Marwan (Syrian, active in Germany, 1934-2016), Kopf links gedreht [Head turned left], 1972. Watercolour and graphite on pape, 24 ¾ x 32 ½ in.
Fred Hampton, Mark Clark, December 4, 1969
These rebus-style Buddhist texts were made for illiterate people. Each picture, when sounded out in Japanese, would approximate the Classical Chinese syllables in which the sutra or hymn should be recited. More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/buddhist-texts-for-the-illiterate
William Blake (1757-1827), frontispiece for America a Prophecy, 1793, medium colour relief etching on wove paper, Harvard Art Museums.
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Still Life with Cheeses, Artichoke, and Cherries (1625) by Clara Peeters
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Pierre Bonnard
Bill Traylor, Black Cow, drawing on repurposed cardboard, ca. 1939-1942
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Swimmer (1866), John La Farge
John La Farge (American, 1835-1910), Swimmer, 1866. Watercolor, sheet: 12 13/16 × 11 1/8 in. Yale University Art Gallery
Martin Wong, The Clones of Bruce Lee, 1981