Leonard Freed A police officer at his post during the filming of a movie. There is a growing “police cult”; aficionados wear the odds and ends of uniforms, swagger along the street with handcuffs, keys and whistles dangling from their belts. vintage gelatin silver print on paper 8 x 10 in. ( 20.32 x 25.4 cm ) Gift of Thomas Wilson '79 and Jill Garling '80
Howard Bingham Cleveland, from "Detroit Focus 2000" black and white photograph on paper 14 in. x 11 in. ( 35.5 cm x 27.9 cm ) Gift of Detroit Focus 2000, and partial purchase with funds from the Jean Paul Slusser Memorial Fund
Tyree Guyton Untitled (Paint Cans) paint cans, wooden crate, American flag, rearview mirror, and ceramic figurine 33 1/2 in x 28 1/8 in x 12 in (85.09 cm x 71.44 cm x 30.48 cm) Gift of H. David Zucca
Jean-Michel Basquiat A Lie colored crayons on paper 24 in x 18 in (60.96 cm x 45.72 cm);24 in x 18 in (60.96 cm x 45.72 cm);28 in x 23 in (71.12 cm x 58.42 cm) Gift of Arthur Cohen in honor of Ben and Yetta Cohen
Glenn Ligon Untitled etching, aquatint, spitbite, and sugarlift on Rives BFK paper 25 in x 17 1/4 in (63.5 cm x 43.82 cm);32 3/16 in x 26 3/16 in (81.76 cm x 66.52 cm) Museum Purchase
Gordon Parks Emerging Man, Harlem, New York photograph on paper 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.64 cm);17 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (43.82 x 31.75 cm) Museum purchase made possible by the University of Michigan Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Director's Acquisition Committee, 2019
Gordon Parks American Gothic, Washington, D.C. photograph on paper 10 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (27.31 x 29.21 cm);7 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (19.68 x 29.21 cm) Museum purchase made possible by the University of Michigan Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Director's Acquisition Committee, 2019
Betye Saar Colored mixed media assemblage with photographs, paper, and thread on wood 14 ½ in x 30 in x 1 ½ in (36.83 cm x 76.2 cm x 3.81 cm);10 in x 5 in x ½ in (25.4 cm x 12.7 cm x 1.27 cm) Museum purchase made possible by Dr. James and Vivian Curtis and the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund
Carrie Mae Weems After Manet chromogenic print on paper 33 ¾ in x 33 ¾ in x 1 ½ in (85.73 cm x 85.73 cm x 3.81 cm);33 ¾ in x 33 ¾ in x 1 ½ in (85.73 cm x 85.73 cm x 3.81 cm) Museum purchase made possible by the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund
Danny Lyon John Lewis in Cairo, from "Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement" gelatin silver print on paper 11 in x 14 in (27.94 cm x 35.56 cm) Gift of Thomas Wilson '79 and Jill Garling '80
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