Modern & Contemporary

two african american figures, a man and a woman, at a kitchen table

Carrie Mae Weems, American (b. 1953), Untitled (detail), 1990, from the 鈥淜itchen Table鈥 series, gelatin silver print, 19 x 19 inches composition, Purchase with The Carnegie Fund, CU Art Museum, 精品SM在线影片, 95.05.12, Photo: Aaron Hoffman, 漏Carrie Mae Weems,听CU Art Museum, 精品SM在线影片

print with two sections, on the right there are two women falling into a river, on the left there are two african american soldiers in front of a firing squad

Lorna Simpson, American (b. 1960), Suspended (The suicide of two young girls), 1995, laser print on felt, 8 x 12 1/2 inches composition, Gift of Polly and Mark Addison to the Polly and Mark Addison Collection, CU Art Museum, 精品SM在线影片, 2001.04, Photo: Jeff Wells, 漏 Lorna Simpson

drawing of a woman on her knees

Diego Rivera, Mexican (1886鈥1957), Figure on Knees听(detail), 1934, watercolor on rice paper, 11 x 15 1/2 inches. Gift of John M. Stratton of New York, CU Art Museum, 精品SM在线影片, 58.228. Photo: Jeff Wells,听漏 2017 Banco de M茅xico Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

stylized painting of a stack of logs

Marsden Hartley, American (1877 鈥 1943), Log Jam (Backwaters Up Millinocket Way No. 3), 1939 鈥 1940, oil paint on Masonite, 32 x 38 x 2 inches framed, Purchased from Raul Rosenberg & Co., New York, CU Art Museum, 精品SM在线影片, 57.153, Photo: Jeff Wells, 漏 CU Art Museum, 精品SM在线影片

painting with gold and white flowers

Margaret Evangeline, American (b. 1943), Sebastian Saint Camellia听(detail), 2011, oil paint on canvas, 60 x 60 inches. Gift of Ann Tanenbaum, CU Art Museum, 精品SM在线影片, 2011.17. Photo: Jeff Wells, 漏 Margaret Evangeline.

loose drawing of a woman's torso and head

Richard Diebenkorn, American (1922鈥1993), Study of Resting Woman听(detail), 1959, graphite pencil on paper, 11 7/8 x 8 5/8 inches. Purchase from the Artist, CU Art Museum, 精品SM在线影片, 59.247. Photo: Jeff Wells, 漏 Richard Diebenkorn Estate.

Our globally diverse collection of modern and contemporary art encompasses drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, photography, video and digital media. Among the highlights are paintings by Elizabeth Murray and Marsden Hartley, and minimalist sculptures by Sol LeWitt and Jackie Winsor.

Our contemporary ceramic collection reveals how today鈥檚 artists respond to the global history of ceramic materials and techniques. Major works by Graham Marks, Jean-Pierre LaRocque, Annabeth Rosen, Peter Voulkos and Betty Woodman demonstrate how contemporary ceramicists extend the traditional boundaries of material and form.

Our collection of modern art includes 19th-century photography that highlights the convergence of science and art in the modern development of photographic techniques and processes such as daguerreotype, tintype and stereoscopic photography. Works in this collection provide an understanding of how photographers manipulate materials and subject matter in innovative and experimental ways.

Generous patrons Polly and Mark Addison have donated significant works to the CU Art Museum, forming , which runs the gamut of contemporary art forms including paintings, sculptures, works on paper, video and digital media.