian

Untitled from the portfolio Artifacts at the End of a Decade

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