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Bryan Hunt

Bryan Hunt

1947

WA-00027662

Sculpture

Representation

None documented

8

Institutional Exhibitions

20

Works in Collection

36

Assets Indexed

2

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0

Publications Referenced

60%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ2225576 ULAN500007768

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Drawings of the Eighties from the Collection, Part I

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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Sculptors' Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

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An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Prints and Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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Bookworks

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1982

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Printed Art: A View of Two Decades

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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Contemporary Sculpture: Selections from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

Field Verification (2 fields)

2 cross-verified · 0 single-source

Birth yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
Primary mediumDuplicate Merge· 85%✓

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/2767
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Bryan Hunt is an American sculptor born in 1947 who works primarily in bronze, stone, and steel. His forms often reference natural phenomena, water, wind, geological formations, translated into abstract, biomorphic structures that occupy space with architectural precision. Hunt's practice emerged during the postwar period of expanded abstraction, positioning sculptural form as a vehicle for investigating the relationship between material, gravity, and organic process.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Whitney Museum of American Art

Canonical record

Artworks (20)

1999 · Cast bronze with stone base

Overall: 18 1/4 × 8 1/4 × 7 1/8 in. (46.4 × 21 × 18.1 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

1988 · Aquatint and drypoint

Sheet (Irregular): 22 13/16 × 29 7/8 in. (57.9 × 75.9 cm) Plate: 11 3/8 × 14 13/16 in. (28.9 × 37.6 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Navigator 1

1988 · Etching

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Columbus and Isabella I

Study for Columbus and Isabella I

1987 · Wax, pigment, and pencil on paper

44 1/8 x 30 1/4" (112.1 x 76.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Relief with Vase

1984 · Oilstick, graphite, and linseed oil on paper

Sheet: 11 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (29.2 × 39.4 cm) Frame: 19 1/2 × 23 1/2 in. (49.5 × 59.7 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Lift Off

1984 · Oilstick, pencil, and linseed oil on paper

15 1/4 x 11 3/4" (38.7 x 29.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Night Landing

1983 · Gold leaf and lacquer on silk paper over spruce and balsa wood

8 7/8 x 63 3/4 x 7" (22.6 x 161.9 x 17.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

97 3/4 × 30 × 25 in. (248.3 × 76.2 × 63.5 cm) Weight: 467 lb. (211.8 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1982 · Wax crayon, graphite pencil, graphite powder and linseed oil on paper

Sheet (Sight): 83 1/2 × 33 1/2 in. (212.1 × 85.1 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

1982 · Lacquer on paper over wood

Overall: 62 1/4 × 6 15/16 × 7 1/8 in. (158.1 × 17.6 × 18.1 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Maquette for Conversations with Nature

1981 · Twelve drawings and thirteen photographs

Museum of Modern Art

1980 · Oil pastel, linseed oil and graphite pencil on paper

Sheet (Irregular): 23 × 30 in. (58.4 × 76.2 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Black Falls XXX

Black Falls XXX

1980 · Graphite and linseed with colored pencil on paper

81 x 23 5/8" (205.7 x 60 cm) (sight)

Museum of Modern Art

1979 · Etching, aquatint, and drypoint

Sheet (Sight): 87 5/8 × 18 in. (222.6 × 45.7 cm) Plate (Sight): 83 1/2 × 14 7/8 in. (212.1 × 37.8 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Fall with a Bend

Fall with a Bend

1979 · Etching and aquatint

plate (irreg.): 83 3/4 x 14 3/4" (212.7 x 37.4 cm); sheet: 87 3/4 x 18" (222.9 x 45.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Overall: 112 1/4 × 14 1/16 × 12 1/8 in. (285.1 × 35.7 × 30.8 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Study for Airship

1978 · Graphite and pigment on cloth backed paper

14 1/8 × 24" (35.9 × 61 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

12' x 18" x 18" (365.8 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm) including limestone base designed by the artist

Museum of Modern Art

Square

1976 · Bronze, patinated

5 3/8 x 17 x 19 1/4" (13.7 x 43 x 49 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Empire State with Hindenburg

1974 · Silk paper and wood

Overall: 100 × 66 × 29 in. (254 × 167.6 × 73.7 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

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Artwork sources (3)

20 published of 30 catalogued · 15 with image

MoMA
10 publishedof 20 catalogued15 img
Whitney
9 published
The Met
1 published

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Relationships

3

Collections3

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Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

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