Works by Asian American Artists from the Collection

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an image of flowers in the middle of a circle on a white background with pink and green leaves
Flowers VI
Artwork: Ruth Asawa said "an artist must be technically competent to create the vision that he sees and the artist must be self-sufficient, earning a living from his artistic expressions . . . It is the responsibility of the artist in his artistic voice to challenge society, to influence its culture, to shape its future." [Ruth Asawa, "Flowers VI," 1965, lithograph (stone) in red, green and violet, Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith] #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
a black and white photo of a woman laying on top of a pile of rocks
Nude
Artwork: Ruth Asawa, "Nude," 1965, lithograph (stone) in black on Copperplate Deluxe paper, Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
a man holding a baby in his arms
Artwork: Chan Chao, "Aung Ko with Yan Naing," Burma: Something Went Wrong (series), May 1997, chromogenic print #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
an abstract painting with different colors and shapes
Night Lights
Artwork: Ansei Uchima, "Night Lights," 1957, color woodcut, Rosenwald Collection #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
an abstract painting with red, grey and white colors on it's surface is shown in the foreground
In Black Space
Artwork: Norio Azuma, "In Black Space," color serigraph, Rosenwald Collection #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
three different types of objects on a brown background, one with a white sign and the other black
Worldly Spirit
Artist Ming Wang fled from Japanese-occupied China in 1939 at age 18 and emigrated to the United States in 1951. Wang set up a frame shop in Washington DC, and there began making art that combined traditional Chinese calligraphy with unconventional materials and themes. Ming Wang, "Worldly Spirit," 1976, color woodcut on Japanese paper, Gift of Jacob Kainen #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
a black and white photo with dots on it's surface, in the middle of an image
Verse – Space M-IV
Artwork: Keiko Hara, Craig Cornwall, "Verse – Space M-IV," 2006, color lithograph with hand additions on wove paper, Gift of Ainslie and Keith Peoples in memory of Barbara Frost Harkness #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
an ink drawing of two people in front of a mirror with words written on it
The Vogels
Artwork: Martin Wong, "The Vogels," 1985, black ballpoint pen on wove paper, Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
an image of a landscape with birds flying over it
Bay at Sunrise
Artwork: Dong M. Kingman, "Bay at Sunrise," 1940, lithograph, Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
a black and white drawing of a person with a rabbit's head in front of a maze
Untitled
Artwork: Anne Chu, "Untitled," 1995, printed letterpress on Somerset paper, Gift of Werner H. and Sarah-Ann Kramarsky #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
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a large circular sculpture sitting on top of a marble floor in an empty room with no people
Latitude New York City
Artwork: Maya Lin, "Latitude New York City," 2013, Vermont Darby marble, Gift of Louise and Leonard Riggio #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
an art work with many different shapes and sizes on it's white paper background
See
Artwork: Ray Yoshida was a Chicago-based artist who taught at the Art Institute of Chicago for years, influencing many artists. [Ray Yoshida, "See," 1995, color lithograph on buff wove paper, Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy] #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
a black and white photo of a man with his face painted like a starburst
Umakichi
Artwork: In February 1942, Ruth Asawa's father Umakichi, a 60 year-old farmer who had been living in the United States for forty years, was arrested by FBI agents and taken to a camp in New Mexico. The family did not see him for almost two years. [Ruth Asawa, "Umakichi," 1965, lithograph (stone) in black on white Arches paper, Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith] #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
a black and white drawing of a chair in the middle of a circular pattern on paper
Chair
Artwork: "A child can learn something about color, about design, and about observing objects in nature. If you do that, you grow into a greater awareness of things around you. Art will make people better, more highly skilled in thinking ... It makes a person broader." [Ruth Asawa, "Chair," 1965, lithograph (stone) in black on Copperplate Deluxe paper, Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith] #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm