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Artists›Louise Lawler

Louise Lawler

1947

WA-00001334

PhotographyContemporary

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

Works in Collection

209

Assets Indexed

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Publications Referenced

70%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ539270

MoMA

Field Verification (4 fields)

1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
LocationGallery Hauser + Wikidata· 80%
BiographyGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (5)

Marian-Goodmanhttps://www.mariangoodman.com/artists/
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/louise-lawler
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Hauser-Wirthhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/louise-lawler
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Spruth-Magershttps://spruethmagers.com/artists/
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/7928
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Movement

Contemporary

Medium

Photography

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate Whitney Museum of American Art

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Artworks (88)

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Wrapping paper for Anger Management pop-up shop, Brooklyn Museum

2017 · Two offset lithographs

composition (each): 19 3/4 × 29" (50.2 × 73.6 cm); sheet (each): 20 × 29" (50.8 × 73.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Wrapping paper for Anger Management pop-up shop, Brooklyn Museum (Unnerved)

2017 · Offset lithograph

composition: 19 3/4 × 29" (50.2 × 73.6 cm); sheet: 20 × 29" (50.8 × 73.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Wrapping paper for Anger Management pop-up shop, Brooklyn Museum (Unhinged)

2017 · Offset lithograph

composition: 19 3/4 × 29" (50.2 × 73.6 cm); sheet: 20 × 29" (50.8 × 73.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Poster for Louise Lawler: WHY PICTURES NOW, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, April 30–July 30, 2017

2017 · Offset lithograph

28 × 22" (71.1 × 55.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Water to Skin

2016 · Chromogenic print

38 3/8 × 27 1/2" (97.5 × 69.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Business card for Metro Pictures, Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland, June 16–21, 2015

2015 · Offset card

sheet: 2 3/16 × 3 3/8" (5.6 × 8.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Envelope for A Letter Always Arrives at Its Destination, La Panacée, Centre de culture contemporaine, Montpellier, France, July 18–November 16, 2014

2014 · Offset envelope

sheet: 3 7/8 × 8 13/16" (9.8 × 22.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WattsOS

Salon Hodler (traced)

2013 · Adhesive wall material

Dimensions variable in proportion to size of original artwork: 47 1/4 x 57 in.

Whitney Museum of American Art

No Drones

2013 · Pair of embossed glasses

overall (each): 5 15/16 × 2 × 2" (15.1 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Coloring book for Louise Lawler: Adjusted, Museum Ludwig, Cologne, October 12, 2013–January 27, 2014

2013 · Booklet, offset printed

page (each): 11 × 7 15/16" (28 × 20.1 cm); overall (closed): 11 × 8 1/16 × 1/8" (28 × 20.4 × 0.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Poster for No Drones, Sprüth Magers, London, November 23–December 23, 2011

2011 · Offset lithograph

sheet (unfolded): 23 1/4 × 17 5/16" (59 × 44 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Matchbox for Fitting at Metro Pictures, Metro Pictures, New York, May 6–June 11, 2011

2011 · Matchbox, offset printed

overall: 1 7/16 × 2 3/16 × 7/16" (3.6 × 5.6 × 1.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Matchbox for Art Basel, Basel, June 15–19, 2011

2011 · Matchbox, offset printed

overall: 1 7/16 × 2 3/16 × 7/16" (3.6 × 5.6 × 1.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Matchbox for No Drones, Sprüth Magers, Berlin and London, November 23–December 23, 2011

2011 · Matchbox, offset printed

overall: 4 5/16 × 2 9/16 × 11/16" (11 × 6.5 × 1.8 cm)

2010 · Chromogenic print

59 × 45 5/8 × 1 3/4" (149.9 × 115.9 × 4.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Poster for Taking Place, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, September 22–November 7, 2009

2009 · Offset lithograph

sheet (unfolded): 23 1/4 × 17 5/16" (59 × 44 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Matchbook for RE-GIFT, Swiss Institute, New York

2009 · Matchbook, offset printed

overall: 1 7/8 × 2 × 3/8" (4.8 × 5.1 × 0.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Announcement card for Where Is the Nearest Camera?, Sprüth Magers, London, November 28, 2007–January 19, 2008

2007 · Offset card

sheet: 7 1/16 × 5 13/16" (17.9 × 14.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Splash

2006 · Silver dye-bleach face-mounted to plexi on museum box

H.: 74.4 cm (29 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Announcement card for Looking Forward, Metro Pictures, New York, October 30–December 23, 2004

2004 · Offset card

sheet (folded): 3 1/2 × 3 1/4" (8.9 × 8.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Wrapping paper for Looking Forward, Metro Pictures, New York, October 30–December 23, 2004

2004 · Offset lithograph

sheet (folded): 12 × 12" (30.5 × 30.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Blume

2003 · Cibachrome on aluminum box

114.9 × 128.9 cm (45 1/4 × 50 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Big (adjusted to fit)

2002 · Adhesive wall material

Dimensions variable, constrained to match aspect ratio of wall

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Wheel)

1999 · Paperweight with cibachrome print, crystal and felt

1 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/2" (4.5 × 8.9 × 8.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (5)

88 published of 171 catalogued · 141 with image

MoMA
70 publishedof 153 catalogued131 img
The Met
7 published
Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
Tate
3 published3 img
Whitney
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources

Etude pour La Lecture, 1923, This Drawing is for Sale, Paris
1985 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

28 assets

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Movements1

Contemporary

Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate Whitney Museum of American Art Christie's

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In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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Tate

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

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