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John Edward Dowell

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Some American Drawings: Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Works on Paper

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974

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Recent Acquisitions, 1968�1973

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1973

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Artworks (28)

WattsOS

Saskia's Dream

1981 · Lithograph with pastel additions

composition 24 1/16 x 13" (61.1 x 33.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Four Directions at Once for 14

1973 · Gouache and ink on black paper

27 1/2 x 19 3/4" (70 x 50.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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For at Least 8 Lovers

1972 · Watercolor and ink on paper

30 x 22 1/4" (76.3 x 56.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Sky is Cryin from Visual Poems

1971 · Lithograph from a portfolio of eight lithographs and one ink drawing

composition (irreg.): 16 9/16 × 15 1/16" (42.1 × 38.3 cm); sheet: 19 15/16 × 15 1/16" (50.7 × 38.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Love Vibrations from Visual Poems

1971 · Lithograph from a portfolio of eight lithographs and one ink drawing

composition (irreg.): 18 5/16 × 15 1/16" (46.5 × 38.2 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 × 15 1/16" (50.9 × 38.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Coltrane Sonnet from Visual Poems

1971 · Lithograph from a portfolio of eight lithographs and one ink drawing

composition: 19 11/16 × 15 1/16" (50 × 38.3 cm); sheet: 19 15/16 × 15 1/16" (50.7 × 38.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Miles... from Visual Poems

1971 · Ink on paper from a portfolio with eight lithographs and one ink drawing

composition (irreg.): 15 11/16 × 6 1/2" (39.8 × 16.5 cm); sheet: 19 7/8 × 15" (50.5 × 38.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Um, Um,...Um! from Visual Poems

1971 · Lithograph from a portfolio of eight lithographs and one ink drawing

composition (irreg.): 18 1/16 × 15 1/16" (45.8 × 38.2 cm); sheet: 19 15/16 × 15 1/16" (50.7 × 38.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Just Heard Bessie from Visual Poems

1971 · Lithograph from a portfolio of eight lithographs and one ink drawing

composition: 19 11/16 × 15 1/16" (50 × 38.2 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 × 15 1/16" (51 × 38.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ponte from Visual Poems

1970 · Lithograph from a portfolio of eight lithographs and one ink drawing

composition (irreg.): 19 1/16 × 15 1/8" (48.4 × 38.4 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 × 15 1/16" (51 × 38.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Visual Poems

1970 · Portfolio of eight lithographs and one ink drawing

composition (see child records): dimensions vary; sheet (each approx.): 20 × 15" (50.8 × 38.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Gregorio from Visual Poems

1970 · Lithograph from a portfolio of eight lithographs and one ink drawing

composition: 18 7/8 × 15" (48 × 38.1 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 × 15" (50.9 × 38.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Drownin on Dry Land from Visual Poems

1970 · Lithograph from a portfolio of eight lithographs and one ink drawing

composition: 19 11/16 × 15 1/16" (50 × 38.3 cm); sheet: 20 × 15 1/16" (50.8 × 38.3 cm)

composition (irreg.): 7 3/8 × 12 3/8" (18.8 × 31.4 cm); sheet: 30 1/16 × 22 7/16" (76.4 × 57 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

YEA...JANLEE!!

1968 · Etching and aquatint

plate: 23 7/8 × 17 3/4" (60.6 × 45.1 cm); sheet: 28 3/16 × 21 9/16" (71.6 × 54.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The White Wheel of W.T.H.

1967 · Etching and aquatint

plate: 17 7/8 × 23 3/4" (45.4 × 60.3 cm); sheet: 19 11/16 × 25 5/8" (50 × 65.1 cm)

composition (irreg.): 30 1/8 × 22 1/4" (76.5 × 56.5 cm); sheet: 30 1/8 × 22 1/4" (76.5 × 56.5 cm)

composition (irreg.): 22 7/16 × 29 7/8" (57 × 75.9 cm); sheet: 22 7/16 × 30 1/8" (57 × 76.5 cm)

composition (irreg.): 28 1/8 × 20 15/16" (71.5 × 53.2 cm); sheet: 30 1/8 × 22 3/16" (76.5 × 56.3 cm)

composition and sheet: 9 15/16 × 29 5/8" (25.2 × 75.3 cm)

composition (irreg.): 30 1/4 × 22 3/16" (76.9 × 56.4 cm); sheet: 30 1/4 × 22 3/16" (76.9 × 56.4 cm)

composition and sheet: 21 15/16 × 31 1/2" (55.7 × 80 cm)

composition: 27 15/16 × 16" (71 × 40.7 cm); sheet: 29 7/8 × 18" (75.9 × 45.7 cm)

composition and sheet: 14 13/16 × 20 1/16" (37.7 × 50.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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28 published of 56 catalogued · 25 with image

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Some American Drawings: Recent Acquisitions

New York · 1976

Group Exhibition Works on Paper

New York · 1974

Group Exhibition Recent Acquisitions, 1968�1973

New York · 1973