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    Artwork Survey: 1990s

    Jack Whitten
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    • Cherrypicker
      1990
      Acrylic on canvas
      17.75 × 31.5 inches

      Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York

      © Jack Whitten

    • Mask III
      1991
      Styrofoam, acrylic, hair, eggshells on ply
      16.63 × 15.88 inches

      Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York

      © Jack Whitten

    • Bessemer Dreamer II
      1992
      Acrylic on canvas
      58 × 52 inches

      Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York

      © Jack Whitten

    • Black Monolith, II: Homage To Ralph Ellison The Invisible Man
      1994
      Acrylic and mixed media on canvas: molasses, copper, salt, coal ash, chocolate, onion, herbs, rust, eggshell, razor blade
      58 × 52 inches

      Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York

      © Jack Whitten

    • The Mask: Reclamation
      1995
      Black walnut in clear acrylic on canvas
      95.25 × 82 inches

      Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York

      © Jack Whitten

    • Grid Revisited #5 (Study for Black Monolith III)
      1997
      Sumi ink on rives mounted ragboard
      18.25 × 16 inches

      Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York

      © Jack Whitten

    • Black Monolith Ill For Barbara Jordan
      1998
      Acrylic on canvas
      69 × 65.5 inches

      Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York

      © Jack Whitten

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