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Ross Bleckner (American, born 1949), 1944-1945 , 1977/1980, oil and wax on canvas, 76 x 204 in. Memorial purchase in memory of E. Stanton Miller, II., 1980.43 MORE DETAILS

Robin Bruch (American, born 1948), Untitled , 1979, acrylic on canvas, 67 x 78 in. Gift of Laura and Rick Schrager in memory of Phil Schrager, 2017.11.1 MORE DETAILS

Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976), Numbered One to Seven , 1950, painted sheet metal and wire, 82 x 62 in. Gift of the Joslyn Women's Association, 1978.265 MORE DETAILS

Gene Davis (American, 1920–1985), Friar Tuck , 1978, acrylic on unprimed canvas, 89 ¾ x 210 7/8 in. Gift of Ak-Sar-Ben in Honor of N. Philips Dodge, King of Ak-Sar-Ben 1979-80, 1980.52 MORE DETAILS

Stuart Davis (American, 1892–1964), American Painting , 1932–54, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 1/4 in. (101.6 x 127.6 cm) On Permanent Deposit to the Joslyn Art Museum from the University of Nebraska at Omaha Art Collection, L-1974.71; Art © Estate of Stuart Davis/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY Convinced that American art could combine popular themes with progressive pictorial construction, Davis invented a personal form of Cubism — bright, improvisatory compositions of lines and planar facets that captured the sights and sounds of this country's Modern Age. American Painting contains composite images referring to many things that stood for the new and national, including jazz music, skyscrapers, racing planes, even cartoon characters — innovations introduced or popularized in Davis’ lifetime. MORE DETAILS

Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011), Monoscape , 1969, acrylic on canvas, 104 ¾ x 124 1/8 in.; 266.07 x 315.28 cm Museum purchase with funds from National Endowment for the Arts Museum Purchase Plan Grant and matching funds from Joslyn Women's Association, 1978.74 MORE DETAILS

Michael Goldberg (American, 1924-2007), To be closely written on a small piece of paper which folded into a tight lozenge might fit any girl's locket , 1998, oil and oilstick on canvas, 110 3/4 x 115 1/4 in. Museum purchase with funds from Omaha Steaks International, the Phil and Terri Schrager Foundation, and Phil Willson, 2003.4 MORE DETAILS

Al Held (American, 1928–2005), Untitled , 1964, acrylic on canvas, 76 x 118 ½ x 3 ¾ in. Gift of Phil and Terri Schrager, 2000.28 MORE DETAILS

Keith Jacobshagen (American, 1941), Spreading Evening Sky with Crows , 1988, oil on paper, 12 x 36 in.; 30.48 x 91.44 cm Gift of the Frederick Weisman Company, 1989.3 MORE DETAILS

Rashid Johnson (American, born 1977), Untitled Microphone Sculpture , 2018, bronze, ceramic tile, mirror tile, shea butter, black soap, and wax, 60 x 60 x 6 1/8 in. Museum purchase, Baumgarten Art Endowment Fund, 2018.4 MORE DETAILS

Donald Judd (American, 1928–1994), Untitled , 1982, brass and blue anodized aluminum, 40 ½ x 84 x 6 ¾ in. Museum purchase, 1984.16; Art © Judd Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY MORE DETAILS

Hayv Kahraman (Iraqi, born 1981), Mnemonic Artifact 3 , 2017, oil on linen, 80 x 59 1/2 x 4 in. Museum purchase with funds from the Art Purchase Fund, 2017.6 MORE DETAILS

Jun Kaneko (Japanese, born 1942), Dango , 1988, glazed ceramic, 62 x 32 x 19 in. Gift of the Frederick Weisman Foundation, 1989.4 MORE DETAILS

Alex Katz (American, born 1927), Cow , 1984, oil on Masonite, 18 x 24 in. Gift of American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York City, Hassam & Speicher Purchas, 1986.28 MORE DETAILS

Sol LeWitt (American, 1928–2007), Seven-Part Variations on Two Different Kinds of Cubes , 1967–69, painted steel, 41 ¼ x 41 ¼ in. Museum purchase, 1984.29 MORE DETAILS

Jacques Lipchitz (Lithuanian, 1891-1973), Hagar , 1948, bronze, 23 x 32 x 19 in. Museum purchase, 1955.399 MORE DETAILS

Andrew Moore (American, born 1957), Storm Blow, Sheridan County, Nebraska , 2013, inkjet print, 41 × 51 1/2 in. Gift of the artist, 2016.15.6 MORE DETAILS

Stephen Mueller (American, 1947-2011), Director's Conundrum , 1982, acrylic and raw pigment on canvas, 100 x 80 in. Gift of Terri and Phil Schrager, 2003.8 MORE DETAILS

Kenneth Noland (American, 1924–2010), Cirium , 1964, acrylic on canvas, 103 x 216 ¼ in. Museum purchase with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts Purchase Plan Grant and matching funds from the Joslyn Women's Association and the Art Acquisition Endowment Fund, 1978.266; Art © Kenneth Noland/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY MORE DETAILS

Philip Pearlstein (American, 1924–2022), Kiddie Car-Plane, Airplane and Models , 1990, oil on canvas, 60 x 72 in. Gift of R. Crosby Kemper Jr., 1999.51 MORE DETAILS

Jackson Pollock (American, 1912–1956), Galaxy , 1947, oil and aluminum paint on canvas, 43½ x 34 in. Gift of Miss Peggy Guggenheim, 1949.164 MORE DETAILS

Martin Puryear (American, born 1941), Self , 1978, polychromed red cedar and mahogany, 69 x 48 x 25 in. Museum purchase in memory of Elinor Ashton, 1980.63 MORE DETAILS

Rozeal (American, born 1966), Smoking Pipe and Pods 11.11 and 12.23: trifecta inclusion, child walking past window heard to say, ‘1st comes…then comes…’ pon farr mountain tops of memories of tomorrows (study) , 2013, mixed media on wood panel, 60 x 48 in. Museum purchase with funds from the Art Purchase Fund, 2014.8 MORE DETAILS

Kay Sage (American, 1898-1963), Men Working , 1951, oil on canvas, 45 x 35 in. Museum Purchase, 1994.19 MORE DETAILS

Roger Shimomura (American, born 1939), Untitled , 1985, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 72 in. Museum Purchase with funds provided by the friends of Jerome I. Cohn, 1999.35 MORE DETAILS

Therman Statom (American, born 1953), Untitled , 2009, glass and mixed media, 50 1/2 x 40 x 5 in. Museum purchase, gift of the Ephraim L. Marks and David M. Rice Art Collection, by exchange, 2019.1 MORE DETAILS

Jennifer Steinkamp (American, born 1958), Judy Crook, 2 , 2012, single-channel digital video projection, Museum purchase, bequest of Rose Marie Baumgarten, 2013.10 MORE DETAILS

Frank Stella (American, born 1936), Nogaro , 1982, mixed media on aluminum, 115 x 120 x 24 in. Gift of the Phillip Schrager Collection of Contemporary Art from Terri, Harley, and Beth Schrager, 2014.2 MORE DETAILS

Mickalene Thomas (American, born 1971), Din, une très belle négresse 1 , 2012, rhinestones, acrylic, oil, and enamel on wood panel, 102 x 84 x 2 in. Museum purchase, gift of The Sherwood Foundation, 2019.6 MORE DETAILS

John Walker (English, born 1939), Untitled , 1983-84, oil and encaustic on canvas, 95 3/4 x 120 1/2 in. Gift of Phil Schrager, 1996.1 MORE DETAILS

Kara Walker (American, born 1969), Resurrection Story with Patrons , 2017, etching with aquatint, sugar-lift, spit-bite, and dry-point on Hahnemuhle Copperplate Bright White 400gsm paper, 39 ¾ x 30 in.; 39 ¾ x 49 in. Museum purchase, General Art Endowment Fund, 2018.1.a-c MORE DETAILS

Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), Little Red Book, #152 , c. 1969-1975, dye diffusion transfer prints (Polaroids) in album, Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., 2013.11.a-u MORE DETAILS

Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931-2004), Bedroom painting #25 , 1967-1971, oil on canvas, 96 1/4 x 120 1/4 in. Museum purchase with the aid of funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and contributions from the Blumkin Foundation, the Gifford Foundation, N. Phillips Dodge, and Robert Kutak, 1982.62; Art © Estate of Tom Wesselmann/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY MORE DETAILS

Kehinde Wiley (American, born 1977), Three Girls in a Wood , 2018, oil on linen, 108 x 144 in. Museum purchase, gift of The Sherwood Foundation, 2018.11; Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, California MORE DETAILS

Jamie Wyeth (American, born 1946), Portrait of 75, 86, 91, 93, 84 , 1980, oil on canvas, 40 x 40 in. Gift of Michael and Gail Yanney, 1991.18 MORE DETAILS