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Miyale Ya Blue, Cyrus Kabiru Kenyan, Steel and found objects
Miyale Ya Blue
Cyrus Kabiru
2020
"Boxes and Components" Necklace, Helen Britton Australian, Gold plated silver, plastic polymer, and found objects
"Boxes and Components" Necklace
Helen Britton
2010
Untitled, Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, Silver dye bleach print
Untitled
Shomei Tomatsu
1987–89
Le Père, Claude Cahun French, Gelatin silver print
Le Père
Claude Cahun
1932
Wise Like That, Whitfield Lovell American, Charcoal on wood panel with iron hinge, nails, screws and found metal and wood objects
Wise Like That
Whitfield Lovell
2000
[Assemblage: Beach Debris], Walker Evans American, Instant internal dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid SX-70)
[Assemblage: Beach Debris]
Walker Evans
1973–74
Looking West Again, Frank Bowling British, Acrylic, acrylic gel and found objects on cotton canvas with marouflage
Looking West Again
Frank Bowling
2020
Figure, Josef Albers American, born Germany, Glass, brass, metal, wood, epoxy putty, paint and wood particle board
Figure
Designer Josef Albers
1921
"God" by Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven and Morton Schamberg, Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven German, Gelatin silver print
"God" by Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven and Morton Schamberg
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
Morton Schamberg
1917
Narva, Jean Tinguely Swiss, Steel bars, metal wheel, tubes, cast iron, wire, aluminum, string, electric motor 220 v
Narva
Jean Tinguely
1961
[Lakeside Wooden Stake with Pull Tabs], Walker Evans American, Instant internal dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid SX-70)
[Lakeside Wooden Stake with Pull Tabs]
Walker Evans
1973–74
Victory in Iraq, Thornton Dial American, Mannequin head, barbed wire, steel, clothing, tin, electrical wire, wheels, stuffed animals, toy cars and figurines, plastic spoons, wood, basket, oil, enamel, spray paint and two-part epoxy putty on canvas on wood
Victory in Iraq
Thornton Dial
2004
Fragmentary Sketches of Various Ornament, Giovanni Battista Natali III Italian, Graphite, pen and brown ink, brush with brown and gray wash
Fragmentary Sketches of Various Ornament
Attributed to Giovanni Battista Natali III
1698–1765
Untitled Mystery Ewer (CAS), Adrian Saxe American, Glazed p<br/>orcelain, rhinestones, fishing lure, plastic button, feather, lucite
Untitled Mystery Ewer (CAS)
Designer Adrian Saxe
1992
Untitled, Emmer Sewell American, Vulcanized rubber, polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS) and concrete and soil
Untitled
Emmer Sewell
early 1990s
Mobile, Lodewijk Karel Bruckman Dutch, Oil on canvas
Mobile
Lodewijk Karel Bruckman
1955
María de los Sustentos, Daniel Lind-Ramos Puerto Rican, Mixed media
María de los Sustentos
Daniel Lind-Ramos
2020–21
Slice, Sarah Sze American, Multimedia installation, including two-channel video, color, sound, 1 min., 30 sec.; video projectors; wood; stainless steel; acrylic; inkjet prints, ceramic, tape, and paper
Slice
Sarah Sze
2023
[126 Studies of Found Objects, Debris, and Street Furniture]
Walker Evans
1973–74
Four Hundred Years of Free Labor, Joe Minter American, Welded found metal
Four Hundred Years of Free Labor
Joe Minter
1995
Mrs. N's Palace, Louise Nevelson American, born Ukraine, Painted wood, mirror
Mrs. N's Palace
Louise Nevelson
1964–77
[Assemblage: Beach Debris], Walker Evans American, Instant internal dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid SX-70)
[Assemblage: Beach Debris]
Walker Evans
1973–74
The Keys, Mary Proctor American, Hollowcore door, plywood, keys, glass cabochons, buttons, watch faces, beads, toys and commercial paint
The Keys
Mary Proctor
1996
Confession 5, Rose Salane American, C-Print
Confession 5
Rose Salane
2023
Roped cheese (half of a pair, joined together), Mixed media, Italian, Naples
Roped cheese (half of a pair, joined together)
Italian, Naples
18th century
Untitled, Radcliffe Bailey American, Mixed media on wood
Untitled
Radcliffe Bailey
2005
God, Morton Schamberg American, Gelatin silver print
God
Morton Schamberg
1918
Homage To Malcolm, Jack Whitten American, Wood, metal and paint
Homage To Malcolm
Jack Whitten
1965
Lucy, Jack Whitten American, Wood, stone, metal, paint, plastic, glass and clay
Lucy
Jack Whitten
2011
Grown Together in the Midst of the Foundation, Lonnie Holley American, Cottonwood, steel, metal wire, concrete and poly(vinyl chloride / vinyl acetate)
Grown Together in the Midst of the Foundation
Lonnie Holley
1994
Sand Machine, David Medalla Filipino, Lacquered wood, birch wood, Perspex, sand, wire, rotating motor, seashells, pebble rocks, and feather
Sand Machine
David Medalla
1963–2016/2017
I Like Mike, Joe Brainard American, Assemblage
I Like Mike
Joe Brainard
ca. 1964
Twisted Wire, Iron, Coptic
Twisted Wire
Coptic
4th century
No Vacation Days (FedEx Worker’s Foot with Nike Sneaker), Josh Kline American, 3D-printed sculptures in plaster with inkjet ink and cyanoacrylate, cast urethane foam packing peanuts, vinyl, cardboard, MDF
No Vacation Days (FedEx Worker’s Foot with Nike Sneaker)
Josh Kline
2014
Model Bread Loaf from the Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Tomb, Bread
Model Bread Loaf from the Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Tomb
ca. 1473–1458 BCE
Shabti of Khonsu, Pottery, paint
Shabti of Khonsu
ca. 1290–1224 BCE
Magical Figure, Clay (unfired)
Magical Figure
ca. 1802–1550 B.C.
[Auto Junkyard, Old Lyme, Connecticut: Ford Truck Fender], Walker Evans American, Instant internal dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid SX-70)
[Auto Junkyard, Old Lyme, Connecticut: Ford Truck Fender]
Walker Evans
December 1, 1973
Shabti of Khonsu, Pottery, paint
Shabti of Khonsu
ca. 1290–1224 BCE
African Mask, Lonnie Holley American, Gum, plastics, nylon and metal
African Mask
Lonnie Holley
2004
Louisiana, William Eggleston American, Dye transfer print
On loan to The Met
Louisiana
William Eggleston
ca. 1971–74
Elegant, Richard Yelle American, Glass, oil ,wax, paint, graphite, and barbed wire
Elegant
Designer Richard Yelle
1991

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