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Artists›Jack Whitten

Jack Whitten

1939

WA-00003385

Abstract Art

Representation

None documented

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Publications Referenced

100%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ6115781

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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New Humans: Memories of the Future

New Museum

2026

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Untitled II

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

Field Verification (7 fields)

1 cross-verified · 6 single-source

Birth yearWikidata + Gallery· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Gallery· 92%
LocationGallery Hauser + Gallery· 80%
BiographyGallery Generic + Gallery· 72%
Primary mediumGallery· 60%
Profile imageGallery· 60%
Death yearGallery· 60%

Source Registry (5)

Kavi-Guptahttps://www.artsy.net/artist/jack-whitten
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/jack-whitten
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Hauser-Wirthhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/jack-whitten
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/6351
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Anton-Kern
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred60%

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Movement

Abstract Art

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Institutional

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago New Museum

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Artworks (17)

Atopolis: For Édouard Glissant

2014 · Acrylic on canvas, 8 panels

Overall 10' 4 1/2" × 20' 8 1/2" (316.2 × 631.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Lucy

2011 · Wood, stone, metal, paint, plastic, glass and clay

62 5/8 × 10 1/4 × 18 1/8 in., 135.9 lb. (159.1 × 26 × 46 cm, 61.6 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Radiator Drawing #1

2010 · Graphite on paper

Sheet: 19 1/2 × 27" (49.5 × 68.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Khee II

1978 · Acrylic on canvas

182.9 × 213.4 cm (72 × 84 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1977 · Collage of cut and pasted photocopied papers, with traces of incising, over white-out and graphite, on cream wove paper

Sight: 60.3 × 55.8 cm (23 3/4 × 22 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Rho I

1977 · acrylic on canvas

Unframed: 182.8 x 213.2 cm (71 15/16 x 83 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Liquid Space I

1976 · Acrylic slip on paper

20 5/8 x 20 5/8" (52.4 x 52.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Kappa I

1976 · Acrylic on canvas

6' 4" x 64" (193 x 162.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Delta Group II

1975 · Acrylic on canvas

51 1/16 × 88 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (129.7 × 223.8 × 3.8 cm) Crate (Travel crate/T Frame): 59 5/8 × 96 1/2 × 8 5/8 in. (151.4 × 245.1 × 21.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Siberian Salt Grinder

1974 · Acrylic on canvas

6' 8" x 50" (203.2 x 127 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Broken Spaces #5

1974 · Toner on paper

17 1/8 x 20 1/8" (43.5 x 51.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Broken Spaces #1

1974 · Toner on paper

17 1/8 x 22 1/4" (43.5 x 56.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1968 · Watercolor on paper

25 × 20 3/4" (63.5 × 52.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Two Heads #1

1968 · pastel on laid paper

Sheet: 29.2 x 50.2 cm (11 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.); Framed: 37.4 x 58.3 x 3.8 cm (14 3/4 x 22 15/16 x 1 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

NY Battle Ground

1967 · Oil on canvas

60 × 83 7/8" (152.4 × 213 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Homage To Malcolm

1965 · Wood, metal and paint

75 × 17 × 13 in. (190.5 × 43.2 × 33 cm) 42 lb. (19.1 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Untitled

1961 · woodcut on rice paper

Sheet: 63.5 x 24.1 cm (25 x 9 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

17 published of 26 catalogued · 20 with image

MoMA
9 publishedof 18 catalogued18 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
3 published
The Met
3 published
Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)

3 entries · 1 sources

Two Heads #1
1968 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Rho I
1977 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Untitled
1961 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Peers & Context49

Toyenco-exhibited John McHaleco-exhibited Hans Bellmerco-exhibited Jordan Wolfsonco-exhibited Cao Feico-exhibited Pamela Rosenkranzco-exhibited

Movements1

Abstract Art

Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago New Museum Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

New Museum

In collection

New Museum

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Auction house

Christie's

Background

Education

Tuskegee University

Visual Arts

Cooper Union

Visual Arts

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Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Exhibition New Humans: Memories of the Future

2026

Group Exhibition Untitled II

New York · 1971