Käthe Kollwitz's The Mothers (Die Mütter), created between 1921 and 1923, is a woodcut print from her "War" (Krieg) portfolio. Inspired by the loss of her son in World War I, it depicts a group of mothers forming a protective barrier around their…
Booklet of the rights for African American voters in the US South and ways to evade voter suppression. The pages featured here are excerpt from various sections of the book. Page one details African American voting as it stood in 1957. Page 7…
In this oil painting, Criselda Vasquez reinterprets Grant Wood's iconic American Gothic by depicting her immigrant parents standing solemnly in front of a red van, holding the tools of their respective trades. The work highlights the dignity and…
A woodcut created by Käthe Kollwitz in 1921-1922 of two parents kneeled over in a deep agony over the loss of their child. The man is covering his face with his hand while holding a woman with his other arm. Both people are covered in darkness, with…
Orlan's "The Reincarnation of Saint Orlan" is a series of performances where she underwent plastic surgeries to alter her face, inspired by famous women in art. She did these surgeries in front of an audience to challenge beauty standards and explore…
An ink and watercolor watercolor illustration. A pale nude woman with long dark hair stands upon gray-blue waves with her arms outstretched. White seafoam surrounds her feet. She is smiling with her hand raised above her head and clenched in a fist.…