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

Chair (Kiti Cha Enzi)
Swahili Lamu, Kenya Eastern and Southern Africa

Qur'an Stand (Marufaa)
Swahili Kenya Eastern and Southern Africa

Qur'an Stand (Marufaa)
Swahili Kenya Eastern and Southern Africa

Qur'an Stand (Marufaa)
Swahili Kenya Eastern and Southern Africa

Ear Plugs
Swahili Probably Lamu or Pate Island, Kenya Eastern and Southern Africa

Tray (Chano)
Probably by Mohammed Kijumwa (c. 1855-1945) Swahili; Lamu, Kenya Eastern and Southern Africa

Hat (Kofia ya Kiua)
Swahili Zanzibar, Tanzania, or Lamu, Kenya

Self-Portrait
Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909)

Martin Vanden Bogaert Desjardins
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

Remembrance of Italy
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875) printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907) published by Cadart et Chavalier, Editeurs (French, 1801-1900)

Priest and Boy
Lawrence Carmichael Earle American, 1845-1921

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891)

Fishing Craft near the Cliffs at Collioure
Adolphe Appian French, 1818-1898

Interior of St. Mark's, Venice
David Dalhoff Neal (American, 1838–1915)

Nighthawks
Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967)

Lion (One of a Pair, South Pedestal)
Edward Kemeys (American, 1843–1907) American Bronze Founding Company (American, founded 1886) Chicago

American Gothic
Grant Wood (American, 1891–1942)

The Fall of the Giants
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673

It Rocks but is Not Sunk
Charles Meryon French, 1821-1868

Souvenir of Tuscany
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot French, 1796-1875