The Wayward Flight of an Auspicious Sign
2003 · Colored pencil on black paper
15 3/4 x 22 3/4" (40 x 57.8 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Mel Chin
American, 1951
WA-00030601
PaintingStreet Art
Representation
None documented
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Institutional Exhibitions
5
Works in Collection
13
Assets Indexed
3
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Publications Referenced
80%
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- BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%✓
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Street Art
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Painting
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Artworks (5)
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5 published of 11 catalogued · 8 with image
- MoMA5 publishedof 10 catalogued7 img
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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