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
The Scream
Edvard Munch Norwegian, 1863-1944
One Room School House, Breathitt County, Kentucky
Marion Post Wolcott American, 1910–1990
Tenant Farmer's Children, Younger One with Rickets from Malnutrition. Eroded Land the Result of Tobacco-Cotton Weevel. Wadesboro, North Carolina
Baptism of members of Primitive Baptist Church, in Triplett Creek, Rowan County, near Morehead, Kentucky
Nude with Cats
Pablo Picasso Spanish, active France, 1881-1973
Two Women on the Shore
Negro man entering a movie theatre by outside stairway "For Colored Only" in the Delta area, Belzoni, Mississippi
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)
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
Noa noa (Fragrant)
Paul Gauguin French, 1848-1903
Flower Clouds
Odilon Redon French, 1840-1916
Sunset village, an FSA defense housing project, Radford, Virginia
Taking a rest from hoeing cotton, on the Allen Plantation, Natchitoches, Louisiana; An FSA Co-op
Interior with Pink Wallpaper I, plate five from Landscapes and Interiors
Edouard Vuillard (French, 1868-1940) printed by Auguste Clot (French, 1858-1936) published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867-1939)