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Museums page for Jack Whitten ((1939 - 2018)), known for Abstract mosaic-like paintings, African-American themes, wood carved sculpture. Showing 6 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1939 Bessemer, Alabama - 2018 Manhattan, New York. Known for: Abstract mosaic-like paintings, African-American themes, wood carved sculpture.
An Old-School Painter Adapts to a New World Order: Jack Whitten’s 50-Year Evolution," By Alex Greenberger, ARTNEWS, Posted 01/19/16 . In 1974, a monolithic, fire-red painting by Jack Whitten debuted... Read full biography
An Old-School Painter Adapts to a New World Order: Jack Whitten’s 50-Year Evolution," By Alex Greenberger, ARTNEWS, Posted 01/19/16 . In 1974, a monolithic, fire-red painting by Jack Whitten debuted in the Whitney’s lobby gallery. Whitten made the painting, titled Sorcerer’s Apprentice, by laying... Read full biography
An Old-School Painter Adapts to a New World Order: Jack Whitten’s 50-Year Evolution," By Alex Greenberger, ARTNEWS, Posted 01/19/16 . In 1974, a monolithic, fire-red painting by Jack Whitten debuted in the Whitney’s lobby gallery. Whitten made the painting, titled Sorcerer’s Apprentice, by laying the canvas on the floor, dragging a squeegee across it to mix colors, and letting the quarter-inch-thick layer of paint dry. It was one of several pieces known as the artist’s “Slab” works, and, like... Read full biography
An Old-School Painter Adapts to a New World Order: Jack Whitten’s 50-Year Evolution," By Alex Greenberger, ARTNEWS, Posted 01/19/16 . In 1974, a monolithic, fire-red painting by Jack Whitten debuted in the Whitney’s lobby gallery. Whitten made the painting, titled Sorcerer’s Apprentice, by laying the canvas on the floor, dragging a squeegee across it to mix colors, and letting the quarter-inch-thick layer of paint dry. It was one of several pieces known as the artist’s “Slab” works, and, like the others in the series, it came and went from the museum without much fanfare. Whitten was an abstract painter—and an African American one, at that—when the odds were stacked against him; in the mid-’70s, as tastes skewed more toward the restraint... Read full biography
An Old-School Painter Adapts to a New World Order: Jack Whitten’s 50-Year Evolution," By Alex Greenberger, ARTNEWS, Posted 01/19/16 . In 1974, a monolithic, fire-red painting by Jack Whitten debuted in the Whitney’s lobby gallery. Whitten made the painting, titled Sorcerer’s Apprentice, by laying the canvas on the floor, dragging a squeegee across it to mix colors, and letting the quarter-inch-thick layer of paint dry. It was one of several pieces known as the artist’s “Slab” works, and, like the others in the series, it came and went from the museum without much fanfare. Whitten was an abstract painter—and an African American one, at that—when the odds were stacked against him; in the mid-’70s, as tastes skewed more toward the restraint of Minimalism and black artists were largely ignored by institutions, he was lucky to have gotten a show at the Whitney at a... Read full biography
Jack Whitten - Artist Info
About Jack Whitten: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (6)
All MuseumsMuseum of Modern Art, New York
11 West 53rd Street
New York City, NY 10019Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University
415 South Street
P.O. Box 9110-Mail Stop 069
Waltham, MA 02454-9110Studio Museum in Harlem
144 West 125th Street
New York City, NY 10027Walker Art Center
1750 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014