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22 Items in this Learning Collection
Manet's Olympia
A female nude reclining on a bed wearing one yellow slipper on her left foot, a gold bracelet on her right arm and a black ribbon tied in a bow around her neck. An African American woman in a blue dress stands behind her holding a bouquet of yellow and white flowers. A small monkey sits at the foot of the bed. All subjects look directly at the viewer.
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Untitled, Vicksburg, MS

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Untitled, Columbia, SC

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Untitled, Monroe, LA

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Margarita de Bonampak, from "Manuel Alvarez Bravo"

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Court Activities, Charleston

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Ah Puch
Bust of a figure from the chest up in three-quarters pose. The head, or perhaps a mask, is white, resembling a skull with a halo of white hair. The neck is dark brown with two white bands like chokers around it, perhaps securing the mask. The figure wears a dark red garment that is trimmed in ornate lace in white and gold. The background is a deep teal green-blue.
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Colored
An assemblage of found objects: a salvaged wood frame with wood inlay letters spelling &quot;COLORED,&quot; four portrait photographs of African American females (two photogaphs on either side of a printed poem), nine thread samples under photographs, and one hand mirror hanging on a decorative brass hook to the viewer&#39;s right of the frame. The poem reads:&nbsp;<br /> &quot;Light is Alright<br /> Yellow is Mellow<br /> Brown, Stick Around<br /> Black, Get Back<br /> (but black don&#39;t crack)&quot;<br /> <br /> The wood has a strong smell, may have been treated with molasses.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;
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After Manet
This image is a circular format black and white photograph depicting four young African American girls wearing floral dresses lounging on a blanket in the grass. Three girls sit or prop themselves up and look at the camera, the fourth girl lays down, with her eyes closed. The glass in the frame has a domed surface, creating a fish-eye effect.
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Untitled
White glazed porcelain pitcher with two different black silhouette faces in profile, one on each side.
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Untitled
This print has rows of stencilled black text in all capital letters on white background. In pencil, the print is signed and dated (l.r.) "Glenn Lignon '92" and numbered (l.l.) "27/45". 
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Untitled
This print has rows of stencilled black text in all capital letters on white background. In pencil, the print is signed and dated (l.r.) "Glenn Lignon '92" and numbered (l.l.) "27/45". 
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Chasing a Slaver
Ship chasing another ship. Shore on the right hand side of the painting.
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Joseph the Carpenter
This print shows a shipyard, with three laborers working on the hull of a large boat under a dark sky.
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Paris #206
Photo of a woman in a floor-length and brightly striped formal gown standing in a multi-level staircase. The photo is taken from above and captures the woman, her companion, and the ornate handrail and stair runner.
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Seven Kiowah Men

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David Chun - Chinese Shrimp Camp
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Salome (John the Baptist)
Four people are gathered around a white table in the foreground. A nude woman on the right holds the head of a man on a gray platter. The man&#39;s body is in the bottom right corner of the print with a red trail at the neck. Across from the woman is a man in a red garmet with black and yellow stripes, and a tan cap with a red and blue stripe. Across the table are two other figures and in the background to the right stand two men in blue, much smaller than the figures around the table.
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New York in Transit I
In this long horizontally oriented print, we see multiple people of various colors on a subway car; some sit and others stand holding onto subway poles. Windows show various scenes- a plane in the sky, men playing basketball, fish, musicians, and a small group of people walking with a flag. 
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Day of All Dead

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Póvi-Támuⁿ ("Flower Morning") - San Ildefonso
This is a portrait of a young woman against a plain, dark backdrop. She wears a draped cloth garment, strands of beadwork looped around her neck. Her hair is cut in a short style with blunt, thick bangs covering her forehead. 
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Borders of Identity in North America
Photographed from atop a high ridge, this photograph depicts a view looking down into a winding desert canyon.
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Salome (John the Baptist)

Accession Number
1997/1.535

Title
Salome (John the Baptist)

Artist(s)
Romare Bearden

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1974

Medium & Support
screenprint on paper

Dimensions
8 9/16 in x 10 15/16 in (21.7 cm x 27.8 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of the Lannan Foundation in Honor of the Pelham Family

Subject matter
This print depicts the biblical story of Salome and John the Baptist. Salome was the daughter of Herodias and the step-daughter of Herod Antipas (the ruler of Galilee). John the Baptist (and others) were critical of Herod Antipas' marriage to Herodias; this upset the couple so much that they had John the Baptist imprisoned. Later, after Herod Antipas agreed to give Salome whatever she wanted (in exchange for dancing for him and his guests at a festival), Salome requested John the Baptist's head on a platter. Herod Antipas had John the Baptist beheaded, and Salome presented his head to her mother. Romare Bearden is best know for his collages, and this print has a similar visual effect.

Prevalence of Ritual is a phrase attached to several series of collages and prints by Romare Bearden with a focus on the many facets of African American cultural life and history including spirituality, religion, and community. Bearden was very involved in the Black community and in the Black arts community. In 1963 he helped form the Spiral group, which met in his studio to discuss political issues affecting African Americans. 

Physical Description
Four people are gathered around a white table in the foreground. A nude woman on the right holds the head of a man on a gray platter. The man's body is in the bottom right corner of the print with a red trail at the neck. Across from the woman is a man in a red garmet with black and yellow stripes, and a tan cap with a red and blue stripe. Across the table are two other figures and in the background to the right stand two men in blue, much smaller than the figures around the table.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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African American
baptisms
beheadings
platters
religions (belief systems, cultures)
rituals (events)

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