Fig. 5. Ellen Gallagher, Ecstatic Draught of Fishes (2019). Oil, pigment, palladium, and paper on canvas, 97.6 × 79.5 in (248.0 × 201.9 cm). © Ellen Gallagher. Photo: Thomas Lannes. Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian. More

Fig. 8. Map of Addison Terrace divided by areas and racial composition of each area. The areas were divided by the laundries (marked by the dots). Reproduced from Robert K. Merton, “Community Facilities at Addison Terrace,” 1947, Robert K. Merton Papers, 1928–2003, MS 1439, Box 207, folder 20 More

Fig. 1. Responses to questions 25 and 26, redrawn from Merton, “Addison Terrace Code Book,” 1947, Robert K. Merton Papers, 1928–2003, MS 1439, Box 207, folders 10–11, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University. More

Fig. 2. The “eureka” moment from PJS, “Table D-10. Attitude toward ‘Other Race’ (Index),” in “Outline Memo on Friendship—Section D: Factors Influencing the Selection of Friends,” July 1948, Robert K. Merton Papers, 1928–2003, MS 1439, Box 209, folder 4, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia More

. Similarly, a blank sheet of paper may be infused with the energetic potential of the unfulfilled, the unseen and the inexplicable. It attracts attention and yet goes beyond human perception. We look at it as if it were a mirror that had been painted over; thus we try to see an image or gain knowledge More