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Artists›Fred Becker

Fred Becker

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WA-00026144

PrintmakingSurrealism

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WikidataQ60712374

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Hayter and Studio 17: New Directions in Gravure

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1944

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Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1936–1937

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New Horizons in American Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1936

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/427
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Surrealism

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Printmaking

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Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (28)

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Brown Forest

1965 · color woodcut

Sheet: 88.8 x 66.1 cm (34 15/16 x 26 in.); Image: 76.2 x 60.9 cm (30 x 24 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

In-text plate (folio 5) from 21 Etchings and Poems

1960 · Etching and engraving from an illustrated book with 14 etchings (six with aquatint, four with engraving, one with drypoint), two aquatints, two engravings, two drypoints, and one photogravure

plate: 13 11/16 × 11 9/16" (34.8 × 29.4 cm); page: 19 11/16 × 16 7/8" (50 × 42.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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21 Etchings and Poems

1960 · etching and aquatint

Cleveland Museum of Art

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To Yeats in Rapallo

1960 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Jam Session II

1951 · engraving and softground etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

Saint George and the Dragon

1947 · Etching on white wove paper

Plate: 44.7 × 28.5 cm (17 5/8 × 11 1/4 in.); Sheet: 57.2 × 38.7 cm (22 9/16 × 15 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Jam Session

1936 · Wood engraving on off-white wove paper

Plate: 19.8 × 25.2 cm (7 13/16 × 9 15/16 in.); Sheet: 26.6 × 35.1 cm (10 1/2 × 13 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cafeteria Still Life

1935 · Copper engraving on cream wove paper

Image: 25.4 × 20.2 cm (10 × 8 in.); Sheet: 30.5 × 25.8 cm (12 1/16 × 10 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Clam Bake

1935 · Wood engraving on off-white wove paper

Image: 19.8 × 25 cm (7 13/16 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 28.8 × 44.4 cm (11 3/8 × 17 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Elevated Station

1935 · Wood engraving on off-white wove paper

Image: 20.6 × 25.6 cm (8 1/8 × 10 1/8 in.); Sheet: 28.7 × 44.7 cm (11 5/16 × 17 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cafeteria Still Life

1935 · Copper engraving on cream wove paper

Image: 25.4 × 20.2 cm (10 × 8 in.); Sheet: 30.5 × 25.8 cm (12 1/16 × 10 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Piano Player

1935 · Wood engraving on off-white wove paper

Image: 15.1 × 20.1 cm (6 × 7 15/16 in.); Sheet: 22.3 × 28.7 cm (8 13/16 × 11 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Birth of John Henry

1935 · Wood engraving on cream wove paper

Image: 15.3 × 11.5 cm (6 1/16 × 4 9/16 in.); Sheet: 28.6 × 22.4 cm (11 5/16 × 8 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

John Henry Loading Cotton

1935 · Wood engraving on off-white wove paper

Image: 15.4 × 11.6 cm (6 1/8 × 4 5/8 in.); Sheet: 28.7 × 22.3 cm (11 5/16 × 8 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Yacht Race

1935 · Wood engraving on off-white wove paper

Image: 14.9 × 20.3 cm (5 7/8 × 8 in.); Sheet: 22.3 × 28.5 cm (8 13/16 × 11 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Beal Street Blues

1935 · Wood engraving on off-white wove paper

Plate: 22.3 × 15 cm (8 13/16 × 5 15/16 in.); Sheet: 22.3 × 29.1 cm (8 13/16 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

John Henry's Hand

1935 · Wood engraving on white wove paper

Image: 15.3 × 11.5 cm (6 1/16 × 4 9/16 in.); Sheet: 18.1 × 15.3 cm (7 3/16 × 6 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Guitar Player

1935 · Wood engraving on cream wove paper

Image: 12.4 × 15.3 cm (4 15/16 × 6 1/16 in.); Sheet: 20.2 × 29.5 cm (8 × 11 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait

1935 · Wood engraving on off-white wove paper

Image: 15.4 × 9.3 cm (6 1/8 × 3 11/16 in.); Sheet: 28.6 × 22.3 cm (11 5/16 × 8 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sailing

1935 · Woodcut on off-white wove paper

Image: 21.6 × 24.3 cm (8 9/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Sheet: 28.6 × 44.6 cm (11 5/16 × 17 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Arrival of Brass Section

1935 · Etching

plate: 11 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (29.8 x 16.5 cm) sheet: 14 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (37.5 x 24.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

John Henry and the Witch Woman

1935 · Wood engraving

Block: 6 x 4 1/2 in. (15.2 x 11.4 cm) Sheet: 11 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. (28.6 x 19.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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John Henry's Hand

1935 · wood engraving

Cleveland Museum of Art

Beale Street Blues

1935 · Wood engraving

Block: 7 3/4 x 6 in. (19.7 x 15.2 cm) Sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. (28.6 x 22.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

28 published of 29 catalogued · 24 with image

Art Institute Chicago
15 published15 img
The Met
7 published7 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
5 published
MoMA
1 publishedof 2 catalogued2 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 5)

5 entries · 1 sources

To Yeats in Rapallo
1960 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Jam Session II
1951 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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21 Etchings and Poems
1960 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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John Henry's Hand
1935 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Brown Forest
1965 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Record

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Surrealism

Collections4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

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In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Hayter and Studio 17: New Directions in Gravure

New York · 1944

Group Exhibition Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

New York · 1936

Group Exhibition New Horizons in American Art

New York · 1936