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50 V's for the center of your face

50 V's for the center of your face

Fred Tomaselli

1998

Illustration of two figures, a light-skinned man holds a gun in the direction of a dark-skinned man

1985, S. Africa

Leon Golub

1985

Close-up of two faces oriented in opposite directions with eyebrows aligned to form a S-shape

David Teplica

1996

Adam held Back by Invisible Force, from the series A Play for Churches, for Life Magazine

Adam held Back by Invisible Force, from the series A Play for Churches, for Life Magazine

W. Eugene Smith

1951

Sepia-toned photograph of a woman in a fancy dress seen from behind and smiling in a mirror

Advertisement for Coty Lipstick, for Vogue

Edward Steichen

ca. 1930

Advocacy Interview Room for Victims of Domestic Violence

Advocacy Interview Room for Victims of Domestic Violence

Scott Fortino

2005

Fuzzy rendering of a crowd of shadowy silhouettes rushing towards a tall skyline against a gray sky

After the Event I

Bill Jacklin

2000

After the Harvest

After the Harvest

Chet Harmon La More

ca. 1935

Leonard Nelson

1946

Leonard Nelson

1941

Loosely rendered print with faint image of red face in foreground and two small faces in background

Leon Golub

1949, printed 1987

Close-up black-and-white portrait of a middle-aged man, mouth slightly open and furrowing his brows

Alex/Reduction Print

Chuck Close

1993

Palmer Schoppe

1935

The Annual NRA Squirrel Hunt and BBQ, from the suite Two Weeks in August: 14 Rural Absurdities

The Annual NRA Squirrel Hunt and BBQ, from the suite Two Weeks in August: 14 Rural Absurdities

Tom Huck

1998

Silhouettes of soldiers whose figures are filled with abstract patterns, standing near a shelter

Appendix 137_120

Walid Raad

2018

Around the Fish

Around the Fish

Julien Alberts

1937

Atomic Fever #1

Atomic Fever #1

Irving Amen

ca. 1950–55

Atomic Fever #2

Atomic Fever #2

Irving Amen

ca. 1950–55

Attendant Enters Chamber, from the series Life Without Germs, for Life Magazine

Attendant Enters Chamber, from the series Life Without Germs, for Life Magazine

W. Eugene Smith

ca. 1949

Head and torso of child with pacifier surrounded by birds and small airplanes at center of room

Baby with Airplanes and Birds

Seymour Rosofsky

1969

The Bacchanale, from the series The War

The Bacchanale, from the series The War

George Wesley Bellows

1918

A person with wide eyes and toothy grin and, in background, a floating hairpiece, figure, and sun

The Bald Knight

Andrea Muta-Ali

1998

Kingsley Parker

1986

Black-and-white photo of police officer, their face reflected in a mirror, facing seated woman

Battered Woman and Cop, Philadelphia, PA

Donna Ferrato

1986

Abstract print that is black in lower two-thirds, with white at top showing through craggy lines

Diane Thodos

2004

Chick in Germless Jar, from the series Life Without Germs, for Life Magazine

Chick in Germless Jar, from the series Life Without Germs, for Life Magazine

W. Eugene Smith

ca. 1949

Interior scene with cartoon-like figures of nude woman and monstrous figures below devouring cloth

Children Eating Tablecloth

Seymour Rosofsky

1969

The Cigarette, from the series The War

The Cigarette, from the series The War

George Wesley Bellows

1918

Carl Hoeckner

1934

Conneticut Yankee Farmer

Conneticut Yankee Farmer

Steven Dohanas

ca.1930

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