Gay’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.

Aaron & Me
Gay Block American, born 1942

The Commode
Walter Gay (American, 1856–1937)

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849

House for Mr. S.W. Allerton, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: West Elevation
Henry Lord Gay American, 1844-1921

House for Mr. S.W. Allerton, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: South Elevation
Henry Lord Gay American, 1844-1921

Lake Chuzenji, Nikko (Nikko Chuzenjiko)
Kawase Hasui 川瀬 巴水 Japanese, 1883-1957

Portrait of Mary Block
Ivan Albright (American, 1897–1983)

Mouchoirs D'Instruction Militarie No. 1 (Handkerchief)
Designed and engraved by Alexandre Buquet (French, 1802–1865) Manufactured by E. Renault France, Rouen

Panel (Furnishing Fabric)
Printed at Bannister Hall Print Works (English, active 1799-1840) Preston, Lancashire, England

Panel
Printed at Bannister Hall Print Works (English, active 1799-1840) Preston, Lancashire, England

The actors Ichikawa Omezo I (R) as Tomita Hyotaro and Otani Oniji III (L) as Kawashima Jibugoro
Toshusai Sharaku 東洲斎 写楽 Japanese, active 1794-95 Publisher: Tsutaya Juzaburo Japanese, 1748-1797

Sharecropper
Elizabeth Catlett American, active in Mexico, 1915-2012

Panel (Furnishing Fabric)
Printed at Bannister Hall Print Works (English, active 1799-1840) Preston, Lancashire, England

Mahatma Gandhi (Bapuji) on the Dandi March
Nandalal Bose Indian, 1882-1966

Whaling off the Coast of the Goto Islands (Goto kujira tsuki), from the series "One Thousand Pictures of the Ocean (Chie no umi)"
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849

Fishing Boats at Choshi in Shimosa (Soshu Choshi) from the series "One Thousand Pictures of the Ocean (Chie no umi)"
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849

Gay is NOT OK
Hunter Reynolds American, 1959-2022

Les Fruits D'Afrique (The Fruits of Africa)
Designed by Raoul Dufy (French, 1877–1953) Produced by Bianchini Férier, founded 1888 Tournon, France

Keys to the Coop
Kara Walker American, born 1969

Copy of the Goods of Montpellier
France