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Collection Highlights

Yayoi Kusama, Flower (No. 9), 1952​. Gouache on paper, 14 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (35.9 x 25.1 cm)​ Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Tepper, 1970 |70.58​ © Yayoi Kusama

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Raelis Vasquez, Repite, Mata, y Tranqua, 2020​ Oil, acrylic, sand, and oil pastels on canvas, 48 x 36 in. (121.9 x 91.4 cm)​ Purchase 2023 Helen McMahon Brady Cutting Fund | 2023.4.2​ © Raelis Vasquez

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Moshood Olusomo Bámigbóyè, Epa/Elefon headdress with warrior (Òràngún), ca. 1920s​ Wood, pigment, 55 x 24 1/4 x 22 3/4 in. (139.7 x 61.6 x 57.8 cm)​ Purchase 1985 The Members' Fund | 85.49

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Ottie M. Carter, Hearts and Gizzards Quilt, 1935‑1940​. Cotton, 72 1/4 x 60 1/2 in. (183.5 x 153.7 cm)​ Gift of Dr. Dorothy O. Smith, 2012 | 2012.28

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Louis C. Tiffany and Company, Fire Worshipper, 1885​. Glass, lead, wood, 66 x 46 in. (167.64 x 116.8 cm)​ Purchase 1937 |37.646.5.5A,B

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Owusu‑Ankomah, Movement #36, 2002​. Acrylic and pigment on canvas, 75 x 98 1/2 x 3/4 in. (190.5 x 250.2 x 1.9 cm)​ Purchase 2007 Helen McMahon Brady Cutting Fund | 2007.23.1​ © Owusu‑Ankomah

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"Sam Gilliam​, Untitled, 1968​. Watercolor on paper, 17 ½ x13 7/8 in. (44.5 x 35.2 cm)​ Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Herzman, 1980 | 80.356​ © The Estate of Sam Gilliam"

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Unrecorded Artist, Vajravarahi, 15th century​ Tibet​. Silver, cold gold, colors, 12 3/4 x 8 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (32.4 x 21.3 x 8.9 cm)​ Purchase 1970 Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation | 70.3

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