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Narrative – art that tells a story (often based on myth, religion, history, or literature).

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Image of Prospector
Prospector

Chester Arnold
Artist book with hand carved rubber stamping
Artist Book

Image of Ghosts
Ghosts

Chester Arnold
Oil on linen
Painting

Image of Man with Wife
Man with Wife

Anthony Aziz (aka Anthony Aziz and Sammy Coucher)
Type C-print with fabric on paper
Photograph

Image of All Souls Surfs Up Green Thumb Buddha
All Souls Surfs Up Green Thumb Buddha

James Barsness
Acrylic collage on canvas
Mixed Media (2D)

Image of Circe Into Swine
Circe Into Swine

Romare Bearden
Serigraph on paper
Print

Image of Theater of War
Theater of War

David Best
Mixed media collage
Mixed Media (2D)

Image of Berlin
Berlin

David Best
Mixed media
Mixed Media (2D)

Image of Future Hope
Future Hope

David Best
Monoprint on handmade paper
Print

Image of Inferno
Inferno

Sandow Birk
Oil and acrylic on canvas
Painting

Image of A Partial View of the City of Rio de Janeiro (Confederacao Brasileira de Futebol)
A Partial View of the City of Rio de Janeiro (Confederacao Brasileira de Futebol)

Sandow Birk
Acrylic on canvas
Painting

Image of Insurrection from Depravities of War
Insurrection from Depravities of War

Sandow Birk
Woodcut on sekishu paper
Print

Image of Dante's Inferno
Dante's Inferno

Sandow Birk
Unbound book of black and white lithographs on paper
Print

Image of Purgatorio
Purgatorio

Sandow Birk
Oil and acrylic on canvas
Painting

Image of The Journey #1
The Journey #1

Joan Brown
Oil enamel on canvas
Painting

Image of Photograph of My Mother
Photograph of My Mother

Jim Campbell
Custom electronics, glass, plastic, and photograph
New Media

Image of Portrait of My Father
Portrait of My Father

Jim Campbell
Custom electronics, glass, plastic, and photograph
New Media

Image of Self Portrait (with Disturbances)
Self Portrait (with Disturbances)

Jim Campbell
Video monitor, camera, and custom electronics
Sculpture

Image of Every Creature Found
Every Creature Found

Squeak Carnwath
Color hard-ground, soft-ground, sugarlift and soap aquatint on paper
Print

Image of Fire and Striped Night
Fire and Striped Night

Squeak Carnwath
Oil and alkyd on canvas
Painting

Image of The Dutiful Son
The Dutiful Son

Robert Colescott
Oil on canvas
Painting

Image of Slow Time in Arcadia
Slow Time in Arcadia

Roy De Forest
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Painting

Image of Torso with Winged Headdress
Torso with Winged Headdress

Stephen DeStaebler
Stephen DeStaebler
Unique bronze with polychrome patina
Sculpture

Image of Macmillan
Macmillan

Brian Dettmer
Altered book
Sculpture

Image of Psychic
Psychic

James Doolin
Oil on canvas
Painting

Image of Bullet and Apple (from Seeing the Unseen) From the portfolio Seeing the Unseen
Bullet and Apple (from Seeing the Unseen) From the portfolio Seeing the Unseen

Harold Edgerton (aka Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton)
Dye transfer print on paper
Photograph

Image of Bullet Through Candle Flame
Bullet Through Candle Flame

Harold Edgerton (aka Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton)
Dye transfer print on paper
Photograph

Image of Pigeon Release From Hands
Pigeon Release From Hands

Harold Edgerton (aka Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton)
Dye transfer print on paper
Photograph

Image of Bullet Through Banana
Bullet Through Banana

Harold Edgerton (aka Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton)
Dye transfer print on paper
Photograph

Image of The New Renaissance
The New Renaissance

Llyn Foulkes
Oil, acrylic, wood, and recycled material on panel
Painting

Image of Melancolia (Sorrow's Refrain)
Melancolia (Sorrow's Refrain)

Chitra Ganesh
Lambda LightJet print on paper
Print

Image of Ark de Triumphe
Ark de Triumphe

David Gilhooly (aka David James Gilhooly)
Glazed ceramic
Sculpture

Image of The Count of Crumbs with a Chocolate Tongue
The Count of Crumbs with a Chocolate Tongue

David Gilhooly (aka David James Gilhooly)
Glazed ceramic
Sculpture

Image of Frog Fred Joins the Extinct Animals
Frog Fred Joins the Extinct Animals

David Gilhooly (aka David James Gilhooly)
Glazed ceramic
Sculpture

Image of Pistolitas de San Jose
Pistolitas de San Jose

Erin Goodwin-Guerrero
Mixed oil-based media on canvas
Painting

Image of Singing and Mending
Singing and Mending

Robert Gwathmey
Screenprint on paper
Print

Image of LORNA
LORNA

Lynn Hershman Leeson (aka Lynn Lester Hershman)
Interactive DVD installation
New Media

Image of Performance
Performance

F. Scott Hess
Oil on canvas
Painting

Image of On the Roof
On the Roof

F. Scott Hess
Oil on canvas
Painting

Image of Night Gardener's Escape
Night Gardener's Escape

F. Scott Hess
Oil and egg tempera on canvas
Painting

Image of Art Students and Copyists in the Louvre
Art Students and Copyists in the Louvre

Winslow Homer
Woodcut on paper
Print

Image of Moneda Tree
Moneda Tree

Karl Kasten
Vacuum formed collagraph on paper
Print

Image of Kachina
Kachina

Karl Kasten
Collagraph on paper
Print

Image of Agrigentum
Agrigentum

Karl Kasten
Collagraph on paper
Print

Image of Orange Tree
Orange Tree

Karl Kasten
Collagraph on paper
Print

Image of Glad Hand
Glad Hand

Karl Kasten
Collagraph on paper
Print

Image of Big Red
Big Red

Evri Kwong
Oil and ink on canvas
Painting

Image of Untitled (Barbie #64), from the series "Barbie"
Untitled (Barbie #64), from the series "Barbie"

David Levinthal
Vintage Polaroid Polacolor ER Land film on paper
Photograph

Image of Untitled (Barbie #16), from the series "Barbie"
Untitled (Barbie #16), from the series "Barbie"

David Levinthal
Vintage Polaroid Polacolor ER Land film on paper
Photograph

Image of Untitled (Barbie #8), from the series "Barbie"
Untitled (Barbie #8), from the series "Barbie"

David Levinthal
Vintage Polaroid Polacolor ER Land film on paper
Photograph

Image of Untitled (Barbie #42), from the series "Barbie"
Untitled (Barbie #42), from the series "Barbie"

David Levinthal
Vintage Polaroid Polacolor ER land film on paper
Photograph

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