Painting: oil on canvas, 274 x 487 cm (108 x 192 in); tables: painted wood, 77.4 x 81 x 89 cm (30 1/2 x 32 x 35 in), painted wood with steel base, 100 x 104 x 89 cm (39 1/2 x 41 x 35 in); cones: welded steel, 50.7 x 76.7 x 53.2 cm (20 x 30 1/4 x 21...
"In a border of inverted rows of stepped pyramids (omitted in the picture) one of the most popular episodes of Greek mythology, the rescue of Andromeda by Perseus, is represented. […] To the right, identified by an inscription in Greek,...
“Scenes from the Zliten mosaic showing (top left) a man condemned to be killed by beasts. He is pushed towards the animals on a miniature chariot. The other scenes show animals being hunted by venatores, and a fight between a bear and a bull...
“Truth or consequence and believe-it-or-not notions umbrella Colescott’s work. Whether replacing Old Master work subjects with Black images or revealing the fantasies held about Black men and women, the subtext is race and sex and the power...
Oil on heavy fabric, canvas; “ ‘My artwork is a process of storytelling—bringing and invoking the past and spirits and ancestors into people and environments. The society… has created an environment of mistrust… Everyone has to conform to...
Engraving, from John G. Stedman's Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the Wild Coast of South America.
A man and woman are seated on a shale rock landscape. There is a large chain coming from the upper left of the photo and sweeping through off to the right side. The woman appears to be sitting on the chain.
Two cracked hearts hanging from a pine bough. They are connected to each other and then to a bell by a chain. The full inscription on the card reads, "Broken hearts are good as new, / if they are mended well - / so if this appeals to you /...
