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Les Levine

Les Levine

Irish-American, 1935

WA-00028177

Ireland

PrintmakingConceptual ArtPhotographyPerformance Art

Representation

None documented

15

Institutional Exhibitions

90

Works in Collection

181

Assets Indexed

4

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ18023286 ULAN500110692

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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American Documentary Video: Subject to Change

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988–1989

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Committed to Print

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988

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Video Art: A History

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983–1984

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Printed Art: A View of Two Decades

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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Gold

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978–1979

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Projects: Video XXI

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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New York/New York

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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Artists by Artists

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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Bookworks

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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Projects: Video V

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1975

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Popular Mechanics in Printmaking

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

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Canada '67

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

Field Verification (4 fields)

3 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearMoMA· 93%✓
LocationMoMA· 93%✓
NationalityMoMA· 93%✓
BiographyMoMA· 93%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3514
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

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Movement

Conceptual Art

Medium

Printmaking

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (90)

Crazy Wisdoms B

1986 · Series of four screenprints

Museum of Modern Art

HOME BILLBOARDS

1984 · Ten serigraphs, printed in color

each composition 57 1/16 x 50 9/16" (145 x 128.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

GO from the series HOME BILLBOARDS

1984 · Serigraph, printed in color

Museum of Modern Art

CONVEY from the series HOME BILLBOARDS

1984 · Serigraph, printed in color

Museum of Modern Art

RELAX from the series HOME BILLBOARDS

1984 · Serigraph, printed in color

Museum of Modern Art

MODEL from the series HOME BILLBOARDS

1984 · Serigraph, printed in color

Museum of Modern Art

WIN from the series HOME BILLBOARDS

1984 · Serigraph, printed in color

Museum of Modern Art

PLANT from the series HOME BILLBOARDS

1984 · Serigraph, printed in color

Museum of Modern Art

PULL from the series HOME BILLBOARDS

1984 · Serigraph, printed in color

Museum of Modern Art

SHED from the series HOME BILLBOARDS

1984 · Serigraph, printed in color

Museum of Modern Art

STEER from the series HOME BILLBOARDS

1984 · Serigraph, printed in color

Museum of Modern Art

APPEAL from the series HOME BILLBOARDS

1984 · Serigraph, printed in color

Museum of Modern Art

White Bears

1978 · Four photoetchings

Sheet (each approx.): 29 3/4 x 19 15/16" (75.5 x 50.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

I Believe it is a Narcotic / Abstract Expression from the series Brown Bears

I Believe it is a Narcotic / Abstract Expression from the series Brown Bears

1978 · Photoetching

plate: 22 3/4 x 16 7/16" (57.8 x 41.7 cm); sheet: 29 15/16 x 22 7/16" (76 x 57 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Brown Bears

1978 · Four photoetchings

Sheet (each approx.): 29 15/16 x 22 7/16" (76 x 57 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Good Insulation / On a Pedestal Base from the series Brown Bears

Good Insulation / On a Pedestal Base from the series Brown Bears

1978 · Photoetching

plate: 23 1/16 x 15 3/8" (58.5 x 39 cm); sheet: 29 15/16 x 22 7/16" (76 x 57 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Grab it, Bibby / Triangular Support from the series Brown Bears

Grab it, Bibby / Triangular Support from the series Brown Bears

1978 · Photoetching

plate: 22 13/16 x 15 1/4" (58 x 38.8 cm); sheet: 29 15/16 x 22 7/16" (76 x 57 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Explode with the Eucalyptus / Placement from the series White Bears

Explode with the Eucalyptus / Placement from the series White Bears

1978 · Photoetching

plate: 22 5/8 x 15 3/8" (57.5 x 39.1 cm); sheet: 29 13/16 x 19 15/16" (75.7 x 50.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

A Dog or a Fox Could Get One / Plumb Line from the series White Bears

A Dog or a Fox Could Get One / Plumb Line from the series White Bears

1978 · Photoetching

plate: 22 15/16 x 15 3/16" (58.2 x 38.5 cm); sheet: 29 13/16 x 19 15/16" (75.7 x 50.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

2 to 3 Miles Overnight/ Forming A Center from the series Brown Bears

2 to 3 Miles Overnight/ Forming A Center from the series Brown Bears

1978 · Photoetching

plate: 23 1/4 x 14 11/16" (59 x 37.3 cm); sheet: 29 15/16 x 22 7/16" (76 x 57 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Babies of Those That Were Released / Opposing Grid Systems from the series White Bears

Babies of Those That Were Released / Opposing Grid Systems from the series White Bears

1978 · Photoetching

plate: 22 13/16 x 15 3/16" (57.9 x 38.5 cm); sheet: 29 13/16 x 19 15/16" (75.7 x 50.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

About an Eighth of Their Own Weight / Dividing a Rectangle with 4 Triangles from the series White Bears

About an Eighth of Their Own Weight / Dividing a Rectangle with 4 Triangles from the series White Bears

1978 · Photoetching

plate: 22 15/16 x 15 7/16" (58.3 x 39.2 cm); sheet: 29 13/16 x 19 15/16" (75.7 x 50.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Vanguard Leaders Take Oath of Allegiance at Rally at Ormeau Park, Belfast from the series The Troubles

1977 · One from a portfolio of 18 photoetchings

Museum of Modern Art

I.R.A. Funeral from the series The Troubles

1977 · One from a portfolio of 18 photoetchings

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

90 published of 179 catalogued · 131 with image

MoMA
89 publishedof 178 catalogued130 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Roberto, from On the Bowery (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

5

Movements3

Conceptual Art Photography Performance Art

Collections2

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago