Artist Monograph

William T. Wiley, American

American, 1937–2020

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Etching	13	50%
Watercolor	4	15.4%
Lithography	3	11.5%
Printmaking	3	11.5%
Drawing	2	7.7%
Acrylic Painting	1	3.8%

Production by Decade

1970s

1980s

2000s

Classification Types

Illustrated Book — 15
Drawing — 6
Print — 5

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	8	34.8%
Medium (30–100 cm)	14	60.9%
Large (1–3 m)	1	4.3%

Range: 10.8 cm → 113.8 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1970	1
1973	1
1975	1
1977	15
1978	2
1987	1
1997	3
2005	1
2018	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 26 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Peacock Gap Drawing Acc. 395.1970	1970	Watercolor and ink on paper	28 7/8 x 20 7/8" (73.5 x 53.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Larry Aldrich Foundation Fund
Little Hide Print Acc. 279.1997	1972	Lithograph with acrylic additions on chamois hide	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Landfall Press
Banjo for G.D. Drawing Acc. 1619.2018	1973	Pencil and colored pencil on paper	15 × 10 3/4" (38.1 × 27.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Gilbert B. and Lila Silverman Instruction Drawing Collection, Detroit
Victory Guardians Drawing Acc. 281.1973	1973	Watercolor, felt-tip pen, ink, and pencil on paper	22 3/8 x 30" (56.9 x 76.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired with matching funds from the Joseph G. Mayer Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts
BEGINNING PASSES, plate 3 (folio 6) from A SUITE OF DAZE Illustrated Book Acc. 468.1977.3	1975-1977	Etching and aquatint with roulette, printed in black	plate 13 7/8 x 9 15/16" (35.3 x 25.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Henry Church Fund
C.D.O.D., plate 12 (folio 24) from A SUITE OF DAZE Illustrated Book Acc. 468.1977.13	1975-1977	Soft ground etching with roulette, printed in black	plate 10 3/8 x 10 7/16" (26.3 x 26.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Henry Church Fund
CHIN/INNOCENCE, plate 6 (folio 13) from A SUITE OF DAZE Illustrated Book Acc. 468.1977.7	1975-1977	Lift ground aquatint, printed in black	plate 9 15/16 x 9 15/16" (25.2 x 25.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Henry Church Fund
CHIN/OBSTRUCTION, plate 8 (folio 17) from A SUITE OF DAZE Illustrated Book Acc. 468.1977.9	1975-1977	Aquatint and lift ground aquatint, printed in black	plate 9 7/8 x 9 15/16" (25.1 x 25.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Henry Church Fund
CHIN/PROGRESS, plate 10 (folio 21) from A SUITE OF DAZE Illustrated Book Acc. 468.1977.11	1975-1977	Soft ground etching, printed in black	plate 9 15/16 x 9 15/16" (25.2 x 25.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Henry Church Fund
CHIN/WELL, plate 4 (folio 9) from A SUITE OF DAZE Illustrated Book Acc. 468.1977.5	1975-1977	Etching and soft ground etching, printed in black	plate 9 15/16 x 9 15/16" (25.2 x 25.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Henry Church Fund
DOWN THE LINE WITH OL' SIR ROT, plate 5 (folio 11) from A SUITE OF DAZE Illustrated Book Acc. 468.1977.6	1975-1977	Etching with roulette, printed in black	plate 9 15/16 x 13 7/8" (25.3 x 35.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Henry Church Fund
Ecnud Print Acc. 280.1997	1975	Lithograph	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Landfall Press
HANGING UP THE FRAME, plate 11 (folio 23) from A SUITE OF DAZE Illustrated Book Acc. 468.1977.12	1975-1977	Soft ground etching, printed in black	plate 13 3/4 x 9 15/16" (35 x 25.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Henry Church Fund
LAST COW CAVES, plate 7 (folio 15) from A SUITE OF DAZE Illustrated Book Acc. 468.1977.8	1975-1977	Soft ground etching, aquatint, and lift ground aquatint with roulette, printed in black	plate 9 15/16 x 13 7/8" (25.3 x 35.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Henry Church Fund
MODURN ARMS, plate 2 (folio 4) from A SUITE OF DAZE Illustrated Book Acc. 468.1977.2	1975-1977	Soft ground etching and lift ground aquatint, printed in color	plate 9 15/16 x 9 7/8" (25.3 x 25.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Henry Church Fund
RIM RAT, plate 1 (folio 3) from A SUITE OF DAZE Illustrated Book Acc. 468.1977.1	1975-1977	Lift ground aquatint and soft ground etching, printed in black	plate 4 1/4 x 3 1/16" (10.8 x 7.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Henry Church Fund
SPRING SPITS, plate 9 (folio 19) from A SUITE OF DAZE Illustrated Book Acc. 468.1977.10	1975-1977	Soft ground etching and aquatint with roulette, printed in black	plate 13 7/8 x 9 15/16" (35.3 x 25.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Henry Church Fund
THE GLITTERING REMAINS, plate 13 (folio 25) from A SUITE OF DAZE Illustrated Book Acc. 468.1977.14	1975-1977	Soft ground etching and lift ground aquatint with roulette, printed in black	plate 13 7/8 x 9 15/16" (35.2 x 25.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Henry Church Fund
Unnumbered plate (folio 8) from A SUITE OF DAZE Illustrated Book Acc. 468.1977.4	1975-1977	Lift ground aquatint, printed in black	irreg. composition 10 x 6 5/16" (25.4 x 16 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Henry Church Fund
Untitled (Mr. Nobody) Print Acc. 153.1975	1975	Lithograph	irreg composition 37 7/8 x 29 7/16" (96.2 x 74.8 cm) irreg sheet 43 1/4 x 31 1/4" (109.8 x 79.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Adriane Reggie Fund and John R. Jakobson Foundation Fund
Mr. Unatural Print Acc. 281.1997	1976	Lithograph	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Landfall Press
Self-Portrait in New York Drawing Acc. 785.1978	1976	Crayon, charcoal, felt-tip pen, ink, and pencil on paper	26 1/2 x 23 3/8" (67.3 x 59.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
A Suite of Daze Illustrated Book Acc. 468.1977.1-14	1977	Illustrated book with eleven etchings and four aquatints	page 16 5/16 x 12 9/16" (41 x 32 cm) Prints: various dimensions. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Henry Church Fund
Thank-You Palette for New York Drawing Acc. 784.1978	(1978)	Watercolor, pencil, and colored chalk on paper	30 3/8 x 22 3/4" (77.1 x 57.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Now Here's That Blame Treaty Print Acc. 179.1987	1983	Etching, aquatint and drypoint	plate 44 13/16 x 35 7/8" (113.8 x 91.1 cm) sheet 51 3/4 x 42" (131.5 x 106.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Crown Point Press in celebration of its 25th anniversary
Apalled & Revered Drawing Acc. 3428.2005	2002	Watercolor, colored pencil, felt-tip pen, gouache, and pencil on paper	20 x 14 1/4" (50.8 x 36.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift