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Artists›Gladys Nilsson

Gladys Nilsson

American, 1940

WA-00028702

Chicago, IL, USA

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WikidataQ5566442 ULAN500064364

MoMA

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Recent Acquisitions V

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

Field Verification (4 fields)

3 cross-verified · 1 single-source

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

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Matthew-Markshttps://www.artsy.net/artist/gladys-nilsson
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4308
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York Whitney Museum of American Art

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Artworks (27)

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A Girl in the Arbor #3

2013 · Collage, fiber-tipped pen, colored pencil, opaque watercolor, wax-crayon/oil pastel (est.)

Sheet (sight): 41 1/4 × 29 5/8 in. (104.8 × 75.2 cm) Image (sight): 41 1/4 × 29 5/8 in. (104.8 × 75.2 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Girl in the Arbor #6

2013 · Collage of cut and commercially printed papers, watercolor, colored pencils, brush and black ink, crayons, and pastel, on white wove paper

105 × 75 cm (41 3/8 × 29 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

". . . So...then she sez. . . ."

1993 · Etching and aquatint on cream wove paper

Image: 35.2 × 25 cm (13 7/8 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 61.3 × 46.1 cm (24 3/16 × 18 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Step-Ins, from Sum Daze

1993 · Etching and aquatint on white wove paper

Image: 19.8 × 15.1 cm (7 13/16 × 6 in.); Sheet: 46.5 × 38.2 cm (18 5/16 × 15 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Laundry, from Sum Daze

1993 · Etching and soft ground etching on white wove paper

Image: 15.2 × 20.1 cm (6 × 7 15/16 in.); Sheet: 38.1 × 46.3 cm (15 × 18 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dish Jockey, from Sum Daze

1993 · Etching on tan Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Plate: 17.3 × 12.6 cm (6 13/16 × 5 in.); Sheet: 46.3 × 37.9 cm (18 1/4 × 14 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hat Pins, from Sum Daze

1993 · Etching, soft ground etching, and roulette on tan Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Image: 17.2 × 12.6 cm (6 13/16 × 5 in.); Sheet: 46.8 × 37.8 cm (18 7/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Juggler, from Sum Daze

1993 · Etching, soft ground etching, and aquatint on cream wove paper

Plate: 20 × 15.1 cm (7 7/8 × 6 in.); Sheet: 45.8 × 38.2 cm (18 1/16 × 15 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

String Game, from Sum Daze

1993 · Etching and aquatint etching on cream wove paper

Plate: 15 × 19.9 cm (5 15/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 38.3 × 46 cm (15 1/8 × 18 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Maximizing, from Sum Daze

1993 · Etching on tan Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Plate: 17.4 × 15.1 cm (6 7/8 × 6 in.); Sheet: 46 × 38 cm (18 1/8 × 15 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Buyers, from Sum Daze

1993 · Etching on white wove paper

Plate: 19.8 × 14.9 cm (7 13/16 × 5 7/8 in.); Sheet: 46 × 38 cm (18 1/8 × 15 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Their Class, from Sum Daze

1993 · Etching and soft ground etching on white wove paper

Plate: 17.3 × 15 cm (6 13/16 × 5 15/16 in.); Sheet: 46 × 38 cm (18 1/8 × 15 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Big School Picture; Little Paper Mural

1992 · Watercolor over graphite on off-white wove paper

65.7 × 84 cm (25 7/8 × 33 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Women

1982 · Offset lithograph in black and red on coated white wove paper

Sheet: 48.6 × 43.6 cm (19 3/16 × 17 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dreaman

1971 · Acrylic on canvas board and wood

18 × 16" (45.7 × 40.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Black Drawing: Star Tyme

1969 · Pen and silver ink on black laid paper

31.8 × 24.3 cm (12 9/16 × 9 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1969 · Pen and silver ink on black wove paper

12 × 9 cm (4 3/4 × 3 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Thats Me: Gladys Nilsson

1969 · Offset lithograph in black on coated white wove paper

Sheet: 43.2 × 56 cm (17 1/16 × 22 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Da Hairy Who Foyer - For Ya Prince

1967 · Screenprint in blue and red inks on pink paper

35.3 × 27.9 cm (13 15/16 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Trogens

1967 · Acrylic on Plexiglas, in artist's painted frame

91.4 × 76.2 cm (36 × 30 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

People Houses

1967 · Watercolor and pencil on paper

16 x 22 1/8" (40.7 x 56.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Pink Suit #2

1966 · Watercolor, over graphite on off-white wove paper

40.9 × 25.7 cm (16 1/8 × 10 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tooting Boys

1965 · Ink on paper

6 3/4 x 8" (17.1 x 20.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hometown Talent Show

1965 · Ink on paper

6 x 8 3/4" (15.3 x 22.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

27 published of 32 catalogued · 31 with image

Art Institute Chicago
21 published21 img
MoMA
5 publishedof 10 catalogued10 img
Whitney
1 published

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Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art Whitney Museum of American Art Freeman's|Hindman

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

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Freeman's|Hindman

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Recent Acquisitions V

New York · 1970