Oller's Hacienda La Fortuna was painted as Puerto Rico experienced an intense transition at the end of the Spanish-American war.
Location: Brooklyn Museum
Japanese objects came through Mexico on their way to Spain, and had a lasting impact on the arts of the Americas.
Screen with the Siege of Belgrade and ...
Odundo's pottery draws on traditions from around the world and reveals the relationship of clay to the body
Magdalene Anyango N. Odundo, Symmetrical Reduced Black ...
Twin figures known as Ère Ìbejì reveal how a Yorùbá mother navigates the loss of twins
Yorùbá artist, pair of twin figures (Ère ...
Ghanaian coffins are famous for their creative shapes
Paa Joe, Coffin the Shape of a ...
Cloth paintings (patas) mapped the topography of sacred Jain pilgrimage sites (tirthas)
A Jain pilgrimage map of Shatrunjaya
Visiting the Lower East Side in 1905
George Benjamin Luks, Street Scene (Hester Street)
Though at first glance this nude seems plucked from classical antiquity, it actually alludes to modern politics.
Hiram Powers, The Greek Slave
Cuzco School paintings came into such high demand that they were exported to patrons residing in far-flung cities located in present-day Chile and Argentina, and even Italy.
Our Lady of Cocharcas and the ...
Judy Chicago's landmark installation gives notable women from history a seat at the table.
Judy Chicago, The Dinner Party
Once painted and gilded, this panel was part of a larger frieze bearing commemorative Kufic inscriptions.
Dado Panel, Courtyard of the Royal Palace ...
Although this vessel depicts a royal Inka couple, it was produced after the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors.
Keru Vessel
Wiley wryly places himself alongside the great master painters of history with his reimagined Napoleon.
Kehinde Wiley, Napoleon Leading the Army over ...
Long before the advent of cell phones and social media, the Luba had invented their own handheld memory device.
Lukasa (Memory Board) (Luba peoples)
The Mende initiation rite for young women is the only known masquerade tradition where the mask-wearers are female.
Bundu / Sowei Helmet Mask (Mende peoples)
The austere display of this powerful object masks the complexity of its original context.
Elephant Mask (Bamileke Peoples)
These figures look calm and contemplative, but also display real strength and vitality in their muscular forms.
Male Reliquary Guardian Figure (Fang peoples)—video
The king did not sit for this portrait; in fact, the artist carved it without directly observing his subject.
Ndop Portrait of King Mishe miShyaang maMbul ...
Mutu uses collage as a medium for exploring being African and female.
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