Norman Akers, All Things Connected, 2007, Five-color lithograph printed on white Somerset paper, Courtesy of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.

Jonathan Anderson, Cultivation (no.4), 2009, Oil on birch panel,

Duke Appleton, Ta-Keh/Rock Town Plebo district, 2011, Acrylic on cardboard,

Duke Appleton, Kings & Queens, Oldest Congo Town, 2011,

Gwendolyn Aqui, Jazzy Drummer, Mixed media on canvas,

Louisiana Bendolph, Still Have Joy/Tears of Pride, 2007, Aquatint/softground etching, Donated by the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies

Mary Lee Bendolph, Down the Road, 2007, Aquatint/softground etching, Donated by the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies

Loretta Bennett, Yellow Jack, 2007, Aquatingt/softground etching, Donated by the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies

Doug Beube, Masked Language, 2011, Altered dictionary,

Dawoud Bey, Jason, 2003, Pigmented inkjet print with text,

Peggy Blood, African Land, 2003, Oil on canvas, Courtesy of the artist, Savannah, Georgia

Bernard Brooks, Family Origin, Mixed media on canvas,

Griffith Davis, Cuttington College near Suakoko, 1950, Archival pigment copy print from original photograph, Courtesy of Griffith J. Davis Family Collection, New York, New York

Griffith Davis, Form of transportation across a river in Liberia, 1950-1953, Archival pigment print from original photograph, Courtesy of Griffith J. Davis Family Collection, New York, New York

Griffith Davis, Crude rubber being loaded at the Port of Monrovia for the transshipment to the United States under the Point 4 Program, 1950-1953, Archival pigment copy print from original photograph, Courtesy of Griffith J. Davis Family Collection, New York, New York

Griffith Davis, Iron ore train coming down the road from Bomi Hills Mine, 1950, Archival pigment copy print from original photograph, Courtesy of Griffith J. Davis Family Collection, New York, New York

Lilya Dear, Big Tree, 2007, Acrylic on embossed paper,

Lilya Dear, Procession II, 2005, Acrylic on embossed paper,

Wilson Fallah, Peace is Good, 2011, Oil on canvas,

Mary Fisher, Amazing Grace, Fiber art,

Augustine Fokoe, Kissi Town, 2011, Oil on canvas,

Inga Frick, Americana, 2011, Mixed media on board,

Geneka Gibson, Market Day in Juokpo, 2011, Oil and enamel on canvas,

Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Shango 1, 2010, Gum Arabic lithography, stenciling, linoleum printing, stamping, and acrylic,

Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Afro Wii 4, 2010, Gum Arabic lithography, stenciling, linoleum pinting, stamping, and acrylic,

Lonnie Graham, Thompson Avenue, Eatonville, FL, June 2003, 2003, Pigmented inkjet print,

Charly Heavenrich, River's Journey, color photograph,

Charly Heavenrich, Kiwi Colors, Color photograph,

Charly Heavenrich, Cloud Burst, Color photograph,

Charly Heavenrich, Travertine Cascade, Color photograph,

Sean Hennessey, Beacon, 2010, Glass, concrete and steel,

Sean Hennessey, The Measure of Value, 2010, Glass, concrete and steel,

Randell Henry, Man with a Mask, 2006, Mixed media collage on canvas,

Randell Henry, Waking Dreams, 2006, Mixed media collage on canvas,

Miatta Kawinzi, Between a Heated Fissure & an Illuminated Rock, 2009, Acrylic on board,

Jallah Kollie, Meal Preparation, 2011, Fiberglass resin on hardboard,

Jallah Kollie, Harvest Day, 2011, Fiberglass resin on hardboard,

Leslie Lumeh, Providence Baptist Church, 2009, Oil on canvas,

Leslie Lumeh, Les Amis, 2010, Oil on canvas,

Leslie Lumeh, Departure Time, 2010, Acrylic on canvas,

Susan Madacsi, Confectioner's Flag, 2011, Forged fabricated steel, enamel and wax,

Mario Martinez, The Desert, the Yaquis and NYC, 2007, Seven-color lithograph printed on soft white Somerset satin paper, Courtesy of Art in Embassies, Washington, DC

Fritz Massaquoi, Seascape, 2010, Acrylic, foil and model paste on canvas,

Fritz Massaquoi, Untitiled, 2011, Acrylic, ink and model paste on canvas,

Larry McNeil, First Light, Winter Solstice, 2007, Six-color lithograph printed on white Somerset satin paper, Courtesy of Art in Embassies, Washington, DC

Michael Mitchell, Market Day, 2011, Oil on canvas,

Alison Moritsugu, Upland, 2005, Oil on 53 dogwood and redbud sections,

Michelle Peterson-Albandoz, Digital Wood Construction, 2011, Reclaimed wood and mixed media,

Loretta Pettway, Bricklayer, 2007, Aquatint/softground etching, Donated by the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies

Michael Platt, Live Singing and with Song, 2010, Oil based monoprint,

Warren Seelig, Untitled, 2011, Colored translucent architectural messh and stainless steel frame, spoke and axles,

Al Smith, Practice of a DC Hand Dancer #4, 2010, Digital print,

Frank Smith, Square Blues Variation (Amsterdam Pete's Boogie Woogie, 2010-2011, Acrylic and denim appliqued, embroidered, pieced, painted and sewn on canvas,

Jaune Smith, We Are All Knots in the Great Net of Life, 2007, Five-color lithograph printed on white Somerset satin paper, Courtesy of Art in Embassies, Washington, DC

Lisa Tubach, Blended Geographies, 2002, Oil on canvas,

Hawa Ware, Love of Liberty, 2011, Oil on canvas,

Marie Watt, Blanket Series: Continuum (Book I / Book III), 2007, Six-color lithograph printed on natural Sekishu on white Arches paper, Courtesy of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.

Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled, from the Eatonville Series, 2003, Pigmented inkjet print with text,

Joyce Wellman, Melody Passage, 2009, Acrylic on canvas,

Fato Wheremongar, Old Monkey Bridge, 2011, Oil on canvas,

Fato Wheremongar, Palm Nuts, 2011, Oil on canvas,

Fato Wheremongar, Doom Fish Hunter, 2011, Oil on canvas,

Fato Wheremongar, Zoe Fishing Land, 2011, Oil on canvas,

Deborah Willis, View from Pulpit, Eatonville, FL, 2003, Pigmented inkjet print,

David Wolobah, Firestone on my Mind, 2011, Oil on canvas,

David Wolobah, Awaiting Customers, 2011, Oil on canvas,

David Wolobah, Agricultural Value, 2011, Oil on canvas,

Melanie Yazzie, Our Families, 2010, Acrylic on canvas,

Village Scene, 2011, Popline and batten (sponge),

Exchange of Gifts, 2011, Popline and batten (sponge),

Coffee Tree, 2011, Popline and batten (sponge),

Whig Rose, 2011, Popline and batten (sponge),

Wall-mounted Plexiglas case, Plexi and wood,