Go backstage at the 1960 Democratic National Convention with photographer Gary Winogrand. Garry Winogrand, Democratic National Convention, Los Angeles, ... by Dr. Robert Cozzolino, Minneapolis Institute of Art and Dr. Steven Zucker
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 by Dr. Robert Cozzolino, Minneapolis Institute of Art and Dr. Steven Zucker
During World War II, racism flourished the United States even as the war effort sought to bring people together. Romare Bearden, Factory Workers by Dennis Michael Jon, Minneapolis Institute of Art and Dr. Beth Harris
This one-of-a-kind suitcase tells the surprising story of an artist, a wedding, and a people. Nellie Two Bear Gates, Suitcase by Dr. Jill Ahlberg Yohe, Minneapolis Institute of Art and Dr. Beth Harris
The makers of this ostentatious ceramic jug used images from popular satire to poke fun at the Civil War politics. Anna Pottery, Snake jug by Dr. Alex Bortolot, Minneapolis Institute of Art and Dr. Beth Harris
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 by Dr. Alex Bortolot, Minneapolis Institute of Art and Dr. Beth Harris
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 by Dr. Jill Ahlberg Yohe, Minneapolis Institute of Art and Dr. Steven Zucker
This mask is a portrait of a particular woman, but was worn and danced by her male relatives. Owie Kimou, Portrait Mask (Mblo) of Moya ... by Dr. Peri Klemm