Go backstage at the 1960 Democratic National Convention with photographer Gary Winogrand.
Location City: Minneapolis
Nazi violence forced many artists and intellectuals to leave Germany in the 1930s, and like Grosz, many came to the United States.
George Grosz, Remembering
During World War II, racism flourished the United States even as the war effort sought to bring people together.
Romare Bearden, Factory Workers
This one-of-a-kind suitcase tells the surprising story of an artist, a wedding, and a people.
Nellie Two Bear Gates, Suitcase
The makers of this ostentatious ceramic jug used images from popular satire to poke fun at the Civil War politics.
Anna Pottery, Snake jug
This eclectic assortment of carved objects speaks to the experience of a formerly-enslaved man in the post-Civil War South.
William Howard (attributed), Writing desk
What most American students learn about as Custer's Last Stand was the last great victory for the Lakota people.
Henry Oscar One Bull, Custer’s War
This mask is a portrait of a particular woman, but was worn and danced by her male relatives.
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