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Wall Fountain Facing for a Wall Fountain
Made between 1800 and 1850
Persian, Qajar Dynasty
Molded glazed composite body with polychrome underglaze painted decoration
Gift of Mrs. Wilson W. Mills (54.194)
Man's Shirt
Made about 1860
Cheyenne, Native American, Plains Region
Buckskin, wool, ermine skin, human hair, glass beads, pigment
Founders Society Purchase with funds from Flint Ink Corporation (1988.27)
Ben Shahn, Bookshop: Hebrew Books, Holy Day Books Bookshop: Hebrew Books, Holy Day Books
Made in 1953
Ben Shahn, American, 1898-1969
Tempera on wood panel
Gift of John S. Newberry (55.1)
© Estate of Ben Shahn/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
The Piper
Made in 1953
Hughie Lee-Smith, American, 1915-1999
Oil on composition board
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Winkelman (66.391)
Art © Estate of Hughie Lee-Smith /Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Quilting Time
Made in 1986
Romare Bearden, American, 1914-1988
Mosaic tesserae mounted on plywood
Founders Society Purchase with funds from the Detroit Edison Company (1986.41)
© Romare Bearden Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
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