Kerry James Marshall, 7am Sunday Morning, 2003. Acrylic on unstretched canvas. 120 x 216 in. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Joseph and Jory Shapiro Fund by exchange. Photo: Michal Raz-Russo, © MCA Chicago.

Kerry James Marshall, Bang, 1994. Acrylic and oil on unstretched canvas. 103 x 114 in. The Progressive Corporation. Photo courtesy of the Progressive Corporation.

Kerry James Marshall, Untitled (Blot), 2014. Acrylic on PVC panel. 84 x 119 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. Rennie Collection, Vancouver, Canada. Image courtesy of the artist and David Zwirner, London.

Kerry James Marshall, A Portrait of the Artist as a Shadow of His Former Self, 1980. Egg tempera on paper. 8 x 6.5 in. Photo: Matthew Fried, © MCA Chicago.

Kerry James Marshall, Beauty Examined (detail), 1993. Courtesy of Charles and Nancy Adams-Sims. Photo: Matthew Fried, © MCA Chicago.

Kerry James Marshall. Photo: Cameron Wittig, courtesy Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.

Kerry James Marshall, Untitled, 2009. Acrylic on PVC panel. 61 1/8 x 72 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. Yale University Art Gallery, Purchased with the Janet and Simeon Braguin Fund and a gift from Jacqueline L. Bradley, B.A. 1979.

Kerry James Marshall, Untitled (Mirror Girl), 2014. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, gift of Marshall Field’s by exchange. Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago.

Kerry James Marshall, Scout (Girl), 1995. Acrylic, collage, and mixed media on board. 36 x 36 in. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, gift of the Susan and Lewis Manilow Collection of Chicago Artists. © 1995 Kerry James Marshall. Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago.

Kerry James Marshall, The Academy, 2012. Collection of Dr. Daniel S. Berger. © Kerry James Marshall. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.

Kerry James Marshall, Untitled, 2008. Acrylic on fiberglass. 79 x 115 1⁄4 in. Private collection, courtesy Segalot, New York. © Kerry James Marshall. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.

Kerry James Marshall, Untitled (Painter), 2009. Acrylic on PVC panel. 44 5/8 x 43 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, gift of Katherine S. Schamberg by exchange. © 2009 Kerry James Marshall. Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago.

Kerry James Marshall, Rythm Mastr, 1999–present. Courtesy of the artist.