Artist Monograph

Jack Whitten, American

American, 1939–2018

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Acrylic Painting	4	44.4%
Other Media	3	33.3%
Oil Painting	1	11.1%
Watercolor	1	11.1%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	5	55.6%
Painting & Sculpture	4	44.4%

Production by Decade

2

1960s

5

1970s

2

2010s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	5	55.6%
Large (1–3 m)	3	33.3%
Monumental (> 3 m)	1	11.1%

Range: 51.1 cm → 631.2 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1978	1
2007	3
2010	1
2017	1
2021	1
2022	1
2025	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 9 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
NY Battle Ground Painting Acc. 778.2022	1967	Oil on canvas	60 × 83 7/8" (152.4 × 213 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Purchase and gift of Sandra and Tony Tamer, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, and Pamela J. Joyner and Alfred J. Giuffrida
Untitled Drawing Acc. 89.2021	1968	Watercolor on paper	25 × 20 3/4" (63.5 × 52.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg
Broken Spaces #1 Drawing Acc. 577.2007	1974	Toner on paper	17 1/8 x 22 1/4" (43.5 x 56.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchased with funds provided by Dian Woodner in honor of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
Broken Spaces #5 Drawing Acc. 578.2007	1974	Toner on paper	17 1/8 x 20 1/8" (43.5 x 51.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchased with funds provided by Dian Woodner in honor of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
Siberian Salt Grinder Painting Acc. 1061.2010	1974	Acrylic on canvas	6' 8" x 50" (203.2 x 127 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Fund and The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
Kappa I Painting Acc. 523.1978	1976	Acrylic on canvas	6' 4" x 64" (193 x 162.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Levine
Liquid Space I Drawing Acc. 579.2007	1976	Acrylic slip on paper	20 5/8 x 20 5/8" (52.4 x 52.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchased with funds provided by Dian Woodner in honor of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
Radiator Drawing #1 Drawing Acc. 282.2025	2010	Graphite on paper	Sheet: 19 1/2 × 27" (49.5 × 68.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of the Patricia Orden Memorial Fund for Contemporary Drawing
Atopolis: For Édouard Glissant Painting Acc. 271.2017.a-h	2014	Acrylic on canvas, 8 panels	Overall 10' 4 1/2" × 20' 8 1/2" (316.2 × 631.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Acquired through the generosity of Sid R. Bass, Lonti Ebers, Agnes Gund, Henry and Marie-Josée Kravis, Jerry Speyer and Katherine Farley, and Daniel and Brett Sundheim