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About the Collection

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Collection Information

The Museum of Modern Art. “Andrea Fraser. 2016 in Museums, Money, and Politics. 2018 | MoMA.” Accessed May 10, 2022. https://www.moma.org/collection/works/404603.

The Museum of Modern Art. “Carmen Herrera. Equilibrio. 2017 | MoMA.” Accessed May 10, 2022. https://www.moma.org/collection/works/284741.

The Museum of Modern Art. “Chéri Samba. Water Problem. 2004 | MoMA.” Accessed May 10, 2022. https://www.moma.org/collection/works/296571.

The Museum of Modern Art. “Chris Ofili. Embah. 2017 | MoMA.” Accessed May 10, 2022. https://www.moma.org/collection/works/273648.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Frank Stella | Untitled (Kufa Gate Shape).” Accessed May 10, 2022. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/761207.

The Museum of Modern Art. “Fred Tomaselli. Bird Blast. 1997 | MoMA.” Accessed May 10, 2022. https://www.moma.org/collection/works/80180.

The Museum of Modern Art. “Glen Baldridge. Dream Burner from Pulled in Brooklyn. 2019 | MoMA.” Accessed May 10, 2022. https://www.moma.org/collection/works/404608.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Irene Rice Pereira | Daybreak.” Accessed May 10, 2022. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/488842.

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