An inquiry into the nature of the self; beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships including families, friends, communities, and cultures; rights and responsibilities; what it means to be human.
Jacob Lawrence Builders (The Family) screenprint on paper 34 in x 25 3/4 in (86.36 cm x 65.41 cm);29 15/16 in x 22 1/8 in (76.04 cm x 56.2 cm);38 3/4 in x 28 in (98.43 cm x 71.12 cm) Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
Prentiss Taylor Macedonia A.M.E. lithograph on paper 9 9/16 in x 13 ⅜ in (24.29 cm x 33.97 cm) Courtesy of the Fine Arts Collection, U.S. General Services Administration, New Deal art project
Patrick Nagatani Japanese Children's Day Carp Banners, Paguate Village, Jackpile Mine Uranium Tailings, Laguna Pueblo Reservation, New Mexico dye destruction print on paper 16 ⅛ in x 20 1/16 in (40.96 cm x 50.96 cm) Gift of Beverly Baker in memory of Morris D. Baker
Elliott Erwitt Pennsylvania Dutch and Adidas, Santa Cruz, U.S.A., from "Recent Developments" gelatin silver print on paper 14 in. x 11 in. ( 35.5 cm x 27.9 cm ) Gift of Lawrence and Carol Zicklin
Walker Evans Untitled gelatin silver print on paper 11 in x 14 in (27.9 cm x 35.6 cm);18 1/8 in x 22 1/8 in (46.04 cm x 56.2 cm) Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Lunn, Jr., in Honor of the Centennial of The Michigan Daily
Keith Haring Art Attack screenprint on oak panel 30 in x 30 in x 2 in (76.2 cm x 76.2 cm x 5.08 cm);30 in x 29 15/16 in x 2 in (76.2 cm x 76.04 cm x 5.08 cm) Gift of Margaret I. McIntosh
Bernard Schardt Girl Sewing woodcut on paper 13 15/16 in x 11 ⅛ in (35.4 cm x 28.26 cm) Allocated by the U.S. Government
Commissioned through the New Deal art projects
Abraham Walkowitz Isadora Duncan pen, watercolor, and graphite on paper 14 1/8 in x 8 9/16 in (35.88 cm x 21.75 cm);22 1/8 in x 18 3/16 in (56.2 cm x 46.2 cm) Gift of Abraham Walkowitz
Vili (Kongo) Power Figure wood, iron nails, blades and fragments, and fiber cord 40 3/4 in x 13 3/4 in x 10 1/16 in (103.5 cm x 35 cm x 25.5 cm);40 3/4 in x 13 3/4 in x 10 1/16 in (103.5 cm x 35 cm x 25.5 cm) Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
Elizabeth Olds Crabbing lithograph on paper 14 3/10 in x 11 in (36.35 cm x 27.94 cm) Allocated by the U.S. Government
Commissioned through the New Deal art projects
Robert Thom The Era of Antibiotics, from "The History of Medicine" 1947 – 1957 oil | canvas Collection of the University of Michigan Health System, Gift of Pfizer Inc. UMHS.44
Hasegawa Mitsunobu A Young Woman Teaching a Boy to Read monochrome woodblock print on paper 9 3/4 in. x 13 5/8 in. ( 24.77 cm x 34.61 cm ) Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker