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Artists›Terry Allen

Terry Allen

American, 1943

WA-00022759

Wichita, KS, USA

DrawingPerformance Art

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None documented

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ1279401

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/120
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/terry-allen
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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Art Institute of Chicago The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (28)

Palabros Malos

1989 · Color lithograph on cream wove paper

95 × 76.2 cm (37 7/16 × 30 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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The Prisoner Song

1984 · Graphite and colored pencil on paper, oil, lead strips, gum, Plexiglas, nails, graphites, feather, and hair on lead sheet

H. 46 1/2 × W. 46 1/2 × D. 3 in. (118.1 × 118.1 × 7.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Angel Whispers, No. VIII

1982 · Color lithograph and photolithograph in gray, red, black, yellow on ivory wove paper

55.8 × 76.2 cm (22 × 30 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Debris from the Text — G

1981 · Lithograph in green-gray, black, red, blue and green on ivory wove paper

76.8 × 59.7 cm (30 1/4 × 23 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Debris from the Text — N

1981 · Lithograph in green-gray, red, blue, green, tan, and black on ivory wove paper

76.8 × 59.7 cm (30 1/4 × 23 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Debris from the Text — I

1981 · Lithograph in green-gray, black, red, blue, and green on ivory wove paper

76.8 × 59.7 cm (30 1/4 × 23 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Debris from the Text — R

1981 · Lithograph in gray-green, red, green, black, and blue on ivory wove paper

76.8 × 59.7 cm (30 1/4 × 23 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ancient Egypt as a Possible Explanation for Modern Weather

1976 · Mixed media on tan wove paper

57.4 × 72.5 cm (22 5/8 × 28 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portfolio Box

1976 · Offset print on card

23.4 × 23.4 × 3.9 cm (9 1/4 × 9 1/4 × 1 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bed with Ditch

1976 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

32.2 × 32.1 cm (12 11/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pillow in the Mountains II, from Juarez

1976 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

32.2 × 32.1 cm (12 11/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Colophon page, from Juarez

1976 · Lithograph on white wove paper

32.2 × 32.1 cm (12 11/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bed with Heart, from Juarez

1976 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

32.2 × 32.1 cm (12 11/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ditch with Heart, from Juarez

1976 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

32.2 × 32.1 cm (12 11/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pillow in the Mountains, from Juarez

1976 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

32.2 × 32.1 cm (12 11/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Room with Horns, from Juarez

1976 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

32.2 × 32.1 cm (12 11/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Simple Story, from Juarez

1976 · Lithograph on white wove paper

32.2 × 32.1 cm (12 11/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Characters, from Juarez

1976 · Lithograph on white wove paper

32.2 × 32.1 cm (12 11/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Title Page, from Juarez

1976 · Lithograph on white wove paper

32.2 × 32.1 cm (12 11/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Juarez

1976 · LP recording in shrink-wrapped sleeve

Art Institute of Chicago

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Juarez

1976 · Illustrated book with six lithographs, one with glitter additions

page 12 5/8 x 12 9/16" (32.1 x 32 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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DITCH WITH HEART (plate, folio 8) from JUAREZ

1975

irreg. composition 12 1/8 x 12 1/4" (30.8 x 31.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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ROOM WITH HORNS (plate, folio 5) from JUAREZ

1975 · Lithograph, offset printed in color with glitter additions

irreg. composition 12 1/16 x 12 1/8" (30.7 x 30.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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PILLOW IN THE MOUNTAINS (plate, folio 4) from JUAREZ

1975

irreg. composition 12 3/16 x 12 1/4" (31 x 31.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

28 published of 35 catalogued · 21 with image

Art Institute Chicago
20 published20 img
MoMA
7 publishedof 14 catalogued1 img
The Met
1 published

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Art Institute of Chicago The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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New York · 1977