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Hannah Wilke

Hannah Wilke

1940

WA-00012627

SculpturePerformance ArtNew Media

Representation

None documented

0

Institutional Exhibitions

37

Works in Collection

71

Assets Indexed

2

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ254663

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (3)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/hannah-wilke
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/18539
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artist Index
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred35%

About

Why this artist matters now

Hannah Wilke (born Arlene Hannah Butter; was an American painter, sculptor, photographer, video artist and performance artist. Her work is known for exploring issues of feminism, sexuality and femininity.

Source: Christies Artsy · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Movement

Performance Art

Medium

Sculpture

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (37)

Brushstrokes No. 7, January 19, 1992,

Brushstrokes No. 7, January 19, 1992,

1992 · Artist's hair on paper

29 1/2 x 22 1/4" (74.9 x 56.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Intra-Venus Face No. 18, February 15, 1992

Intra-Venus Face No. 18, February 15, 1992

1992 · Watercolor on notebook paper

12 1/2 x 9 1/2" (31.8 x 24.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Intra-Venus Face No. 25, March 29, 1992

Intra-Venus Face No. 25, March 29, 1992

1992 · Watercolor on notebook paper

12 1/2 x 9 1/2" (31.8 x 24.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Brushstrokes: January 19, 1992, no. 6

Brushstrokes: January 19, 1992, no. 6

1992 · Artist's hair on paper

30 x 22 1/4" (76.2 x 56.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Intra-Venus Hand No. 3, October 21, 1991,

Intra-Venus Hand No. 3, October 21, 1991,

1991 · Gouache and watercolor on notebook paper

12 1/2 x 9 1/2" (31.8 x 24.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Intra-Venus Hand No. 9, October 26, 1991

Intra-Venus Hand No. 9, October 26, 1991

1991 · Gouache and watercolor on notebook paper

12 1/2 x 9 1/2" (31.8 x 24.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled, from the B.C. Series

Untitled, from the B.C. Series

1987 · Matte, opaque paint on white wove paper

76.2 × 57.2 cm (30 × 22 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Self-Portrait

1987 · Gouache on paper

30 1/4 x 22 3/8" (76.8 x 56.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Self-Portrait

1987 · Gouache on paper

30 1/4 x 22 3/8" (76.8 x 56.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Self-Portrait

1986 · Gouache on paper

30 1/4 x 22 3/8" (76.8 x 56.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Flower Drawing

1980 · Sepia ink on paper

22 3/8 x 30 1/4" (56.8 x 76.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1978 · Sixteen etchings on one sheet

plate (each): 5 1/8 x 3 15/16" (13 x 10 cm); composition: 23 1/4 x 18 3/16" (59 x 46.2 cm); sheet: 36 7/16 x 26 1/4" (92.5 x 66.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Intercourse with...

Intercourse with...

1978 · Video (black and white, sound)

Museum of Modern Art

Flower Drawing

1978 · Sepia ink on paper

22 3/8 x 30 1/4" (56.8 x 76.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Flower Drawing

1978 · Sepia ink on paper

22 3/8 x 30 1/4" (56.8 x 76.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

So Help Me Hannah: Snatch-shots with Ray Guns

1978 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 33.1 x 21.9 cm (13 1/16 x 8 5/8 in.) Sheet: 35.4 x 28 cm (13 15/16 x 11 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Marxism and Art: Beware of Fascist Feminism

Marxism and Art: Beware of Fascist Feminism

1977 · Lithograph on paper

Marxism and Art: Beware of Fascist Feminism

Marxism and Art: Beware of Fascist Feminism

1977 · Screenprint on plexiglass

composition and sheet (approx.): 35 7/16 x 27 3/8" (90 x 69.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Marxism and Art: Beware of Fascist Feminism

Marxism and Art: Beware of Fascist Feminism

1977 · Offset lithograph

composition: 11 1/4 x 8 3/4" (28.6 x 22.2 cm); sheet: 11 5/8 x 9 1/16" (29.6 x 23 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Philly

1977 · 16mm film transferred to video (black and white, sound)

Museum of Modern Art

Hannah Wilke Through the Large Glass

Hannah Wilke Through the Large Glass

1976 · 16mm film transferred to video (color, silent)

Museum of Modern Art

Grant's Tomb, New York

1976 · Kneaded erasers, found offset lithograph postcard, and white opaque matte paint on board, mounted on wood

15 5/8 × 17 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (39.7 × 45.1 × 3.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ponder-r-rosa 4, White Plains, Yellow Rocks

1975 · Latex, metal snaps, and push pins, 16 sculptures

Each 17 x 26 x 5 3/4" (43.2 x 66 x 14.6 cm), overall 68" x 20' 10" x 5 3/4" (172.7 x 635 x 14.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hello Boys

1975 · Video (black and white, sound)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

37 published of 69 catalogued · 60 with image

MoMA
30 publishedof 62 catalogued57 img
The Met
4 published
Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img
Tate
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources

Marxism and Art: Beware of Fascist Feminism
1977 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Hannah Wilke (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Relationships

8

Movements2

Performance Art New Media

Collections6

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art Tate Phillips

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Tate

Market

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Background

Education

Tyler School of Art

Visual Arts

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