Art created in North America includes objects made by native cultures of the present-day United States and Canada; paintings and decorative arts produced during colonial times; 18th- and 19th-century masterpieces; and the work of contemporary artists and photographers.
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Sea Lion Feast Bowl
Wood and paint
Mid-19th century
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Sio Shalako Kachina
Wood, paint, feathers, horse hair, leather thongs, string, and thread
1910–40
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MARIA MARTINEZ , JULIAN MARTINEZ
Black-on-Black Jar
Ceramic
1934-43
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Jar with Frogs, Tadpoles, Hummingbirds, and Dragonflies
Ceramic
c. 1900
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GEORGIA O'KEEFFE
Grey Lines with Black, Blue and Yellow
Oil on canvas
c. 1923
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CHARLES WILLSON PEALE
Self-Portrait with Angelica and Portrait of Rachel
Oil on canvas
c. 1782–85
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ROBERT FRANK
Trolley, New Orleans, from the series "The Americans"
Gelatin silver print
1955
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JAMES TURRELL
The Light Inside
Neon and ambient light
1999
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ELIE NADELMAN
Tango
Cherry wood and gesso
c. 1918–24
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JOHN SINGER SARGENT
Mrs. Joshua Montgomery Sears (Sarah Choate Sears)
Oil on canvas
1899
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JOHN BIGGERS
The Cradle
Conté crayon on paper
1950
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ERIC FISCHL
Year of the Drowned Dog
Composition of 6 intaglio prints: sugar-lift aquatint, scraping, and soft-ground etching in colors
1983, edition of 35
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THOMAS COLE
Indian Pass
Oil on canvas
1847
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ROBERT MOTHERWELL
Black on White
Oil on canvas
1961
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STUART DAVIS
Gloucester Harbor
Oil on canvas, mounted on panel
1938
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PAUL OUTERBRIDGE
Advertisement for the George P. Ide Company
Platinum print
1922
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Attributed to POTTIER and STYMUS, MARQUETRY ATTRIBUTED TO JOSEPH CREMER
Parlor Cabinet
Rosewood, burled ash, maple, eastern white pine, and other woods; gilt and bronze
c. 1862
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JASPER JOHNS
Ventriloquist
Encaustic on canvas
1983
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GEORGE BELLOWS
Portrait of Florence Pierce
Oil on canvas
1914
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FRANK STELLA
Damascus Gate (Stretch Variation III)
Alkyd on canvas
1970
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