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Born November 26, 1969 (age 56) • Stockton • California

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Kara Walker
Kara Walker: A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby
Kara Walker's black paper cutout silhouettes depicting figures in various poses are displayed on a curved white wall at The Broad Museum in Los Angeles.
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Shahzia Sikander
Shahzia Sikander
Pakistani-American artist
Robert Irwin: Getty Center's Central Garden
Robert Irwin
American painter and sculptor
Charles Alston
Charles Alston
American painter, sculptor, and illustrator
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Sargent Johnson
American artist
Lever #3, painted ponderosa pine by Martin Puryear, 1989; in the McKee Gallery, New York City. 8412 × 162 × 13 inches.
Martin Puryear
American sculptor
Kerry James Marshall
Kerry James Marshall
American artist
Wendy Red Star
Wendy Red Star
Apsáalooke photographer, sculptor, textile maker, and painter
Ana Mendieta
Ana Mendieta
Cuban-born artist
Kehinde Wiley smiling at the 2021 LACMA Art + Film Gala, wearing a black tuxedo jacket with blue floral embroidery and a black bow tie.
Kehinde Wiley
American artist
Smith, Tony: Throwback (1/3)
Tony Smith
American architect, sculptor, and painter
Audrey Flack
Audrey Flack
American painter and sculptor
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
Native American artist
Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly
American painter, sculptor, and printmaker
Julian Schnabel wearing yellow-tinted glasses and a dark shirt with a blue collar at the Oscar Luncheon in Los Angeles.
Julian Schnabel
American painter, printmaker, sculptor, and filmmaker
Lee Bontecou: Untitled
Lee Bontecou
American artist
Jeff Koons: Puppy
Jeff Koons
American artist
German artist Max Ernst stands indoors in a casual jacket with one hand on his hip, looking toward the camera, circa 1955 in France.
Max Ernst
German artist
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Sherrie Levine
American artist
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Charles Willson Peale
American painter
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Jay DeFeo
American painter, sculptor, and jewelry maker

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