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The Clark Art Collection began more than ten years ago. It centers on the work of emerging Black and Brown artists in North America and beyond.

Thematically much of the collection speaks to issues of representation and collective memory, confronting systems of power, and recorded history, with constructed versions of race, ancestry, migration, gender, sexuality, and class that warrant contestation.

Many of the artists engage their work as visual and social activism, aiming to provoke viewers into civic participation, if not full-blown activism. Throughout the Clark Collection, history, politics, identity, and popular culture are disrupted by artists who create with eclectic materials in mediums spanning the visual arts.

The majority of the Clark Collection is on display in the Clarks’ private residences, with the exception of a few pieces — most notably the portraits of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, which are on display in the National Portrait Gallery. These portraits were painted by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, respectively.

We hope you enjoy these pieces and encourage you to learn more about all of the art and artists you see here.
THE GALLERY
Black Boy Head

Black Boy Head

Post-Colonial Booty

Post-Colonial Booty

Teju

Teju

Meeting Du 16 Septembre 1902

Meeting Du 16 Septembre 1902

Ekoma Bongo Ibrahim Kebe

Ekoma Bongo Ibrahim Kebe

Icôno-Jérémié #18

Icôno-Jérémié #18

Icôno-Jérémié #25

Icôno-Jérémié #25

Icôno-Jérémié #13

Icôno-Jérémié #13

Icôno-Jérémié #23

Icôno-Jérémié #23

Icôno-Jérémié #16

Icôno-Jérémié #16

The Princess

The Princess

The Look

The Look

Self Portrait - At the River I Stand

Self Portrait - At the River I Stand

Resurrection Story with Patrons

Resurrection Story with Patrons

The Weight of Rejection

The Weight of Rejection

Obama’s Letter Opener

Obama’s Letter Opener

If This Exists, That Exists

If This Exists, That Exists

Him

Him

Mi Hermano

Mi Hermano

Lady Dior #3

Lady Dior #3

Madame Mama Bush

Madame Mama Bush

Untitled

Untitled

Sweet Earth Flying

Sweet Earth Flying

Run

Run

Fractal Sankofa

Fractal Sankofa

Bhekezakhe (Parktown)

Bhekezakhe (Parktown)

Buzani (Parktown)

Buzani (Parktown)

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Untitled

Untitled

Tingari #2896

Tingari #2896

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