CORE 200 Project

1. “RACE” AGAINST TIME
Jacob Lawrence ◆ Kehinde Wiley ◆ Faith Ringgold
Three American artists challenging social norms
Mika Showiak
Curator

2. Jacob Lawrence
Escape
1967
Brush and ink, pen and ink, crayon, and pencil on paper
Dimensions: 22 x 29 1⁄2 inches
Jacob Lawrence. 1967. Escape.
Place: Smithsonian American Art Museum;
Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection, 2014
Accessed 10/28/2022, https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/escape-14373.

3. Jacob Lawrence
Confrontation on the Bridge
1975
Screenprint on paper
Dimensions: 20 x 26 inches
Jacob Lawrence. 1975. Confrontation on the Bridge.
Place: Smithsonian American Art Museum – Not on view;
Gift of Faye Davidson and Robert Davidson, Jr. in honor of Virginia Mecklenburg, for her many years of service.
Accessed 10/28/2022, https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/library-14376.

4. Jacob Lawrence
The Library
1960
Tempera on fiberboard
Dimensions: 24 x 29 7⁄8 inches
Jacob Lawrence. 1960. The Library.
Place: Smithsonian American Art Museum;
Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.,
Accessed 10/29/2022, https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/library-14376

5. Jacob Lawrence
Dreams No. 2
1965
Tempera on fiberboard
Dimensions: 35 3⁄4 x 24 inches
Jacob Lawrence. 1965. Dreams No. 2.
Place: Smithsonian American Art Museum; Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation.
Accessed 10/29/2022, https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/dreams-no-2-14372

6. Kehinde Wiley
Saint John the Baptist
2014
22k gold leaf and oil paint on wood panel with metal
Dimensions: 40 × 24 × 4 1/8 inches (overall – framed)
Kehinde Wiley. 2014. Saint John the Baptist
Place: Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture,
Gift of The Martin Z. Margulies Foundation, Miami, FL.
Accessed 10/29/2022, https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2017.105?

7. Kehinde Wiley
Kanye West
2015
Bronze
Dimensions: 23 1/5 × 18 9/10 × 13 inches
Kehinde Wiley. 2015. Kanye West.
Place: Stephen Freidman Gallery, London
Accessed 10/29/2022, https://www.stephenfriedman.com/exhibitions/

8. Kehinde Wiley
Saint Adelaide
2014
Stained glass
Dimensions: 96 x 43.5 inches
Kehinde Wiley. 2014. Saint Adelaide
Place: Kehinde Wiley Studio, Brooklyn, NY.
Accessed 10/29/2022, https://kehindewiley.com/works/stained-glass/

9. Kehinde Wiley
Casey Riley
2013
Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 48 x 36 inches
Kehinde Wiley. 2013. Casey Riley
Place: Kehinde Wiley Studio, Brooklyn, NY.
Accessed 10/29/2022, https://kehindewiley.com/works/selected-work-2013/

10. Faith Ringgold
The American People Series #20: Die
1967
Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 72 x 144 inches
Faith Ringgold. 1967.. The American People Series #20: Die
Place: Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Accessed 10/30/2022, https://www.faithringgold.com/portfolio/

11. Faith Ringgold
The American People Series #18: The Flag is Bleeding
1967
Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 72 x 96 inches
Faith Ringgold. 1967. The American People Series #18: The Flag is Bleeding
Place: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Accessed 10/30/2022, https://www.faithringgold.com/portfolio/

12. Faith Ringgold
The American People Series #19: US Postage Commemorating the Advent of Black Power
1967
Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 72 x 96 inches
Faith Ringgold. 1967. The American People Series #19: US Postage Commemorating the Advent of Black Power
Place: Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London
Accessed 10/30/2022, https://www.faithringgold.com/portfolio/

13. Faith Ringgold
The American People Series #4: The Civil Rights Triangle
1963
Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 36 x 42 inches
Faith Ringgold. 1963. The American People Series #4: The Civil Rights Triangle
Place: Glenstone Museum, Maryland
Accessed 10/30/2022, https://www.faithringgold.com/portfolio/

14. Bibliography
Ringgold, Faith. The American People Series #4: The Civil Rights Triangle
1963. Glenstone Museum, Maryland
Accessed 10/30/2022, https://www.faithringgold.com/portfolio/
Ringgold, Faith. The American People Series #18: The Flag is Bleeding
1967. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Accessed 10/30/2022, https://www.faithringgold.com/portfolio/
Lawrence, Jacob. Escape.
1967. Smithsonian American Art Museum; Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection.
Accessed 10/28/2022, https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/escape-14373.
Lawrence, Jacob. Confrontation on the Bridge.
1975. Smithsonian American Art Museum; Gift of Faye Davidson and Robert Davidson, Jr. in honor of Virginia Mecklenburg, for her many
years of service.
Accessed 10/28/2022, https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/confrontation-bridge-118633
Lawrence, Jacob. The Library.
1960, Smithsonian American Art Museum; Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Accessed 10/29/2022, https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/library-14376
Lawrence, Jacob. Dreams No. 2.
1965. Smithsonian American Art Museum; Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation.
Accessed 10/29/2022, https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/dreams-no-2-14372

15. Bibliography
Wiley, Kehinde. Saint John the Baptist.
2014. Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture,
Gift of The Martin Z. Margulies Foundation, Miami, FL.
Accessed 10/29/2022, https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2017.105?
Wiley, Kehinde. Saint Adelaide.
2014. Kehinde Wiley Studio, Brooklyn, NY.
Accessed 10/29/2022, https://kehindewiley.com/works/stained-glass/
Wiley, Kehinde. Kanye West.
2015. Stephen Friedman Gallery.
Accessed 10/30/2022. https;//www.stephenfreidman.com/exhibitions/
Ringgold, Faith. The American People Series #19: US Postage Commemorating the Advent of Black Power
1967. Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London
Accessed 10/30/2022, https://www.faithringgold.com/portfolio/
Ringgold, Faith. The American People Series #20: Die
1967. Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Accessed 10/31/2022, https://www.faithringgold.com/portfolio/
Wiley, Kehinde. Casey Riley.
2013. Kehinde Wiley Studio, Brooklyn, NY.
Accessed 10/29/2022, https://kehindewiley.com/works/selected-work-2013/