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Artwork Survey: 1970s

Jack Whitten

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Homage to Malcolm
1970
Acrylic on canvas
104 ½ × 118 ½ × 2 ⅛ inches
Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York

© Jack Whitten
April's Shark
1974
Acrylic on canvas
72 × 52 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York

© Jack Whitten
Sphinx Alley II
1975
Acrylic on canvas
73 ¼ × 84 ¼ inches
Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York

© Jack Whitten
Mee I
1977
Acrylic on canvas
63 3/4 × 63 3/4 in.
Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York

© Jack Whitten
DNA X
1979
Acrylic on canvas
16 × 16 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York

Photo: Genevieve Hanson

© Jack Whitten
DNA XI
1979
Acrylic on canvas
16 × 16 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York

Photo: Genevieve Hanson

© Jack Whitten
DNA XII
1979
Acrylic on canvas
16 × 16 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York

Photo: Genevieve Hanson

© Jack Whitten
Confirmation I Happy Birthday Mary
1979
Acrylic on canvas
19 1/2 × 19 1/2 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York

Collection of Mary Whitten
Photo: Genevieve Hanson

© Jack Whitten
Confirmation I Happy Birthday Mary
Detail
1979
Acrylic on canvas
19 1/2 × 19 1/2 inches
Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth

Collection of Mary Whitten
Photo: Genevieve Hanson

© Jack Whitten

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