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Man and Challenge
1969 · Acrylic on canvas
59 1/2 x 71 3/8 in. (151.1 x 181.3 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Neil Jenney
1945
WA-00005485
Painting
Representation
None documented
9
Institutional Exhibitions
2
Works in Collection
36
Assets Indexed
4
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
70%
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Authority Records (2)
Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Contemporary Works from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1989–1990
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Contemporary Works from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1987–1988
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Contemporary Works from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1986–1987
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Installation of Painting and Sculpture Department
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985
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Reinstallation of the Contemporary Galleries
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985
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An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1984
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Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1978
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Selections from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1978
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76 Jefferson
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1975
Field Verification (4 fields)
1 cross-verified · 3 single-source
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%
- BiographyGallery Gagosian· 80%
- LocationGallery Generic· 72%
Source Registry (3)
- GagosianTier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
- Christies-ArtsyTier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Artworks (2)
Artwork sources (3)
2 published of 9 catalogued · 7 with image
- Cleveland Museum of Art1 published
- The Met1 published
- + 1 more source · 7 catalogued, not yet published
Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)
1 entries · 1 sources
- 1968 · Cleveland · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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Images
15 assets
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Relationships
3Institutional
Representation & Collections
In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
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Background
Education
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Visual Arts
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