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Over the next two years, Seeing America will grow to include 100 videos, 18 essays, quizzes, discussion questions and lesson plans.
Lee Bontecou, Untitled (No. 25)
Bontecou's steel and canvas form appears both threatening and vulnerable, situated squarely in the Cold War era that it was created.
Conrad Marca-Relli, Cristobal
White, red, and aqua panels create an entire universe of space, absence, and form.
Nitza Tufiño, Pareja Taína (Taíno Couple)
Taíno iconography is cleverly incorporated throughout Tufiño's painting of a couple.
Lee Krasner, Re-Echo
The organic forms and radical abstraction of Krasner's painting makes her canvas come alive.
Norman Lewis, Untitled (Subway Station)
Through abstraction, Lewis conveys a fleeting moment of figures waiting at a New York City subway station.
Marcos Dimas, Lolita Lebrón: Puerto Rican Freedom Fighter
Dimas' screenprint elevates Puerto Rican activist Lolita Lebrón to iconic status.
Frank Lloyd Wright, Bachman-Wilson House
This building is a beautiful testament to Wright's vision of affordable and unique domestic architecture.
Mel Casas, Humanscape 70 (Comic Whitewash)
Through heroes like Captain America and Superman, Casas explores the relationship between media and identity.
Alice Aycock, Low Building with Dirt Roof (For Mary)
A work of non-functional architecture, Aycock’s structure evokes personal memories and associations to the ancient past.
Rafael Tufiño, La Plena
Originally made as a backdrop for the 1957 film La Plena, this mural celebrates the people and music of Puerto Rico.
Rafael Tufiño, Goyita
A portrait of the artist's mother, Goyita symbolizes the resilience of Puerto Rico.
