Explosions of color signify a landscape, real or imagined Richard Mayhew, Indigenous Spiritual Space by Dr. Shawnya L. Harris and Dr. Beth Harris
Lewis leaves behind the figure for abstracted fragments at the end of World War II Norman Lewis, Untitled by Dr. Shawnya L. Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
Charles Sebree expresses his inner self in The Mystic. Charles Sebree, The Mystic by Dr. Shawnya L. Harris, Dr. Jeffrey Richmond-Moll and Dr. Beth Harris
Painted during Reconstruction, this sentimental watercolor depicts the hope of transformation and possibility Winslow Homer, Taking Sunflower to Teacher by Dr. Jeffrey Richmond-Moll and Dr. Beth Harris
Is the bird real or imagined? Thelma Streat, Girl with Bird by Dr. Shawnya L. Harris and Dr. Beth Harris
This swaying juke joint belies its purpose as a central meeting place enlivened by music and dance in many African American communities. Vertis Hayes, Juke Joint by Dr. Shawnya L. Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
Taking its name from Toni Morrison's debut novel, this painting shows the clash of innocence and the adult violence of bigotry and hatred. Stefanie Jackson, Bluest Eye by Dr. Shawnya L. Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
Ben Shahn's painting asks: Who belongs in the art world? Ben Shahn, Contemporary American Sculpture by Dr. Jeffrey Richmond-Moll and Dr. Beth Harris
A horrifying painting of racial violence that can help us see where we are and where we need to be in terms of tolerance and empathy Vertis Hayes, The Lynchers by Dr. Shawnya L. Harris and Dr. Beth Harris