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Plate from TORONTO 20
1965 · Diazotype mounted on paper
composition (irreg.): 24 × 18 1/8" (61 × 46 cm); sheet: 26 1/16 × 20" (66.2 × 50.8 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Joyce Wieland
1931
WA-00030343
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Untitled II
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1971
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- BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
About
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Joyce Wieland was a Canadian painter, filmmaker, and sculptor whose practice ranged across abstraction, figuration, and political allegory during the postwar period. Working primarily in oil, watercolor, and mixed media, she created large-scale canvases that addressed themes of Canadian identity, environmentalism, and feminine subjectivity with formal directness and lyrical color. Her films and sculptural works demonstrated equal ambition and formal innovation. Wieland maintained a studio practice in Toronto and New York throughout her career until her death in 1998.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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