Mercy’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Bedcover
Mercy Post (American, active early 19th century) Newport, Herkimer County, New York, United States

Sampler
Mercy Mackett (English, born c. 1973) London, England

Veranda Post (Òpó Ògògá)
Olowe of Ise (died 1938) Yòrùbá: Èkìtì; Ikere, Nigeria Coastal West Africa

One Room School House, Breathitt County, Kentucky
Marion Post Wolcott American, 1910–1990

The Scream
Edvard Munch Norwegian, 1863-1944

Tenant Farmer's Children, Younger One with Rickets from Malnutrition. Eroded Land the Result of Tobacco-Cotton Weevel. Wadesboro, North Carolina
Marion Post Wolcott American, 1910–1990

Baptism of members of Primitive Baptist Church, in Triplett Creek, Rowan County, near Morehead, Kentucky
Marion Post Wolcott American, 1910–1990

Nude with Cats
Pablo Picasso Spanish, active France, 1881-1973

Negro man entering a movie theatre by outside stairway "For Colored Only" in the Delta area, Belzoni, Mississippi
Marion Post Wolcott American, 1910–1990

Two Women on the Shore
Edvard Munch Norwegian, 1863-1944

Mr. R.B. Whitley in his general store, Wendell, North Carolina. (He also owns a cotton exchange, real estate and is president of the bank)
Marion Post Wolcott American, 1910–1990

The Home of the Heron
George Inness (American, 1825–1894)

Landscape (recto)
Marguerite Thompson Zorach (American, 1887–1968)

Jane Avril
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, 1864-1901

Early Morning, Tarpon Springs
George Inness (American, 1825–1894)

Noa noa (Fragrant)
Paul Gauguin French, 1848-1903

Flower Clouds
Odilon Redon French, 1840-1916

Sunset village, an FSA defense housing project, Radford, Virginia
Marion Post Wolcott American, 1910–1990

Taking a rest from hoeing cotton, on the Allen Plantation, Natchitoches, Louisiana; An FSA Co-op
Marion Post Wolcott American, 1910–1990

Two Couples in Booth at Juke Joint, Moorehaven, Florida
Marion Post Wolcott American, 1910–1990