A Nation Takes Place

Kwame Akoto-Bamfo (Ghana, b. 1983)
Nkyinkyim: Insisu, 2024
Concrete and Iron
30 × 18 in. (76.2 × 45.72 cm)
On loan from the Nkyinkyim Museum, Ghana

Katrina Andry (United States, b. 1981)
The Promise of the Rainbow Never Came, 2018
Installation
Courtesy of the artist

The Promise of the Rainbow Never Came, 2018
Color reduction woodcut, woodcut, and mylar
60 × 44 in. (153.4 × 11.76 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

The Promise of the Rainbow Never Came #5, 2018
Color reduction woodcut, woodcut, and mylar
60 × 44 in. (153.4 × 11.76 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

The Promise of the Rainbow Never Came #6, 2018
Color reduction woodcut, woodcut, and mylar
60 × 44 in. (153.4 × 11.76 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

The Promise of the Rainbow Never Came #8, 2018
Color reduction woodcut, woodcut, and mylar
60 × 44 in. (153.4 × 11.76 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

Radcliffe Bailey (United States, b. 1968)
Creole, 2013
Steel
70 × 60 × 20 in. (177.8 × 152.4 × 50.8 cm)
© Radcliffe Bailey. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
Inventory #RB13.024

kai lumumba barrow (United States, b. 1959)
Studies for the Book of Water (I + II), 2017–2019
Watercolor paper, watercolor, ink, charcoal, powdered pigment, acrylic gels, and paste
12 × 18 in. (30.48 × 45.72 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

[b]REACH: adventures in heterotopia, 2017–2020
Mixed media paper, watercolor, ink, charcoal, powdered pigment, glitter, acrylic gels, and paste
14 × 17 in. (35.56 × 43.18 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

Notes on Insurrection: Middle Passage, 2024
Upcycled wood and metal sculpture, assorted wood (including barge wood), iron gates, sand, bricks
72 × 108 in. (182.88 × 274.32 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

Dawoud Bey (United States, b. 1953)
Untitled (James River), 2023
Gelatin silver print on Dibond
44 × 55 in. (111.8 × 139.7 cm)
Edition of 6 with 2 APs (AP1/2)
Courtesy of Sean Kelly Gallery

Untitled (Leaves and James River), 2023
Gelatin silver print on Dibond
44 × 55 in. (111.8 × 139.7 cm)
Edition of 6 with 2 APs (#3/6)
Courtesy of Sean Kelly Gallery

Willie Birch (United States, b. 1941)
Looking Towards Algiers, 2017
Charcoal and Acrylic on Paper
48 × 72 in. (121.92 × 182.88 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

Imani Jacqueline Brown (United States, b. 1988)
What remains at the ends of the earth?, 2022
Video installation, print
Dimensions variable
Sound design by Andrea Catherine Steves and the artist
Created on the occasion of the 12 Berlin Biennale with the support of VIA Art Fund and the Graham Foundation for Advanced Research in the Visual Art.
Flights courtesy of Healthy Gulf and South Wings.
Courtesy of the artist

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827–1875)
Why Born Enslaved!, 1873
Terracotta
21 1/8 × 17 1/2 × 13 3/4 in. (53.7 × 44.5 × 34.9 cm)
Gift of James S. Deely, in memory of Patricia Johnson Deely, 1997
On loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1997.491

Peter Happel Christian (United States, b. 1977)
10,001, 2021–2024
Varnished oak, caster wheels, incarcerated labor, archival pigment prints
44 × 23 × 36 in. (111.76 × 58.42 × 91.44 cm)
Courtesy of the Artist

Wesley Clark (United States, b. 1979)
Black Don’t Crack, but it Sho Catch Hell, 2016
Spray paint, latex, steel, and wood
78 × 116 × 6 in. (198.12 × 294.64 cm)
On loan from Galerie Myrtis and the MAON Collection

Gordon Coons (Ojibwe, b. 1949)
We Cannot Be Redacted, 2019
Relief print
41.5 × 29.5 in. (104.41 × 74.93 cm)
Courtesy of John Campbell and Colette Hyman

Allan Rohan Crite (United States, 1910–2007)
Baptism, 1936
Ink on paper
22 × 18 in. (55.88 × 45.72 cm)
On loan from the Amistad Research Center
ARC.HAR.ACRI.1936.02

Aaron Douglas (United States, 1899–1979)
Lincoln Monument, u.d.
Watercolor on paper
14.25 × 19.5 in. (36.2 × 49.53 cm)
Courtesy of the Amistad Research Center
ARC.ADOU.0000.10
Heirs of Aaron Douglas / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Willows, n.d.
Watercolor on paper
9.88 × 13.25 in. (25.08 × 33.66 cm)
Courtesy of the Amistad Research Center
ARC.ADOU.0000.13
Heirs of Aaron Douglas / Licensed by VAGA at Artists
Rights Society (ARS), NY

Torkwase Dyson (United States, b. 1973)
Sketches, 2016–2021
Graphite on paper
12 × 9 in. (30.48 × 22.86 cm) (per individual sketch)
On loan from Pace Gallery
No. 76648

Indeterminacy #1 (Black Compositional Thought), 2022
Acrylic, wood, and graphite on canvas
96 × 66 × 6 in. (243.8 cm × 167.6 cm × 15.2 cm)
On loan from Pace Gallery
No. 84204

Indeterminacy #2 (Black Compositional Thought), 2022
Acrylic, wood, and graphite on canvas
96 × 66 × 6 in. (243.8 cm × 167.6 cm × 15.2 cm)
On loan from Pace Gallery
No. 84205

Sokari Ekine (Nigeria, b. 1949)
Liquid, 2014 Haiti
Archival inkjet print
36 × 24 in. (91.44 × 60.96 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

Sodo Sous, 2016 Haiti
Archival inkjet print
36 × 24 in. (91.44 × 60.96 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

Takasa Wudo, 2017 Kenya
Archival inkjet print
36 × 24 in. (91.44 × 60.96 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

Claire Foster-Burnett (United States, 1939–2023)
Goldweights (Only the Strong Survived), 1996
Mixed media assemblage
19.5 × 15.5 in. (49.53 × 39.37 cm)
On loan from the Amistad Research Center
ARC.EFIS.1930.01

Shana M. griffin (United States, b. 1974)
Untitled #1, 2023, Black Rivers Series
Acrylic and cotton on wood
26 × 26 in. ( 66.04 × 66.04 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

Untitled #2, 2023, Black Rivers Series
Acrylic and cotton on wood
26 × 26 in. ( 66.04 × 66.04 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

Untitled #3, 2023, Black Rivers Series
Acrylic and cotton on wood
26 × 26 in. ( 66.04 × 66.04 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

Untitled #4, 2023, Black Rivers Series
Acrylic and cotton on wood
26 × 26 in. ( 66.04 × 66.04 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

The Violent Formation and Fungibility of Blackness, Cartographies of Violence Series, 2020
Acrylic and paper on wood
24 × 48 in. (60.96 × 121.92 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

Spatialized Violence, Cartographies of Violence Series, 2020
Acrylic and paper on wood
24 × 24 in. (60.96 × 60.96 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

Monica Moses Haller (United States, b. 1980)
Listening to the Mississippi, 2013–2023
Multi-site sound recordings
Courtesy of the artist

Li(sa E.) Harris (United States, b. 1981)
Sounds from the Swamp, 2020
Recording
Total run time:
Courtesy of the artist

Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk, b. 1984)
Mnemonics of Shape and Reason, 2021
HD video, stereo, color
Total run time: 04:13
Courtesy of the artist

Deborah Jack (St. Maarten, b. 1970)
Drawn by water: Sea drawings in three acts, Act One:
Weight/Wait on the Water, 2018
Single channel video
Total run time: 06:01
Courtesy of the Artist

Drawn by Water: Sea drawings in three acts, Act Two:
Saltwater Requiem...and then the wind whispered sometimes
the aftermath is the storm
Single channel video
Total run time: 06:29
Courtesy of the Artist

Drawn by Water: Sea drawings in three acts, Act Three:
sinking, I remembered that the embrace of oceans is the love
I know, 2019
Single channel video
Total run time: 04:47
Courtesy of the artist

William Henry Johnson (United States), 1901–1970)
Volda Fjord, ca. 1934
Woodcut
13.5 × 15.75 in. (34.29 × 40.01 cm)
On loan from the Amistad Research Center
ARC.HAR.WHJO.1934.13

Jacob Lawrence (United States, b. 1917)
Revolt on the Amistad, 1989
Color screenprint on wove paper
40 1/8 × 32 1/8 in. (101.9 x 81.6 cm)
On loan from the Amistad Research Center
ARC.HAR.WHJO.1923.23.1
© 2024 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pam Longobardi (United States, b. 1958)
Ghosts of Consumption (for Piet M.), 2011
Found ocean plastic from Hawaii, Alaska, Greece, Costa Rica,
Italy, and the Gulf of Mexico
75 × 110 × 5 in. (190.5 × 279.4 × 12.7 cm)
On loan from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
2021.43
Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Elana Mann (United States, b. 1982)
Call to Arms Sounds From The Swamp, 2016
Aluminum
10 × 24 × 10 1/2 in. (25.4 × 60.96 × 26.67 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

Histophone, 2016
Bronze
5 1/4 × 13 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (13.34 × 33.66 × 13.34 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

Histophone, 2016
Aluminum
5 1/4 × 13 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (13.34 × 33.66 × 13.34 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

Nicolas Eustache Maurin (aka Antione Maurin) (French, 1799–1850)
Toussaint L’Ouverture, 1832
Color lithograph
7.25 × 5 in. (18.42 × 12.7 cm)
On loan from the Amistad Research Center
ARC.NMAU.1832.01

Kent Monkman (Swampy Cree, Fisher River First Nation, b. 1965)
The Fourth World, 2012
Acrylic paint on canvas
68 1/2 × 56 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (173.99 × 142.88 × 11.43 cm) (framed)
On loan from the Denver Art Museum, Gift from Vicki and Kent Logan
2014.224

Artist and Model, 2012
Acrylic paint on canvas
59 1/4 × 95 in. (150.5 × 241.3 cm)
On loan from the Denver Art Museum, Gift from Vicki and Kent Logan
2016.287

Saving the New Comers, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
84 × 126 in. (213.36 × 320.04 cm)
On loan from the Horseman Foundation, John and Susan Horseman Collection
2016.287
Image courtesy of the artist

Edward Moran (British American, 1829–1901)
The Ocean — Highway of All Nations, c. 1892
Oil on canvas
75 × 114 in. (190.5 × 289.56 cm)
On loan from the United States Naval Academy Museum
USNAM 1940.013.0001

Landing of Leif Ericsson in the New World in 1001, 1893
Oil on canvas
42 × 72 in. (106.68 × 182.88 cm)
On loan from the United States Naval Academy Museum
USNAM 1940.013.0002

The Santa María, Niña, and Pinta Evening of October 11th, 1492, 1892
Oil on canvas
54 × 96 in. (137.16 × 243.84 cm)
On loan from the United States Naval Academy Museum
USNAM 1940.013.0003

Midnight Mass on the Mississippi over the body of Hernando DeSoto, 1542, c. 1897
Oil on canvas
30 × 48 in. (76.2 × 121.92 cm)
On loan from the United States Naval Academy Museum
USNAM 1940.013.0005

Henry Hudson Entering New York Bay, September 11, 1609, 1892
Oil on canvas
54 × 96 in. (137.16 × 243.84 cm)
On loan from the United States Naval Academy Museum
USNAM 1940.013.0006

Martin Payton (United States, b. 1948)
Visa, 2024
Welded steel
75 × 20 × 28 in. (190.5 × 50.8 × 71.12 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

Genesis, 2023
Welded steel
75 × 48 × 26 in. (190.5 × 121.92 × 66.04 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

Juan Carlos Quintana (United States, b. 1964) 
Tour #2 (Sacrifice Zone), 2022 
Acrylic, ink, and collage 
100 × 218 in. (254 × 553.72 cm) 
Courtesy of the artist Comment end 

Calida Rawles (United States, b. 1976)
Our Grace, 2022
Jacquard tapestry
96 × 78 in. (243.8 × 198.1 cm)
On Loan from the Lehman Maupin Gallery
LM34839

Renee Royale (United States, b. 1990)
Rituals of Belonging, 2023
Lake Michigan water, Polaroid 600 film, Ball mason jars, fishing line, fishing hooks, electrical tape, and time.
115 × 72 × 60 in. (292.1 × 182.88 x152.4 cm)
Courtesy of the artist

Dread Scott (United States, b. 1965)
Army of the Enslaved Flag (Adinkra), 2019
Hand-sewn cotton appliqué
41 × 52 in. (104.1 × 132.1 cm)
On loan from Cristin Tierney Gallery
CT-7698

Army of the Enslaved Flag (Librite), 2019
Hand-sewn cotton appliqué
41 × 52 in. (104.1 × 132.1 cm)
On loan from Cristin Tierney Gallery
CT-7702

Revolt, 2019
Print
18 1/2 × 28 5/8 in. (46.99 × 72.39 cm)
On loan from Cristin Tierney Gallery

Slave Rebellion Reenactment Performance Still 3, 2020
Pigment print
22 x 30 inches
55.9 x 76.2 cm
Edition of 4 plus 1 artist's proof (#1/4)
CT-7801

Slave Rebellion Reenactment Performance Still 1, 2020
Pigment print
22 x 30 inches
55.9 x 76.2 cm
Edition of 4 plus 1 artist's proof (#1/4)
CT-7801

Dameun Strange (United States, b. 1973)
Our Boat: Notes on Senegal, prelude to the AquaSonos Series, 2020
Sound
Total running time: 41:55
Courtesy of the artist

Kara Walker (United States, b. 1969)
Freedom: A Fable, 1997
Laser-cut paper, offset lithograph on paper, bound
9 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (23.495 × 20.96 cm)
On loan from the Walker Art Center, Gift of Richard Flood
2001.217

8 Possible Beginnings or: The Creation of African-America, a Moving Picture by Kara E. Walker, 2005
16mm film and video transferred to DVD (black and white, sound), boxed with paper silhouette
On loan from the Walker Art Center. Justin Smith Purchase Fund
2006.86.1-.4

Wendy S. Walters (United States, b. 1970)
A poet’s response to Carpeaux’s Why Born Enslaved!, 2019
Video
Total running time: 03:26
On loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fred Wilson (United States, b. 1954)
Drips and Drabs, 2009
Blown glass
155 × 45 × 35 in. (393.7 × 114.3 × 88.9 cm)
On Loan from the Brooklyn Museum
2015.23a-j

Dyani White Hawk (Sičáŋgu Lakota, b. 1976)
Trust and Loss, 2013
Four-color lithograph, edition #7/15
29.75 × 22.25 in. (75.56 × 56.52 cm)
On loan from the Bockley Gallery and Various Small Fires