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Permanent Collection: New Acquistions Featuring recent donations, purchases and promised gifts to the California Afro-American Museum. |
Untitled (Tree Lift) (Robert Thompson) 1962
painting, signed and dated Paris '62 on reverse framed (no glass) View |
Standing Woman (John Woodrow Wilson) 1980
bronze sculpture of classical female nude View |
A Stroll Through the Neighborhood (Robert H. Colescott) 1986
acrylic on canvas View |
Ken and Barbie, Spirit versus Technology Series (John Thomas Riddle, Jr.) 1973
assemblage in assemblage View |
Pandora's Box, Spirit versus Technology Series (John Thomas Riddle, Jr.) 1973
assemblage in ammunition box View |
Bird and Diz, Spirit versus Technology Series (John Thomas Riddle, Jr.) 1973
assemblage in ammunition box View |
Hoe, Spirit versus Technology Series (John Thomas Riddle, Jr.) 1973
assemblage in ammunition box of female figure constructed with a "hoe" used to create her pelvis. View |
Mail Order, Spirit versus Technology Series (John Thomas Riddle, Jr.) 1973
assemblage in ammunition box View |
Sticks, Spirit versus Technology Series (John Thomas Riddle, Jr.) 1973
assemblage in ammunition box View |
Pieces at Hand, Spirit versus Technology Series (John Thomas Riddle, Jr.) 1973
assemblage in ammunition box View |
Made in Mississippi, Spirit versus Technology Series (John Thomas Riddle, Jr.) 1973
assemblage in ammunition box View |
She (Martin Puryear) 1979
Wood abstract sculpture with wide base, flattening towards top. View |
Untitled (vase) (Doyle Lane) early to mid 1960s
Bell shaped vase; Blue and white almost checkered design. View |
Untitled (vase) (Doyle Lane) early to mid 1960s
Teardrop shaped vase with heavy indenting and formed middle. Red/orange glaze has been dripped on. View |
Untitled (vase) (Doyle Lane) early to mid 1960s
Teardrop shaped vase with blue glaze driped onto white background. View |
Untitled (vase) (Doyle Lane) early to mid 1960s
White vase with black cracks View |
Untitled (vase) (Doyle Lane) early to mid 1960s
Large brown vase with upper portion having red/orange glaze View |
Untitled (vase) (Doyle Lane) early to mid 1960s
Teardrop shaped vase with blue glaze and irregularly indented middle. View |
Untitled (vase) (Doyle Lane) early to mid 1960s
Large vase with indentations around the middle. Brown glaze. View |
Festival (Howardena Doreen Pindell) 1985
Painting with acrylic, tempera and gouache paint with postcards (from around the world) on museum board. View |
After the Hunt (Frederick James Brown) 1985
large scale work; images of Candice Bergen, Elizabeth Taylor, Nat King Cole and others on the mind of a black male in front of a fireplace with a red fox. View |
Circular II (Paris Series) (Edward Clark) 1987
Center horizontal beam flanked by two semi-circles. View |
Cherries (Benny Andrews) 1982
Collage painting of seated individual at a table with a bowl full of cherries and a vase. View |
Mecklenburg Morning & Evening Sunrise (Romare Bearden) 1986
Collage of female figure washing herself as older woman sits in chair nearby, cat in foreground. View |
Kigango (Kenya, Griama) 20th century
Kigango, EWZK 07 View |
Hope Street: Church Mothers (Marie E. Johnson Calloway) 1984
mixed media wall sculpture View |
Italianate Landscape (Robert Scott Duncanson) 1855
painting of Italian landscape signed lower middle, framed (no glass) View |
Carnival (Herbert Gentry) 1985
Colorful print of two (2) faces and carnival scene with two (2) shining suns View |
The Door (Admissions Office) (David Hammons) 1969
Body ink print of boy with face against the glass portion of door designated as "Admissions Office". View |
Untitled (Doyle Lane) 1975
clay painting; red, green and black pigments View |
Untitled (vase) (Doyle Lane) early to mid 1960s
vase, blue and white splash design. View |
In the Garden (Romare Bearden) 1979
Print of woman in gingham dress and sun hat tending to her garden. House and hills in background. View |
The Sound of One Hand Clapping (Noah Purifoy) 1988
Shadow box stage-like set, in miniature, with large central assemblage hanging above lower scene with black/white floor. Ladders and red curtains at back, curtain pulleys at rear. Layered scale-like shapes of glued paper, with wood, fabric, egg, lace, jewels, paint, cord, and metal. View |
Her (Martin Puryear) 1979
Abstract wood sculpture View |
Floating Figure with Seven Spades (Betye Saar) 1977
Central female figure surrounded by images of a butterfly, leaves, moon and playing card stitched onto handkerchief. View |
Sambo's Banjo (Betye Saar) 1971-1972
Image of Sambo figure on cover of banjo case, wooden toy Sambo figure inside along with plastic rifle, mirror, transparency of male banjo player and metal skeleton figure with colored photocopy of lynched man. Also included is a large slice of watermelon made of wood with seeds attached to it. View |
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands (Carroll Harris Simms) 1984
Bronze sculpture of male figure (God) holding smaller abstract figures in his arms. View |
Energy (Timothy Washington) 1970
Tall figure with removable pelvic plate revealing face of a baby; arms represented by wheels, head absent with large organic headdress. View |
P.O.W., Spirit versus Technology Series (John Thomas Riddle, Jr.) 1973
assemblage in ammunition box View |
Lift Every Voice (Ethnic Heritage Group) (John Wilfred Outterbridge) 1984
sculpture in form of large flute. View |
Prevalence of Ritual #4 (Romare Bearden) 1974
Print referring to the classical Greek myth of The Judgement of Paris. A male figure sits under a tree as three female figures (goddesses) appear before him, each vying to be chosen the most beautiful. View |
Prevalence of Ritual #3 (Romare Bearden) 1974
Print referencing Salome in the Bible. She carries the head of John the Baptist on a platter as others stand nearby and watch. View |
Prevalence of Ritual #2 (Romare Bearden) 1974
Female and male figure beneath a fruit tree with reference to ancestors and self in a triangular formation in background. View |
Prevalence of Ritual #1 (Romare Bearden) 1974
Print of woman in red and white dress carrying basket. Birds, fish, fruit and trees surround her. View |
(Ivory Coast) 20th century
Guere, black painted wood mask with red and white over eyes. View |
study for "A Stroll Through the Neighborhood" (Robert H. Colescott) 1987
watercolor diptych, study for the original painting View |
Homework (Herman Kofi Bailey, Jr.) 6/1/1973
Two color lithograph of girl with pigtail writing in book, 193/200 View |
Evening Landscape (Edward Mitchell Bannister)
framed pencil drawing View |
Landscape with Figure (Edward Mitchell Bannister)
framed pencil drawing View |
Landscape, Dockside (Edward Mitchell Bannister)
framed pencil drawing View |
Landscape, Shack, Figure, and Boat (Edward Mitchell Bannister)
framed pencil drawing View |
Escutney Mountain/Landscape, River and Mountain (Edward Mitchell Bannister)
framed pencil drawing View |
Landscape, Rocky outcrop (Edward Mitchell Bannister)
framed pencil drawing View |
Landscape with Cows (Edward Mitchell Bannister)
framed pencil drawing View |
Landscape, Cows and Figure (Edward Mitchell Bannister)
framed pencil drawing View |
(people of Martinique) 20th century
hand-woven Afro-Caribbean doll that depicts a black female in native Caribbean attire View |
Prevalence of Ritual #5 (Romare Bearden) 1974
Reference to Noah's Ark, where Noah sends out a messenger bird. Male figure stands on deck of large sailboat at sea with swirling waves. View |
Watts Riot (Noah Purifoy) 1966
Composed of actual burnt wood and other debris from the Watts Riots of 1965. Large abstract fields of color, primarily blues, greens, whites and ochre, with charred wood. Raised letters in center black field reads "SIGNS". Raised letters in round lower-left field reads "ALWAYS BE CAREFUL". View |
Conte Vaudouesque (Francois Turenne des Pres) 1952
Oil painting depicting the story of How Malice Sent the Donkey to Marry the King. View |
Dans Une Plage Caraïbe (Francois Turenne des Pres) 1956
Four women in foreground seated on the Caribbean seashore, basket of fruit on a blanket. View |
Humilite (Francois Turenne des Pres) 1956
Portrait of woman with head scarf and crossed arms. View |
Mary McLeod Bethune (Richmond Barthé) 1940s
Bust of Mary McLeod Bethune with hair pinned-up and wearing a necklace. View |
Interlock (Maren Hassinger) 1984
sculpture of steel cables twisted like a rope View |
Untitled (John Thomas Riddle, Jr.) ca 1965
Welded steel sculpture incorporating white and red hexahedrons, parts of lock cylinders, pliers and magazine clips. View |
Quilting Time (Romare Bearden) 1979
Couple shown quilting in their place of residence. View |
Confrontation at the Bridge (Jacob Lawrence) 1975
Brightly colored silkscreen (From An American Portrait 1776-1976) View |
Nine Mojo Secrets (Betye Saar) 1971
Mixed media assemblage: Central image of group of young african men participating in initiation rites surrounded by symbolic images of astrology and mysticism. Also included are plastic skeletons and a toy lion with skeleton head, all this set into a wood window pane frame. View |
Skillets in the Closet (David Hammons) 1988
Wooden closet structure with iron skillets hung with wire coat hangers. View |
Pecan Pickers (Clementine Hunter)
Male and female workers in a field picking pecans. View |
Puppet mask (Ogoni People of Nigeria) 20th century
Ogoni puppet mask View |
Headdress, Gelede (Yoruba people of Nigeria) n.d.
Gelede Headcrest elaborate detailed carving; face incised, face painted light blue with chalk-like pigment; eyes and turban of turquoise and white bands; some Islamic influence; much use and age indicated. View |
Divination Board, Ifa (Yoruba people of Nigeria) 20th century
Round Ifa divination board View |
Ethnic Heritage Series: California Crosswalk (John Wilfred Outterbridge) 1979
mixed media and steel assemblage View |
Landscape, Meadow, House on a Hill (Edward Mitchell Bannister)
framed pencil drawing View |
Oxen, Cart and Two figures (Edward Mitchell Bannister)
framed pencil drawing View |
Untitled (vase) (Doyle Lane) early to mid 1960s
Teardrop shaped pot with red/orange spotty glaze. View |
The Capture (Toussaint Captured Marmalade) (Jacob Lawrence) 1987
Silkscreen print edition 29/120. Depicts group of men on horseback capturing male figure in red coat and black hat on white horse. View |
Untitled (Doyle Lane) 1976
clay painting View |
Leaning (Maren Hassinger) 1981
Sculpture comprised of five (5) "bundles" of twisted wire. View |